Vijay's Thuppakki to clash against Surya's Maatraan
News
oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Vijay
and
Surya
had
a
clash
last
year
with
their
respective
movies
like
Velayudham
and
7aam
Arivu,
which
simultaneously
hit
the
screens
for
Diwali.
This
year
too,
they
are
all
set
for
an
exciting
battle
with
their
next
movies,
Thuppakki
and
Maatraan,
which
are
releasing
during
the
Independence
Day.
The
buzz
is
that
the
makers
of
both
the
films
are
trying
hard
to
release
their
movies
during
the
Independence
Day
to
cash
in
on
a
five-day
weekend.
While
AR
Murugadoss
had
revealed
before
about
his
plans
to
release
Thuppakki
in
August,
now,
KV
Anand
seems
to
be
keen
on
releasing
Maatraan
at
the
same
time.
It
is
no
wonder
that
these
kind
of
clashes
are
often
seen
in
film
industry
for
getting
a
massive
opening
during
holiday
seasons.
Meanwhile,
the
makers
of
Thuppakki
are
planning
to
release
the
teaser
and
new
posters
of
the
film
in
the
first
week
on
July.
On
the
other
end,
the
movies
bosses
of
Maatraan
are
all
set
to
release
the
audio
of
the
film
on
July
23.
Thuppakki
is
a
gangster
film
set
in
the
backdrop
of
Mumbai
and
centred
around
the
life
in
the
streets
of
the
commercial
capital.
The
film
produced
by
Kalaipuli
S
Dhanu
also
features
dazzling
Kajal
Aggarwal,
Vidyut
Jamal,
Akshara
Gowda
and
others
in
the
cast.
Whereas,
Maatraan
starring
Surya
and
Kajal
Aggarwal
is
an
action-thriller
directed
by
KV
Anand.
It
has
garnered
the
audience
attention
with
the
tag
line
'Sometimes
the
End
is
just
the
Beginning.'
The
movie
is
produced
by
Kalpathi
S
Aghoram.
It
is
interesting
to
note
that
Kajal
plays
the
female
lead
in
both
the
movies.