JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<video id="video">
   <source src="/movie.mp4" />
</video>

<a href="#" onclick="removeControls();">Remove Controls</a>

JavaScript

video.setAttribute("controls","controls");

removeControls = function() {
  var video = document.getElementById('video');
  video.removeAttribute("controls");
}