When Mohan Raja’s Velaikkaran was announced, producer RD Raja of 24 AM Studios revealed that the film would release on September 29 even before the shooting was wrapped up. The move came as a surprise and was welcomed by the industry people as announcing the release date much ahead will give time for other producers to plan their projects.
However, the film has now gotten postponed to December 22 during the Christmas holidays. In a press statement, producer Raja stated, “The post-production is underway and we are yet to film two songs. After the great success of Thani Oruvan, Mohan Raja and team feel even more responsible for delivering their best. Also, the new online procedure of obtaining the censor certificate takes three to four weeks. Owing to these multiple reasons, we are not able to release the film on September 29 as planned.”
Starring Siva-karthikeyan, Nayanthara and Fahadh Faasil, the film is based on food adulteration. Velaikkaran has music scored by Anirudh Ravichander. The film boasts an ensemble supporting cast that includes Prakash Raj, RJ Balaji, Sathish, Sneha, Robo Shankar, Vijay Vasanth, Yogi Babu and Charlie, among others.
