Suriya-starrer Karuppu's morning shows cancelled
Chennai, May 14
Just hours before director R J Balaji's eagerly awaited action thriller 'Karuppu', featuring actor Suriya in the lead, was to hit screens, the makers of the film have announced that the morning shows of the film scheduled for Thursday had been cancelled.
For the unaware, the Tamil Nadu government had granted permission to the makers of 'Karuppu' for holding one extra show at 9 a.m. on the morning of May 14 and May 15.
However, due to unresolved financial issues, the 9 a.m. shows of the film scheduled for May 14th now stand cancelled.
Dream Warrior Pictures, the production house producing the film, took to its X timeline to retweet an announcement by the film's producer S R Prabhu in this regard.
It said, "Due to unavoidable reasons, 9am shows will be cancelled for Karuppu. Our sincere apologies to everyone!"
Sources in the industry say that the makers of the film were trying their best to resolve the financial hurdles facing the film and ensure its smooth release on time on Thursday.
However, negotiations that went late into Wednesday night and early Thursday morning had not borne fruit and therefore, the makers were forced to cancel the morning shows on Thursday.
The film has triggered huge excitement among fans and filmbuffs. Excitement about the film doubled after the makers released a teaser on the occasion of Suriya's birthday last year.
The teaser that was released begins with the deity of Karuppu being worshipped with chilli powder even as a voice says, "It's not a calm deity that you worship with grace. If you pray with sincerity and offer chillies, it's a fierce deity that will deliver instant justice."
We then get introduced to Suriya's character in the film. We get to know he plays a lawyer called Saravanan and that he has another name -- Karuppu as well.
The rest of the teaser shows that the film will be a proper commercial entertainer with a lot of action sequences in it. Suriya is also seen delivering several punch lines in the film. For instance, Suriya says, " Blast! My brother, this is our time, I'm gonna give you all a whacking."
Actress Trisha plays the female lead in this film, which will also feature Malayalam actors Indrans, Sshivada, Swasika and Tamil actors Yogi Babu and cinematographer and actor Natty in pivotal roles.
The film has music by young music sensation Sai Abhyankkar, and cinematography by GK Vishnu, the very same cinematographer who impressed with his work in films like Vijay's 'Bigil', 'Jawan' and 'Mersal'.
R Kalaivanan is the editor of this film, which had Vikram Mor choreographing stunts for the film and Arun Venjaramoodu as its art director.
— IANS
Reader Comments
This is what happens when producers don't plan properly. You can't just announce extra shows and then cancel them hours before. Very unprofessional. Feel bad for the fans who took leave from work and made plans. 😔
Tamil cinema industry managing finances like a drama serial! 🤦 Every time there's a big release, there is some last minute issue. Anyway, Suriya fans will wait. Karuppu teaser was mindblowing - especially that 'chilli powder' dialogue! Pure goosebumps stuff! 🎬
Why can't producers keep their finances straight before announcing? This is Chennai man, not some small town! Fans get disappointed and the film gets bad buzz. Even Trisha fans are waiting for this film. Hope they sort it out for the remaining shows at least.
Honestly, this is a big blow to the industry too. When a Suriya film gets delayed even by a few hours, it affects the whole ecosystem - theatre owners, distributors, small vendors outside. Hope the makers understand the seriousness. But teaser of Karuppu was fire! 🔥🔥
Suriya bhai knows how to pick scripts! Karuppu sounds like a proper mass entertainer - lawyer, action, punch lines - everything is there. But producers should resolve these issues before releasing. Can't keep fans waiting like this. Anyway, all the best for the release! 🙏
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