Vishwaroopam, Alex Pandian releases create confusions
News
oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Tamil
audience
generally
wait
for
new
releases
during
Sankranthi
to
add
more
joy
to
the
festival,
but
the
2013
Pongal
releases
are
creating
a
lot
of
confusions
and
has
created
a
chaotic
atmosphere.
While
Vishwaroopam's
fate
of
theatrical
release
is
yet
to
be
settled
due
to
Tamil
Nadu
Theatre
Owners
Association
and
the
Confederation
of
Theatre
Owners
and
Distributor's
Associations
opposition
over
the
film
release
on
DTH,
the
changes
in
the
release
dates
of
Alex
Pandian
and
Samar
have
not
helped
the
cause.
As
per
the
earlier
announcement,
Vishwaroopam,
Alex
Pandian,
Samar
and
Puthagam
were
scheduled
for
this
Sankrathi
release.
Now,
Samar
has
backed
out
from
the
Pongal
race
due
to
shortage
of
theatres
and
other
reasons.
Whereas
Alex
Pandian,
which
was
supposed
to
release
on
January
12,
has
been
advanced
by
a
day.
The
film
will
see
the
light
on
January
11.
However,
it
is
not
the
same
case
with
Vishwaroopam,
as
Kamal
Hassan
and
theatres-distributors
are
yet
to
find
the
solution.
The
actor's
decision
to
release
the
film
on
DTH
platform
a
day
before
the
official
release
have
not
gone
well
with
other
sectors
of
the
industry.
Nonetheless,
the
second-round
of
discussion
between
Kamal
Hassan
and
theatres-distributors
happened
last
night
and
people
are
left
with
no
clues
about
the
meeting.
But
the
interesting
part
of
the
story
is
that
the
advance
booking
of
the
show
has
already
begun.
Meanwhile,
the
releases
of
Kanna
Laddu
Thinna
Aasaiya
and
Puthagam
are
also
ready
for
release
on
January
13.
Release
Dates
of
Tamil
Films
Vishwaroopam
-
January
11
Alex
Pandian
-
January
11
Kanna
Laddu
Thinna
Aasaiya
-
January
13
Puthagam
-
January
13
Samar
-
January
25