In addition, the film was simultaneously dubbed and released in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi (titled Vijay the Master) languages. After being delayed for several months, the film finally was released in theatres on 13 January 2021, a day before Pongal. The makers preferred to wait for a theatrical release, rather than releasing it on any over-the-top media service. Master was initially planned for a theatrical release on 9 April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, while cinematography and editing are performed by Sathyan Sooryan and Philomin Raj respectively.

Originally launched under the tentative title Thalapathy 64, the official title Master was announced on 31 December 2019. The principal photography commenced in October 2019 and ended in February 2020 the entire film was shot across Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Karnataka within 129 working days. Kanagaraj wrote the script, screenplay and dialogues with Rathna Kumar and Pon Parthiban being credited as the co-writer. Lokesh Kanagaraj narrated the script to Vijay in May 2019, and after his acceptance, the film was launched under in August 2019. (Vijay), who takes a three-month teaching job in a juvenile home and clashes with a ruthless gangster named Bhavani (Vijay Sethupathi), who uses the children as the scapegoat for his criminal activities. The film revolves around an alcoholic professor, J. Produced by Xavier Britto, under his maiden production house XB Film Creators, the film stars Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi with Malavika Mohanan, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Andrea Jeremiah, Arjun Das and Gouri G. Master is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.

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