Ilayathalapathy fans are as happy as much as the actor is, what with two biggies taking shape and gearing up for a release, 'Velayudham' will see light of the day some time soon followed by 'Nanban' this Diwali.

Enthusing fans even more comes this update from Director Shankar, who wrote on his micro-blogging page that 'Nanban' is 98.8888% complete!

"We've successfully completed 98.8888% of Nanban, and the rest is one song and a quarter of another song, which will be shot in the first week of September. I feel Nanban has shaped up well in all aspects, but the highlight of the film will be its characters and excellent performances of the artists in it. It's going to be a treat watching Vijay, Jiiva, Sathyaraj, Srikanth, Ileana together", says the excited director.

Not just that, every scene that has been canned has been edited and dubbed till date!

Vijay threw a party for the completion of the film that brought together the cast and crew of the film, who had a gala time at the party. Shankar also expressed that he is working on the final edit of the film for the background score.