The makers of the highly anticipated Vijay starrer Master, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, announced the film’s release date on Tuesday. The Tamil film is all set to release on January 13, 2021. Master was initially scheduled for release on April 9 this year, and later was expected to be out for the Deepavali festival; however, the lockdown following the coronavirus outbreak had delayed its release. The film had recently completed censor formalities and was certified as a U/A film.
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The crime thriller will feature Vijay as a professor named JD and Vijay Sethupathi as the antagonist. Malavika Mohanan will be seen as the female lead.
Apart from the original in Tamil, Master will also be released in Telugu and Hindi simultaneously. The Hindi version is titled Vijay, The Master and recently underwent censor board formalities as well. The Telugu teaser of the film was recently dropped by the makers and garnered a lot of attention.
Master has music by Anirudh Ravichander, who is teaming up with Vijay for the second time. The first single, 'Kutty Kadhai', was unveiled on February 14 to coincide with Valentine's Day. It was followed by 'Vaathi Coming', which was released on March 10. The third track, 'Vaathi Raid' was launched by the team on March 14 and the complete album was released a day later. At the time, the makers had anticipated that Master would be released on April 9.
The film also stars Andrea Jeremiah, Ramya Subramanian, Arjun Das, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Nassar, Dheena, Sanjeev, Srinath, Sriman, Sunil Reddy and others in supporting roles. Xavier Brutto’s XB Film Creators has bankrolled the ambitious project. Master will have Sathyan Sooryan as the cinematographer and Philomin Raj for editing.
Meanwhile, it was recently announced that Vijay's next will be directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and bankrolled by Sun Pictures. Tentatively titled Thalapathy 65, this will be Vijay’s second outing with the production house, after AR Murugadoss’s Sarkar. The project marks the first-time collaboration of Vijay and director Nelson Dilipkumar, known for the blockbuster hit Kolamavu Kokila. While the genre of the project remains a mystery, it is rumoured to be an entertainer. The film will have music by Anirudh, making it his third-time collaboration with Vijay after Kaththi and Master.
Vijay was last seen on screen in the Atlee directorial Bigil, in dual roles. He played the role of both the father and the son in the movie. Bigil, which also starred Jackie Shroff and Nayanthara, went on to garner over Rs 300 crore at the box-office. It emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2019.
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