We at Binged had reported long back in October of Dhanush’s much-talked-about action film ‘Maaran’ likely to skip theatres and go directly to OTT. Now, the news is all but confirmed on social media. Sathya Jyothi Films, producers of Maaran, have announced that the motion poster of Maaran will be launched tomorrow on Disney Plus Hotstar, on its newly minted Tamil arm called Disney Plus Hotstar Tamil.
Sathya Jyothi’s Twitter post announcing the same was also tweeted by the social media handles of the stakeholders, Disney Plus Hotstar, lead actress Malavika Mohanan and star Dhanush. Tomorrow being the auspicious occasion of Pongal, it is a good time to launch the motion poster of Maaran.
Though the release date for Maaran on Disney Plus Hotstar hasn’t been made official yet, as per our calculations, Maaran will release on Disney Plus Hotstar on the occasion of Republic Day 2022, that is 26th January.
‘Maaran’ is the third Dhanush film back to back to skip theatres and release on OTT. The much-talked-about ‘Jagame Thandhiram’ released straight on Netflix in May. Bollywood film ‘Atrangi Re’, which stars Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan along with Dhanush, released directly on Disney Plus Hotstar in December 2021. Now it is confirmed news that ‘Maaran’ hitting OTT directly.
‘Maaran’ is a crime and action thriller, set in the backdrop of journalism. The film features pretty actress Malavika Mohanan in the lead, alongside Dhanush. Mahendran, Samuthirakani, Smruthi Venkat, Jaya Prakash, Krishna Kumar and Master Mahendran make up the rest of the cast. The film is directed by hotshot young director, Karthick Naren, and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films.
Interestingly, there’s also news that Sun Pictures’ film ‘Thiruchitrambalam’ will skip theatres and land on Sun TV plus a simultaneous digital release. The film stars Raashi Khanna, Priya Bhavani Shankar and Nithya Menen as Dhanush’s three leading ladies. The three play the love interests of Dhanush’s character in different stages of his life, from youth to adulthood.
If both aforementioned news turn out to be true, it will be four of Dhanush films skipping theatrical release and going to digital/hybrid release. Add to this the fact that Dhanush will also soon be seen in a purely digital release, Netflix’s ‘The Gray Man’, and it seems as if Dhanush is on his way to becoming a legit OTT star.
Have a look at Sathya Jyothi Films and Disney Plus Hotstar’s announcement today –
#Maaran Motion poster releasing tomorrow at 6pm only on @disneyplusHSTam 💥#MaaranOnHotstar @dhanushkraja @DisneyPlusHS @MalavikaM_ @karthicknaren_M @gvprakash @SathyaJyothi_ @thondankani @smruthi_venkat @Actor_Mahendran @KK_actoroffl pic.twitter.com/yGbl41EQ7x
— Sathya Jyothi Films (@SathyaJyothi) January 13, 2022
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