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Jason Vijay’s first call was to mom after getting debut; Sundeep Kishan calls Vijay ‘inspiration’

Actor Sundeep Kishan, who plays the lead in Jason Sanjay's directorial debut Sigma, has thanked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay for being the film's "biggest inspiration," and spoken about how a grandmother's request in Chennai changed…

4 min readHyderabadUpdated: Sep 9, 2026 05:39 PM IST

Sundeep Kishan thanked CM Vijay and spoke about his journey from Telugu cinema to Tamil

Actor , who plays the lead in Sigma, the directorial debut of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay’s son Jason Sanjay, has publicly thanked Vijay for being the film’s identity and biggest inspiration, while Jason Sanjay recounted who he called the first time he signed to direct his debut film.

Speaking at a pre-launch event for Sigma, which releases on October 2, Sundeep acknowledged the weight of Vijay’s name on the project. “Even though we have worked honestly for this film, our CM Vijay is the identity of Sigma and our biggest inspiration as well,” he said. “Thanks to him and his fans. Me, Sanjay and Lyca are going to enjoy from your work’s goodwill.”

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