With just a week to go for the release of his directorial debut Magudam, Vishal has expressed confidence on the actioner, particularly the climax portions which he said he is excited to see along with the audiences.
Speaking at the trailer launch of the movie, the actor-turned-director said, "Be it Uma Devi ma'am's lyrics or choreographer Dileep's understand, all of it has contributed immensely to the movie. We tried to do something magical for the last eight minutes of the film. I am looking forward to watching it at the same Rohini Theatre where I clapped for my favourite actor Vijay who is now the CM. I am waiting to see how the audience reacts and applauds for those scenes."'
Previously, Vishal shared a behind-the-scenes video where several crew members were involved in shooting an intense scene for the climax. The makers, during the time, had revealed that 100 stunt persons along with 800 crew members were present at the location in Chennai. This had raised anticipation among audiences and film enthusiasts for the movie.
The trailer showcases Vishal donning three different avatars with distinct personalities and how they clash together when a greater evil in the name of Linga strikes them. One plays an ordinary medical representative while the other works at a shipping harbour in Visakhapatnam. Then there's the dreaded Linga who brings to the screen several shades of the actor whom audiences had seen in Mark Antony.
The actor had stepped into direct Magudam last year after creative differences with Ravi Arasu, who was initially in charge of helming the project. Ravi Arasu is now credited with the story for the movie. Anjali and Dushara Vijayan play the female leads. Jayaprakash, John Vijay, Ajay, Vamsi Krishna, Abu Salim, Arjai, Vj Jhansi, Padam Kumar, Sabhumon and others star in supporting roles.
Pon Parthiban is writing the dialogues for the film, along with Anandh Kumaresan writing the dialogues in Tamil, and Rajesh A Moorthy writing the dialogues in Telugu. The crew of the film includes NB Srikanth as the editor, and G Durairaj as the art director. Late director-producer RB Choudary's Super Good Films banner is backing the film.
Magudam is slated to hit theatres on August 14 where it will clash with Suriya's Vishwanath & Sons. Besides Tamil, the film will also release in Telugu as Makutam.