Thalapathy Vijay's 'Master' directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, when released earlier this year went on to become a blockbuster hit all over and managed to do it with only 50% occupancy in theatres due to the coronavirus pandemic. The film had Anirudh's music with Vijay Sethupathi as the chief antagonist which was the other major highlight

'Master' has found itself on top of many a list of record-breaking films in India for the year 2021. The latest is the internationally renowned IMDB movie portal which has named 'Master' as the most popular Indian film of the year. Notably, in Tamil, Dhanush's 'Kannan' stands in the sixth spot while Tammannaah's hit web series, ' November story' that is streaming on Disney plus Hotstar is placed at the fifth position.

It may be noted that trade analysts have declared 'Master' as the number one grossing Indian film of the year ahead of Salman Khan's 'Radhe' and it has achieved the same in popularity too.

The other films in the IMDb list or the web series 2) 'Aspirants, 3) 'White Tiger', 4) 'Drishyam 2', 7) 'Vakeel Saab', 8) 'Maharani', 9) Kraack', and 'The Great Indian Kitchen' at number 10.