Abhinaya
Chakravarthy
Kiccha
Sudeep's
directorial
venture
Maanikya,
which
got
released
all
over
state,
yesterday,
May
1
2014
is
reportedly
looting
the
Box
Office.
The
multi
star
film,
which
was
released
in
more
than
200
screens
is
running
packed
houses
in
all
the
cine
halls.
Maanikya,
the
first
combination
of
Crazy
Star
Ravichandran
and
Kiccha
Sudeep
has
done
a
wonderful
business
at
Box
Office
on
its
first
day.
The
film
has
also
broken
all
the
previous
records
of
Kiccha
Sudeep's
movie.
If
sources
from
regional
portal
Chitraloka
are
to
be
believed,
then
Maanikya,
which
is
the
biggest
treat
for
long
weekend
in
Karnataka
has
approximately
grossed
Rs
3
crore
on
first
day
at
Box
Office
collections.
Though
it
was
well
known
that
the
movie
is
the
remake
of
Telugu
hit
Mirchi,
high
expectations
were
lying
on
the
movie
as
it
was
the
first
combination
of
two
big
stars
of
Sandalwood
-
Sudeep
and
Ravichandran.
As
the
movie
was
released
on
Labourers
Day
(May
Day),
May
1st,
there
was
a
large
number
of
audience
turn
out
for
the
film
across
the
state.
Be
it
a
multiplex
screen
or
a
single
screen
theatre,
the
movie
was
running
packed
houses
on
Thursday.
Continue
reading
the
story
on
slide
show...
Maanikya's
Budget
Maanikya
is
the
second
costliest
film
that
was
ever
made
on
Kannada
screen.
It
is
reported
that
the
movie
was
made
with
the
budget
of
Rs
18
crore.
Two
Big
Stars
Are
The
Beneficiary
Factor
As
it
is
the
combination
of
two
big
stars
-
Kiccha
and
Ravi,
it
was
successful
in
attracting
both
the
sets
of
fans.
No
Competition
For
Maanikya
As
there
is
no
competition
from
any
other
Kannada
movies
and
other
language
movies,
Maanikya
is
likely
to
continue
to
do
wonderful
business.
Long
Weekend
The
back
to
back
Government
holidays
is
also
said
to
be
the
biggest
boon
for
Maanikya,
as
it
can
attract
large
number
of
crowd.
Positive
Reviews
Maanikya
is
opened
for
many
positive
reviews.
Movie
also
got
thumbs
up
from
the
hardcore
critics
of
the
remake
movie.