News reports have emerged that many cinema halls in Tamil Nadu have rolled back the special shows scheduled at 9 am on September 5 for Venkat Prabhu's The Greatest Of All Time (GOAT), starring Vijay in the lead.

The TN government is yet to announce its decision whether to allow one special show for the film. Tamil dailies have reported that the theatre owners have decided not to screen a special show, alleging that the distributors forced them to sell tickets above the government-mandated price.

Apart from Vijay, GOAT also stars Prashanth, Ajmal Ameer, Sneha, Laila, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Prabhudeva, Mohan, and Jayaram in prominent roles. Joining them are Venkat Prabhu's frequent collaborators Vaibhav, Premgi, Ajai Raj, and Aravind Akash. Late actor and politician Vijayakanth will appear in the film with the help of AI technology.

GOAT, directed by Venkat Prabhu, has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Siddhartha Nuni, editing by Venkat Raajen, art direction by Rajeevan, and action choreography by Dileep Subbarayan. Kalpathi S Aghoram has produced the film under the AGS Entertainment banner, with Archana Kalpathi serving as the creative producer. The film is slated for a September 5 release.

The film is slated in the IMAX format in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu, with Zee Studios distributing it across North Indian states in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.