As we’re nearing Pongal, the excitement among eager fans has become multi-fold. The latest is that, ‘Nanban’ will be the first ever Tamil film which will be released with French subtitles in France!

The film releases big on January 12 and the booking start from January 8, four days prior to the release. The makers are hopeful of seeing a huge opening for this Pongal release and trade gurus are confident it will thanks to the star value, promising crew and a long festive weekend.

It is also said that since the film was certified by the censor board during the end of December 2011, the film will qualify for 2011 awards and not 2012.

The official remake of Bollywood blockbuster, ‘3 Idiots’, ‘Nanban’, stars Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth and Ileana in the lead roles with music by Harris Jayaraj. It is indefinitely one of the most awaited and promising films of 2012.

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