The Le Mans Cup race held at Silverstone, England, this Saturday saw Kollywood stars steal the show. With Ajith Kumar competing and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay attending to wave the green flag, the race was exciting in more ways than one. The Tamil stars even invited a Hollywood comparison while there. (Also Read: Trisha Krishnan joins TN CM Vijay, TVK minister at Ajith Kumar’s Silverstone Le Mans race. Watch )
Vijay, Ajith, compared to Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt has been in a movie recently about Formula 1 cars and Formula 1 championships. Both expressed hope that a Formula 2 movie would follow, with Ajith as the star, and agreed it would be ‘quite cool’. Ajith last starred with Trisha in Vidaamuyarchi and Good Bad Ugly in 2025.
As Vijay stood on the circuit to flag off the race in which Ajith competed, sports commentators tried to explain their stardom to those not in the know. Another, now ex, I think film star, now involved in politics in his home. Another huge star. He then tried to explain their stardom, adding, “So, think in terms of…if you’re not really understanding what we’ve got here. Think about a part of the world with a massive population and their version of Brad Pitt , Tom Cruise , in the same place at the same time. That’s what it is. Trisha Krishnan and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) minister Aadhav Arjuna also joined Vijay at the Le Mans race to see Ajith compete. Videos show Vijay and Aadhav standing on a balcony as Trisha peeks down to see the race. He will soon star in Dare Devil . Vijay last starred in Jana Nayagan , which is touted to be his last film.
As the camera panned onto Vijay, one commentator said, “This is C Joseph Vijay. Another commentator jumped in and said, “Yeah, worlds colliding.
Radhika Sarathkumar had met Trisha and Ajith hours before the race. Fans also spotted Trisha visiting Ajith and Vijay in the tent they sat in before the race.
