Photos of Vijay Sethupathi and his wife Jessy presiding over a self respect wedding in Chennai have gone viral. The busy star took time off from his packed schedule to attend the event and was spotted wearing simple dhoti and shirt.

Tamil Nadu is known for promoting Self-respect marriages which promote shunning of caste, creed and pomp and instead are conducted in the presence of only close family members and friends, without any formality. The proceedings are done entirely in Tamil tradition.

Vijay Sethupathi Fan Club General Secretary Kumaran opted for a self-respect wedding and invited his idol for the marriage that took place in Chennai yesterday,. Vijay Sethupathi promptly attended the event with his wife and congratulated the bride and groom. The Makkal Selvan also presided over the proceedings and photos with the newlyweds are going viral on the internet.

Vijay Sethupathi fans are lauding his gesture on social media stating that he not only is speaking revolutionary ideas in his movies and on stage but also lives by them. The busy pan Indian actor's new movie 'Michael' in which he played a cameo role was released in theaters this Friday.

The impressive upcoming movies lineup of VJS includes Vetrimaaran's 'Viduthalai', Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' directed by Atlee, 'Gandhi Talks', 'Merry Christmas' and 'Aranmanai 4'. His first Hindi web series 'Farzi' directed by Raj and DK and costarring Shahid Kapoor will begin streaming on Amazon Prime Video from February 10th.