The highly anticipated film Vettaiyan, starring Superstar Rajinikanth, is set to release on October 10 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, the makers announced on August 19.

Directed by TJ Gnanavel, known for Jai Bhim, and produced by Lyca Productions, the film is touted as an entertainer with a message and marks Rajinikanth’s 170th film, where he takes on the role of a police officer.

Lyca Productions confirmed the release date on their official X page, stating, “Target locked: ‘VETTAIYAN’ is set to hunt in cinemas worldwide from OCTOBER 10th, 2024! Superstar as Supercop!”

Ever since the release date of Rajinikanth's Vettaiyan was announced as October 10, Tamil movie buffs started anticipating a box-office clash between the Rajini film and Suriya's Kanguva, which had locked October 12 for its release. However, sources from several quarters said that Kanguva might back off from the race, giving space for Vettaiyan to be a solo release.

While there has been no official announcement on this from Studio Green, the producers of Kanguva, actor Suriya took the stage at his brother Karthi's 'Meiyazhagan' audio launch event and remarked that he thought it would be better if Rajinikanth's film came out first.

Suriya added, "Vettaiyan is releasing on October 10. Rajini sir has been the face of the Tamil cinema industry and has been an actor for 50 years, since the time I was born. He is a senior. I think it is best that Vettaiyan should be released on October 10. Kanguva is a baby and its birthday will be the day it releases and will be celebrated as a festival."

However, the statement from the actor-producer has triggered mixed comments from fans. While one section of fans felt that Suriya did the right thing by respecting his senior colleague and vouched to support Kanguva whichever day it hits the screens, another section didn't take it too well. Suriya's speech has also sparked a heated fan war on social media.

Vettaiyan also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Ritika Singh, Manju Warrier and Dushara Vijayan in key roles.

Anirudh Ravichander is attached to compose the music for the movie, produced by A Subaskaran of Lyca Production.