
FILE: Rajinikanth with Dhanush throughout the Nationwide Movie Awards at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on October 25, 2021
| Photograph Credit score: KAMAL NARANG
This October, Tamil cinema was set to witness an epic box-office conflict as Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 and Dhanush’s Om: Chapter 1 have been slated to launch on October 15 and 16, respectively. Nonetheless, on Wednesday (September 23), Dhanush launched an announcement saying that the makers of Om have determined to postpone the movie’s launch out of respect for the celebrity.
In a word posted on his social media handles, Dhanush wrote, “Our celebrity, Rajinikanth sir, the person whom we’ve all admired and worshipped through the years has his movie arriving on October fifteenth, only a day earlier than ours. Out of immense respect for him, we’ve determined to postpone the discharge of our movie, OM, to a later date.”
Additional, the star revealed that since Suriya’s movie Sceneis slated to launch in theatres on November 6 for Deepavali, Om will defer its launch till after Deepavali. “On the identical time, we won’t be arriving for Diwali this yr both, as Suriya sir’s movie has already been introduced for a similar date. In all equity, they introduced their date first, and we strongly consider that huge movies ought to have a mutual understanding and respect one another’s choices, maintaining the bigger welfare of cinema and the business in thoughts,” learn Dhanush’s word.

The star additional mentioned {that a} new launch date for Om will probably be introduced quickly. Apparently, this additionally averts a uncommon conflict between Malayalam superstars Mammootty, who’s a part of Om, and Mohanlal, a part of Jailer 2, on the Tamil field workplace.
OM – Chapter 1: Udhiram – The Blood Wooden is directed by Rajkumar Periasamy of Amaran fame. The movie additionally stars Sai Pallavi and Sreeleela in pivotal roles. With music scored by Sai Abhyankkar, the movie has cinematography by Ezhil Arasu Ok and modifying by R Kalaivanan. Shraddha Agarwal, Dhanush, and Azmat Jagmag produce the movie underneath their Wunderbar Movies and RTake Studios banners.
Jailer 2 is probably the most anticipated sequel to Rajinikanth’s 2023 movie with director Nelson. The movie stars SJ Suryah, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Vidya Balan, amongst others. Many actors from the primary movie are additionally anticipated to return within the sequel, which boasts a technical crew comprising music composer Anirudh Ravichander, cinematographer Vijay Kartik Kannan and editor R Nirmal. Produced by Solar Photos, the movie is about to launch on October 15.
Printed – September 23, 2026 07:46 pm IST