Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
the
National
award-winning
Mohanlal
starrer
is
gearing
up
for
a
release
in
May.
However,
in
a
recent
media
interaction,
producer
Antony
Perumbavoor
hinted
that
Marakkar
might
not
release
in
May
2021,
owing
to
the
COVID-19
second
wave.
However,
the
producer
also
confirmed
that
the
release
of
the
Mohanlal
has
not
been
postponed
yet.
When
he
was
asked
about
the
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham
release,
Antony
Perumbavoor
made
it
clear
that
it
is
impossible
for
the
project
to
hit
the
theatres
if
the
corona
second
wave
refuses
to
die
down.
The
director
pointed
out
that
most
of
the
Eid
releases
from
big
industries
like
Bollywood
and
Telugu
have
been
postponed
due
to
the
current
situation.
Considering
the
seriousness
of
the
COVID-19
second
wave,
chances
for
this
Eid
season
to
pass
without
any
theatrical
releases
are
quite
high.
Antony
Perumbavoor
pointed
out
that
the
Mohanlal
starrer
is
facing
the
same
issues
that
happened
during
the
corona
first
wave
in
2020.
To
the
unversed,
Marakkar,
which
is
directed
by
Priyadarshan
was
originally
supposed
to
hit
the
theatres
on
March
26,
2020.
But
the
project
was
postponed
multiple
times
due
to
the
pandemic.
In
his
interaction
with
media,
Antony
Perumbavoor
stated
that
all
the
major
projects
that
hit
the
theatres
in
2021,
barring
one
or
two,
ended
up
as
commercial
failures.
The
producer
pointed
out
that
his
other
Mohanlal
project,
Drishyam
2
went
the
OTT
way
in
a
similar
situation.
Even
though
the
makers
received
so
much
flak
from
the
viewers
as
well
as
the
theatre
owners
and
distributors,
that
was
the
only
option
left.
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
which
features
Mohanlal
in
the
titular
role,
has
won
three
National
Film
Awards
including
the
Best
Feature
Film,
Best
Special
Effects,
and
Best
Costume
Design.
The
Priyadarshan
directorial
has
been
made
with
a
whopping
budget
of
over
Rs.
100
Crore.