Lokah won’t be coming to OTT anytime soon: Dulquer Salmaan on post-theatre release

Actor Dulquer Salmaan, whose production house Wayfarer Films produced the blockbuster superhero film 'Lokah', has addressed rumours regarding the film’s OTT release and confirmed that the Malayalam film won’t be coming to any streaming platform soon.

Taking to his X timeline on Sunday, Dulquer wrote, "Lokah isn't coming to OTT anytime soon. Ignore the fake news and stay tuned for official announcements!,” he wrote. The film, which has emerged a huge winner, has set cash registers ringing at the box office. Having already made over a whopping Rs 250 crores, the film, which is being hailed as Malayalam cinema's first woman superhero film, still continues to enjoy a strong run in theatres. In fact, the phenomenal success of the film has overwhelmed its makers and its cast as well.

Following the film's box office collections surpassing Rs 200 crore, actress Kalyani Priyadarshan wrote a heartfelt note expressing her gratitude to both the audience and her team. She shared that she was left speechless and deeply appreciative of all the love and support the film has received.

Taking to her Instagram page to pen the post, the actress had said, "Yesterday, our film reached a number that was only possible because of you, the audience. I’m beyond speechless, and truly beyond grateful for the love being showered on this film. In our industry, content has always been king, the biggest star of all - and once again, you’ve proved that to us. Thank you for giving us the chance to show that stories with vision will always find their place with you."

The actress had a special word of appreciation for her director Dominic Arun. She wrote, "And @dominic_arun (our Dom)… thank you for giving us a vision we could believe in with our whole hearts. You’re the reason we were all so excited to give everything we had - and it’s safe to say none of this would have been possible without you. To the most amazing cast and crew…this win feels special for me only because I have you guys to share it with."

Written and directed by Dominic Arun, the film has cinematography by Nimish Ravi and and editing by Chaman Chakko. Jakes Bejoy has composed the music for the film, which has action sequences by Yannick Ben. Additional Screenplay and dramaturgy for the film is  by Santhy Balachandran, while Jithu Sebastian has handled the film’s art direction.