Master release on OTT platform after 16 days of run upsets theatre owners

makers of Tamil film, Master, starring Thalapathy Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi, decided to unveil  movie on digital platform, Amazon Prime Video, on January 29, just 16 days after releasing it in atre. It hit cinema halls on January 13, on auspicious day of Pongal. However, news about its digital release did t go down well with atre owners. India.com reported that as per inside tre sources, atre owners have demanded an ditional 10 per cent share in total collection done in first and second week of film’s release.

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More so, box office business has been revived by Master and atre owners are in a stable position to host or biggies of year. That’s one reason why makers refused to comply with demand in ir first meeting with atre owners and that  second meeting is scheduled to happen again, ded report. Thalapathy Vijay's Master is written and helmed by filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj and is bankrolled by Xavier Britto.

movie opened to a great response from audience. According to a recent report by Pinkvilla, film's box office collection surpassed Rs 185 crores domestically in a 16-day-run at silver screens. report also ded that movie grossed more than Rs 225 crores internationally, emerging as a blockbuster.

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In press release from Amazon Prime Video, Vijay said that in movie, he plays role of an alcoholic professor, John Durairaj, who is transferred to a juvenile school, where he meets his archnemesis, Bhavani, played by Sethupathi, who has been using children of school for his own personal profits. Reviewing movie, a user tweeted, "#Master Review-Kudos to @actorvijay for doing a film with lokesh.1st biggest +ve is Vijay playing a character which feels most human & real compared to almost all of his previous film's characters in last 12-15 years. first half was very solid packed with wow moments."

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