Tamil Cinema's September Shutdown Looms as OTT-Theatrical War Reaches Breaking Point

The Tamil film industry is headed for a complete shutdown from September 1 — no new releases, no shoots, no post-production — after producers, theatre owners, and distributors hit an impasse over how long films must stay exclusive to cinemas before hitting streaming platforms. At the heart of the dispute: theatre owners want an eight-week theatrical window, while producers insist the current four-week window is already stretching their finances thin. The standoff...