Will Shankar's "Ai" and Kamal's "Vishwaroopam-2" release in 2014?

Shankar's Ai and Kamal's Vishwaroopam-2 are stuck in the cans for a long time now. The reasons quoted by the industry sources is that Aascar film is going through immense financial crunch due to a series of failures including the recently released Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah. Jayam Ravi's Boologam is also mired in financial issues and long delayed. 

Status of Shankar and Vikram's "Ai"

Only one song is remaining to be shot in Ai. A massive set for the final song was erected almost a month ago. The song shooting is yet to begin since the cast and crew members are refusing to go back to work due to non-payment of their agreed upon remunerations and bounced checks as per the source close to the unit. It is also believed Shankar has been quietly making progress on re-recording and other post-production work without the knowledge of producers. PC Sreeram has moved on to Dhanush's 'Shamitabh' and signed on for Mani Ratnam's next. Shankar is ready to move on to Endhiran-2 immediately after Rajni wraps up Lingaa in November. 

Kamal's Vishwaroopam-2

Kamal is believed to have completed all the shooting for Vishwaroopam-2. Due to lack of finance, the movie's post-production work is getting indefinitely delayed. It is widely believed that Aascar is eyeing the release of "Ai" before the release of Vishwaroopam-2. Kamal decided not to wait for completion of Vishwaroopam-2 and moved on to Uttama Villain, Drishyam remake, Papanasam.

Conclusion:

While fans are eagerly waiting for the release of both these mega movies in 2014., trade pundits are concerned that almost Rs.200 Crores of money is locked up in these 2 big budget Tamil movies produced by Aascar. The chances of both movie releasing by end of this year are slim.