Sivaji vs Dasa: What Financial Express says?

Many of our friends and fans raise doubt whether Dasa is able to match Sivaji’s hype or success? Though it is too early to say about the fate of the movie, I wish to say that Dasa can no way touch our Boss.

Just read the following article from Financial Express. You will learn.

The article clearly explains the difference between Superstar and an ordinary star. Don’t miss the bite from an inside amidst the article.

Kamal regains the No.2 position

Whether Dasa turns hit or not, the hype and hoopla for the movie has established that Kamal is alone next to Rajini and not other thukkuda actors.

So far media was writing some other actor’s name next to Rajini, which was very irritating for fans like me. Now they will speak that it is only Kamal who is next to Rajini. Happaada…!!

So, Kamal is back in his favourite No.2 position.

Note1:
No.1 position is of a distance of a light year from Number 2. The brightest star – Superstar is almost in the distance of a light year.

Note2:
After reading this Financial Express report, don’t come to conclusion that the movie is ‘OK’ or ‘Good’ and run to a nearby theatre. It is only average and not up to the hype it carried. The film has got such an attention just because it was projected by Ex-Oscar as a competitor to Sivaji, the boss. So, they should thank our Boss first.

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Sivaji still the boss but Kamal pulls crowds - Financial Express

Sudipta Datta

Posted online: Sunday , June 15, 2008 at 2341 hrs IST

Kolkata, Jun14 The six-screen Mayajaal multiplex in Chennai is holding 45 shows a day of Kamal Hassan’s magnum opus Dasavatharam. Touted to be the most expensive film ever made in India, with a budget crossing Rs 75 crore according to estimates, it’s running to full houses in all the four southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.

Leaving no stone unturned to ensure a grand opening, producer Oscar Ravichandran released 1,000 prints in India and 1,000 overseas. “The first two weeks are crucial for box-office collections and that’s the reason why so many prints have been released,” says Nambi Rajan, distributor of Dasavatharam in north and west India.

“The opening has been tremendous — 100% occupancy in cinema halls — in the south. What will help the movie is the fact that there are no big Tamil or Telugu releases in the next four weeks,” adds Rajan. However, the film, which has been released in Tamil and Telugu and with English subtitles, has done “below expectations” in Mumbai and Delhi.

Says PVR general manager Ranjan Singh, “The opening has been great in Bangalore and Hyderabad but average in Mumbai and Delhi. The rains in Mumbai may have been a damper.” An Adlabs spokesperson says the film is getting an amazing response from towns like Coimbatore as well.

The “lower turnout” in Mumbai and Delhi has obviously drawn comparisons with Rajnikanth’s Sivaji, the Boss, which grossed Rs 100 crore at the box-office last year. Says an insider: “Rajni is a mass entertainer and Kamal a class entertainer. People would have braved the rains for a Rajni film.”

So, what are the box-office expectations for Dasavatharam? According to industry experts, it won’t disappoint exhibitors, one of the reasons being that a huge number of prints have been released and it will make up the money in the first four weeks.

Kamal Hassan plays 10 different roles in the film, from a priest to President Bush, and according to sources, the stunning special effects alone cost Rs 25 crore. “The films starts in the 12th century and ends with the tsunami.”

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Sivaji-still-the-boss-but-Kamal-pulls-crowds/322939/

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Proof for Sivaji's Houseful shows despite rains in North:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2143355.cms