Pooja Hegde on Working with Thalapathy Vijay in Jana Nayagan: ‘A Little Bit of Me is Sad That It’s His Last Film’.

Actress Pooja Hegde expressed her enthusiasm about sharing screen space with Thalapathy Vijay in his next film, Jana Nayagan, likely to be the superstar’s farewell film before his retirement. As Hegde confessed in a recent interview, he was equally grateful for and mournful of the opportunity, saying, “It’s a big privilege to do a film with Vijay sir, but at the same time, one part of me is sad that this is his last film.

'Pooja Hegde Reacts to Vijay's Cinematic Farewell'

Hegde gushed about Vijay’s unpretentious demeanour and work ethic, calling the experience Unforgettable!!! 'He’s a legend, and getting to share the screen with him has been a dream come true,' she added. So, of course, Venkat Prabhu and Jana Nayagan have already set generations' contextual monumental expectations among fans, and Vijay’s purported retirement only amps up the pathos of the project evermore.

Calls working with Vijay an honour but laments his exit

Amidst the curtain coming down on the production of the movie itself, it would appear that co-stars, fans and the film industry are all preparing to say goodbye to one of Tamil cinema’s greatest legends. Pooja Hegde’s emotions capture the sentiment of millions of Vijay’s fans around the world at this moment in time.

Hegde added this during a media interaction. It’s a really special thing to have the awareness that we were making his potential swan song, every day on set felt like that, she added. The Venkat Prabhu-directed creator of the previous cult classic Chennai-28, this indie-that-would-not-die had been engulfed in mythic anticipation ever since it was first announced.