'Velayudham', the most awaited flick of Ilayathalapathy Vijay is hitting worldwide cinema halls on this Diwali with ' hold your breadth - over 820 screens!

Produced by Aascar Ravichandran, Vijay has two gorgeous lead ladies - Hansika and Genelia. Directed by Jayam Raja who is known for commercial dramas that cater to family audiences, according to its producer, the movie will be released with record number of prints in Kerala and Karnataka. It may be mentioned that Vijay has a huge fan following in the God’s Own Country as well as in Karnataka.

"Velayudham is screened in more than 120 theaters in Kerala and roughly about 100 theatres in Karnataka", says Ravichandran.

"Velayudham focuses on important social issues besides being packaged with the signature style of mass masala elements intact which is usually associated with a Vijay film", says an inside source.

Aascar Ravi also clarified that 'Velayudham' will be releasing in as many as 40 theaters in the city ruling out the rumour that it is screened in less number of screens.