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By Mayur Javali
Thalapathy
Vijay's
upcoming
movie,
Mersal,
which
is
slated
for
a
Diwali
release,
is
getting
bigger
and
bigger
with
each
passing
day.
The
movie
is
setting
records
and
raising
expectations
as
the
D-day
is
nearing.
Initially,
it
was
the
first
look
of
the
movie
which
created
waves
in
the
social
media
followed
by
the
massive
teaser
of
the
movie.
The
teaser
created
gigantic
records
and
is
now
the
most
liked
teaser
of
Indian
cinema.
However,
the
movie's
teaser
has
also
earned
another
distinguished
spot
of
being
the
3rd
South
Indian
movie
teaser
to
surpass
25M
views
after
Kabali
and
Baahubali
2.
Not
just
that,
Mersal,
also
becomes
the
third
South
Indian
movie
to
be
screened
at
the
prestigious
Le
Grand
Rex
theatre
in
Paris
which
boasts
a
seating
capacity
of
2200,
and
has
earned
the
tag
of
world's
biggest
theatre.
Mersal
earns
the
distinctive
opportunity
after
Baahubali
and
Kabali.
However,
there
seems
to
be
more
than
one
issue
concerning
the
team
of
Mersal.
First
up,
a
case
was
filed
at
the
high
court
by
a
personnel
named
Rajendran
objecting
the
title
of
the
movie.
The
court
had
directed
the
team
of
Mersal,
to
stop
its
promotional
activities
on
the
said
title
until
the
final
hearing
is
out,
which
is
expected
to
come
out
in
a
day
or
two.
The
makers
have
decided
to
name
the
movie
as
Alaporan
Tamizhan,
an
alternative
title
if
Mersal
is
revoked.
The
movie
team
has
planned
to
take
up
the
movie
to
censor
board
for
certification
on
9th
October
and
are
keeping
their
fingers
crossed
to
get
the
title
issue
sorted
out
before
the
same.
Adding
salt
to
the
wound
comes
the
state
government's
directive
of
levying
10%
entertainment
tax
on
cinema.
This
sudden
move
has
forced
an
indefinite
strike
by
Multiplex
Association
of
India
and
Tamil
Nadu
Theatre
Owners
and
Distributors
Association
until
the
laid
rule
is
revoked.
The
TNFPC
has
announced
that
no
new
movies
would
be
released
tomorrow
and
in
the
coming
weeks
until
a
smooth
resolution
is
sought
for
the
ongoing
issue.
Both
these
factors
tend
to
have
spiked
the
tension
in
the
Mersal
camp
and
one
hopes
that
the
team
emerges
victorious
fighting
these
issues.