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  • Vaa Vaathiyaar Release Date: Not Jana Nayagan but Karthi’s delayed action comedy to hit screens on Janaury 14 for Pongal

    Karthi-starrer Vaa Vaathiyaar was initially slated for release on December 12, 2025. However, the action-comedy flick was later indefinitely delayed due to the producer’s pending financial liabilities with investors. Now, it appears that the film is finally seeing the light of day for Pongal, as the makers have announced a new release date of January 14, 2026.

    Vaa Vaathiyaar Release Date

    Vaa Vaathiyaar is officially set to release on January 14, 2026, coinciding with Pongal this year. The announcement was shared by the makers through their social media handle.

    Sharing the update, the makers wrote, “Vaathiyaar Varaar. VaaVaathiyaar – All set for a grand release on January 14.” As per reports, the judicial authorities have allowed the rights of the movie to be auctioned off to cover the producer’s current debt, opening up the film to be released this month.

    Here’s the official post:

    More about Vaa Vaathiyaar

    Vaa Vaathiyaar is an action-comedy film starring Karthi in the lead role. Directed by Nalan Kumarasamy, the movie follows the story of DSP Rameshwaran, a corrupt police officer who lives a life contrary to his grandfather’s wish for him to embody the late MGR’s integrity and values.

    As a gripping crime unfolds around his life, Rameshwaran’s journey takes an unexpected turn when he adopts an alter ego inspired by MGR to fight corruption and injustice. The film explores what happens when he battles crime using this unconventional identity.

    Apart from Karthi, the movie features Krithi Shetty, Sathyaraj, Rajkiran, Nizhalgal Ravi, Anandaraj, Shilpa Manjunath, Karunakaran, and several others in pivotal roles.

    The film’s music and background score are composed by Santhosh Narayanan, with cinematography by George C. Williams. Vetre Krishnan serves as the editor.

    Karthi’s upcoming movies

    Following Vaa Vaathiyaar, Karthi will appear in the lead role in Sardar 2. Directed by PS Mithran, the film is a sequel to the 2022 action thriller and stars SJ Suryah and Malavika Mohanan as co-leads.

    The actor is also currently working on his upcoming film Marshal, with Kalyani Priyadarshan playing the female lead. Moreover, Karthi also has HIT: The Fourth Case in his lineup.

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  • Japan Teaser OUT: Karthi is an absolute treat in this quirky affair; Film to release on Diwali 2023

    Japan Teaser OUT: Karthi is an absolute treat in this quirky affair; Film to release on Diwali 2023

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  • Will Ponniyin Selvan 2 break PS1 opening record? Trade expert reveals

    Will Ponniyin Selvan 2 break PS1 opening record? Trade expert reveals

    Ponniyin Selvan 2 starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Chiyaan Vikram, Karthi and more is releasing in just a couple of hours. The historical epic by Mani Ratnam has been divided into two parts. And now, all eyes are on how well the movie will perform at the box office tomorrow. Will Ponniyin Selvan 2 break the opening-day record of Ponniyin Selvan 1? Will the magnum opus be able to surpass the collections of its predecessor and emerge more successful at the box office? Various Trade experts have weighed their expertise and analysis about PS 2.

    Will Ponniyin Selvan 2 break PS 1’s opening record?

    Ponniyin Selvan 2 by Mani Ratnam is one of the most anticipated films of the year. The first part of the movie was released last year and the second part is coming out tomorrow. The Jayam Ravi, Chiyaan Vikram, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer’s buzz, trade expert says is relatively less compared to the first part. The cast and crew have been promoting PS 2 across the country. Talking about the Ponniyin Selvan 2 box office prediction, trade expert Girish Johar feels that the movie will do as well as the first part did. He believes the movie might d a business of Rs 25 crores on Day 1 and an additional Rs 2 crores in Hindi. All in gross, across the country, he believes PS 2 will open at Rs 30 crores. As per Sacnilk, PS 1 did a business of Rs 34 crores nett.

    Another trade expert, Ramesh Bala believes that Ponniyin Selvan 2 might do a business of about Rs 15 crores in Tamil Nadu alone. As per Bala, the movie might open at Rs 20-25 crores nationwide on day 1 and it might pick up business over the weekend. As per early reports, Ponniyin Selvan 2 has already done business of Rs 11 crores in pre-sales. Ramesh Bala believes that Ponniyin Selvan 2 might take a slow start but will eventually surpass the collections of PS 1.

    Ponniyin Selvan 1 box office collection, Ponniyin Selvan 2 box office

    As per Sacnilk, PS 1 minted about Rs 39 crores gross on day 1. It continued running successfully over a period of 7 weeks. The Nett India collection of PS 1 is about Rs 266.4 crores. The Ponniyin Selvan 1 worldwide Collections stand at about Rs 488.36 crores with international business of about Rs 175 crores. A report on OTTplay.com states that the Mani Ratnam movie PS 2 has a chance of doing business somewhere in between Rs 600 to Rs 800 crores worldwide.

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  • Ponniyin Selvan: Katrina Kaif praises Mani Ratnam film; expresses desire to work in South movies

    Ponniyin Selvan: Katrina Kaif praises Mani Ratnam film; expresses desire to work in South movies

    Director Mani Ratnam‘s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan 1 has once again proved that content is the new king in the Indian film industry and the new mantra of success. The movie, which features Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi among other stalwarts, has come closer to Rs 475 crore mark worldwide. While Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt and other superstars have wished to work in south films and already done some, Katrina Kaif has now joined the bandwagon to feature in south Indian films.

    Katrina is currently awaiting the release of her upcoming horror-comedy movie Phone Bhoot. During her recent media interaction, the actress expressed her wish to work in south films if someone comes up with a good script with a strong character to play on the screen. “If ever there’s a script which is compelling enough and has a strong character, language won’t be a barrier for me. We have some phenomenal directors working in south India,” she told IANS.

    She then showered praises on the Mani Ratnam directorial Ponniyin Selvan. “The best and the most recent example is Mani Ratnam sir’s Ponniyin Selvan: 1. Such an amazing film, na? Such grandeur, beautiful frames and music. To make a film on such a big scale at this stage in his life, that proves the mettle of an iconic director,” she said.

    Many might not know that Katrina has worked in a few south films such as the 2004 Telugu release Malliswari and Allari Pidugu in 2005, followed by the Malayalam film Balram vs. Tharadas.

    On the work front, Katrina will be next seen in her upcoming film Phone Bhoot, which also stars Ishaan Khatter and Siddhant Chaturvedi. She is playing a ghost in the film, which has been directed by Mirzapur fame director Gurmeet Singh. She also has Tiger 3 with Salman Khan and Jee Le Zaara alongside Alia Bhatt and Priyanka Chopra.

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