It may have become fashionable to have audio launches of Tamil films in either Singapore or Malaysia but Vijay decided to have the audio launch of his Diwali [ Images ] release Velayudham in Madurai [ Images ].

The event happened soon after Vijay, making a political statement, attended Anna Hazare's fast in Delhi [ Images ] and openly supported him. With all his fans assembled at the audio launch, it was more like a political meet than a film function, though several film personalities attended the function. With this, Vijay's political entry is expected any time soon.

With Vijay announcing Velayudham as a super hero film, the speculation about its inspiration is gaining momentum. Vijay plays Vel, a villager, Saranya Mohan plays his sister and Hansika plays Vaidehi, his love interest in the village. Genelia [ Images ] D'Souza is a journalist, Deepa.

The film is said to be heavily inspired by the Telugu film Azad, in which the late Soundarya [ Images ] played a journalist, Nagarjuna [ Images ], the villager, and Shilpa Shetty [ Images ], his love interest. It is the journalist who creates a fictitious super hero, Azad, to combat all the evils in society.

Director M Raja alias 'Jayam' Raja, however, claims Velayudham is neither a remake nor based on an any other film. We will know for sure during Diwali when Velayudham releases.