Suriya’s next theatrical release is Karuppu, directed by RJ Balaji. The film was supposed to be released this Diwali, but there was no official confirmation on the date. The latest news is that Suriya’s Karuppu is set to clash with Vijay’s Jana Nayagan at Pongal 2026.
The teaser of Karuppu was released recently, but the release date was not announced even though shooting is completed because non-theatrical deals are still pending.
Will Suriya’s Karuppu clash with Vijay’s Jana Nayagan at Pongal 2026?
The makers were planning to arrive on Diwali, but now the news started that they also consider a Pongal 2026 release plan. If the film releases for Diwali, then it will get a good number of screens in both Telugu and Tamil and is likely to be the number one choice for audiences as well.
But if it plans for Pongal, then definitely it will be a big risky move, as Karuppu is not carrying much buzz for now due to Suriya’s recent setbacks, and RJ Balaji does not have a big brand.
Vijay’s Jana Nayagan and Siva Karthikeyan’s Parasakthi are arriving for Pongal 2026. Those two films are definitely bigger projects than the Suriya film, and his film will not get many screens.
If we come to Telugu there are already films like Raja Saab, Anil Ravipudi-Chiranjeevi’s film, Anaganaga Oka Raju are set to be released alongside the Telugu dubbed versions of Jana Nayagan and Parasakthi
So, if Suriya releases Karuppu in competition with Vijay’s Jana Nayagan, even the Telugu version of his film will get very lesser screens
It’s better for the Suriya film to release on Diwali to get the festival advantage and a big screen count as well.