Mersal is an Indian 2017 Tamil language period thriller film starring actor Vijay in triple roles with Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nithya Menon playing the female-lead roles. The film is directed by Atlee and co-written by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, S. Ramana Girivasan and Atlee with background score and soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman while the cinematography is done by G. K. Vishnu and editing is by Ruben.
The film began its production in February 2017 with actors Sathyaraj, S. J. Surya, and Vadivelu amongst others in supporting roles.
| Directed by | Atlee |
| Produced by | N. Ramasamy Hema Rukmani R. Mahendran H. Murali |
| Written by | Atlee S. Ramana Girivasan (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Atlee K. V. Vijayendra Prasad S. Ramana Girivasan |
| Story by | Atlee K. V. Vijayendra Prasad |
| Starring | Vijay S. J. Surya Kajal Aggarwal Samantha Ruth Prabhu Nithya Menon Sathyaraj Vadivelu |
| Music by | Original songs: A. R. Rahman Background Score: A. R. Rahman Qutub-E-Kripa |
| Cinematography | G. K. Vishnu H.Kasim |
| Edited by | Ruben |
| Production company |
Thenandal Studio Limited |
| Distributed by | Thenandal Studio Limited (Tamil Nadu) North Star Entertainment (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) S. Narayan (Karnataka) Global United Media (Kerala) MKS Talkies (Australia & New Zealand) |
| Release date | 18 October 2017 |
| Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹122 crore(US$19 million) estimated |
