After Jana Nayagan got postponed, Thalapathy Vijay starrer Theri was planned to be re-released in theaters for Pongal this year. Now, the producer has confirmed that the Atlee directorial will re-release on January 23, 2026, with Ajith Kumar’s Mankatha.
Thalapathy Vijay’s Theri to clash with Ajith Kumar starrer Mankatha
In a recent post on social media, Theri producer Kalaipuli S Thanu said, “From January 23, Theri will release in theaters across the world. Tomorrow, the trailer will be released.”
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On the other hand, Ajith Kumar’s much-awaited re-release, Mankatha is also set to hit the silver screens on January 23, 2026. The makers recently unveiled the re-release trailer, making the upcoming week an extreme nostalgia moment for fans, in which both the contemporaries will once again clash at the box office.
Earlier, Vijay and Ajith clashed at the box office in 2023 when their films Varisu and Thunivu were released in theatres.
Initially, Theri was scheduled to be released again on January 15, 2026. However, producer Thanu revealed that the makers of the recent Pongal release had requested him to postpone the re-release so that it does not impact his films at the box office.
More about Theri
Theri is an action thriller starring Thalapathy Vijay in the lead role and is directed by Atlee, marking the filmmaker’s first collaboration with the superstar. The film tells the story of Joseph, a bakery owner from Kerala who lives with his daughter and leads a quiet life as a single father.
However, after a scuffle with a gang of local goons, he is forced to protect his daughter and reveal that he is DCP Vijay Kumar, a formidable Chennai police officer who was believed dead. As his identity is on the verge of being revealed, he must settle scores with an old rival.
Apart from Vijay, the film also stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Amy Jackson, Baby Nainika, Radhika Sarathkumar, Mahendran, Prabhu and many others in lead roles.
More information about Mankatha
Mankatha is the story of Vinayak Mahadevan, a cunning and suspended Mumbai police officer, who joins a gang that plans to steal Rs 500 crore through illegal means. However, his real agenda is to deceive everyone and grab the cash for himself.
As Vinayak betrays and manipulates his plan, his plan begins to spiral out of control, while he engages in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with relentless police officers and local goons. The film unfolds with several twists and turns, revealing that no one is as they seem, with Vinayak eventually declaring himself the “kingmaker”.
Apart from Ajith Kumar, the film is directed by GOAT fame Venkat Prabhu and stars Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Raai Lakshmi, Anjali, Andrea Jeremiah, Vaibhav, Ashwin Kakumanu, Premji Amaren and many others in lead roles.
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