Actor-composer
Vijay
Antony's
Pichaikkaran,
which
has
raked
in
over
20
Crore
rupees
in
Andhra
and
Telangana,
has
earned
the
blockbuster
tag,
making
its
makers
extremely
happy.
The
Telugu
dubbed
version
of
Pichaikkaran
has
been
titled
as
Bichagadu.
"On
an
investment
of
Rs
50
lakh,
'Bichagadu'
made
over
Rs
20
crore.
If
this
isn't
a
blockbuster,
then
what
is?
It's
still
running
to
packed
houses
in
over
200
screens
in
both
the
states.
No
dubbed
film
in
recent
years
has
been
as
successful
as
'Bichagadu'," trade
analyst
Trinath
told
IANS.
Producer
C
Srinivas,
who
acquired
the
Telugu
dubbed
rights
of
the
film,
feels
it's
"unbelievable".
"I
know
I
bought
a
good
film
which
was
received
well
in
Tamil.
But
I
never
expected
the
film
to
do
so
well
in
Telugu.
My
phone
hasn't
stopped
ringing.
All
the
distributors
are
extremely
happy
with
the
success
of
the
film," he
said.
While
the
film
has
grossed
8
Crores
rupees
in
Andhra,
it
has
collected
a
total
of
10.5
Crores
in
Ceded
and
Nizam
areas
combined.
Add
to
that
the
satellite
rights
of
the
movie,
which
has
fetched
its
producer
over
50
Lakh
rupees,
and
you
will
know
why
the
Telugu
version
of
Pichaikkaran
is
already
a
blockbuster
in
the
neighbouring
states.
The
film,
which
is
still
running
to
packed
houses
in
over
200
screens
in
Andhra
and
Telangana,
is
expected
to
gross
at
least
5
Crore
rupees
by
the
end
of
this
week.
A
story
about
a
millionaire
who
decides
to
give
up
his
affluent
life
and
turns
to
begging
to
save
his
ailing
mother
after
a
sage
tells
him
to
do
so,
has
struck
a
chord
with
the
masses.
Directed
by
Sasi,
the
film
also
stars
Satna
Titus,
Bagavathi
Perumal
and
Dheepa
Ramanujam
in
important
roles.
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