Many of you avid Malayalam film lovers should know by now that Dulquer Salmaan‘s upcoming cop thriller, Salute, is heading to an OTT platform for streaming. While this movie is not Dulquer Salman’s first-ever direct-to-OTT release; that film being Maniyarayile Ashokan – it will still only be his second feature film to release directly for streaming. Salute will also be the first time that Dulquer Salmaan will be leading a direct-to-OTT released Malayalam movie. With this, the Malayalam superstar will be following in the footsteps of many other superstars like Fahadh Faasil, Prithviraj and Mohanlal, before him.
This Malayalam film, like many others, opted for a direct-to-OTT after the Omicron crisis within Kerala stopped its initial theatrical release. With the Covid situation being uncertain currently, it is not a surprise that many medium budget productions like Salute opted for a digital release. Since the virus situation hasn’t changed much (within the state), we expect more Malayalam movies to take the OTT route.
In the above mentioned Maniyarayile Ashokan, Dulquer Salmaan had a very small guest role, so Salute can be considered as his first main direct-to-OTT as well. Salute will also be the second Malayalam film produced by Dulquer to stream directly onto a platform. With the hype for the movie slowly amping up, we have a feeling that this movie might just be the perfect one for Dulquer to make his OTT debut. For now, we have to wait and see.
Salute will premiere on SonyLIV next week, on 18th March 2022. Check out the trailer below to know more about this upcoming Malayalam movie: