After the release of Lingaa, fans of Superstar Rajinikanth were in utter grief over the back-to-back disasters of Kochadaiiyaan and Lingaa. Many thought that Rajini has lost the judgment in choosing the right script. Keeping aside all the setbacks, Rajini okayed young director PA Ranjith’s Kabali. Rajini will play a don in the film and the hype is back on the project.
But going by the record pre-release business for Kabali, one can easily estimate that the successive disasters of Rajini’s last two films have not made even an ounce of adverse affect on Kabali. As per the reports from the Tamil trade analysts, the producer of Kabali, Kalaipuli S Thanu, is minting money by selling Kabali’s overseas rights at never seen before astronomical rates.
Apaprently, Kabali was sold for highest ever prices in USA, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. Incidentally, all the rates offered are nearly 50% higher than Lingaa, showing Rajini’s mania. In Malaysia where the Superstar was received with royal honors, Kabali is sold for 11 crore as against Lingaa which was sold for 7.3 crore. The USA rights of Kabali fetched 9 crore (Lingaa 7.1 cr). To compare, Baahubali final run share I the US was around 9 crore.
The Australia and New Zealand together fetched 1.8 crore (Lingaa 1.2 cr). All the deals include both the Telugu and Tamil versions of Kabali and the producer is looking to strike an overall overseas deal to the tune of 40 crore.
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