New Delhi:
The makers of Rajinikanth's next film Vettaiyan released the first single, titled ManasilaayoMonday. This festive song, reminiscent of the hit Chumma Kizhi of DarbarThe song features a grand welcome for Rajinikanth’s character, seemingly as he is about to take over the mantle. The title of the song is inspired by a popular line uttered by Vinayakan in Rajinikanth’s previous film, Jailer. Late singer Malaysia Vasudevan’s voice was recreated using AI for the track, with vocals provided by Yugendran Vasudevan, Anirudh Ravichander and Deepthi Suresh. The lyrics were penned by Super Subu and Vishnu Edavan.
Directed by TJ Gnanavel, Vettaiyan features an impressive cast, including Amitabh Bachchan in his Tamil debut, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh, Dushara Vijayan and VJ Rakshan. This film marks the much-awaited reunion of Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth after 33 years.
The cast has recently finished dubbing their roles for the film. Vettaiyan It also marks Anirudh Ravichander's fourth collaboration with Rajinikanth, after Movie (2019), Darbar (2020)and Jailer (2023)The technical crew includes cinematographer SR Kathir and editor Philomin Raj.
Vettaiyan will be released in theatres on October 10, in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada.