India, March 11 -- Filmmaker Suresh Triveni, known for movies such as Tumhari Sulu and Jalsa, has talked about how he thinks that "mid-sized films have completely died". Speaking with Variety India, he further spoke about which films get theatrical releases. Though the filmmaker wants to show his work in cinema halls, he said he doesn't want a "token release." Suresh's latest film is Subedaar, which was released on Prime Video.

Speaking to Variety India, Suresh said, "I realised with my first film is that the journey is not just about making it theatrical. In today's changing mindset of the audience, you also need to pitch your film correctly and have that exposure when you're going theatrical. In the case of Subedaar, Amazon was always ...