Thalapathy Vijay and Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi's much-anticipated magnum opus 'Master' is releasing on January 13th after a nine-month-long delay forced by the coronavirus pandemic. Vijay and the producers XB Film Creators and Seven Screen Studios opted for the theatrical release in spite of massive offers from OTT platforms to give fans the pleasure of the big screen movie watching experience.

However, in a shocking turn of events, crucial scenes in 'Master' has reportedly been leaked on the internet and the team spirits have been dampened after all the effort put in. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj has taken to Twitter and has appealed to fans "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."

Similarly Anirudh the music composer of 'Master' has added "It’s the hard work of 1000s of people. Please report any leaked clips immediately to report@blockxpiracy.com". Celebrities unconnected to the film including actor Arun Vijay and director Karthik Subbaraj have also posted their condemnation and have requested fans not to encourage this lowly act of piracy.

'Master' apart from the dream combo of Thalapathy Vijay and Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi also boasts of the ensemble cast of Malavika Mohanan, Andrea Jeremiah, Shantanu Bhagyaraj and Arjun Das among many others.

It's hardwork of hundreds of people... Please don't encourage piracy.... ??

Don't worry @Dir_Lokesh brother... #Master will cross this hurdle too and be a Blockbuster... https://t.co/3kvtY016yg

— karthik subbaraj (@karthiksubbaraj) January 11, 2021

It’s the hard work of 1000s of people. Please report any leaked clips immediately to report@blockxpiracy.com ???? https://t.co/bjpC4fOR95

— Anirudh Ravichander (@anirudhofficial) January 11, 2021

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