Vijay and Mohanlal will be seen sharing screen space for the first time ever, in debutante director Nesan's Jilla! The film's shooting is progressing briskly in Chennai. Mohanlal will be seen as Ilayathalapathy's Godfather in the Madurai based film Jilla, which means 'Head of a Gang' and Vijay will be his successor.

"Lal sir will essay a powerful role of Vijay's mentor in the film. Scenes between them will be highly emotional and will be the highlight of the the story," the director revealed. Jilla is a Super Good Films production.