Ravanan film has grossed a whopping Rs 1.67 crore in kerla

Interesting this Ravanan film has grossed a whopping Rs 1.67 crore in kerla

Mani Rathnam’s Ravanan featuring Vikram, Prithviraj and Aishwarya Rai is turning out to be a super hit in Kerala. The film has taken a better opening than any recent Mammootty or Mohanlal film in the state!


From 66 screens in Kerala, the film has grossed a whopping Rs 1.67 crore, with a distributor’s share of Rs 62 lakhs in its opening week (June 18 to 24). In Ernakulam city from Shenoys and Padma the film has netted Rs 18, 65, 255, which is fantastic by any yardstick.

The aggressive promotions done by Vikram and Prithviraj paid off handsomely. They visited theatres screening the film in Ernakulam and mingled with the crowds who went ga-ga over them.

The collections from Hindi Raavan which opened in six screens in the state have been disappointing. Abhishek is not a star in Kerala where Bollywood stars like the Khans- Salman, Shah Rukh and Aamir, and Hrithik Roshan rules.

Says Suresh Shenoy of Shenoys Ernakulam: “Ravanan is doing extraordinary business in Kerala. People seem to like it for Vikram, Prithvi and Ash, especially the climax fight on the bridge and the stunning ending. Vikram and Prithvi visited Shenoys which was houseful. They stood near the screen and Vikram spoke in Malayalam which had the crowd in raptures. I would say their promotions helped the film as they were all over the Malayalam channels which helped the film to get a fantastic opening.”
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Salman Khan Gifting Expensive Watches Worth Rs.50 Crore

Watches this now Salman Khan Gifting Expensive Watches Worth Rs.50 Crore
Bollywood star Salman Khan, who has given watches worth as much as Rs.50 crore to his friends and family, has found a method of beating his expensive gifting habit. On his mother’s advice, he has asked his charity foundation Being Human to manufacture inhouse designer watches.

And the first proud recipient of the Being Human designer-watch was actor Aseem Merchant, Salman’s co-star in Boney Kapoor’s “Wanted”.”He gave me his the first Being Human watch. It’s awesome. Its look and movement are as slick as the super-exclusive Swiss Breitling watches,” Aseem told IANS.

“You’re right. He did say his mom advised him to find a way of cutting down costs on his watch-gifting habit. He gave me the watch and said, ‘Your time begins now.’,” he added.Apart from the watch, Aseem also received a Being Human shirt from Salman.

“He made me strip in front of him and try on the shirt. I really don’t want to talk about his generous nature. But I’ve been shooting with him for a year and Salman’s generosity is unbelievable,” said Aseem.Salman also gifted Aseem a role in his brother Arbaaz Khan’s first production which will star Salman and Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter Sonakshi, to be directed by Abhinav Kashyap.

“And since I play the main antagonist with Salman in ‘Wanted’, he said he wanted me to do a positive role in Arbaaz’s production,” said Aseem.Ironically, the real-life buddies are at each other’s throat throughout “Wanted”.

“And it’s not the choreographed, synchronized action movements we see in our films. Salman and I have real basic fist to fist street fights composed by a stunt director called Vijay from the South. Salman and I were fighting on the sets and drinking together once the camera was switched off,” said Aseem.
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