released on 9 April 2020, however, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released on 13 January 2021 in theatres. Master was the highest-grossing film in United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a box office collection of $1.4 million within two days, surpassing the Hollywood releases Wonder Woman 1984 and Tenet within the same country. The film was screened at the International film festival of Alberta, Canada. Upon release, it received both positive and mixed reviews from viewers and critics. Eastern Eye, a British magazine, called Master "an entertaining massy action film" but stated that "the runtime is a bit long". The film collected 300 crore worldwide and it was declared as a box office hit. The combined gross earnings of Mersal, Sarkar, Bigil and Master was determined to be over 1000 crore according to trade analysts. The dark comedy action film Beast released theatrically on 13 April 2022 worldwide. Beast received mixed reviews from critics. Roger Ebert, an American film critic website, reviewed the film Beast with 3/5 stars and called "Vijay as a multifaced tiger with a multifaceted avatar". Beast was the highest grossing Tamil film in US premiere shows. Beast made box office collection records in the international markets of New Zealand, Australia and Singapore. The film was commercially successful, collecting 250 crore worldwide, and was one of the most viewed films on Netflix globally in 2022. It was the first Tamil film released theatrically in Uzbekistan. The action drama film Varisu was produced by Telugu film producer Dil Raju and directed by Vamshi Paidipally. Thaman S composed music and background score for the film. Varisu released theatrically worldwide on 11 January 2023 to polarizing reviews. Varisu collected 300 crore at the box office. Leo film was directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj his second collaboration with Vijay scheduled to release on 19 October 2023 in theatres worldwide. Music was composed by Anirudh. Leo will release in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada. His 68th film will be a science-fiction directed by Pradeep Ranganathan. Personal life Vijay married Sangeetha Sornalingam, a Sri Lankan Tamil whom he met in the United Kingdom, on 25 August 1999. They have two children. Vijay's son made a cameo appearance with his father in Vettaikaaran (2009) and his daughter portrayed a small role as her father's pre-teen daughter in Theri (2016). On 5 February 2020, the Income Tax Department raided Vijay's residence in