Mohanlal's Villain to release for Diwali on the 19th of October. Vishal has also played a pivotal role in this Malayalam film. Vijay's Mersal would be releasing on the 18th. So Mersal would have a tough competitor at Kerala box office.

It must be noted that this is the 3rd time Vijay-Vishal films are releasing at the same time. The previous occasions were:

Pokkiri - Thaamirabharani (2007 Pongal)
Kaththi - Poojai (2014 Diwali)

We wish both the films turn out to be commercially successful