[Updated: January 23, 2024] Lal Salaam starring Rajinikanth, Vishnu Vishal, Vikranth among others is an upcoming Aishwarya Rajinikanth directorial. The movie is scheduled to release in theaters for Pongal, 2024 i.e. January next year. At this time, it is being said that the Lal Salaam audio launch will take place on December 20, 2023 (Wednesday) at Chennai as a Rajinikanth birthday month special [Rajini turns 73 on December 12, 2023].
//Update//: Lal Salaam release date has been pushed to February 9, 2024 and the Lal Salaam audio launch event with Rajinikanth's presence will take place on January 26, 2024
Celebration awaits! 🤩✨ Join us for the star-studded GRAND AUDIO LAUNCH EVENT of Lal Salaam this Friday, Jan 26 🗓️ at Sri Sairam Institute of Technology, Chennai. 📍 Get ready for another classic album from our 'Isaipuyal' AR Rahman & of course our Thalaivar's Kutty Kadhai!… pic.twitter.com/600UiDCiD4
— Lyca Productions (@LycaProductions) January 23, 2024
Lal Salaam has music by AR Rahman, and Sony Music holds the audio rights to the film. The movie is a production venture of Lyca Productions. Titled after the South Asian communist chant, Lal Salaam is a sports drama that is set in the backdrop of cricket and Hindu-Muslim religious clash.
Vishnu Vishal plays a Hindu cricketer named Thirunavukarasu, and Vikranth a Muslim player. Rajinikanth makes a special apperance as Moideen Bhai, and cricketer Kapil Dev appears as himself in a cameo. Lal Salaam also stars Livingston, Senthil, Thambi Ramaiah, actress Nirosha as Rajinikanth's wife, Jeevitha as Rajini's sister, director KS Ravikumar as Ra. Sathyamoorthy, among others. (Lal Salaam Teaser)