Dil Raju calls Vijay bigger star than Ajith in Tamil Nadu, Twitter says he's 'creating fan fights'

Producer Dil Raju’s comment about Vijay being a bigger star than Ajith in Tamil Nadu has not gone down too well with the fans of both the stars.

The Sankranti festival will witness one of the biggest box-office clashes ever as Vijay’s Varisu and Ajith’s Thunivu are gearing up for release on the same day. Ahead of the release, producer Dil Raju’s comment about Vijay being a bigger star than Ajith in Tamil Nadu has not gone down too well with the fans of both the stars.

Actor Vijay in Varisu and actor Ajith in Thunivu.

In an interview, Varisu producer Dil Raju opened up on the clash with Thunivu. Talking about the clash , he said that Vijay is a bigger star than Ajith in Tamil Nadu. Therefore, his film (Varisu) deserves to get more number of screens than Thunivu.

Both Varisu and Thunivu are releasing worldwide on January 12 next year. Directed by Vamshi Paidipally and co-starring Rashmika Mandanna, Varisu will mark Vijay’s debut in Telugu industry as the movie has been simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu. Vijay’s next project with director Lokesh Kanagaraj will go on the floors later this month.

Thunivu, on the other hand, is gearing up for release amid very high expectations. The project marks the third consecutive collaboration between Ajith, director H. Vinoth and producer Boney Kapoor. The film also stars Manju Warrier in a key role. Ajith is next teaming up with Vignesh Shivn for the first time. To be produced by Lyca Productions, the film will have music by Anirudh Ravichander. Nayanthara is expected to come on board as the co-star.