A
few
days
back
reports
were
rife
that
Master
will
make
it
to
the
theatres
on
Pongal
2021.
Though
it
was
said
that
the
makers
are
also
in
talks
with
a
leading
OTT
platform
as
an
alternative,
the
team
recently
took
to
their
social
media
space
to
rubbish
the
rumour
calling
it
baseless.
Well
now,
it
said
that
the
Vijay-starrer
has
high
chances
of
getting
a
release
on
Pongal
2021.
The
film
will
reportedly
release
in
1000+
theatres
across
Tamil
Nadu
during
the
festival.
If
so,
Master
will
become
the
first
movie
to
release
in
such
a
large
number
of
theatres.
Let
us
remind
you
that
Thalapathy
Vijay's
previous
outing
Bigil,
which
was
released
on
Diwali
2020
(October
25),
hit
700
screens
in
Tamil
Nadu.
It
is
said
that
the
theatre
owners
across
Tamil
Nadu
are
eagerly
looking
forward
to
the
release
of
Master,
which
will
surely
gain
them
a
good
profit
post-COVID-19
lockdown.
Talking
about
the
recent
press
statement
by
the
makers
of
Master,
a
leading
OTT
platform
had
approached
them
with
an
offer,
but
the
team
is
aiming
only
for
theatrical
release.
The
statement
read,
"We
understand
and
can
feel
the
amount
of
excitement
among
the
audiences
to
celebrate
our
#Master
in
theatres.
We
await
the
big
day
to
come,
as
much
as
you
do.
With
a
lot
of
rumours
surfacing
in
the
past
few
days,
we
would
like
to
clarify
our
stand
on
it.
Though
we
have
an
offer
from
a
reputed
OTT
service
provider,
we
prefer
to
the
theatrical
release,
which
is
the
need
of
the
hour
for
industry
to
survive
the
on-going
crisis." The
team
further
requested
theatre
owners
to
stand
with
them
to
support
the
revival
of
Tamil
film
industry.
Master
directed
by
Lokesh
Kanagaraj
was
earlier
scheduled
to
release
on
April
9,
2020,
but
was
later
postponed
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Recently,
on
the
occasion
of
Diwali,
the
makers
had
dropped
the
highly
awaited
teaser
of
the
film
featuring
Thalapathy,
Vijay
Sethupathi,
Malavika
Mohanan,
Nassar,
Shanthanu
Bhagyaraj
and
Arjun
Das.
Backed
by
Xavier
Britto
under
XB
Film
Creators
in
association
with
Seven
Screen
Studio,
the
camera
for
Master
is
cranked
by
Sathyan
Sooryan
while
the
music
is
composed
by
Anirudh
Ravichander.