Vijay Deverakonda's mother performs puja at their house

Vijay's mother also tied sacred bands for protection to Vijay and his costar.

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Vijay's upcoming movie "Liger" will release on 25 august 2022.

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The movie is a sports action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh.

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Vijay is playing the role of the titular MMA fighter boxer along with Ananya Panday as the female lead.

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American boxer Mike Tyson is also seen in the movie making his acting debut in Indian cinema playing an extended cameo role.

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The trailer of the movie has been released already making hype about the film.

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Vijay and Ananya have been spotted eating South Indian food while the promotion of the film in Kochi.

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The film will release in Hindi and Telugu along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.

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The movie got it's own emoji on Twitter.

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