Director
Bala
is
a
happy
man
as
his
movie
Paradesi
has
not
only
won
thumbs
up
from
critics
but
also
from
the
audience.
Adding
to
that,
the
film
has
won
a
National
Award
in
Best
Costume
Design
department.
More
importantly,
the
film,
which
has
an
off-beat
content,
is
doing
well
at
the
Box
Office,
thereby
bringing
a
smile
on
the
face
of
the
movie
bosses.
On
the
release
day,
Paradesi
got
above
average
response
in
Chennai
and
many
parts
of
Tamil
Nadu.
The
evening
shows
on
Friday
showed
improvement.
However,
it
was
on
the
weekends
that
the
Tamil
flick
showed
substantial
growth.
The
response
from
multiplex
audience
was
better
than
single
screens
cine-goers.
The
average
occupancy
is
expected
to
be
above
55-60%
in
Tamil
Nadu
and
around
75%
in
and
around
Chennai.
According
to
traders,
the
film
is
expected
to
have
raked
in
above
Rs
4
crores
in
the
state.
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Paradesi
Adharvaa,
Dhansika
and
Vedhika
starring
Paradesi
is
expected
to
do
better
collections
in
the
coming
days
due
to
positive
response
from
all
section
of
audience.
Paradesi
However,
the
response
for
Paradesi
in
other
countries
are
not
up
to
the
mark
despite
getting
positive
word
of
mouth.
Paradesi
In
the
opening
weekend,
Paradesi
raked
in
£19,635
(Rs
16.08
lacs)
in
21
screens
at
UK
Box
Office.
Paradesi
At
the
US
Box
Office,
Paradesi
managed
to
collects
$41,634
(Rs
22.48
lacs)
in
19
screens.
Paradesi
Paradesi,
directed
by
Bala,
is
based
on
the
novel
'Eriyum
Panikadu'
-
a
Tamil
translation
of
the
1969
novel
Red
Tea
by
Paul
Harris
Daniel.
It
is
about
the
affliction
of
tea
plantation
workers
of
pre-independent
India.