'Due to unavoidable reasons': Suriya-Trisha's 'Karuppu' 9 am shows cancelled hours before release despite CM Vijay's approval

Suriya-Trisha's 'Karuppu' ran into last-minute delays and the 9 am special shows were cancelled. The update reportedly came after theatre owners cited financial woes ahead of the film's release on May 14.

Suriya and Trisha Krishnan's highly-anticipated film Karuppu is facing last-minute delays.

On May 12, just two days after taking the oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Vijay approved special 9 am shows for Karuppu.

But the film ran into last-minute delays and the 9 am special shows were cancelled ahead of it's May 14 release. The update reportedly came after theatre owners cited financial woes ahead of the film's release.

Producer SR Prabhu took to X and shared the update about the cancellation.

He wrote, "Due to unavoidable reasons 9am shows will be cancelled for Karuppu. Our sincere apologies to everyone!"

The film's release issue and financial hurdles were first highlighted by director RJ Balaji, who took to X and shared an update.

Assuring fans that the film will sail through this time of uncertainty, he wrote, "Dearest fans, I dont have a concrete answer to the current situation. Producers are doing their best to solve the hurdles. This film has always had hurdles, and somehow God has made us sail through all that and here we are after 32 months. This time as well, I have faith, complete faith in him."

After the cancellation of the special show, talks about the postponement of the film's release have already begun.

Fans have noted that several theatres have removed the film's listing from their chart of releases.

Theatres have also updated the fans that while the 9 am shows are cancelled, other shows have been placed on hold with no clarity on the release time yet.

Not only this, but several fans have also flagged that the 10 am and 12 pm shows are also cancelled.

A disappointed fan wrote on X, "10 am cancelled and received a refund message from district app."

While there's no official announcement about the film's rumoured postponement, the wave of cancelled shows and lack of update on the release timings has left fans disappointed.