The Tamil version of cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan's magnum opus Urumi with Prithviraj, Genelia, Vidya Balan, Tabu and Prabhu Deva in lead roles, is all set to hit screens this Friday. Producer Kalaipuli S. Thanu is planning to release the film in more than 250 screens. The Malayalam version was released in a wide scale last year, which impressed the critics and audience alike.

Based on the attempted assassination of Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama, who arrived in Kappad near Calicut, on May 20, 1498, the film is produced by Santosh Sivan, Prithviraj and Shaji Natesan under the banner of August Cinema. Music is by Deepak Dev, a former keyboard player with A.R. Rahman.