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Kollywood Cinema @KollywudCinema
Good night #HappyThalaivaaWeek Saravediku ready ha #Vijay Fan #TimeForDiwali
Thalaivaa bookings now opened at Kamala Cinemas.
Thuppakki mints 65.32 Crore worldwideQuote:
Originally Posted by CEDYBLUE
In Tamil Nadu, 'Thuppakki' raked in Rs.40 crore and above in the first six days - Trade Analyst Trinath
TN total for 1st week as 45.60Cr. So remaining would be overseas !
Breakup goes like this for 1st Week :
Andra Pradesh – 6 crores
Kerala - 7 crores
Karnataka - 4 crores
US & UK – 3.5 crores
Srilanka, Singapoore, Malaysiya - 7crores
Request :
Could you please post any other new official poster of Thalaiva (just like in post #1863) ? Thanks
Sreedhar Pillai : # Thalaivaa TN Release Update - Theaters which had earlier cold shouldered r now going ga-ga. Big release planned by @VENDHAR_MOVIES on Aug20
¤ Abirami Mega Mall have added an another screen for Tuesday night in Swarna Sakthi, after a huge demand.
¤ About 50 shows are to be screened in Mayajaal for a Single day, Eventhough the release is on a week day. Feel the Mass
Thanks ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar (check PM pls).
Still looking for a (good) poster with date on it for my collection. Don't worry about it, I can find it sometime later.
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Film industry-politics link : After Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam, Vijay starrer-Thalaivaa faces delay
In January, high drama preceded the release of actor Kamal Haasan's magnum opus Vishwaroopam. The movie was initially stalled, following protests by Muslim groups that were concerned about the portrayal of their community. 'Vishwaroopam' did release eventually, but not before a nervy period of protests and a showdown that the actor had with the state government.
Cut to the present, where another high profile actor is going through what Haasan had gone through just seven months ago. The Vijay-starrer Thalaivaa (which means leader), made at a budget of Rs 60 crore, has been stalled. But the comparison ends there.
For, unlike during Vishwaroopam, the state government has said it has got nothing to do with the stalling. Thalaivaa was blocked after a little-known group calling itself Tamil Nadu Oppressed Students Revolutionary Force threatened theatres and multiplexes in the state. "It's a complete mystery," a trade analyst, wishing anonymity, points out. No names of theatres that have received these threatening messages have been disclosed. The police also seem to have washed their hands of this issue. The Thalaivaa team has also been denied permission to protest. So, what's happening? Nobody has a clue. In Tamil Nadu, no one with stakes in this issue wants to throw light on it. There have been no statements from either the directors' union or the producers' council. Those in the movie business don't want to talk on record, as rumours rule the roost. "We cannot speculate anything. There is no transparency," says C Lakshmanan, assistant professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies.
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The Politics-Movies Link
What the issue has managed to highlight once more is the film industry's unhealthy dependence on the government, a fallout of how the world of movies and politics interact seamlessly here. "Tamil Nadu has an established history where film and politics cannot be separated. Either the state should come out clearly or the film producer or actor should explain what the exact problem is," says Lakshmanan. That's why getting the administration to back the movie's release seems to be the only way out for Thalaivaa. But Vijay and producer Chandraprakash Jain, who says he will come to the streets if the film doesn't get released soon, haven't been able to meet chief minister J Jayalalithaa till now.
Vishwaroopam didn't start a trend. Back in 1973, actor-turned-politician MG Ramachandran faced the heat in trying to get his movie Ulagam Suttrum Vaaliban released. Closer to date, the movie Dam 999 was banned by Tamil Nadu, in the backdrop of the Mullaiperiyar dam dispute between the state and Kerala. Kamal Haasan even had to change the title of one of his movies, which later became Virumandi, after protestors of a particular caste alleged that the original title was a derogatory reference. The film industry-politics links are that strong in this part of the world. Five of the state's chief ministers, including Jayalalithaa and arch-rival M Karunanidhi, have emerged from the film industry. Even Opposition leader Vijayakanth is an actor.
The government machinery controls the movies business in different ways. Unlike in any other state, there's a cap of Rs 120 on theatre tickets, with a row of seats to be offered at Rs 10! The rule was brought in by Karunanidhi and hasn't been changed by Jayalalithaa. Tamil Nadu used to give entertainment tax exemption depending on whether a movie has a Tamil title or not. Now, the markers used for tax sop qualifications are a bit fuzzy. Thalaivaa, which got a U certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification, didn't pass muster with the review panel of the Commercial Taxes Department....