Earlier, we reported about director Sudha Kongara's film Parasakthi being slated for a January 14 release in theatres. While it remains the same officially, there is some buzz within the industry that the makers are moving it ahead by four days, bringing it one day closer to director H Vinoth's Jana Nayagan, starring Vijay in his final film before retirement from acting. For the uninitiated, Jana Nayagan is slated for a January 09 release. If reports are true, it would mean a day's gap between the release of two big-ticket films, which are among the most highly anticipated film in Tamil cinema in 2026. According to industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai, a former contributor for TNIE, this would cause some headache to distributors and exhibitors in Tamil Nadu, especially those owning single screen theatres.
If reports have some truth to them, the advancement of Parasakthi's release would go against the convention of filmmakers postponing their films to avoid direct box-office clashes with those featuring relatively bigger stars.
For example, Suriya's Kanguva postponed its release to not have the clash with Rajinikanth's Vettaiyan out of the former actor's respect for the superstar. Likewise, Vijay Antony's film Sakthi Thirumagan pushed its release back to avoid a clash with Sivakarthikeyan's Madharaasi.
Even Sivakarthikeyan's own film Don moved back its release to not have a box office clash with SS Rajamouli's epic RRR, starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR, among others. Then again, it is worth noting that the actor's stocks have risen now, especially with the box office success of Amaran.
