Overview
- Chennai police said nine people were arrested over the online leak and identified a freelance editor as the main accused.
- SA Chandrasekhar said in a new interview that Vijay warned the producer at the Malaysia audio launch that the film would face trouble because he was entering politics.
- He condemned the piracy and said those behind it first attack sentiments and then try to damage the film’s earnings.
- The movie still has no Central Board of Film Certification clearance after a referral to the revising committee, and producer KVN Productions has pursued court remedies.
- Marketed as Vijay’s farewell before full-time politics, the film’s political references and the ongoing state election window have kept its release on hold.