Lal Salaam, the Tamil sports drama featuring superstar Rajinikanth, received mixed responses at the box office after its release in February last year. The film marked the directorial comeback of the actor’s daughter, Aishwarya Rajinikanth, after a hiatus of nine years. Initially, the film was supposed to start streaming on the OTT platform in March of the same year, but due to unknown reasons, it was not released. But now, after almost a year, the makers have finally announced the official OTT release date of Lal Salaam. The film will be streaming on SUN NXT from June 6, on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. Taking to X, the digital platform dropped an intriguing motion poster of Rajinikanth and wrote, “Stay tuned and Guess who’s firing up the screen this Bakrid?” Stay tuned & Guess who’s firing up the screen this Bakrid? ?#SunNXTPremiere #SunNXTBakrid #SunNXT pic.twitter.com/ZHkCjzfEVf — SUN NXT (@sunnxt) May 30, 2025 Lal Salaam follows the story of two close friends, Thiru and Shamsuddin, who are talented cricketers from Murarbad and share a strong bond despite different religious backgrounds. Their friendship is tested when a politician’s son exploits their rivalry during elections to spark a heated cricket match, potentially causing communal tensions in their village. It explores the themes of sports, friendship and social harmony, focusing on the impact of a rivalry between two cricket teams and the relationship between two friends and their communities. Apart from Rajinikanth, the film also featured Vishnu Vishal, Vikranth, Senthil, Jeevitha, KS Ravikumar and Thambi Ramaiah in significant roles. Backed by Lyca Productions, the film was written by Vishnu Rangaswamy with music by AR Rahman. Meanwhile, Rajinikanth has already wrapped up the shooting for his next project, Coolie. Helmed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, the film will be hitting the big screens on August 14 this year. It also features Nagarjuna, Sathyaraj, Upendra Rao, Sivakarthikeyan and Shruti Haasan in significant roles. It will be facing a big box office clash with the highly anticipated action thriller, War 2, starring Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR and Kiara Advani in the lead.