Thalapathy Vijay Meets CM Palaniswami Ahead of 'Master' Release

Kollywood superstar Thalapathy Vijay met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday night (27 December) ahead of the release of his upcoming movie, Master. The actor sought the help of the Tamil Nadu government for the release of his next movie.

According to reports, in a private meeting at the Chief Minister's residence, Vijay along with others from the movie's team requested the Chief Minister to allow 100% seating capacity against the current capacity of 50% seating at theaters.



The Tamil Nadu government recently reopened theatres and allowed 50% seating capacity by following physical distancing norms post complete lockdown due to the spread of coronavirus. Master's release was also postponed due to the lockdown induced by the coronavirus spread.

Vijay's contemporary Suriya chose an OTT release for his movie Soorarai Pottru, however, it's been known from the beginning that Vijay wanted only a theatrical release for his movie even though the makers got offers from the leading streaming platforms.

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But since the film is now slated for release in theatres and has crores riding on it, a 50% seating capacity will act detrimentally. Amid predictions that the release of the movie with 50% capacity will not yield the required profit, the actor has requested the Chief Minister for the boost.

Master starring Thalapathy Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi, Malavika Mohanan, Andrea Jeremiah, and Arjun Das, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Xavier Britto is slated to be the biggest release in Tamil post the covid-19 pandemic.

The movie is expected to hit the screens on January 13 ahead of Pongal season. It was earlier scheduled to release in April 2020. Apart from Tamil, Master has been dubbed in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam languages and set to be the biggest Pan India release post the pandemic.

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