Sivakarthikeyan's next release in Tamil cinema will be Prince which is slated to release for the festive occasion of Diwali, this year and interestingly the film will be SK's first ever Diwali release. The film is in the post production stages and the team is working round the clock to make the film reach the audience at the right time. Prince is directed by KV Anudeep who earlier made the super hit Telugu comedy drama, Jathi Ratnalu that turned widely popular on social media during the lockdown phase. Prince is being made as a Tamil - Telugu bilingual and the film will mark Sivakarthikeyan's debut in Telugu cinema.

Meanwhile, a new update on Prince has now surfaced on social media and the development has come as an exciting news for fans. Director KV Anudeep, in a recent event, officially confirmed the release date of Prince. Anudeep took part in the pre-release event of the upcoming Telugu film, Saakini Daakini (Regina Cassandra - Nivetha Thomas starrer) and during his speech, the young filmmaker revealed that Prince will release in theatres on October 21. The clipping of Anudeep confirming the release date of Prince has been doirg rounds on social media since last night and has made the fans look forward to the release.

This year's Diwali falls on October 24, Monday, and it looks like the makers have planned to cash in the Diwali weekend by releasing it three days before the festive day. October 21 will be a Friday and the film will get a solid opening weekend at the theatres. The first single from Prince, 'Bimbilikka Pilapi' which released recently has become a chartbuster hit already and the fans are looking forward to listening to the rest of the tracks composed by Thaman. Karthi's Sardar is the other Diwali release of this year that will release along with Prince.