Dasavathaaram: box-office performance silences the opposition!
First, they created controversies. Then, they dragged the makers to court. When the movie released after crossing the numerous hurdles, they pounded it with bad reviews and spread rumours. Finally, here is the box-office performance to silence them all and delight Kamal’s fans.
The Economic Times has published a lengthy article featuring an interview with the producer, Aascar V Ravichandran. Here go the highlights:
The producer says that a state like Kerala grossed Rs 2 crore in the first week. “To date, the film has generated revenues worth Rs 100 crore and it has the potential to bring in as much as $100 million (over Rs 400 crore),” he claims.
To get deeper into the numbers, the film overall will have 1,300 prints which will include the Hindi version as well. Tamil Nadu alone had 275 prints with Kerala and Karnataka accounting for 85 and 80 prints respectively. The Telugu version of Dasavatharam had as many as 260 prints. “We will have 190 prints for the overseas markets and there will be another 400 for the Hindi audiences,” says Ravichandran.
…he is able to give the project his best when he distributes the film himself. “I have distributed the film on my own in India and across the world as well,” he says.
“We took two years to finish the project. Without Kamal Haasan, it would have taken ten years,” says Ravichandran quite candidly.
He is effusive about the actor and is clear when he says that it was his indefatigable attitude that saw the project through. “Never once did the actor ask for a break or say he was too tired,” recalls Ravichandran.
Ask Dasavatharam’s producer Venu Ravichandran if he was worried about how expensive this project could be and the answer is an emphatic NO. “Well, it came to Rs 60 crore eventually but I never ever had an estimate,” he says.
Reports have been coming in from other quarters too: CineSouth | The Indian Star | DailyIndia.com.
[With inputs from Ananth]
[Graphic courtesy. The Economic Times]
June 29th, 2008 at 2:13 am
kamal sir rock… he is legend… valge valge kamal sir…
June 30th, 2008 at 8:01 am
world wide the blockbuster movie is 10avatharam once again ulaganayagan proved that he is the only ulaga vasool nayagan we are proud to be kamal sir fans
June 30th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Ulaga Nayagan endrendum ulaga nayagan thaan.
Please check my blog on dasavatharam at this link.
http://vinupa.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/06/dasavatharam-a-true-masterpiece.htm
Vazhga Kamal. Valarga avar pugazh.!!!!
July 1st, 2008 at 12:59 am
check this link :
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/39647.html
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Response in Kolkata…
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Worldwide report from Pyramid Saimira
Dasavathaaram vs Sivaji overseas collection
July 4th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Dream run continues: CineSouth | Yahoo [via Ananth]
July 4th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Figures from Andhra Pradesh… [See 4th news item]
July 4th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Buzz in Chennai…
July 4th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Karthikeyan of Orkut Kamal Haasan community reports from Pune:
Friends, Dasa is the first Tamil movie to have a direct release in Pune. Before Dasa, Tamil movies used to have a delayed release, that too with only 6 or lesser shows all over Pune. That too won’t last for more than 10 days. But Dasa released simultaneously with around 30 shows in Pune. This is something very very big for a Tamil movie. the distributors didn’t advertise the movie much. The Telugu version was released without any ads. So, many who didn’t get the tickets for the Tamil version, watched the Telugu version. Once, even I had to do that.
After running superbly for 21 days, Dasa has been removed from all screens in Pune. This is a great achievement, as the Tamil crowd in Pune consists of mostly software folks, who are not more than 2000.
July 5th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
More info from Andhra and release date of Hindi version from IndiaGlitz…
July 9th, 2008 at 2:24 am
http://www.tamilnadutalk.com/portal/index.php?showtopic=12922
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:28 pm
News from Kerala…
July 29th, 2008 at 5:33 am
“No. 1″
See this link:
http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-2/top-ten-movies/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-dasavatharam.html
August 6th, 2008 at 1:44 am
Record in UAE…
September 16th, 2008 at 1:13 am
Dasavatharam - Winning horse in Box-office
http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/dasavatharam-winning-horse-in-box-office/
September 16th, 2008 at 6:32 am
RANDIE! WHAT HAPPEN TO HINDI DASA? IS IT BECAUSE KAMAL IS NOT MARKETABLE IN HINDI?