‘Pocket Novel’: Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s film starring Vijay Sethupathi locks release date

CHENNAI: The makers of Pocket Novel have announced the release date of the movie. The upcoming Tamil movie is directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja of Super Deluxe and Aaranya Kaandam fame.

Pocket Novel stars Vijay Sethupathi, Raj B Shetty, Kishore, and Malavika Mohanan. Produced by Kumararaja and SD Ezhilmathy under the Tyler Durden and Kino Fist production banners, the film will be a Pongal release, hitting the screens on January 14, 2027.

The makers shared the date on social media alongside a poster, writing, “The date is set for Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s #PocketNovel. Pages are turning this Pongal.”The film marks Vijay Sethupathi’s reunion with Kumararaja after Super Deluxe (2019), for which Sethupathi won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Andrew Louis, the creator of Prime Video’s Vadhandhi, has written the story and screenplay for Pocket Novel.

With its January 14 release, Pocket Novel joins the Pongal race alongside Ajith Kumar’s racing documentary The Gladiators, Pa Ranjith’s Vettuvam and VJ Siddhu’s Dayangaram.