Tamil superstar Vijay celebrates his 41st birthday today

Tamil superstar Vijay, who has acted in blockbuster movies like Thuppaki and Kaththi, celebrates his 41st birthday today.

The actor is currently in London on a family vacation is expected to return only next week. Hence this year the actor will miss the brithday celebrations with his fans.

Every year, the actor indulges in social work on his birthday. The actor is lovingly called Ilaya Thalapathy (meaning: Young leader) by his fans.

As a birthday gift to Vijay and his fans, the makers of his upcoming film Puli wanted to release the first teaser of the film on Monday. But due to growing demand from Vijay fans, they decided to release it a day early.

Puli is action-adventure fantasy film written and directed by Chimbu Deven which also stars Sri Devi, Hansika Motwani and Shruti Hassan. 

Watch the teaser here:

Vijay fans have taken Twitter by storm, and #HBDDearVijay is the No. 1 trending topic on the micro-blogging website.

He is d Man With KindHeart.Great HumanBeing.Take A Bow. #HBDDearVIJAY Frm All @PawanKalyan Fans. pic.twitter.com/CO7O5hZpdE

— PawanKalyan (@AlwaysPKFan) June 22, 2015

Many more happy returns Illaya thalabathy vijay sir . Wish u all success #HBDDearVIJAY

— Sathish (@dancersatz) June 22, 2015

#HBDDearVIJAY The man who turned an ordinary day to a festival day. ICON OF TAMIL CINEMA!!!

— sanjuna (@itisSanjuna) June 22, 2015

Hasnt done a single Non-Tamil film...Still fans from all industries wish him stating all his own records..Inshort VIJAYISM !! #HBDDearVIJAY

— The Protagonist (@arvinfido) June 21, 2015

#HBDDearVIJAY Ever-youthful, ever-energetic. A true mass icon celebrated across age groups & countries. A star-actor! pic.twitter.com/HQl4Fyu7cx

— Kaushik LM (@Lmkmoviemaniac) June 21, 2015

#vijay not only is a super star on screen but also off screen with his philanthropic activities ! He is an inspiration truly #HBDDearVIJAY

— Chennai vaasi (@Talk2gokul) June 21, 2015