'Keep calm and avoid battle': Vijay shares intriguing new poster of Leo, fans notice hidden Easter eggs

Leo Telugu Poster: On Sunday, the makers of Thalapthy Vijay's Leo dropped a Telugu poster for upcoming actioner on social media. In the poster, a calm, composed Vijay is keeping his head down, trying to avoid scuffles. Within the photo, there is another glimpse of him running in a snowy-clad region of Kashmir. 

The poster reads, "Keep calm and avoid the battle." With this, it seems like Vijay's character tries to avoid violence, but with the challenges and circumstances, he will be pulled back in, and he will unleash his 'bloody sweet' side. Vijay shared the poster on his social media with the caption, "#LeoTeluguPoster." 

Here's the poster

#LeoTeluguPoster pic.twitter.com/Mr7o0qGKOy

— Vijay (@actorvijay) September 17, 2023

As soon as the poster was shared online, it went viral instantly. Fans praised the poster as 'interesting' and 'mind-blowing'. Vijay's followers also decoded the poster and pointed out fight marks on Vijay's forearms. A fan wrote, "Thalaivaa Your Look Absolutely Mind-blowing One. Much Awaiting To See Your Action In Big Screen With Grand Celebration." Another fan wrote, "Did you notice those fight marks on #ThalapathyVijay's forearms?" One of the netizens wrote, "Waiting for the Leo Festival." An internet user wrote, "Don't avoid the battle Thalaiva." Another internet user calls it, "Calm before storm."  

In July, Filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj has completed the shoot of his next film Leo, starring Vijay aka Thalapathy Vijay. The action thriller, which had the working title of Thalapathy 67 as it is Vijay's 67th film, features an ensemble cast of Sanjay Dutt, Trisha,  Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan, and Mysskin. 

Taking to his Twitter on Friday night, July 14, Lokesh shared a photo of himself with the film's crew and shared that it has taken him 125 days spread across six months to complete the shoot. He wrote, "IT'S A WRAP FOR #LEO! 125 Days of shoot in 6 months! Thanks to the entire CAST AND CREW who have put their souls into this film! This journey has been yet again been very close to my heart and personal! Proud of you boys!".

Leo will be Vijay's second collaboration with Lokesh after Master. Before Master, the director had made Maanagaram and Kaithi in 2017 and 2019 respectively. Last year, he extended Kaithi's storyline in Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil-starrer Vikram forming the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU). The 2022 release turned out to be a massive blockbuster earning close to Rs 500 crore at the box office worldwide. Leo will be released in the cinemas on on October 19.