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More news →Rajinikanth is a Collector in Lingaa
Superstar Rajinikanth, who is currently busy shooting for Tamil action-er "Lingaa", will be seen in dual avatar in the film, which is no more a news. Latest we hear that he will be playing a district collector and an unknown role in a flashback sequence. "Rajini sir is playing double role in the film. He plays a district collector in the present day of the story, while he will be seen in a different role in the flashback sequence. The makers have kept it a secret," said a source from the film's unit. Rajinikanth and Lingaa crew are currently shooting in Hyderabad. Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha is paired with the superstar along with Anushka, Lauren J Irwin, Jagapathi Babu, Vivek, Santhanam and others in important roles. Directed by K.S. Ravikumar, Lingaa is produced by Rockline Venkatesh and music is by A.R. Rahman.
Collections: Dhruva Gets 5 Cr On Day 2
After failing to meet the expectations on Day One, Ram Charan's Dhruva has reportedly sustained well on Day Two. The action thriller has reported good occupancy in A centres but struggling at B,C centres.Here is the break-up of 2 Days share (in crores):Nizam - 5.20Ceded - 2.92Uttarandhra - 1.95Guntur - 1.41Nellore - 0.56Krishna - 1.03East - 1.20West - 1.19Total AP & TG - 15.462 Days Worldwide share - 22 Cr approx.After posting about Rs 10.60 Cr on Day 1, Dhruva has racked up close to Rs 5 Cr on its second day. Considering that big bucks have been shelled out for the distribution rights, Dhruva has to maintain steady run for at least two weeks. The word of mouth from B,C Centres doesn't look as encouraging as the one from the A centres.Good occupancy is being reported on early Sunday as well. However, the big test of box office sustainability commences from Friday and then a clear picture can be drawn about the fate of Dhruva.   In overseas, Dhruva has already become the highest grosser of Charan and is racing towards 1 million club.
WELCOME collects £70,000 in UK preview
Following the smashing opening of WELCOME in the UAE, comes more good news from the UK & Ireland box-office. Over its limited previews on Wednesday and Thursday, WELCOME pipped competition to collect £70,000 (approx), the highest ever preview gross for an Akshay Kumar title in the UK! WELCOME is an Indian Films-Studio 18 release worldwide.
Stalin collects over Rs 30 cr in 30 days
It was once again proved that Mega Star Chiranjeevi is an emperor in Tollywood. His latest flick 'Stalin' had rewritten the entire 75-year-old Telugu film history by getting the highest ever collections by crossing Rs 30-crore mark in 30 days. Never in the past, there was such a big hit at box-office which had made the mark so far. The movie had recovered the cost of the budget in the second week itself and with this share the movie has recovered the selling cost of the buyers, with the latter entering the profit zone. Another interesting point to note here is that this is the fourth time in the Telugu film history a hero scored Rs 30 plus crore shares, with the earlier films such as Indra, Tagore, Shankar Dada MBBS and now Stalin. The figures are being given to substantiate the victory ' Nizam Rs 9.40 crore, Ceded Rs 6.50 crore, UA Rs 3 crore, East 1.75 crore, West 1.44 crore, Krishna Rs 1.50 crore, Guntur, Rs 1,75,42,950, Nellore 1,00,42,000, Karnataka Rs 2.25 crore, Tamil Nadu Rs 40 lakh, North India Rs 60 lakh, while Overseas Rs 2,25,00,000. All put together it amounts Rs 32,04,14,938.
Stalin collects record Rs 24 crore for two weeks
Mega Star and Padmabhushan Chiranjeevi, who gave sensational message-oriented hit films like 'Indra' and 'Tagore' has again set another new record with his latest flick 'Stalin' directed by Murugadoss and produced by K Nagendrababu. The film is creating new records in terms of collections. 'Stalin' had collected over Rs 6 crore share on the first day itself, which is a record in the history of Indian film industry. The film had again collected Rs 17 crores during the first one week, which is a new record in the south Indian film industry. According to latest reports, the film had collected Rs 24,42,80,110 shares for the first two weeks. The details of shares area-wise is as follows: Share in Rs: Nizam ' 7,09,35,155, Ceded ' 4,18,86,650, north Andhra ' 2,26,14,390, Guntur ' 1,58,20,960, East ' 1,41,62,720, West ' 1,27,77,505, Krishna ' 1,35,40,580, Nellore ' 88,07,450, Karnataka ' 1,75,15,600, Overseas ' 1,92,00,000, Chennai ' 30,02,520, North India ' 45,16,580. All put together the total share is 24,42,80,110.
'Annavaram' collects Rs 23 cr in 3 weeks
The Pawan Kalyan-Asin starrer 'Annavaram' directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao, presented by RB Choudary and produced by NV Prasad and Paras Jain on the banner of Megaa Super Good Films was released on December 29 and proved a mega hit film. The movie is creating wonders in revenue collections. It is going to create a new record over all previous films' collections in very few days. The film had collected Rs 13 crores in the first week all over the world. It has gone up Rs 18 crore in the second week and Rs 23 crore for the third week. The producers were of the opinion that their film would rewrite the records of collections of the 75-year-old film history if the collections continue in the same trend. Another speciality is that the film is being watched in the same pattern in all the A, B and C centres. Moreover, the film is collecting more revenue than the earlier hit film of Pawan Kalyan, 'Khushi'. Another highlight in the film is that it is still being screened in 15 theatres in Hyderabad alone even in the fourth week after its release.