Abirami Ramanathan, president of the Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners and Distributors Association, has confirmed withdrawing the strike since the TN government has agreed to look into all their demands within a week. However, since the TFPC-DSP rift continues, the producers are not willing to release any new movies until their strike draws to a close.
So, theater owners across Tamil Nadu can only play old, already-released films until an amicable solution is reached between the TFPC-DSP standoff. Regarding the annulment of LBET (Local Body Entertainment Tax), the government has said that they will appoint a committee soon to look into it.