Income tax officials conducted a routine check on his assets three days ago in Kilpauk and Valasaravakkam. Vijay Sethupathi’s close aid refused to reveal further details about the checks. They also added that the people are blowing up this routine as a raid.

The news of IT raid on Vijay Sethupathi’s house has come as a huge shock to people in Kollywood.

On the work front, Vijay Sethupathi is awaiting the release of director Prem Kumar’s 96, which is scheduled to release on October 4. He also has Seethakathi, Super Deluxe, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and Petta in the pipeline.