Release

Master was released on 13 January 2021, a day before Pongal, in over 1000 theatres in Tamil Nadu. It was originally scheduled for a release on 9 April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The film was delayed for several months due to the COVID-19 lockdown in India, during which the makers decided to wait for a theatrical release. On 28 November 2020, the producers released a press statement, refuting rumours of releasing the film on any over-the-top media service, and also reiterating plans for a theatrical release, as this decision was crucial for the revival of the film industry, which had suffered unprecedented losses due to the pandemic.

In December 2020, the makers officially announced that the film will be released on 13 January 2021. Additionally, dubbed versions of the film would also release simultaneously in Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The advance bookings of the film started from 7 January in limited theatres across Tamil Nadu. The Telugu version of Master was released across 600 theatres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Due to the demand of the film's dubbed version in North India, the filmmakers officially announced a release of its Hindi version titled as Vijay The Master, which was scheduled for a release on 14 January 2021, across North Indian theatres. The film received an additional 500 screens in Central India, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and East Punjab, for the film's Tamil, Telugu and Hindi versions. The film's digital rights were acquired by Amazon Prime Video, where it began streaming on 29 January 2021.