The Tamil Nadu government has granted five shows for Rajinikanth lead Vettaiyan on October 10, 2024 i.e. the film's opening day of release. In Tamil Nadu, movie theaters are allowed to screen only four shows per day on a weekday, unless it is a state approved government holiday. Filmmakers are supposed to seek special permission from the TN government in the event of their movie releasing on a weekday, and they wish to begin the FDFS (first day first show) at 9 AM.
Lyca Productions, the banner behind Vettaiyan has now been granted this permission by the governor of Tamil Nadu. The order from the Governor reads, "The government...permit the cinema theaters to conduct one special show for the film titled Vettaiyan on 10.10.2024 (one day only) (i.e. maximum 5 shows). All theaters can screen only one special show, opening show will start at 9:00 AM and last show will end at 2: 00 AM."
A cop action drama, Vettaiyan is also releasing in Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi as Vettaiyan: The Hunter. The U/A censored Vettaiyan is written and directed by TJ Gnanavel, and comes with a runtime of 2 hours 43 minutes and 25 seconds. Vettaiyan also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh, Dushara Vijayan among others and has Anirudh Ravichander for music.