Tamil actor Vijay's fans went into a frenzy when he joined Instagram on Sunday with @actorvijay handle. Within 24 hours, he amassed a whopping 4.6 million followers on the popular social media platform.
In his first social media post on his verified handle, the actor posted a picture of himself, wearing a black suit and greeted his followers with the caption, "Hello Nanbas and Nanbis."
Vijay's Instagram entry resulted in obliteration of multiple records, both pan-India and South Indian ones. The actor was last seen in Varisu, which did roaring business in the box office earlier this year.
Vijay's Instagram post was the most commented post in India within 24 hours. Many fans dopped heart emojis under his post while others expressed their joy while hailing him as 'Thalaiva' on his post.
48-year-old Vijay's Instagram profile is the most followed account in India on the social media platform within the span of 24 hours.
Vijay's Instagram post is the most liked post in 24 hours in South India and most like male celebrity post from South India.
Actor Vikram has 1.7 million Instagram followers while Simbu, Vijay Sethupathi and Suriya have 11.8 million, 6.7 million and 6.4 million followers, respectively.
On the work front, Vijay is currently working on Leo. Directed by Lokesh Lanagaraj, the film is set to hit the screens on October 19. It stars Sanjay Dutt as the antagonist.
Vijay made his debut in 1992 with Naalaiya Theerpu and has been part of hit films like Master, Mersil, Bigil, Theri, Sarkar, Thuppaki to name a few. The actor married Sangeetha Sornalingam in 1999 and they have two children.