A deadlock between 7am Arivu and Velayudham for Diwali

Red Giant has confirmed and announced the prime screens in Chennai and this is putting Velayudham in a difficult spot to procure good screens. In the UK, developing situation is exactly reverse. Ayngaran has confirmed a long list of theatres for Vela (roughly the same scale as Enthiran release in the UK)

Since 7am Arivu is much further ahead in the release process compared to Velayudham, some distributors have expressed their concerns about how such clashes in the past had affected Kaavalan's BO prospects earlier this year.