Scenes from Vijay’s Master leaked online few days before the theatrical release : Bollywood News

Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi starrer Master is all set to become the first highly anticipated movie to release in theatres on January 13. However, two days before the big screen release, few scenes from the movie have been leaked online. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj took to his Twitter account on January 11 to address the issue and requested everyone to not share the leaked footage.

Scenes from Vijay’s Master leaked online few days before the theatrical release

Kanagaraj tweeted, “Dear all, it’s been a 1.5 year long struggle to bring Master to u. All we have is hope that you’ll enjoy it in theatres. If u come across leaked clips from the movie, please don’t share it Thank u all. Love u all. One more day and #Master is all yours.”

Dear all
It's been a 1.5 year long struggle to bring Master to u. All we have is hope that you'll enjoy it in theatres. If u come across leaked clips from the movie, please don't share it Thank u all. Love u all. One more day and #Master is all yours.
— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) January 11, 2021

XB Film Creators, the production house, also released a statement that read, “Team #Master requests you all not to forward/share any leaked content and if you come across anything of these sorts, please share it with us at report@blockxpiracy.com.”

Team #Master requests you all not to forward/share any leaked content and if you come across anything of these sorts, please share it with us at report@blockxpiracy.com
— XB Film Creators (@XBFilmCreators) January 11, 2021

Tamil actor Arun Vijay also took to Twitter to urge everyone to not support piracy. “ “The true essence of cinema is when the hard work is appreciated in the right platform! I request you all to kindly refrain from unwanted fwds of the film #MASTER made for the theatrical audience. Respect & celebrate watching it in theatres that we have all been waiting for,” he wrote.

The true essence of cinema is when the hard work is appreciated in the right platform!
I request you all to kindly refrain from unwanted fwds of the film #MASTER made for the theatrical audience.
Respect & celebrate watching it in theatres that we have all been waiting for!
— ArunVijay (@arunvijayno1) January 11, 2021

Master will release in South on January 13 and in North on January 14.

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