India, Nov. 12 -- Mani Ratnam is back with a romance! The veteran director is known for his iconic romances in Mouna Ragam, Geethanjali, Alai Payuthey and O Kadhal Kanmani. His upcoming Tamil film is titled Inji Vellam, and marks the first on screen pairing of Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi.

The makers have now announced the release date of the film. Inji Vellam will arrive in theatres next year and release on January 29.

Inji Vellam translates to ginger and jaggery, which is often used as a metaphor to describe a sweet-and-spicy combination, akin to contrasting personalities coming together in a relationship.

Although the makers are tight-lipped about the plot of the film, the short motion poster released with the release date annou...