I remember reading an article from Sify that said Nanan did not even break even.....not sure how much of it is true. This 545 Rubees Sridhar pillai kitta poi thaan kekanum. Can't find the link. But here is one link which shows breakeven : http://www.sify.com/movies/2012--Top...ymFPgigch.html
Loss or breakever depends on the total that was spent and how much it earned in box office. Sankar enna Nanban freeyava direct panni irupaaru? I'm sure he charges hefty fees. Unless the movie went berserk at BO, there is no way it can meet the gargatuan fees charged by Vijay and Shankar. But there is noway single way to point out the actual BO colections is TN which is the major problem and point of discussion here.
BTW I personally liked 3 idiots and did not bother watching nanban since it was 1:1
The same rule of thumb applies for Jilla as well. Mahanlal got distribution rights for kerala for Jilla movie instead of salary. I'm not sure how much fee he charges, assuming he charges atleast 50-60% the fees as tamil super stars (like Ajith Vijay or Surya which runs to about 20 Cr.) Movie has to run beyond this 10-12 cr business before he makes profit. So before people makes too much claims of Box office report from Kerala, think through it ....
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