The Economic Times

Thalapathy fever takes over South India: Who is this Kerala couple on a 650-km journey to Chennai to meet newly sworn-in Tamil Nadu CM Vijay?

A couple from Kerala has gone viral after beginning a 650-km walk from Malappuram to Chennai in the hope of meeting newly sworn-in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, popularly known as Thalapathy Vijay. Mohammed Rafi and his wife C.P. Ummu Shahanamol started their journey shortly before Vijays swearing-in ceremony and have been documenting the trek on social media.