India, May 14 -- Tamil thriller Karuppu released in theatres on May 14 amid much hype and anticipation. Fans had lined up outside theatres early in the morning, but only to be disappointed. Just hours before the film was set to hit the screens, the morning shows of the Suriya and Trisha Krishnan-starrer were cancelled without any proper reason.

Producer SR Prabhu, one of the makers of the film, took to Twitter (now called X) around 1 AM to share the announcement. "Due to unavoidable reasons 9am shows will be cancelled for Karuppu. Our sincere apologies to everyone," he wrote, without elaborating on the aforementioned reasons. However, the announcement did nothing to assuage fans, who demanded greater clarity.

In the replies to Prabhu's ...