Red Sandal Wood OTT release date: When, where to watch Vetri's action drama

Aha has confirmed the digital premiere date of the Tamil movie Red Sandal Wood. The movie will become available for streaming on its platform starting October 20. 

"Awakening an unknown world for LOVE #RedSandalWood premieres on October 20th on aha! Don't miss watching i," tweeted Aha, while announcing the release date. 

Red Sandal Wood is written and directed by debutant director Guru Ramanujam. The movie is said to be inspired by real-life incidents. "The incident that happened in 2015 deeply affected me. And I wanted to speak out against it and my pain and anger transformed into a screenplay," Guru Ramanujam said earlier.

Red Sandal Wood inspired by real incidents

The majority of the movie is said to be shot in real locations across the forest areas in the Telugu states. "We faced a lot of challenges (while making this movie). In this movie, I have stood up to political powers and asked them a serious question. I have also mentioned a solution in the movie," added the director. 

 Guru Ramanujam also noted that he interviewed all the victims of the aforementioned incident which inspired him to make this movie. 

Judging from the trailer, Red Sandal Wood follows the journey of a youth from North Chennai. He is a trained boxer and finds himself at the centre of a smuggling racket. The movie seems to be politically charged as it claims to shed light on the practice of hiring woodcutters from Tamil Nadu to carry out smuggling in the Telugu states. The movie seems to tell the story of the pain and struggles of innocent migrants who become scapegoats in this powerplay. It looks like this movie aspires to recreate the impact of director Vetrimaaran's acclaimed movie Visaranai. 

Red Sandal Wood stars Vetri in the lead role. It also has Ram of KGF fame, Diya Mayuri, MS Baskar, Ganesh Venkat Raman, Kabali Vishvanth, Vinod Sagar, Marimuthu, Ravi Venkat Raman, and Abhi.