Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Petta' and Thala Ajith's 'Viswasam' are confirmed to clash for the Pongal holidays in 2019. However the release dates have not been mentioned by the production houses causing speculations that one of the films will hit the screens on January 10th 2019 and the other on 15th. Latest paper ads of both the mega flicks confirm that the clash is going to be on the same the day the 10th of January.

'Viswasam' produced by Sathyajyothi Films and directed by Siruthai Siva has Ajith and Nayanthara as the lead pair and is said to be a family entertainer with equal measure of comedy, action and sentiments. 'Petta' directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by Sun Pictures is a vintage Superstar Rajinikanth film with an ensemble cast that includes Trisha, Simran, Nawazuddin Siddique, Bobby Simha, Guru Somasundaram with Sasikumar and Vijay Sethupathi.