Gopi Mohan on Vijay success and stardom. Vijay endeared himself to all with his mass action entertainers as Thalapathy. He is coming to entertain movie lovers with Jana Nayagan. He is set to test his power in the people’s court by contesting elections in Tamil Nadu with his party TVK.
In the meantime, star writer Gopi Mohan came up with a shocker on Vijay's stardom. He said “Vijay has to thank Telugu stories for his meteoric rise, along with the hard work of Tamil directors who made him a superstar,” says Gopi Mohan. “He began his success journey with films like Priyamanavale, Youth, and Badri, which were remakes of Telugu hits Pavitra Bandham, Chirunavvutho, and Badri. By doing diverse stories, he steadily expanded his fan base.”
He continued "The turning point, however, came when Vijay adapted Mahesh Babu’s blockbusters Okkadu (Ghilli) and Pokiri. Both Vijay and Mahesh were of the same age and had a similar mass following. Vijay cleverly picked Telugu hits that mixed action and romance, while Mahesh strictly avoided remakes. That strategy paid off big time for Vijay,”
Gopi Mohan observed “With Jana Nayagan, he will easily cross ₹25 crore in Andhra and Telangana. Still, he falls a little short of Rajinikanth’s market in the Telugu region,”
On whether Vijay tasting success like Pawan Kalyan he said “Not at all. Vijay has his own agenda. Andhra people rewarded Pawan Kalyan after a decade of relentless political work. He has witnessed unprecedented turnouts, his speeches have rocked social media and triggered tremors among his political opponents, and we have to see what's in store for him in political arenas in 2026.”