Telugu stars Nani, Sharwanand and Sai Dharam Tej were among scores of others who congratulated actor and politician Vijay, whose party, the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), is now surging ahead in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026.

Nani calls Vijay's victory an underdog win

At the time of writing this report, Vijay's TVK is leading in 104 constituencies in the state, which has a total of 234 constituencies. As it became evident that Vijay has the potential to be the next Chief Minister of the state as the head of the single largest party, actor Nani took to his X timeline to congratulate Vijay.