Munirathna's
aggressive
promotion
seems
to
have
struck
gold
for
his
Katari
Veera
Surasundarangi,
as
the
mega-budget
film
is
rocking
at
the
Sandalwood
Box
Office.
The
movie,
which
was
released
on
May
10,
has
raked
in
more
than
Rs
5
crore
in
the
opening
weekend.
An
unconfirmed
source
has
revealed
that
Katari
Veera
Surasundarangi
has
approximately
collected
Rs
5.70
crore
in
the
opening
week
(Excluding
Sunday
collection).
Despite
getting
criticism
for
the
weak
storyline,
the
3D
factor
seems
to
be
attracting
the
audience.
Multiplexes
and
single
screens
witnessed
an
average
of
80%
occupancy
per
show
in
the
first
three
days,
claims
the
source.
Katari
Veera
Surasundarangi
is
made
with
the
budget
of
Rs
12
crore
and
the
production
cost
is
expected
to
recover
by
second
week.
However,
distributor
Rockline
Venkatesh
has
said
that
they
are
planning
to
release
the
film
outside
the
state
and
abroad
by
this
month
end.
The
movie
features
Upendra,
Ramya,
Ambareesh,
Dodanna
and
Muthappa
Rai
in
the
important
roles.
The
film
directed
by
Suresh
Krishna
is
produced
by
Munirathna.