And guess what, when he steps out to enjoy some nightlife a little later, he is seen donning expensive jean and jackets). When suggested to wear something more suiting the occasion by a Tamilian airport employee, he shakes his head and replies that he'll never forget his roots.
Atlee's point here is to showcase actor Vijay's resolute 'life-saving' skills (which he acquired over the last 15 years of his filmdom, playing the same kind of characters) on a global level (hint: He 'saves' a woman's life at the airport while being racially insulted for sporting a veshti. Atlee has made minor alterations to the template though - the prefatory dance number comes in almost 45 minutes late there's an absurd stretch that's set in Paris (for no apparent reason - that oldie doctor played by Hareesh Peradi could've been slayed at any other location too, but nay, Paris it is!) involving doll #1 Kajal Aggarwal who has no business being in 'Mersal' than to raise the glamour quotient. Atlee is smart enough to know what the 'fans' of Thalapathy Vijay expect - he gives him a grand introduction scene where he's seen doing one hand push-ups, getting arrested and walking out to mobs cheering his stature. Right from the opening sequence featuring veteran comedian Vadivelu, we sense the Shankar-isms and Murugadoss-isms. The answer is straightforward - the film is just a collection of best scenes and moments from countless other films (notably director Shankar's, who also happens to be writer/director Atlee's mentor) which are now regarded cult-favorites in their respective genres. Let me make a rather tricky statement here: if you haven't seen 'Mersal', you've still "seen" Mersal (.wait what? Yeah, that's what I meant, literally).
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