'Mahaan' to 'Jai Bhim': Five Tamil films that disappointed the fans by skipping the theatrical release

The corona outbreak has brought a new trend into cinemas as filmmakers are skipping the theatrical releases of their films and are opting to go for a direct OTT release. Arguably, the pandemic threat and huge offers from OTT sites have the investors take those decisions, accordingly, several films have been following the new method. Not only medium-budget dramas, but several big-budgeted films have also skipped theatrical releases to disappoint the fans after building a great expectation. Here is a look at five Tamil biggies that disappointed the fans by skipping the theatrical release.

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Chiyaan Vikram is coming together with his son Dhruv through 'Mahaan', and it's going to be an action drama from the father and son duo. The Karthik Subbaraj directorial also has several popular faces, and the film has always been high on expectation. But the makers have disappointed the fans by opting for a direct OTT release, lowering the theatrical celebration that was planned to welcome the father and son duo.

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Suriya's 'Soorarai Pottru' was one of the films that initiated the direct OTT release when filmmakers were worried about a ready film during the lockdown. 'Soorarai Pottru' was released as a 2020 Diwali special directly on an OTT platform, and the film received massive reviews. However, the majority of the fans were upset with the decision as the film had all elements to celebrate the release in a big way on big screens.

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Dhanush turned into a gangster for Karthik Subbaraj directorial 'Jagame Thanthiram' and the film built huge expectations. But the makers failed to find a theatrical release amidst Corona second wave and decided to go with a direct OTT release. The action drama received mixed reviews, and Dhanush played the role of a Madurai gangster.

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Arya teamed up with director Pa Ranjith for 'Sarpatta Parambarai', and the makers had waited almost a year for the boxing drama to get a theatrical release date. But the delay in the film's release made the makers go for a direct OTT release, and the film received a huge response. The amazing success of the film made everyone think that 'Sarpatta Parambarai' should have been released in theaters first.

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Suriya and his movies have been continuously released directly in OTT. The actor has fixed a combo deal with a popular OTT platform. Suriya played the role of a lawyer in the thriller drama 'Jai Bhim', and the direct OTT release received a massive response as it also faced several controversies parallelly. Even though the film received the classic tag, fans feel worried for missing off such a good film in theaters.

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