Mersal: Highs & Lows Of The Movie Before Its Grand Release
Check out the highs and lows of Vijay's much-awaited upcoming movie Mersal, here...
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oi-Lekhaka
By Mayur Javali
Just
a
week
left
for
the
grand
release
of
Thalapathy
Vijay's
Mersal
and
the
film's
crew
is
experiencing
quite
a
few
favourable
and
unfavourable
weather
conditions,
making
it
a
sweet
yet
difficult
pill
to
swallow.
Response
To
Audio
And
Teaser
The
audio
has
been
a
sensational
hit
and
one
could
expect
no
less
as
it
is
the
Mozart
of
Madras,
AR
Rahman,
who
has
rendered
the
music.
"Azhaporan
Tamizhan" and
"Neethane"
have
been
chartbusters
already
and
the
visualisations
of
the
songs
are
sure
to
enhance
the
experience
by
multifolds.
The
teaser
of
the
movie
has
already
created
some
earth-shattering
records
and
holds
the
distinction
of
being
the
most
liked
and
disliked
teaser
of
Indian
cinema.
Court
Case
For
The
Title
A
certain
film-maker,
named
Rajendran,
had
slammed
a
title
infringement
case
against
the
makers
of
the
movie,
requesting
the
honourable
court
to
direct
the
team
to
change
the
title
of
the
movie.
Rajendran
had
registered
Meralayittan
and
Naan
Mersalayittan
for
his
movie
in
the
chamber
and
wanted
the
Mersal
team
to
refrain
from
using
the
same.
However,
the
court
dismissed
the
case
and
passed
judgement
in
favour
of
the
latter.
Rumoured
Clash
With
Mohanlal's
Movie
The
second
biggest
market
for
actor
Vijay
after
Tamil
Nadu
is
Kerala.
The
tension
was
growing
in
the
Mersal
camp
when
they
realised
that
their
movie
would
be
locking
horns
with
Mohanlal's
Villain-a
clash
with
Malayalam's
best
actor
would
only
ensure
a
huge
cut
in
their
revenue.
But
much
to
their
content,
Villain's
release
date
has
moved
to
a
different
date
facilitating
a
solo
Mersal
release.
Tamil
Nadu
Local
Body
Tax
A
double
blow
to
the
cinema
industry;
with
the
existing
GST
already
increasing
the
price
of
tickets,
the
local
body
entertainment
tax
of
10%
seems
to
be
a
burner.
The
dispute
is
still
on
and
if
the
government
keeps
its
word,
then
the
final
ticket
price
would
range
between
Rs
200-250,
hampering
the
viewership
to
a
certain
extent.
The
already
existing
curse
called
piracy
will
extend
its
roots
even
further
and
will
be
embraced
by
a
larger
set
of
audience.
Producer
of
the
movie,
Aditi
Ravindranath
expressed
a
painful
remark:
"To
All
:
Please
understand
a
producers
plight.
Really
hope
#doubletaxation
issue
gets
sorted.
Team
#MERSAL
needs
a
Diwali
release."Sic
Release
In
Le
Grand
Rex,
Paris
Mersal
becomes
only
the
third
South
Indian
movie,
after
Baahubali
and
Kabali,
to
get
an
esteemed
release
in
Paris's
Le
Grand
Rex
Theatre,
one
of
the
biggest
theatres
across
the
globe.
The
movie
is
steered
by
Atlee
Kumar
for
the
story
and
penned
by
Baahubali's
writer,
Vijayendra
Prasad.
Kajal
Agarwal,
Samantha
and
Nithya
Menon
will
be
seen
complimenting
Vijay
while
SJ
Surya,
the
current
sensation
after
Spyder,
would
be
seen
taking
on
Thalapathy
on
screen.