Veetla Vishesham trailer to be released at IPL PLayoff tomorrow

The trailer of RJ Balaji's upcoming film Veetla Vishesham is all set to be released during the IPL Playoff match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore tomorrow (May 25) in Mumbai. The film's lead actor RJ Balaji made the announcement on his social media page today. He dropped a video saying that just like his earlier films LKG and Mookuthi Amman, the trailer of his upcoming film, too will be launched during IPL. 

He said that the entire star cast of the film, Sathyaraj, Urvashi, Aparna Balamurali, will all be present at the match, which will also double as the trailer launch. Balaji a added that he was excited that he was finally having a release in theatres after two years. He summed up saying that Veetla Vishesham is a film that can be watched with the entire family. 

For the uninitiated, Veetla Vishesham is the remake of the hit Hindi film, Badhaai Ho (2018). Urvashi has stepped into the character portrayed by Neena Gupta in the original and Sathyaraj will essay the role played by Gajraj Rao. The late actor KPAC Lalitha will be seen in the role portrayed by Surekha Sikri. RJ Balaji and Aparna Balamurali will play the characters portrayed by Ayushmann Khurana and Sanya Malhotra in the original. Badhaai Ho was directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma. The plot revolves around a middle-aged couple, who get pregnant, much to the chagrin of their grown-up sons. The film bagged two two National Awards. Badhaai Ho also had a spiritual successor in Badhaai Do, which released earlier this year starring Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar.

Interestingly, the team has zeroed in on the title Veetla Vishesham, inspired by K Bhagyaraj's film from 1994, Veetla Visheshanga. Veetla Vishesham marks the second directorial of RJ Balaji. He had co-directed Mookuthi Amman along with NJ Saravanan, which starred Nayanthara as Goddess Amman. The film is produced by Boney Kapoor and will hit screens on June 7.