Master
starring
the
one
and
only
Thalapathy
Vijay
opened
on
January
13,
2021,
with
a
terrific
response
at
the
box
office.
In
the
Lokesh
Kanagaraj
directorial,
the
celebrated
actor
plays
the
role
of
a
troublemaker
professor
named
John
Durairaj
aka
JD.
His
clash
with
Bhavani,
a
deadly
gangster
played
by
Vijay
Sethupathi
is
the
crux
of
the
action-entertainer.
The
Vijay-starrer
was
previously
scheduled
to
hit
the
theatres
on
April
9,
2020,
however,
the
makers
had
to
postpone
the
release
date
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown.
As
Master
is
one
of
the
big
films
to
hit
the
screens
post
the
COVID-19
lockdown,
the
release
is
expected
to
revive
the
Tamil
film
industry.
On
day
1
of
its
release,
Master
acquired
a
total
gross
collection
of
Rs
44
crore.
In
Tamil
Nadu,
the
film
has
made
a
total
gross
collection
of
Rs
25.40
crore.
As
per
reports,
Karnataka
and
Kerala's
gross
collection
is
Rs
5
crore
and
Rs
2.17
crore
respectively.
The
film
has
garnered
a
massive
collection
of
Rs
10.4
crore
from
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana.
Check
Out
Master's
Day
1
Domestic
Gross
Collection
Interestingly,
though
there
were
massive
offers
from
several
OTT
platforms,
the
makers
were
keen
to
release
the
film
in
theatres.
Master
produced
by
Xavier
Britto,
under
XB
Film
Creators
in
association
with
Seven
Screen
Studio,
was
released
simultaneously
in
Tamil,
Telugu,
Kannada
and
Hindi.
The
film
features
an
ensemble
cast
including
Malavika
Mohanan,
Nassar,
Shanthanu
Bhagyaraj,
Sriman,
Andrea
Jeremiah,
Sanjeev,
Srinath,
VJ
Ramya
and
Azhagam
Perumal
essaying
important
roles,
Master
has
music
composed
by
Anirudh
Ravichander
and
camera
cranked
by
Sathyan
Sooryan.