The Friday of April 14, 2023 will be marked by the Tamil New Year holiday and the day after that i.e. April 15, 2023 by Vishu aka the Malayalam New Year holiday. Nation-wide the days between April 13-15 will have several regional new year and other holidays, and Tamil Nadu in particular is gearing up for a packed box-office in movie theaters. 

Atleast 6 direct Tamil films are scheduled to release on April 14, along with Tamil-dubbed and other releases. The Tamil New Year roster looks like this so far:

1. Pickaikkaran 2 (Vijay Antony) - Postponed to May 12
2. Thamezharasan (Vijay Antony) - April 14, 2023
3. Rip Up Bury (Mahendran) - April 14, 2023
4. Rudhran (Raghava Lawrence, Priya Bhavani Shankar) - April 14, 2023 
5. Shaakuntalam (Samantha - Telugu movie) - April 14, 2023
6. Thiruvin Kural (Arulnithi, Bharathiraja, Aathmika) - April 14, 2023
7. Yaanai Mugathaan (Yogi Babu, Urvashi) - April 14, 2023
8. Soppana Sundari (Aishwarya Rajesh) - April 14, 2023