Director Ashwin Saravanan made heads turn among Tamil cinema fans in 2015 with his debut film, the horror thriller, Maya, starring Nayanthara, which went on to gain quite a lot of critical acclaim and was one among the several female-centric ventures the 'Lady Superstar' had begun with. Ashwin then came back with a bang last year with the psychological thriller Tamil-Hindi bilingual film, Game Over, starring Taapsee Pannu, which went on to become a critical as well box office success. That said, a film the up-and-coming director has been attached to is the long-delayed, Iravaakaalam, starring SJ Suryah in the lead role, which had an intense and dramatic trailer released in mid-2017.

Since the release of the Iravaakaalam trailer three years back, fans have been waiting for a word on the release plans for the film, which also has actresses Sshivada and Wamiqa Gabbi of Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam fame. Produced by Thenandal Studios, the banner behind 'Thalapathy' Vijay's blockuster, Mersal, hasn't been able to bring out Iravaakaalam in theatres to date due to reasons not yet known.

Meanwhile, director Ashwin Saravanan, who will next be teaming up with Samantha and Prasanna for a horror film, was recently queried on Twitter regarding the Iravaakaalam release plans to which the Game Over director went on to state, "Not a day goes by without someone asking me for an update. As a team, it’s heartening to see so many people still emotionally invested in watching the film on a big screen. I wish I had an answer for you. Let’s keep the hope alive & pray for the best #Iravaakaalam". Check out the conversation on Twitter below:

Not a day goes by without someone asking me for an update. As a team, it’s heartening to see so many people still emotionally invested in watching the film on a big screen. I wish I had an answer for you. Let’s keep the hope alive & pray for the best #Iravaakaalam https://t.co/1peylU2LRM

— Ashwin Saravanan (@Ashwin_saravana) April 3, 2020