Kichcha
Sudeep's
highly
anticipated
film
Vikrant
Rona
scheduled
to
release
in
theatres
worldwide
on
February
24,
2022,
has
been
postponed
owing
to
the
spike
in
COVID-19
cases.
Over
the
last
few
weeks,
rumours
were
rife
that
the
makers
might
defer
the
release
date
due
to
the
pandemic
situation
and
restrictions
imposed
at
public
places
that
are
not
favourable
for
the
film's
grand
release.
To
announce
the
same,
the
makers
on
Thursday
(January
27)
evening
took
to
their
social
media
handles
to
issue
a
statement
that
read,
"Despite
our
willingness
to
meet
you
all
at
the
cinemas
on
Feb
24th,
the
present
COVID
scenario
and
the
prevailing
restrictions
are
not
favourable
for
a
grand
release
across
the
globe.
We
understand
that
the
wait
can
be
excruciating
but
we
promise
that
the
cinematic
experience
will
be
worthy
of
your
patience.
We
will
soon
announce
the
new
date
on
which
the
world
will
meet
its
new
hero!"
Well,
Vikrant
Rona
is
not
the
first
biggie
to
get
postponed
amid
the
COVID-19
concern.
Earlier,
south
films
like
RRR,
Radhe
Shyam
and
Acharya's
release
were
also
deferred
owing
to
the
situation.
While
the
leading
man
is
yet
to
comment
on
the
release
postponement
of
Vikrant
Rona,
the
fantasy
thriller's
director
Anup
Bhandari
shared
the
statement
and
captioned
it
as,
"#VikrantRona
will
meet
you
on
a
newer
date.
Stay
Safe!"
Also
featuring
Jacqueline
Fernandez,
Nirup
Bhandari,
Neetha
Ashok,
Ravishankar
Gowda,
Madhusudan
Rao
and
Vasuki
Vaibhav,
Vikrant
Rona
is
backed
by
Shalini
Jack
Manju
and
Alankar
Pandian.
Initially,
the
film
was
scheduled
to
release
on
August
19
in
10
languages,
however,
it
was
later
delayed
due
to
the
pandemic.
Recently,
reports
were
also
rife
that
the
film
was
offered
Rs
100
crore
for
its
digital
release,
which
was
rejected
by
the
team.