4 Confirmed Releases this Diwali

Will Diwali 2010 light up the Kollywood box office? It is the second biggest festival season for the Tamil film industry, after Pongal.

As of now, there are 4 films lined up for this diwali. Of these, three big Tamil films will release on November 5 - Dhanush's Uthamaputhran, Prabhu Solomon's Mynaa, and Pushkar and Gayathri's VA-Quarter Cutting. Arjun's Vallakottai is also planned for release.

As far as the other films that had earlier announced their Diwali release, it seems there are no takers or theatres.

1. Dhanush's Uthamaputhiran

The film, a remake of the 2008 Telugu film Ready, stars Dhanush and Genelia D'Souza, reprising her role from the original version, in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes K. Bhagyaraj, Vivek, Karunas and R. Sundarrajan among others.

2. Va Quarter Cutting

Written and directed by Pushkar-Gayathri, the film stars Shiva, SPB Charan and Lekha Washington in the lead roles, with Kalyan, John Vijay, Abhinayashree essaying supporting roles. The film is produced by Sashikanth Sivaji of Y NOT Studios and is to be distributed by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies. The soundtrack and film score is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and cinematography is handled by Nirav Shah.

3. Mynaa

Prabu Solomon's upcoming venture, Mynaa, seems to have wowed one and all in Kollywood. Having received praise from Kamal Hassan and Bala, this movie carries enough hype into release. Mynaa, starring Anakha and Vidarth is being released by Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies and Kalpathi Agoram's AGS Entertainment.

4. Vallakottai

Action King's ‘Vallakottai’ is directed by A Venkatesh who is known for his commercial masala fare. Vallakottai may find it difficult to get a big opening as the other three films looks to get in with wider audience. The wider audience in sense that all other three films are different genres on their own. Vallakottai looks out to be a typical A.Venkatesh masala entertainer.