And corporates want to be where the action is that's a Rajinikanth film. "The concept of First Day First Show has become the most in thing now. Industry observers see this as the future of film marketing and Rajinikanth, a winner of the secondhighest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, an obvious choice for corporates to piggyback on. For Kabali, all ten of them want to see it," he told ET. "Usually, three out of a 10 member family will want to watch the first day. 'Kalaipuli' S Thanu, the producer of the movie, holds the sheer magnitude of the demand as reason. As I see it, tickets are taken till Thursday and the next weekend," she said. "We have about 55,600 seats in 13 screens across three properties.Everything is 'Kabali'. Archana Kalpathi, dit rector of the three-cinema group, which also has distribution rights for the Chengalpet region near Chennai, said online demand was simply too much to bear. The website of AGS Cinemas crashed as soon as it opened for booking. But the response this time bespeaks a gentrification of the Rajinikanth cult like never before in his over 40-year career. Theatre releases of Rajinikanth films are usually accompanied by the regular marketing hype, and has a large fan which means demand in the early days at least f is high.
Even duplicate tickets are doing the rounds and people are buying them for Rs 1,200-1,300," said Shiva, the fan-club member. "Tickets with a list price of Rs 120 tickets are being sold for Rs 2,000 and there are people to buy it.
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The movie is releasing in at least 6,000 screens in India, clearly trailing demand for the first weekend shows. Ticket rates in suburban cinemas range between Rs 500 and Rs 1,200, with some costing even higher. While most of these were corporate bulk bookings, the common Rs Rajini'-worshipping fan was left with nothing. For Kabali, online booking was opened about five days before release, letting loose a rampage of ticket-booking that blocked cinemas in minutes. And, until Kabali, having connections with fan associations was a sure-fire method for fans to corner tickets. Reverence is on display when worshippers douse Rajinikant's cutout with milk and do an 'aarathi' with lit camphor in front of the live big screen. In Tamil Nadu, watching a Rajinikanth movie on the first day of its release is an obsession.Īlso Read: Rajinikanth keeps with tradition as Kabali breaks records at box office The cult of Rs Rajini' is so strong that the bus conductor-turned-actor is deified by fans.
“This time it looks difficult," said Shivakripa. The response has been equally good overseas, as well as rest of India where the film is getting a huge release.Shivakripa, one such fanclub member, said clubs which used to get around 300 tickets are getting only 50 tickets for 'Kabali', directed by Pa Ranjith, a veteran of only two prior films. The advance booking is beyond extraordinary, theatres in Chennai are pretty much sold out for the entire weekend. The hype for the film is beyond anything that has been witnessed in recent times. Ranjith, ‘Kabali’ stars Rajnikanth, Radhika Apte, Dhansikaa, Dinesh, Kalaiarasan and Ritwika and Winston Chao. Thanu plans to officially address the matter via a statement” a source said.ĭirected by Pa. There’s no truth in reports that ‘Kabali’ has leaked online. Rubbishing the rumours, a source close to the film said “These are just baseless rumours circulated for fun.
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A few websites and news channels, who in the past have helped increase piracy, announced that ‘Kabali’ was available for download on the internet. There were reports on Tuesday, that the film had leaked onto the internet. The makers of the much-hyped ‘Kabali’, starring South Megastar Rajnikanth, have issued a clarification stating that the film has not leaked online.
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