Vikram film will stream on July 8th at Disney Hotstar with the full song Pathala Pathala , said a source close to the streaming giant. The song ( lyric video) released by Sony Music which had 50 million views on You Tube did not feature in the feature film released on big screen. The lyrics written by Kamal Haasan had taken direct hits at the Modi Government management of Covid and a depleting coffers with the key to the treasury being with the robber ( reference to bad loans from public sector banks to private bizmen who are now underground ).
As per the source, the OTT platform is not bound by the censor regulations and can carry the song in total. The idea is to mute the audio and allow the subtitles to run in the song. This trick has been done before by the OTT players as in the case of Master. The song finding a place in the OTT version will lead to a full frontal flight with the Central 1&B ministry. Till now,tthe OTT players are told to do a self regulation of content.
The film also has reference to Union Government , a term that DMK uses to address the Central Government to show the federal nature of the governance. A police complaint about the song is pending before Chennai Police Commissioner . A few days back, Udhaunidhi Stalin, distributor of Vikram said in a thanksgiving function for theater owners , that Rs 70 crores was the share from Tamil Nadu alone till date. This amount is what comes after taxes - theater rentals and distributor shares.
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