48 Years After MGR, Joseph Vijay Makes History as a Sitting Tamil Nadu CM in Jana Nayagan

Nearly five decades after MGR 's 'Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan', Tamil Nadu has once again witnessed a sitting Chief Minister appearing as a film hero. As Chief Minister S Joseph Vijay 's much-awaited film ' Jana Nayagan ' hit theatres worldwide on Thursday, it rekindled memories of MGR's final few films and sparked comparisons between two of Tamil cinema's biggest stars who later entered politics.