'Saala Khadoos' trailer to launch on December 18

The trailer of the upcoming sports film "Saala Khadoos", starring R. Madhavan, will be out with the release of the forthcoming big banner films "Bajirao Mastani" and "Dilwale".

Directed by debutant Sudha Kongara Prasad, the film is produced by Rajkumar Hirani.

It was Hirani's decision to attach the theatrical trailer of the film on December 18 with both the big releases, read a statement.

The film features Madhavan in the leading role, as a boxing coach, who has a reputation of being a hard task master. This would be his next release after "Tanu Weds Manu Returns" (2015).

The film's female lead Ritika Singh, who will be seen playing a boxer in the film, is a boxer in real life as well.

The film will hit the theatres on January 28, 2016.