TN Ban Turns A Boon For Vijay's Thalaivaa At Bangalore Box Office!
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oi-Prakash
By Shanmugan
Tamil
star
Illayathalapathy
Vijay
is
experiencing
a
never-before
difficult
situation
in
his
two-decade
career.
The
actor's
Kollywood
movie
Thalaivaa
has
not
been
released
at
his
home,
but
has
hit
the
screens
worldwide.
It
had
happened
to
Universal
Star
Kamal
Hassan's
Vishwaroopam
earlier
this
year
when
the
state
government
had
banned
it
fearing
a
communal
clash.
Thalaivaa
was
released
worldwide
on
August
9
sans
Tamil
Nadu.
The
unofficial
ban
irked
the
fans
of
Vijay.
There
were
many
online
campaigns
done
by
his
fans,
but
nothing
has
helped
the
film
as
it
has
not
been
released
yet.
His
fans
were
hoping
that
Thalaivaa
would
at
least
release
for
the
Independence
Day
(August
15),
but
they
were
disappointed
again
as
the
film
could
not
see
the
light
of
day.
As
a
result,
the
Tamil
film
is
heading
for
a
huge
loss
at
the
Box
Office.
The
only
silver
line
in
the
entire
episode
is
that
Thalaivaa
has
received
a
thunderous
response
at
International
Box
Office
and
in
the
neighbouring
states.
More
importantly,
the
film
has
got
wonderful
response
in
the
Bangalore
and
Kerala
Box
Office.
As
we
reported
earlier,
fans
of
Vijay
who
could
not
wait
for
the
release
of
Thalaivaa
in
Tamil
Nadu,
are
travelling
to
other
states
to
watch
the
film.
Continue
reading
the
story
on
the
slideshow...
Last
Weekend
Last
weekend,
huge
number
of
cine-goers
had
gone
to
Kerala
and
Karnataka
to
watch
the
movie.
Especially,
people
preferred
Bangalore
to
watch
Thalaivaa.
Huge
Demand
For
Tickets
In
fact,
the
non-release
of
Thalaivaa
in
Tamil
Nadu
boosted
Bangalore
Box
Office.
The
theatre
owners
were
caught
by
surprise
as
there
were
huge
demand
for
tickets
in
the
Garden
City.
Close
To
30
Screens
In
spite
of
increasing
the
number
of
screens,
there
were
severe
shortage
of
tickets
in
Bangalore.
Thalaivaa
was
released
in
close
to
30
screens
in
the
city
alone.
Thalaivaa
Rocks
At
Bangalore
Box
Office
As
a
result,
Thalaivaa
rocked
at
Bangalore
Box
Office.
It
has
to
be
noted
that
the
movie
faced
a
lot
of
competition
from
other
releases.
Dream
Run
To
Continue...
This
weekend
too,
there
is
a
huge
demand
for
Thalaivaa
tickets
in
Bangalore.
Many
from
Chennai
and
Hosur
are
expected
to
travel
to
the
Garden
City.
This
Weekend
Thalaivaa
is
running
in
above
20
screens
in
Bangalore
this
weekend.
The
screenings
might
be
increased
based
on
demands.
Chennai
Express
As
Hindi
movie
Chennai
Express
is
also
getting
huge
response,
Thalaivaa
is
not
able
to
get
more
number
of
screens.
Tony-Jayammana
Maga
Kannada
movies
Tony,
which
is
rocking
at
Box
Office,
and
Jayammana
Maga,
which
was
released
to
positive
response
on
August
15,
are
giving
tough
competition
for
Thalaivaa
at
Bangalore
Box
Office.
Thalaivaa
Thalaivaa
is
directed
by
AL
Vijay.
Vijay,
Amala
Paul,
Sathyaraj
and
Santhanam
are
in
the
key
roles.
The
film
is
produced
by
Chandra
Prakash
Jain.