Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay's upcoming film Mersal is one week away for its grand theatrical release. Touted as the 100th release of popular Tamil film production Sri Thenandal Films, the film stars Samantha, Kajal Aggarwal and Nithya Menen in lead roles. Mersal also marks the second collaboration of Thalapathy Vijay and director Atlee after their 2016 blockbuster Theri.

Catch had previously reported that Mersal teaser unseats the teaser of Hollywood blockbuster film Star Wars: The Last Jedi to become world's most liked teaser. The action packed teaser has so far clocked 9.75 lakh likes and 27 million views on YouTube.

While Mersal is one week away from its theatrical release, Atlee made an interesting update on film's trailer.

The Raja Rani director had stated that he is not releasing the trailer of Mersal.

"There will not be any theatrical trailer release for Mersal. The release is just a week away and fans can’t wait to watch their Thalapathy on screen", Atlee said.

The music of Mersal has been composed by AR Rahman. Written by Baahubali writer KV Vijayendra Prasad, the film will hit the screens as Diwali release on upcoming Wednesday.