As cinemas remain closed amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, several movies including Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer Gulabo Sitabo, Vidya Balan-s Shakuntala Devi and Janhvi Kapoor-starrer Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl have lined up for a digital release, ditching the traditional route of a theatrical opening. Nawazuddin Siddiqui-s comedy film Ghoomketu is also going straight to OTT. Amid reports of several other films releasing straight on OTT platforms, it turns out the Kangana Ranaut-starrer Thalaivi won-t ditch traditional theatrical release.

Terming all news reports claiming as a false, film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh clarified on Twitter that Thalaivi will get a theatrical release first. Putting an end to speculations of the online release of the film which is the biopic of the political stalwart J Jayalalithaa, he tweeted, "IMPORTANT... News that Thalaivi - Jayalalithaa biopic - will premiere on OTT is FALSE... Will release in theatres first... Digital release to follow after theatrical release... Thalaivi stars KanganaRanaut."