Twitter 2021 charts: Vijay's post on 'Beast' most liked and retweeted tweet, Sonu Sood leads Bolly list

South star Thalapathy Vijay's post revealing the first look of his next movie "Beast" was the most re-tweeted and liked tweet from the Indian cinema for the year 2021, Twitter said on Thursday.

Vijay, who had scored a blockbuster with "Master" earlier this year, had posted about the new film in June this year. The post received over 3.42 lakh likes and saw over 10 thousand retweets.

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Five films from the South were the most talked about movies from the entertainment world, including Vijay's "Master" and "Beast", which were at number one and three spots.

Ajith Kumar-starrer "Valimai" was at number two, while Suriya's critically-acclaimed movie "Jai Bhim" was number four. Pawan Kalyan's "Vakeel Saab", the Telugu remake of Taapsee Pannu and Amitabh Bachchan-starrer "Pink", took the fifth spot.

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From Bollywood, actor Sonu Sood was the most talked about celebrity, owing to various efforts to help people during the coronavirus pandemic. He was followed by superstars Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan.

Akshay had two films released in theatres this year with "Bell Bottom" and "Sooryavanshi". Salman Khan featured in "Radhe" and "Antim" with his brother-in-law Ayush Sharma.

Shah Rukh Khan was in conversation owing to the controversy around the arrest of his son Aryan Khan by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Aryan Khan was released on bail on October 30.

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan took the fifth spot as he continued to amuse fans with his witty takes and tweets that inspired conversations across the year.

Alia Bhatt was the most talked about female star from Bollywood, owing to excitement about her upcoming projects -- "RRR", "Brahmastra" and "Gangubai Kathiawadi".

She was followed by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Disha Patani, Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma.

From the television world, the Hindi edition of "BiggBoss" was the most tweeted-about television show for the third year in a row. Siddharth Shukla, who tragically died in September this year, was the most tweeted-about Bigg Boss personality.