Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Actor Arun Vijay, who is known to give a 100 per cent when it comes to performance, has now suffered an injury while shooting for director Muthaiya’s upcoming action entertainer ‘Irulan’ and is undergoing treatment to recover from it.
The actor tore his hamstring muscle while filming for the gripping action entertainer, the story of which is set in the Tirunelveli-Thoothukudi belt of Tamil Nadu.
Taking to his Instagram stories section to drop the update, Arun Vijay wrote, “It’s really disheartening when you break your routine with injuries. Tore my hamstring muscle during filming for Irulan. Doing my rehab at the moment. All in the game! Will get back stronger.”
For the unaware, the makers of the film had only recently released the first look motion poster of the film.
It may be recalled that Arun Vijay had been sweating it out in the gymnasium to sport a lean, fit look in this film. The actor, in an exclusive interview to IANS earlier, had that the film’s plot was based on a real-life incident.
Some days ago, actor Arun Vijay had taken to his Instagram page to post a picture of him slogging it out in the gymnasium. He wrote, “All pumped up for the ongoing power packed action schedule for #AV38 !! #directormuthaiya #thirunalveli.”
When IANS got in touch with the actor to ask about the look he sported in the film and the efforts he was making to acquire that look, Arun Vijay had disclosed that he sported two looks in the film.
“I sport a period look and then I also sport a much younger look for which I need to have a toned body that looks fit and lean. Therefore, I am looking to shed weight at the moment,” he had said with a smile.
The actor had disclosed that the film was based on a true incident and that it would be an entertainer that would appeal to everyone in a family. “We are shooting the film in the Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi belt. Already we have shot for around 25 days. The period portions in the film are over. We are now filming the present-day portions,” he had then said.
Stating that the film would revolve around a passionate youngster’s efforts to take up his family’s ancestral profession much against the wishes of the elders in his family, the actor said the film was really shaping up well and that it would be high on family sentiment, action and drama.
–IANS
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