‘Still my film’: Vishnu Vishal apologised to Netflix after Rajinikanth-starrer Lal Salaam crashed | Tamil News
4 min readHyderabadJun 26, 2026 05:09 PM IST Actor Vishnu Vishal has spoken candidly about the failure of Lal Salaam, revealing that he felt compelled to personally apologise to Netflix after the film underperformed, even though the platform itself tried to talk him out of taking the blame. “Lal Salaam didn’t work in theatres or on OTT. I apologised to Netflix. They asked, ‘Why are you worrying?’ I said, ‘I should take ownership. I’ll come back.’” He recalled their reply, “‘It’s not your film. They tried to do business with Superstar Rajinikanth, and Rajinikanth is in the film for one hour.’ I said, ‘It’s still my film. How can it go wrong?’ OTT platforms like this kind of ownership,” Vishnu Vishal said in an interview with Rednool. To put the conversation in context, Lal Salaam released in theatres on February 9, 2024, directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah’s Lyca Productions, with music by A.R. Rahman. The sports drama had Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth playing the leads and Rajinikanth appearing in an extended …
