Vijay Sethupathi is officially on a roll with not one, but two releases for the Vinayaka Chaturthi weekend, they being ‘Laabam’ on the 9th and ‘Tughlaq Durbar’ on 10th September. The much-awaited second trailer of political drama ‘Laabam’ has finally dropped today and looks like a perfect release for the theatres, packed with a powerful theme, strong performances and some ‘seetimaar’ dialogues.
The film mainly revolves around the grim reality of framers, who are taken for a ride by corporate and industrial sectors, only out to make money and plunder resources for their own gain. The sad state of affairs where raw materials for any industry only come from farmers, who in turn, are victims of exploitation and gain nothing out of it. Sethupathi is seen as a revolutionary social activist who puts up a fight for the village farmers and motivates them to fight for their hard-earned money. The second trailer talks about a bio-diesel factory and gives an insight into the industry exploiting the farmers, from which only corrupt politicians, governments and shrewd industrialists gain.
‘Laabam‘ stars Sethupathi in the lead, with Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Sai Dhanshika and Kalaiyarasan in pivotal roles. This is director S. P. Jananathan’s last film, being released posthumously. However, the film will receive some stiff competition in Tamil Nadu theatres from Kangana Ranaut‘s ‘Thalaivii’, a biopic on late actress-turned-politician Jayalalithaa, who is hailed as nothing short of a godess in the state.
Sethupathi’s other release, ‘Tughlaq Durbar’ on the other hand, has skipped a theatrical release and will first have a satellite premiere on Sun TV, on 10th September, post which it will be available for streaming on Netflix. Helmed by debutant director Delhi Prasad Deenadayal, this fantasy comedy drama also stars Aditi Rao Hydari, Manjima Mohan, and Parthiban in important roles.