Vijay's Thalaivaa is all set to rock the screens on August 9. Now we hear that the film is releasing in more than 450 screens in Tamil Nadu (more than 1000 screens worldwide). Thalaivaa is a political thriller with Amala Paul as Illayathalapathy's leading lady. Another major highlight of the film is veteran actor Sathyaraj, who plays Vijay's godfather. Also in the starcast are Santhanam, Ragini Nandwani, Abhimanyu Singh, Nassar, Rajiv Pillai, Udhaya, Ponvannan, Y. Gee. Mahendra, Suresh, Manobala, Subbu Panchu, Thambi Ramaiah, Rekha and Ravi Prakash.

The film is produced by Chandra Prakash Jain, C.P. Sunil and C.P. Dinesh under Sri Mishri Productions. Vendhar Movies has acquired the release rights of this flick.