As per reports, the work of allotting an equal number of theaters to Thunivu and Warisu is underway.
Thunivu and Varisu will hit the big screens on January 11 and January 12 respectively.
It has been officially confirmed that Ajith Kumar’s Thunivu and Thalapathy Vijay’s Vaarisu will hit the big screens on January 11 and January 12 respectively, on the occasion of Pongal 2023. And fans of both the Tamil superstars are eagerly waiting for their films – the much talked about box office clash after 8 years. Now an interesting development has come to the fore regarding this clash.
As per reports, the work of allotting an equal number of theaters to Thunivu and Warisu is underway. Both films are distributed in Tamil Nadu by Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Red Giant Movies. Hence, if media reports are to be believed then both the Kollywood movies are said to release in 480 theatres.
The contract work for theater allocation for Thunivu started 40 days back. Due to this there were reports that Thunivu will release in more theaters than Vaarisu. However, later, the distributors confirmed that the same number of theaters would be allotted to both the films. Management of the Red Giant Movies Confirmed that both the films will release in Tamil Nadu in the same number of theatres. Due to that, some theaters which had earlier signed a contract to release Thunivu are now shifting to Varisu. Similarly, in cities that have only one theatre, two screenings are reserved for both Warisu and Thunivu.
Thunivu is a heist thriller starring Ajith Kumar in the lead role. The film is directed by H Vinoth and produced by Boney Kapoor. Thunivu marked Ajith’s third collaboration with H Vinoth and Boney Kapoor. The three have previously worked together in Nerkonda Paarvai and Valimai. The film featured Manju Warrier as the female lead with John Kokken, Bux and Prem in supporting roles. The music of the film is composed by M Ghibran.
On the other hand, Thalapathy Vijay’s Vaarisu is a family action entertainer. It is helmed by Vamshi Paidipally. Besides Vijay, the film stars Prakash Raj and Rashmika Mandanna in lead roles, along with Srikanth Meka, Shyam, Sarathkumar, Jayasudha, Khushbu, SJ Suryah and many others in supporting roles.
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