The grand pre-release event for OM is on November 6. Wunderbar Films posted on the day that the event is today, that Dhanush will speak, and that the Mammootty and Dhanush film reaches theatres worldwide on November 20. Later the same day, Wunderbar confirmed the venue and timing again: the pre-release event is this evening at Sairam College in Chennai, with a Sai Abhyankkar set called out in a companion post. The posts credit it as a Rajkumar Periasamy film and tag Sai Pallavi, Sai Abhyankkar, Sreeleela, Naseeruddin Shah and Indrans.
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An earlier Wunderbar Films post on November 1 had framed the same date as #OMAudioLaunch at the Sairam Engineering College in Chennai, with a 78-second video that Divo Music also shared. Today's official posts use the grand pre-release event label and place the evening at Sairam College in Chennai.
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Here is the November 1 announcement video, followed by the morning tease that only hinted at a 3 PM reveal.
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Here is how the promotions have built up so far.
June 18: title and first teaser
The makers revealed the title and the first teaser, OM First Strike, on June 18, as The Hindu and Indian Express reported. Divo Music, the official label, released the teaser on YouTube. At that point the film was set for October 16.
September 7: Mammootty's Burma Karthikeyan
On Mammootty's 75th birthday, the makers introduced his character, Burma Karthikeyan, also called Siya, in a video released by Divo. India Today, The Hindu and Filmfare covered the reveal. OM is Mammootty's first Tamil film since Peranbu (2019), as Filmfare and India Today reported.
The move to November 20
OM later moved from October 16 to November 20. The Times of India and Times Now reported the shift, and Mammootty shared the new date himself.
October 19 and 26: a song and a glimpse
Veezha Veera, the second single, released at 6:30 PM IST on October 19, Wunderbar Films confirmed. Tippu and Sai Abhyankkar sing it, and Arun Srinivasan wrote the lyrics. The Telugu and Hindi versions are titled Veera Veera. Our Veezha Veera story has more on the track.
On October 26, Wunderbar introduced Sai Pallavi as Nithya Reddy with a glimpse titled OM Special Duty. Our OM cast guide covers every confirmed character.
October 31: Kerala rights
Wunderbar Films announced on October 31 that Binu George Alexander has the Kerala rights. We covered it in our OM Kerala rights story.
What to expect on November 20
OM releases in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, as the official posts show. The cast also includes Naseeruddin Shah, in what Filmfare and India Today report as his Tamil debut.
The film opens on the same day as Dulquer Salmaan's AakasamLo Oka Tara, as Times Now and Variety India reported. Our AakasamLo Oka Tara teaser story looks at that clash.
OM's road to release at a glance
- June 18: Title and OM First Strike teaser
- September 7: Burma Karthikeyan reveal
- October 19: Veezha Veera, the second single
- October 26: Sai Pallavi's Nithya Reddy glimpse
- October 31: Kerala rights announced
November 4: Senjudare, the third single, out on Divo Music. Sai Abhyankkar composed and sang it, with lyrics by Adesh Krishna. The lyrical video introduces Sreeleela as Roja.
- November 6: Grand pre-release event this evening at Sairam College, Chennai (Wunderbar)
- November 20: Worldwide release
With the grand pre-release event under way this evening at Sairam College in Chennai on November 6, the next confirmed date on the official timeline is the worldwide theatrical release on November 20.
