In a delightful cross-cultural moment, Tanzanian social media sensation Kili Paul has shared a heartwarming video where he spots a man wearing a Thalapathy Vijay T-shirt in Africa. The Tamil film star's fanbase stretches across the globe, and this moment beautifully showcases the global influence of South Indian cinema.
Kili Paul, known for his viral lip-sync videos and dance performances, took to Instagram to feature a local man who was a fan of Indian actor Thalapathy Vijay. When he visited a streetside eatery in Africa, he came across this person wearing a T-shirt dedicated to the South Indian movie star. The influencer decided to feature the Vijay fan on his social media page and he recorded a video of the man.
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Thalapathy Vijay fan in Africa
In a new video posted by Kili Paul, he is seen highlighting the fact that Indian movies are loved by many people in his country.
"Hi, I am Kili Paul here. As I told you guys Indian cinema is so much around Africa and that is why you can see hear I met with a fan of Thalapathy Vijay sir", said the Tanzanian influencer while introducing the African fan of the 'Leo' hero to viewers.
In the video, Kili was then seen showing netizens the t-shirt worn by the movie fan. The attire was designed to feature one of the popular songs of the actor from the 2023 Tamil film 'Leo'. The African man was seen wearing a t-shirt reminding people of the 'Naa Ready' song of the movie.
"You can see he is wearing this t-shirt, hahaha," he chuckles in excitement of coming across a fellow enthusiast of Indian cinema.
Kili was also heard singing a few words of the famous beat and dancing to it with joy.
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The clip recorded Kili's reaction on spotting a Thalapathy Vijay fan in his area.
He posted the reel on Instagram on January 19. The caption of the video, read, "Tamil Thalapathy Vijay Sir He Is King❤️ @actorvijay
India Is King In Everywhere".
The video has already gone viral on the social media platform. It has garnered 1.2 million views and over one lakh likes.