After high drama and much suspense, actor Vijay's 'Thalaivaa', which missed the release date on August 9, will finally be screened in theatres across the state on August 20. Close associates of the film's producer S Chandraprakash Jain confirmed to TOI the release date. Theatre owners in Trichy, Coimbatore and Salem confirmed that the film will be released on August 20 (Tuesday). The new release schedule was announced on Saturday evening after the actor got the nod from the government.
Sources said film producer and Vijay's father SA Chandrashekar had sent a letter to chief minister of Tamilnadu Ms.J Jayalalithaa on Saturday morning, in which he stated that he and his son had never made any political statements against her or the government and had only admiration for her administrative abilities. He sought her help to get the film released. It was also decided that a dialogue in the film between Vijay and comedian Santhanam regarding the actor's dance style, said to have a political innuendo, would be muted.
For more than a week, actor Vijay had tried to meet Jayalalithaa in a bid to seek her intervention to get the film released. After being turned away from her Kodanad retreat in the Nilgiris on August 8, the actor had issued two statements, including one through video, seeking the chief minister's help. In both statements, the actor sought her support and praised her government and its policies. Earlier, state DGP K Ramanujam denied that the police had a hand in the delay in the film's release.
On August 9, the release of the film was stalled after theatre owners in Chennai, Coimbatore and other areas said they received bomb threats from an unknown outfit called the 'Oppressed Students Forum'. It was screened in theatres across the country and overseas. The film's producer Jain failed to get an appointment with the CM to sort out the issue and his petition on Friday to the Chennai city police commissioner, seeking permission to stage a fast, was denied. On Saturday afternoon, the producer was admitted in a private hospital, family members said.
Meanwhile on Tuesday, DMK MLA and Tamil film producer J Anbalagan offered to screen the movie in 300 theatres across Tamil Nadu. The MLA also posted the message on Twitter. DMK chief M Karunanidhi, among the first to take up for the actor, said he was upset about the filmmaker being denied the right to release the film. PMK leader S Ramadoss condemned the city police for denying Vijay and his team permission to stage a fast.
Sources said film producer and Vijay's father SA Chandrashekar had sent a letter to chief minister of Tamilnadu Ms.J Jayalalithaa on Saturday morning, in which he stated that he and his son had never made any political statements against her or the government and had only admiration for her administrative abilities. He sought her help to get the film released. It was also decided that a dialogue in the film between Vijay and comedian Santhanam regarding the actor's dance style, said to have a political innuendo, would be muted.
For more than a week, actor Vijay had tried to meet Jayalalithaa in a bid to seek her intervention to get the film released. After being turned away from her Kodanad retreat in the Nilgiris on August 8, the actor had issued two statements, including one through video, seeking the chief minister's help. In both statements, the actor sought her support and praised her government and its policies. Earlier, state DGP K Ramanujam denied that the police had a hand in the delay in the film's release.
On August 9, the release of the film was stalled after theatre owners in Chennai, Coimbatore and other areas said they received bomb threats from an unknown outfit called the 'Oppressed Students Forum'. It was screened in theatres across the country and overseas. The film's producer Jain failed to get an appointment with the CM to sort out the issue and his petition on Friday to the Chennai city police commissioner, seeking permission to stage a fast, was denied. On Saturday afternoon, the producer was admitted in a private hospital, family members said.
Meanwhile on Tuesday, DMK MLA and Tamil film producer J Anbalagan offered to screen the movie in 300 theatres across Tamil Nadu. The MLA also posted the message on Twitter. DMK chief M Karunanidhi, among the first to take up for the actor, said he was upset about the filmmaker being denied the right to release the film. PMK leader S Ramadoss condemned the city police for denying Vijay and his team permission to stage a fast.
