Leading Tamil actor Dhanush's Maaran directed by Karthick Naren under the prestigious Sathya Jyothi Films banner and featuring music by G. V. Prakash Kumar is scheduled for a direct premiere on March 11 on Disney+ Hotstar. With the film's OTT release in less than a week, lyricist Vivek, who was announced to be a part of the upcoming investigative action thriller as the dialogue and screenplay writer, released a statement on social media on Friday evening informing that he is no longer associated with the high-profile venture while citing creative differences to be the reason.

In a series of tweets, Vivek stated that he is happy with the response to the Maaran trailer and the dialogues featured in it, but clarified that they were not written by him. He wrote, "Very happy to see so much, such love towards #Maaran trailer n Dialogues. As many of U hav pointed out, maaran is coming out as a stylish, commercial n emotional film. I m equally excited to watch d film like U. But those dialogues r not mine. Credits to the dialogue writer." The popular lyricist added, "Due to creative differences i chose to move out of #Maaran as a dialogue n screenplay writer. Thanks team for respecting my decision. Today I am part of some of d biggest movies in india as a dialogue n screenplay writer. Wil always remember dat Maaran was d starting point😘" Vivek concluded saying, "I owe a lot to  @SathyaJyothi ( @TGThyagarajan sir, Arjun, Siddharth, Sendhil, Prashanth Brothers) for placing so much trust in me. I owe a lot to @dhanushkraja  sir for all d learning i got from the great artist. Tks  @karthicknaren_M  bro for d trust.  Sorry to the fans." 

Initially, it was announced that Maaran would have a screenplay and dialogues written by Vivek along with popular Malayalam writers Sharfu and Suhas of Varathan and Virus fame. The unexpected exit of Vivek from Maaran will come as a big surprise for fans, who are gearing up to witness Dhanush in action as a journalist alongside youth sensation Malavika Mohan, with Mookuthi Amman fame Smruthi Venkat and Soorarai Pottru actor Krishna Kumar cast in pivotal roles, while Samuthirakani is playing the antagonist.