Drishyam
2
getting
an
OTT
release
has
not
gone
well
with
the
theatre
owners,
as
well
as
a
large
group
of
audiences.
But
Antony
Perumbavoor,
the
producer
of
both
the
Mohanlal
starters,
revealed
the
actual
reason
behind
this
decision.
In
a
recent
interview,
Antony
revealed
that
Drishyam
2
went
to
the
OTT
platform
to
make
way
for
the
release
of
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham.
According
to
the
producer,
the
long
delay
of
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham
had
created
a
big
liability
for
the
makers,
as
it
is
a
project
that
is
made
with
a
budget
of
Rs.
100
Crores.
Even
though
they
received
great
offers
from
the
OTT
platforms
to
release
the
Priyadarshan
directorial,
the
makers
decided
to
give
them
a
skip
as
it
is
a
film
made
for
the
big
screen.
It
was
impossible
for
the
makers
to
release
both
the
films
in
theatres,
at
this
point.
So,
they
decided
to
sell
Drishyam
2
to
Amazon
Prime
Video,
as
that
was
the
only
option
left.
Antony
Perumbavoor
has
also
confirmed
that
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham
will
now
hit
the
theatres
without
any
hurdles.
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
which
features
Mohanlal
in
the
titular
role,
is
slated
to
hit
the
theatres
on
March
26,
2021.
The
makers
recently
revealed
the
new
release
date
of
the
project,
by
releasing
a
poster
through
the
official
social
media
pages
of
the
cast
and
crew.
Things
are
expected
to
be
back
to
normal
by
March
2021,
as
the
theatres
in
Kerala
are
already
gearing
up
for
the
re-opening.
Drishyam
2,
on
the
other
hand,
will
get
premiered
in
Amazon
Prime
Video
mostly
by
the
end
of
January
or
the
beginning
of
February
2021.
According
to
director
Jeethu
Joseph,
the
movie
is
now
nearing
the
final
stage
of
its
post-production.
The
final
cut
of
the
Mohanlal
starrer
will
be
handed
over
to
Amazon
Prime
Video
very
soon.