India, May 25 -- Tamil superstar and the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, C Joseph Vijay, has offered relief to new films releasing in the state. This comes days after his colleagues from the film industry put forth their ideas on how the situation in Kollywood can be improved, and how theatrical revenue, apart from OTT revenue, can be boosted. The CM-actor has now allowed theatres to run five shows per day for a film's first week of release, apart from festivals and other occasions. (Also Read: Vijay Sethupathi requests 'Vaathi' TN CM Vijay for an OTT platform, to increase ticket prices: 'Becoming difficult')

Vijay released a note from his official CM X (formerly Twitter) handle to make the announcement. The press release written in Tamil ...