It was recently speculated that Doctor starring Sivakarthikeyan, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Vinay and Yogi Babu might be postponed from its initially announced date of March 26, and now the producers KJR studios have confirmed it officially.

The official press release from KJR studios reads "TO ALL THE LOVERS OF DOCTOR, Doctor has been a wonderful experience from the word go, and your enthusiasm and love for the posters & songs have given us more energy. We were excited about bringing you the film on 26th of March, 2021. Owing to the elections, we will be postponing the release to a later, more suitable date. We're taking this call keeping the best interests of our film, the upcoming elections and most importantly the fans in mind. We are discussing a better release date with all the core members of the project and will announce it in a few days' time. Until then, we request you to keep up the positivity and support you have showed Doctor from Day 1. We assure you; Doctor will be worth the wait! Enjoy the wonderful songs while we decide on a release date!".

It's now official that Doctor isn't releasing on March 26 due to assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, and as per buzz, the team is planning to release the movie on Ramzan festival. Doctor has music by Anirudh and the songs of the movie have become chartbusters.