Sivakarthikeyan starrer Ayaalan to miss Diwali release date? Here's what we know

Sivakarthikeyan is currently basking in the success of Maaveeran. The film, which also starred Aditi Shankar, Saritha and Mysskin in significant roles, is doing well at the box office. Amid this, it appears that Ayaalan may get a new release date. 

The newsmaker

Tamil science-fiction film Ayalaan is directed by R Ravikumar. It stars Sivakarthikeyan, Rakul Preet Singh, Sharad Kelkar and Isha in the lead roles. The film is reportedly about the story of an alien who returns safely to Earth. Ayalaan is being produced by his friend D Raja under the banner of 24 AM Studios and KJR Studios. Sivakarthikeyan, who also has his own film production company named Sivakarthikeyan Productions, is also a co-producer of Ayalaan. 

The makers of the movie shared that Ayalaan  will have more than 4,500 VFX shots with the alien character playing an important role throughout the film. Phantom FX, the company doing VFX for many Hollywood films, is working with Ayalaan makers on this project.

Who’s saying what? 

According to tracker Christopher Kanagaraj, Ayalaan has been delayed . Initially slated to release on Diwali, the film will now hit the theatres on a different date The reason given for the delay was the CGI work, which was not up to the standards of the makers. 

(Screengrab of Christopher Kanagaraj's tweet)

Meanwhile..

On the additional work front, Sivakarthikeyan will be seen in Rajkumar Periasamy’s next, tentatively titled SK 21. The film also stars Sai Pallavi in a lead role and is produced by Kamal Haasan’s production house, Raaj Kamal Films International. The film went on floors earlier this year in May.