'Theri' to release in 144 screens in US

Tamil superstar Vijay's forthcoming actioner "Theri" will release in 144 screens in the US on Thursday with special premieres planned for Wednesday.

According to CineGalaxy Inc, the distributor of the film in North America, this is tipped to be the biggest release for a Vijay film in recent years.

In an official statement, CineGalaxy Inc confirmed that the film will be released in 144 screens across USA in places such as Fremont, San Jose, Los Angeles, Dublin, Roseville, Manchester and Newark among other locations.

Directed by Atlee, Vijay will be seen as a police officer and a doting father in the film.

"Theri", which has music by G.V Prakash Kumar, also stars Amy Jackson and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

The film releases worldwide on Thursday, while the Telugu dubbed version, which is titled "Policeodu", will release on Friday.