Kamal Hassan starrer, Uttama Villain , hit the silver screens in Tiruchi on Saturday, bringing cheer to the fans.
It was originally scheduled to be released on Friday. However, it could not be screened due to the delay over settlement of financial issues.
Though it was promised that the film would hit the screens at 11 a.m. on Saturday, the movie was shown to the public at around 2.30 p.m.
Enthusiastic fans, who were eagerly waiting for screening of the movie since Friday, made a dash to get the tickets when the ticket counters were opened.
Several of them raised slogans in support of Kamal Hassan.
Earlier, the police and cinema hall administrators had a tough time in controlling the fans, who made frantic efforts to gain entry into theatres since early morning to know about the time of screening.
The police chased away a group of unruly fans in front of a theatre near Chinthamani.