Ajith Next To Rajinikanth In Box Office Opening: A Veeram Distributor
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oi-Prakash
By Prakash Upadhyaya
Ajith
Kumar,
who
is
known
as
the
King
of
Opening
by
traders,
is
getting
ready
for
his
next
release
Veeram,
which
will
hit
the
screens
worldwide
on
January
10.
The
film
is
releasing
in
50
screens
alone
in
Karnataka.
Leading
Kannada
producer
K
Manju
has
acquired
the
distribution
rights
of
Karnataka.
Sharing
his
views
with
Oneindia,
he
said,
"I'm
delighted
to
be
distributing
Veeram
in
Karnataka.
The
response
is
stupendous
for
the
film
here."
Being
a
popular
distributor
of
Kannada
and
other
languages
movies,
he
could
not
distribute
Ajith
Kumar
films
in
Karnataka
till
date.
He
said,
"This
is
my
first
Ajith
Kumar's
movie
and
I
have
pinned
high
hopes
on
it." The
movie
is
being
released
in
50
screens
in
Karnataka
and
20+
screens
alone
in
Bangalore.
When
asked
if
the
numbers
have
come
down
due
to
other
releases
like
Vijay's
Jilla
and
Mahesh
Babu's
Telugu
movie
1:
Nenokkadine,
K
Manju
reacts,
"No.
The
content
of
Veeram
is
not
only
for
masses,
but
for
all
sections.
The
occupancy
for
the
movie
will
remain
same
or
increase
for
such
projects
after
initial
craze.
So,
I
have
decided
not
to
have
a
wide
release
instead
I
wish
to
see
a
long
run
in
theatres
for
the
movie."
Continue
reading
the
story
on
the
slideshow...
Cent
Percent
On
Release
Day
K
Manju
says
that
Veeram
would
have
cent
percent
occupancy
on
the
release
day
in
Bangalore.
He
went
on
to
say
that
Ajith
Kumar
is
next
to
Rajinikanth
in
terms
of
opening
in
Karnataka.
Ajith
No
Less
To
Rajini
K
Manju
claims,
"I
have
been
closely
watching
Tamil
movies
from
last
few
decades
and
the
craze
around
Ajith
Kumar
is
nothing
less
to
Rajinikanth
film
in
Karnataka."
K
Manju
Meanwhile,
K
Manju
is
entering
into
Tamil
films
by
producing
forthcoming
film
Brahman.
Sasikumar,
Lavanya
Tripathi,
Santhanam,
Soori
and
others
are
in
the
cast.
Jilla
On
the
other
end,
Vijay's
Jilla
is
also
expected
to
get
50
screens.
It
is
mainly
because
of
two
Telugu
biggies
-
Mahesh
Babu's
1:
Nenokkadine
and
Ram
Charan
Teja's
Yevadu.
The
producers
of
the
Telugu
films
had
booked
theatres
well
in
advance.
Veeram
However,
Ajith
Kumar's
Veeram
is
an
action-thriller
directed
by
Siruthai
Siva.
Tamanna
Bhatia
has
played
the
female
lead
in
the
movie
produced
by
Vijaya
Productions.