Director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan releases the video link of the preview copy of ‘Vazhakku’ movie, starring Tovino Thomas, through social media. He shared the link for the video shared through Vimeo. The director’s move is amidst conflicts with Tovino Thomas. 

Sanal Kumar wrote, ‘The film ‘Vazhakku/The Quarrel’ is for the audience to watch. Those who want to see can see. Those who understand why it doesn't come out can understand’. Sanal has released the link of the video that he had uploaded two years ago.

Tovino Thomas and Sanal Kumar Sasidharan were involved in a conflict regarding the release of the film, in the last few days. Sanal Kumar complained that Tovino Thomas, also the producer of the film, wasn’t ready for the OTT/theatrical release of ‘Vazhakku’. He attributed this to Tovino’s fear of failure when the film was released. He also leveled several allegations against the actor. 

Tovino Thomas reacted to Sanal Kumar by saying that the reason for the film not reaching OTT platforms was because of Sanal. The actor took to an instagram live to make his part of the story known. He said that he was not the kind of person who sees any movie he created to be unfit for watching. Tovino added that, even though an OTT release of the film was tried, Sanal Kumar couldn’t agree with the OTT policy. 

‘Vazhakku’, which wrapped up shooting in 2022, starred Tovino Thomas and Kani Kusruti in lead roles. Besides Tovino, Sudev Nair also plays a pivotal role. Thanmaya had received the Best Child Actor State Award for her role in the film. The shooting of the film only took 15 days.