Dhanush has announced why the team made this decision weeks before release. Turns out, the film will not be releasing on its original October 16, 2026 date. Dhanush is fresh off his National Awards win for Best Actor (Special Mention) and Best Tamil Film. Yet he seems to have dived headfirst into work as he is gearing up for the release of OM.
The cast of OM have won National Awards this year. In July, Mammootty and Dhanush, director Rajkumar Perisamy and editor R Kalaivanan celebrated their National Award wins on the sets of OM.
He added why, “Our superstar, Rajinikanth sir, the man whom we all have admired and worshipped over the years, has his film arriving on October 15, just a day before ours. OM: Chapter 1 (Udhiram – The Blood Wood) is an upcoming Tamil action-thriller starring Dhanush, Mammootty, Sai Pallavi, and Sreeleela. Directed by Rajkumar, it was scheduled for a worldwide release on October 16.
He shared, “At the same time, we will not be arriving for Diwali this year either, as Suriya sir’s film has already been announced for the same date. In all fairness, they announced their date first, and we strongly believe that big films should have a mutual understanding and respect each other’s decisions, keeping the larger welfare of the cinema and industry in mind. Mammootty won the National Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Bramayugam . Dhanush won two honours at the 72nd National Film Awards. One for his directorial venture Raayan , which won Best Tamil Film, and he received a Special Mention (Best Actor) for his performance in Captain Miller. Rajkumar was honoured with the Best Director award for Amaran, while Kalaivanan won the National Award for the same film in the Best Editing category.
Taking to X, Dhanush wrote, “In times like these, shifting the release of a film comes with its own set of challenges. Out of immense respect for him, we have decided to postpone the release of our film, OM, to a later date. The film is inspired by real-life events, though the full narrative details are kept under wraps. The film is backed by Wunderbar Films and R Take Studios, with music composed by Sai Abhyankkar.
“We will announce our new release date very soon,” he concluded.
