Breaking
all
records
set
by
Shivaji
and
Dasavatharam,
which
were
released
worldwide
with
an
approximate
number
of
760
and
1,050
prints
respectively,
Superstar
Rajinikanth
starrer
Kuselan,
directed
by
P.
Vasu,
will
be
released
across
the
globe
with
around
1200
prints,
sources
said.
Rajinikanth's
blockbuster
Shivaji:
The
Boss
was
released
with
760
prints,
out
of
which
300
had
been
released
in
Telugu,
303
in
Tamil,
145
in
overseas,
and
12
in
North
India.
Meanwhile,
Kamal
Hassan"s
magnum
opus
Dasavatharam
opened
with
approximately
1,050
prints
in
Tamil,
Telugu
and
Hindi.
And
the
theatres
in
Chennai
screened
the
film
for
as
many
as
45
shows
a
day
across
21
theatres
as
opposed
to
Rajinikanth"s
Shivaji,
which
was
released
across
17
theatres
in
the
city.
Pyramid
Saimira,
worldwide
distributors
of
Kuselan,
is
now
involved
in
distributing
the
film
in
maximum
theatres
in
India
and
overseas.
The
film
is
expected
to
hit
North
India
with
around
150
Prints.
Kuselan,
which
was
delayed
due
to
post
production
work,
will
be
released
on
August
1.
This
bilingual
movie,
a
remake
of
the
Malayalam
movie
Katha
Parayumbol,
will
be
released
simultaneously
in
Tamil
and
Telugu
as
Kuselan
and
Kathanayukudu
respectively.
It
is
learned
that
the
movie
will
feature
Rajinikanth
in
20
costumes,
including
an
Egyptian
Pharaoh.
Meanwhile,
recently
released
audio
CDs
and
cassettes
of
Kuselan
have
opened
to
record
sales,
with
reports
that
more
than
2
lakh
CDs
have
been
sold
within
just
2
days
all
over
the
world.
Apart
from
CDs,
50000
cassettes
were
reportedly
sold
in
rural
areas,
breaking
Shivaji's
audio
sales
record.