While Suriya's much awaited, Maatraan by K V Anand, is in its post production stage, the movie has already been acquired by Eros International.  

According to a statement, 'Eros International Media Ltd has acquired the Tamil theatrical rights of Maatraan, produced by AGS Entertainment Pvt Ltd. Eros has been assigned the Tamil theatrical rights for Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka and the Tamil audio rights of the movie. Maatran is slated for release on 15 August 2012.'

The statement quoted Sunil Lulla, managing director, Eros International as saying, 'With Maatraan, Eros continues to explore and establish its presence in the regional film markets. The film promises to be one of its kind action thrillers and we are happy to associate with AGS Entertainment Private Limited  to release this much awaited film with the hugely popular Suriya.'

Kalpathi S Aghoram, director, AGS Entertainment said, 'There exists a huge potential for AGS Entertainment and Eros International to synergize given our experience in Tamil film production and their global presence with content spread across most leading Indian languages'.

'This is an important step in our strategy to build a significant presence in the entertainment industry partnering with leading players in the sector', said Kalpathi S Ganesh, director, AGS Entertainment.