Master The film follows John Durairaj "JD", an alcoholic professor, who takes a three-month teaching job at a juvenile home, and clashes with Bhavani, a ruthless gangster, who uses the children as the scapegoats for his criminal activities. Master was initially planned for a theatrical release on 9 April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The makers preferred to wait for a theatrical release, rather than release it on any streaming service. After being delayed for several months, the film was finally released in theatres on 13 January 2021, a day before Pongal. Master also became the fastest Tamil film to be available on a streaming service post its theatrical release; it premiered on Amazon Prime Video after 16 days of theatrical release on 29 January 2021, along with a Malayalam-dubbed version.