But, lokesh falls far short of prashanth neel in terms of pan-India appeal. master and Vikram, his most recent flicks, were box office duds in the Northern districts. It all comes down to Vijay's leading role in his upcoming film, Leo. It would all rest on lokesh to make a killer movie with Leo and establish himself as a pan-Indian director because Vijay doesn't have much of a following in the North.
Leo is being hyped by some tamil fans as being more successful than Salaar in the North, however, as of right now, Vijay and lokesh kanagaraj are miles behind prabhas and Prahsnath Neel and it would be stupid to compare moth to a mountain.