Chennai: After much haggling over a financial dispute, Kamal Haasan-starrer Uttama Villain is set to hit the silver screens on Saturday, bringing relief to the actor's avid fans.
"All issues sorted out... 'Uttama Villain' releasing today all over... Thanks to all who supported for the film to get released," Haasan's publicist Nikkil Murugan posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.
According to sources, the film has hit the screens in few theatres in Tamil Nadu for the noon show. But, at the same time, few theatre-goers were disappointed as there was still no clarity regarding the release show. Check out the few tweets:
#UttamaVillain show started in SSR pankajam !
— மதுரை Mutant (@CitizenSaravana) May 2, 2015@ags_cinemas @archanakalpathi Not picking calls.Not updating anything regarding #UttamaVillain show timings. Site server down.:((
— sundara raman (@sundarr0228) May 2, 2015@archanakalpathi @ags_cinemas disappointed came in for 2.35 show but seems there is no show available for #UttamaVillain
— Magesh K M (@mahikm4u) May 2, 2015Still no clarity of show starting #UttamaVillain KDM awaited @ Aroma Theatre and Sreedevi Durga, Palakkad
— Sethumadhavan Napan (@Sethumadhavan) May 2, 2015#UttamaVillain from tomorrow only. Ketta kelunga kekkati ponga. All go home and take rest. Don't wait in theaters and waste ur time.
— meyyappan (@meyyappanram) May 2, 2015Returning back home, disappointed!!😫
Now I cannot take this more... f* @ErosNowSouth
#UttamaVillain
— priyanka raemolla (@raemolla) May 2, 2015Show cancelled at Sathyam. @SPIcinemas #UttamaVillain
— Rp (@_rakeshprakash) May 2, 2015Finally got tickets for 2.45 pm show today .
Going to watch #UttamaVillain
— Nagaraj Lakshmanan (@nags_l) May 2, 2015Earlier, hectic parleys were held throughout the night to settle a financial dispute between the producers and some people.
The film, originally slated for a typical Friday release, had hit a roadblock following financial issues, disappointing the 60-year-old star's fans, who had thronged the theatres across the state in anticipation of watching their icon's latest movie, which had earlier crossed legal hurdles with a court declining to stay the film.
Vishva Hindu Parishad had objected to the portrayal of Lord Vishnu in the film.
The actor's earlier directorial venture, Vishwaroopam, had run into rough weather after various Muslim groups objected to the portrayal of the community.
Uttama Villain also stars Haasan's mentor, the veteran Director K Balachander, Andrea, Urvasi, Pooja Kumar and others. Ramesh Aravind has directed the film with Gibran scoring the music.