This
Sankrathi
will
be
a
season
of
multi-starrer
films.
The
fast-approaching
festive
season
will
be
a
stage
for
the
battle
of
two
big
movies
-
Shankar's
Nanban
and
Lingusamy's
Vettai.
Shankar's
Nanban,
which
is
a
remake
of
Bollywood
blockbuster
3
Idiots,
is
releasing
on
January
12.
The
upcoming
Tamil
movie
stars
Vijay,
Ileana
D'Cruz,
Jeeva,
and
Srikanth
in
the
leads.
The
big
names
in
the
cast-crew
and
the
success
of
the
audio
have
made
the
audience
to
wait
for
its
release
on
their
toes.
Adding
to
that
the
movie
is
a
youthful
entertainer
and
this
factor
is
expected
to
give
the
movie
a
good
opening,
believes
trade
pundits.
On
the
other
end,
Lingusamy's
Vettai
too
has
big
names.
Madhavan,
Aarya,
Sameera
Reddy
and
Amala
Paul
starrer
movie
is
releasing
on
January
13.
Maddy-Lingusamy,
who
delivered
a
blockbuster
in
the
form
of
Run
earlier,
combo
has
generated
curiosity
among
the
audience.
The
music
of
the
movie
has
also
drawn
the
attention
of
the
cine-goers.
On
a
whole,
traders
believe
that
Nanban
has
an
edge
over
Vettai
for
very
simple
reason,
Vijay-Shankar
factor.
Nonetheless,
both
the
films
are
almost
releasing
in
same
number
of
theatres.