Normally 10 to 12 films will be released on Deepavali day. Like last year, this year also fewer films are being released on Deepavali day. It has been announced that five films will be released on Deepavali day.
Thuppakki which has Vijay and Kajal Agarwal in the lead roles has been directed by A R Murugadoss is being released on Deepavali day. The film Poda Podi which has Simbhu and Varalakshmi in the lead roles is being released on the same day.
Apart from this the most expected film Kumki which has Vikram Prabhu and Lakshmi Menon directed by Prabhu Solomon is also being released on Deepavali day. The films Kalla Thuppakki and Mansur Ali Khan's Lollu Dhada Parak Parak are also being released on Deepavali day.The fans of Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth are upset because the release of the films Viswaroobam and Kochadaiyaan have been postponed.
R Prabhakaran directed a film titled Sundarapandian which had Sasikumar in the lead role. This film which was recently released was a great success at the box office. Next he will be directing a film which will have Udhayanidhi Stalin in the lead role.
After Nanban, Shankar is directing a high budgeted film titled I. Vikram and Amy Jackson are donning the lead roles. Vikram will be donning different getups in this film. Suresh Gopi, Ram Kumar and Santhanam are also starring in this film.
Next year Surya will be acting in a film to be directed by Sasikumar. Surya is currently acting in the film Singam 2 directed by Hari. After this, he will be acting in a film to be directed by Lingusamy. In between Venkat Prabhu has narrated a story to Surya.