Satellite rights of Sivakarthikeyan-Fahadh Faasil duo’s Velaikaaran acquired for a whopping price

Director Mohan Raja’s upcoming movie Velaikaaran is much anticipated by the audience. The director’s previous film Thani Oruvan was a widely acclaimed film and the cast he has assembled for Velaikaaran has raised the expectations among the audience.

Sivakarthikeyan is playing the lead role and Nayanthara is paired opposite him for the first time. Malayalam cinema’s young star Fahadh Faasil is making his debut appearance in Tamil by playing the antagonist in this film. Sneha, Prakash Raj and Rohini will be seen in pivotal roles.

Thanks to the hype, the movie’s satellite rights has been sold for a whopping price. One of the leading Tamil channels, Vijay TV has bagged the rights for Velaikaaran. Sivakarthikeyan is a household name in Tamil Nadu and his movie premieres mostly have great viewership. So, the satellite rights of Velaikaaran bagged by Vijay TV for a big amount comes as no big surprise.

According to trustworthy reports, Velikaaran will be dealing with a very relevant social issue, on the lines of the director’s previous movie Thani Oruvan. While the Jayam Ravi starrer was about medical mafia, Velaikaaran will discuss about food adulteration.

The movie also stars Vijay Vasanth, Thambi Ramiah, Charlie, RJ Balaji, Robo Shankar, Yogi Babu and Sathish in supporting roles. Young sensation Anirudh Ravichander is composing the music while Ramji has cranked the camera. Vivek Harshan is in charge of the edits. The movie is slated to hit screens worldwide on September 29.