While the release date for Bigil is yet to be announced, producer Archana Kalpathi of AGS Entertainment has tweeted that the film has been cleared by the CBFC. The Vijay film, which features the actor in multiple roles, has received a U/A certificate. The runtime is a marathon 2 hours 58 minutes and 59 seconds!
Bigil is going to be a Deepavali release. However, with Deepavali falling on a Sunday (27 October), it's not clear yet if the film will release a few days earlier on Thursday or Friday. Several fans have been tweeting to the makers, asking them to confirm the release date. Archana Kalpathi has assured them that the release date will be announced soon since the censor formalities have been cleared.
Both Mersal and Sarkar, Vijay’s earlier films, were released on Deepavali, which happened to fall on a week day. This time, however, the festival falls on Sunday and the Tamil Nadu government's official calendar says that Monday will be a working day. A Sunday release may therefore not help the film although a wide release is assured, considering it's a Vijay film.
#Bigil Censor formalities are done. We will be announcing the release date soon. Thank you for all your love and support. #BigilTrailer has crossed 2 million likes @Ags_production @actorvijay @Atlee_dir @arrahman #Nayanthara #BigilDiwali
— Archana Kalpathi (@archanakalpathi) October 16, 2019
#Bigil Censor certificate.. U/A.. 2 hrs 59 mins duration.. pic.twitter.com/TNUIOHQ1EI
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) October 16, 2019
Directed by Atlee, Bigil has Nayanthara playing the female lead. So far, it's clear that Vijay will be playing the football coach of a women's team and that his older version is a local gangster. The trailer showed Vijay in yet another avatar, as a suave young man. Is this an entirely different character or the young version appearing in dual looks? The fans' jury is still out on that one.
The film has music by AR Rahman who'd also composed the tunes for Mersal and Sarkar. Ahead of the film's release, AGS is partnering with Chennai City Football Club (CCFC) to conduct a knockout tournament in the city before the film hits the screens. A 64-team knockout tournament has been planned at the sports complex Tiki-Taka Velachery, for two days, on October 19 and 20. The five-a-side tournament (5 member teams) will see players from different parts of the state contest against each other. The winner of the tournament will receive Rs 20,000 cash prize along with a trophy and Bigil merchandise. The first and second runners-up will receive Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively along with trophies and merchandise.