Lal Salaam vs Eagle: Rajinikanth, Ravi Teja lock horns in box office showdown

After several speculations, makers of Lal Salaam, starring Vishnu Vishal, have confirmed that y will be postponing release date. Aishwarya Rajinikanth, who serves as director of film, announced new release date averting clash with Dhanush's Captain Miller and Sivakarthikeyan's Ayalaan. Earlier, film was supposed to release on January 12, coinciding with Pongal.

Lal Salaam to clash with Eagle

Taking to Instagram, Aishwarya Rajinikanth announced that film will now release on February 9, clashing with Ravi Teja's highly anticipated film Eagle. She shared a new poster of film, featuring a huge chariot, and simply captioned it as "9-2-2024 #lalsalaam".

A while ago, she shared a new teaser offering a glimpse of Rajinikanth's character Moideen Bhai. In clip, he can be seen beating what appears to be goons in his usual style. clip also features track Jalaali Jalaal, sung and composed by AR Rahman. Lyca Productions, production house of Lal Salaam, took to official X (formerly Twitter) handle and captioned video as "Make way for MOIDEEN BHAI Witness Thalaivar's charisma on Big Screen soon!"

More about Lal Salaam

Apart from Vishnu Vishal, sports drama also stars Vikranth in le role. Vignesh, Livingston, Senthil, Jeevitha, K. S. Ravikumar and Thambi Ramaiah will star in supporting roles. Set in a cricket backdrop, film marks Aishwarya's comeback to directorial seat around seven years after Cinema Veeran (2017). He has also directed Vai Raja Vai (2015) and 3 (2012).

Meanwhile, earlier Telugu Film Chamber, led by producer Dil Raju, held a press conference to update moviegoers on upcoming Sankranti releases. During press conference, Dil Raju announced postponement of Eagle and assured audience that y would ensure a solo release for film.