The
release
of
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
the
highly
anticipated
Mohanlal
starrer
has
been
going
through
great
uncertainty
due
to
the
covid
second
wave.
The
Priyadarshan
directorial,
which
is
slated
to
be
released
on
May
13,
might
get
postponed
due
to
the
same.
Now,
the
rumourmills
suggest
that
Marakkar
might
simultaneously
release
in
theatres
and
on
OTT.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
believed,
the
online
streaming
rights
of
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham
have
been
bagged
by
the
OTT
giant
Amazon
Prime
Video.
The
makers
are
currently
considering
the
possibilities
of
releasing
the
Mohanlal
starter
simultaneously
in
theatres
and
on
OTT,
owing
to
the
corona
second
wave.
The
grapevine
suggests
that
producer
Antony
Perumbavoor
has
already
returned
the
advance
amount
received
for
Marakkar,
to
the
theatre
owners.
In
that
case,
the
reports
regarding
the
simultaneous
theatre
and
OTT
release
might
turn
true.
The
rumour
mills
suggest
that
the
makers
are
planning
to
announce
the
news
officially,
in
a
couple
of
days.
In
a
recent
interaction
with
the
media,
Antony
Perumabavoor
had
hinted
that
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham
might
not
release
in
May
2021
due
to
the
increasing
coronavirus
cases
in
the
country.
However,
the
producer
also
confirmed
that
the
release
of
the
Mohanlal
has
not
been
postponed
so
far.
According
to
Antony
Perumbavoor,
it
is
impossible
for
the
project
to
hit
the
theatres
if
the
corona
second
wave
strengthens
further.
The
producer
also
remarked
that
Drishyam
2,
his
recently
released
Mohanlal
project
directly
released
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
due
to
the
same
crisis.
Even
though
the
makers
received
so
much
flak
for
opting
for
the
OTT
way,
that
was
the
only
option
left
in
the
current
situation.