Pongal clash intensifies; Parasakthi trailer trumps Vijay's Jananayagan to script new record

CHENNAI: Sending tremors to the gigantic fan base of Thalapathy Vijay, Parasakthi became the most viewed Tamil movie trailer on YouTube in the first 24 hours. Parasakthi trailer was released along with Vijay’s Janayagan trailer on the same day.

Parasakthi trailer crossed 40 million views within just 24 hours, while Vijay’s movie trailer is at 39 million views at the same time. This is a new record for a Tamil movie trailer on YouTube. Parasakthi, a period drama movie directed by award-winning Sudha Kongara, have Sivakarthikeyan playing the lead role along with Ravi Mohan.

It is unusual for any movie in the Tamil movie trailer to even think about being in a contest with a Vijay film trailer when it comes to views, but Parasakthi proved to be different. For the first time, a Sivakarthikeyan movie will clash with a Vijay movie in this year’s Pongal.