It was the first Indian film to have occupied the first position in the global box office at the time of release. The film opened with mixed to positive reviews from critics,who appreciated Vijay and Sethupathi's performance and characterisations, Lokesh's direction and screenplay and Anirudh's film score and soundtrack, but criticised for the cliched plot and excessive length. Master also became the fastest Tamil film to be streamed on a digital platform, where the makers teamed up with Amazon Prime Video and premiered after 16 days of theatrical release on 29 January 2021. In addition, the film was dubbed and released in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada under the same title, and the Hindi dubbed version titled Vijay The Master, released on 14 January 2021. After being delayed for several months, the film 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 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.
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