ITS VIJAY vs AJITH this August :) Get ready

This August, Kollywood fans can look forward to a battle between the films of two of the top stars, Vijay and Ajith. CT gets you the big story...

Tamil cinema is gearing up for a Vijay versus Ajith battle as their films, Velayudham and Mankatha, are getting ready for an August release. The talkie portions of both films are almost over. What remains is some patchwork and a song or two which will be picturised overseas.

Director M Raja, who is busy with Velayudham, says, “We have almost completed the entire talkie portion of the film and have to shoot two songs. The post-production work will take a month. We are looking at a mid-August release.” The producer of Mankatha, Dhayanidhi Alagiri had recently, through a tweet, confirmed that his film would be released in August.

Says Annamalai, a leading distributor, “It is almost certain that Vijay’s Velayudham will clash with Ajith’s Mankatha in August. Both the films will be ready by July but since it is the beginning of ‘Aadi Masam’, traditionally big films will not release. As of now, the best date is August 12, when you have a three-day Independence Day weekend, at one point considered the most popular date for the release of Tamil biggies.”