Speaking at the 100th-day function of Irumbu Thirai, Vishal said, “My first salary in the film industry was 100 rupees on Day 1 shooting from Arjun sir as assistant director. He owns all the credits for helping me earn during that time. If Irumbu Thirai has completed 100 successful days in Tamil Nadu followed by a huge hit in other regions, it’s only because of Arjun sir. If not for him, this would have been a regular movie with a span of 3 weeks or at the least 50 days.”
Vishal has also announced the conversion of his fan clubs into people welfare association, which pundits are speculating it to be his first major ambitious move to foray into politics. He continued, “It’s not just me, but everyone has been doing good towards the society. Samantha has done really big things beyond our imaginations and so are the others here. It’s not that everyone must become a politician to do good things. Everyone who does good things are themselves, leaders.”