Vishal’s Mollywood debut Villain, which also stars Mohanlal and Hansika in the lead roles, has been confirmed to hit screens on October 19th for Diwali. So, Vijay’s Mersal will have a free run on day one in Kerala and it has to fight for screens from the next day onwards.
Mersal directed by Atlee is slated to release for Diwali worldwide on October 18th. Kerala has always been Vijay’s strong territory and this news has made his fans to look at the box office keenly for this duel.