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Ilayathalapathy Vijay who has been stuggling to make an impact in Telugu cinema pinned many hopes on Adhirindi which got delayed several times due to various reasons. The original titled Mersal is a smashing hit across the circles of Tamil Nadu. The movie directed by Atlee raked Rs 225 crores and is still counting. Samantha, Nithya Menen and Kajal Agarwal played the female leads in the movie which has been produced by Sri Thenandal Films.

After a series of postponements, Adhirindi released today and it opened to packed houses. The morning shows witnessed house full boards all over informed analysts. Adhirindi is expected to rake decent figures in Telugu as well thanks to the controversies and the Tamil figures. AR Rahman composed the music and Adhirindi is released by Sharat Marar on North Star Entertainments banner.