Lokesh Kanagaraj opens up on Leo star Thalapathy Vijay's fitness secrets, fans go ballistic

The release of Leo is only a little more than 10 days away. The makers released the trailer the other day, leaving fans excited. The promo video has created a few YouTube records and fans are now waiting for the next surprise from the team.

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Though the much-hyped audio launch was canceled at the last minute, there are reports that a pre-release event will be held in Dubai after a few days. An official announcement is awaited on the same though. The Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada versions of the second single Badass were unveiled earlier today.  

Lokesh Kanagaraj opens up on Leo star Vijay's fitness secrets

The director of the movie has started talking to the media as part of the movie promotions. He spilled the beans on how Vijay pulled off some of the stunt sequences and explained why the star was keen on doing it. 

The filmmaker also opened up about the fitness secrets of Vijay. He revealed that Thalapathy doesn't gorge much on food and that he indulges in cardio exercises for 30-40 minutes every day. Lokesh also observed that Vijay has maintained the same weight all these years as an actor.

Lokesh tight-lipped on LCU

The million-dollar question when Lokesh announced the project was whether the film is part of his LCU or not. However, it looks like he still wants to maintain secrecy on it. He says that he doesn't want anything to be revealed about the movie's content because he believes the audience should experience Leo without any predetermined mindset.

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The director cited the same reason for being tight-lipped about the reports of the movie being an adaptation of the Hollywood film A History of Violence.