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Varisu box office prediction + what Thalapathy Vijay's last 5 films made

Thalapathy Vijay’s Varisu hit the screens today, January 11, much to the delight of fans. The buzz in trade circles is that Vijay’s family entertainer will collect between Rs 23 crore and Rs 25 crore in Tamil Nadu on its first day. Meanwhile, here is a look at the box office performances of Thalapathy Vijay’s last five films. BEAST Beast, …

Happy birthday Vijay: Five films that made him an undisputed box-office phenomenon

Tamil actor Vijay, who has been around for over two decades, is currently at the pinnacle of his career with an unprecedented fan base and a slew of blockbuster films to his credit. In the last decade, Vijay had 15 releases and out of which as many as nine films grossed over ₹100 crore at the box-office. Atlee directed …

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After Bigil and Kaithi, none of the expected biggies like Action, Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta, Sangathamizhan, and Adithya Varma lived up to the expectations at the box office. None of the films including Vishal’s Action, Dhanush’s Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta, Vijay Sethupathi’s Sangathamizhan, and Dhruv Vikram ’s most anticipated Adithya Varma were able to live up to the audience’s expectations. …

2019 has been a memorable year for Tamil cinema. Six major films have grossed more than Rs 100 crore each in worldwide theatrical takings, with Thalapathy Vijay’s Bigil leading the way. The six films in the century grossers club are Superstar Rajinikanth’s Petta, Thala Ajith’s Viswasam, Nerkonda Paarvai, Raghava Lawrence’s Kanchana 3, Bigil and Kaithi. The cumulative total worldwide theatrical …

With Bigil, Vijay becomes first Tamil actor to have three consecutive films make Rs 250 cr gross worldwide

It is going to be a smashing Diwali this year as two promising films, Vijay's Bigil and Karthi's Kaithi are all set to release worldwide on October 25. #KaithiReleasing25thOct #KaithiDiwali " Here's the tweet: Within an hour since the announcement was made, the Bigil team announced the release date. Stating that the sports drama would release on October 25, Archana …

Shah Rukh Khan has not announced a new film since his "Zero" debacle last December. The 33-year-old Atlee Kumar is among Tamil mainstream cinema's most in-demand directors, having made blockbusters such as "Theri" and "Mersal". Shah Rukh Khan's film with Atlee won't be a remake of any south Indian hit but an original script, a source told "koimoi.com". Since Atlee's …

A boom in multiplexes and conversion of single screens into double screens has increased the box-office share in Kerala. For the big Gandhi Jayanthi/Pooja weekend, four Malayalam films – Jallikattu, Aadyarathri, Vikruthi and Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal released along with four OLFs - War, Joker, Asuran and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy. Among the festival releases, the top five at Kochi multiplexes, …

In the last few years, Thalapathy Vijay has started shooting his new films only after the release of his ongoing project. But for a change, the Thalapathy will be moving on to his next film, fondly called by fans as Thalapathy 64, with Lokesh Kanagaraj of Maanagaram fame — even before the release of his massively scaled sports drama Bigil, …

Pattas vs Bigil: Dhanush, Vijay's films with double roles to clash after eight years on Diwali

Shah Rukh Khan, Badshah of Bollywood, is taking some time off from films and chilling with his family. However, for the last couple of days, it has been rumoured that he will be seen in a cameo in Tamil film Bigil, which stars leading hero Vijay in the lead role. However, Vijay's team vehemently denied the inclusion of Shah Rukh …