Thudarum and its OTT journey have had a tumultuous previous. The film was initially purported to be launched in January 2025 (through OTT Play). Aashirvad Cinemas, one of many distribution firms concerned within the mission, reportedly confirmed this earlier. Nevertheless, the movie’s manufacturing home, Rejaputhra Visible Media, by no means formally introduced the January launch.
In response to trade insiders, the movie didn’t launch at the moment as a result of it was going through problem in securing a streaming companion keen to pay the worth the makers have been anticipating. On the time, Mohanlal was going by means of a tough patch in his profession with a string of flops, main streaming platforms to desire buying the movie solely after its theatrical launch. Nevertheless, aiming to reduce threat, the manufacturing home needed to finalize the OTT deal earlier than the theatrical launch.
Thudarum Reportedly Bagged An OTT Deal With JioHotstar
As negotiations dragged on, the deliberate January launch was ultimately postponed. In the end, the post-theatrical streaming rights have been bought earlier than the movie hit theatres for a sum reportedly over INR 20 crore (through Onlookers). Whereas the precise determine hasn’t been formally confirmed, Jio Hotstar acquired the rights.
Was Thudarum Initially Scheduled For OTT Launch This Week?
In response to 123 Telugu, Thudarum was initially scheduled to start streaming on Jio Hotstar this week. Nevertheless, the movie’s theatrical efficiency shocked everybody. It’s nonetheless doing nicely. Inside 26 days of launch, it grossed 228 crore worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing Malayalam movie thus far.
That mentioned, issues are starting to decelerate on the home field workplace. On the twenty sixth day of its theatrical run, the movie grossed lower than 1 crore for the primary time. Nonetheless, in accordance with 123 Telugu, the makers of Thudarum have allegedly requested Hotstar to postpone the OTT launch to the primary week of June.
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