Shivaraj Kumar's Om Gets Flying Start At Box Office
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Shivaraj
Kumar
starrer
classic
Om
has
done
the
magic
once
again.
The
movie,
which
was
released
once
again
on
August
2,
has
made
good
business
at
the
Box
Office.
According
to
the
Bangalore
Mirror,
Om,
which
was
released
at
Triveni
theatre,
has
opened
up
to
good
response
in
the
weekend.
It
has
collected
Rs
3.56
lakh
(nett)
in
the
first
three
days.
It
is
distributed
by
N
Kumar
and
the
movie
has
made
a
better
business
than
a
few
new
releases.
Om
is
said
to
be
the
highest
screened
movie.
In
fact,
majority
of
the
theatres,
which
screen
Sandalwood
movies,
have
screened
the
movie.
In
the
last
18
years,
it
had
more,
approximately
500
releases.
The
movie
that
redefined
action
movies
in
Kannada
film
industry,
was
released
in
1995.
It
was
a
career-changing
film
for
Shivaraj
Kumar
and
Upendra.
The
movie
gave
a
completely
new
image
for
Shivanna
and
it
gave
a
big
break
to
Uppi
as
a
director.
It
has
earned
cult
status
and
won
several
awards.
Despite
being
controversial
film
for
the
content
over
violence
and
for
casting
the
infamous
rowdies
like
Jedarahalli
Krishnappa,
Bekkina
Kannu
(Cat
Eye)
Raajendra,
Korangu
and
Tanveer
in
the
film,
the
movie
not
only
set
a
benchmark
at
the
Box
Office,
but
also
won
critical
appreciation.
The
interesting
part
of
the
story
is
that
the
satellite
rights
of
Om,
which
also
starred
Prema,
and
the
home
video
rights
have
not
been
sold
till
date.