After initial obstacles, actor Vijay’s Tamil fantasy drama “Puli” finally hit the screens worldwide on Thursday from noon onwards.
The early morning shows of the film were cancelled on Thursday after theatres failed to receive clearance from Qube, the company that streams movies digitally.
It was only after actor Vijay intervened and settled all the dues that the clearance was given to theatres by Qube.
“Due to the Income Tax raid on Wednesday, Vijay and the producers of the ‘Puli’ weren’t allowed to transfer funds. This morning Vijay went to Gemini labs and settled all the dues and subsequently the theatres were given the nod to screen the film from noon,” a source from the industry told IANS.
The film’s overseas distributor Atmus Entertainment also confirmed via their Twitter page that “Puli” will release shortly.
What could have been highest opener for Vijay in USA ended up with a few premieres. We sincerely thank all the... >http://t.co/VbXplJmLWx
— ATMUS Entertainment (@ATMUSent) >October 1, 2015
Directed by Chimbu Deven, the film also stars Sridevi, Shruti Haasan and Hansika Motwani in important roles.
