Tamil Superstar Vijay has made a whirlwind entry into the social media platform ‘Instagram’ by amassing 2 million followers within a span of just 2 hours. His first post featuring an unseen picture from the upcoming movie ‘Leo’ and the text ‘Hello Nanba and Nanbis’ grabbed the attention of netizens in quick time and received 46 lakh likes. South Korean BTS singer ‘V’ holds the world record for making the fastest 1 million followers on Instagram in just 43 minutes while Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie achieved the feat in 59 minutes. Vijay is placed at the third spot after achieving the milestone in 99 minutes. At present, Thalapathy Vijay has 40 lakh followers.

Fans and fellow actors flooded the comment section to welcome him. However, Vijay is yet to follow anyone.