Karnan,
the
Dhanush
starring
is
getting
a
grand
theatrical
release
on
April
9,
2021.
Reportedly,
the
Karnan
online
streaming
rights
are
now
bagged
by
the
OTT
giant
Amazon
Prime.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
true,
the
online
streaming
rights
of
the
Dhanush-Mari
Selvaraj
project
have
been
sold
for
a
record
price.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
project,
Karnan
will
get
an
OTT
release
exactly
a
month
after
its
theatrical
release.
In
that
case,
the
Dhanush
starrer
will
release
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
in
May
2021.
The
makers
are
expected
to
officially
announce
the
exciting
news
in
a
couple
of
days.
The
grapevine
suggests
that
both
Amazon
Prime
and
Netflix
were
keen
to
bag
the
online
streaming
rights
of
Karnan,
which
is
one
of
the
most-awaited
projects
of
Tamil
cinema
in
2021.
However,
Amazon
Prime
finally
managed
to
beat
Netflix
and
bagged
the
satellite
rights
for
a
whopping
amount.
On
a
related
note,
Dhanush's
other
upcoming
project
Jagame
Thandhiram
is
getting
a
direct-to-OTT
release
on
Netflix
in
April.
As
reported
earlier,
Dhanush
is
all
set
to
release
the
highly
anticipated
Karnan
teaser
on
March
23,
Tuesday.
Expectations
are
riding
high
on
the
Mari
Selvaraj
project,
after
the
release
of
its
making
videos
and
songs.
From
what
we
have
seen
so
far.
Karnan
has
all
the
potential
to
emerge
as
a
path-breaking
cinema
attempt
in
the
Tamil
film
industry.
Karnan
features
popular
Malayalam
actress
Rajisha
Vijayan
as
the
female
lead
opposite
Dhanush.
The
movie
features
Lal,
Natty,
Yogi
Babu,
Gouri
G
Kishan,
Lakshmipriya
Chandramouli,
and
so
on
in
the
other
pivotal
roles.
Santhosh
Narayanan
has
composed
the
songs
and
original
score
for
the
movie.
Karnan
is
produced
by
Kalaipuli
S
Thanu,
under
the
banner
V
Creations.