Two 50-crore club films after Covid; Prithviraj as Box Office King

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Prithviraj’s theatrical release before Jana Gana Mana was Ayyappan and Koshi

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Thiruvananthapuram, First Published Aug 9, 2022, 10:28 AM IST

The time of the covid pandemic was a time when the film and theater industries all over the world faced a big setback. The reality is that when economic survival was difficult for a large section of people, there was no money to spare for entertainment. There are films in various languages ​​that have brought audiences back to open theaters after a long shutdown. In Tamil, it was Vijay’s film Master and Sivakarthikeyan’s Doctor, while in Malayalam it was Dulquer Salmaan’s Kurup and Mammootty’s Bhishmaparva. But after the covid era, there is only one actor who has made more than one film financially successful in Malayalam. It is Prithviraj Sukumaran.

Two films starring Prithviraj in active theaters after the covid era have achieved huge financial success. Legal thriller film Janganamana directed by Dijo Jose Antony and mass masala film Katuva directed by Shaji Kailas. Janaganamana was released on April 28 without any significant hints about the resolution. But the seriousness and technical excellence of the subject matter and the combination of Prithvi and Suraj helped the film. The film received great word of mouth publicity from day one and was truly a sleeper hit. After the box office success in the centers outside Kerala, the film also received applause from the foreign language audience through its OTT release through Netflix. On May 24, the makers announced that the film has entered the 50 crore club.

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On the other hand, Katuwa was a project that created a lot of curiosity among moviegoers before its release. Tiger’s USP was the comeback film of Shaji Kailas, the master of mass masala films after a gap of eight years. The movie hit the theaters on July 7 and it succeeded in delivering what it promised to a high audience response from the theatres. The result was a great initial for the film. Tiger became a box office success as it got that response in centers outside Kerala as well. And it marked the return of Shaji Kailash. On August 1, the makers announced that the film has entered the 50 crore club.

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Last Updated Aug 9, 2022, 10:30 AM IST

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