Suriya’s Karuppu was planned for a Diwali release, but due to pending non-theatrical deals (mainly OTT deals), the makers didn’t even announce the release date until now, but the film is said to have cleared the hurdle now.
Reportedly, the makers quoted big prices for the Suriya and RJ Balaji film, which the OTT platforms could not agree to, as they did not have that budget for this year. Even for the next year, makers quoted prices that did not match the OTT offers.
The team engaged in continuous negotiations with several OTT platforms, and ultimately, Suriya’s Karuppu has overcome the OTT hurdle, with the deal reportedly finalized. A release date announcement is expected soon.
The buzz is that the leading OTT platform, Netflix, acquired the digital rights, and we need to wait and see how much truth there is in this news.
