Suriya, Lawrence clash on Republic Day

Come January 26, Suriya's much awaited S3 and Raghava Lawrence's Sivalinga will clash in the box-office, as both films will hit the screens on the same day.

“We have completed the talkie portions, only two songs are left to be shot. We are confident about January 26 release”, sources close to Sivalinga team said.

Makers of Suriya’s S3 have already confirmed January 26 release and they are waiting for the final result from the Censor revising committee.

Sivalinga directed by P Vasu is the remake of his Kannada film which also has the same title. It has Ritika singh as the female lead.

Thaman has scored the music for the flick which is produced by Trident Arts.

S3 is written and directed by Hari. A sequel to Singam II (2013) and the third film in the Singam franchise, it stars Suriya, Shruti Haasan and Anushka Shetty.

Principal photography commenced in January 2016 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release along with the Telugu dubbed version, Yamudu 3.