Ilayathalapathy
Vijay's
upcoming
film
Theri
has
managed
to
beat
superstar
Rajinikanth's
Kabali
in
the
battle
of
pre-release
business
between
these
two
flicks
in
the
state
of
Kerala.
While
the
theatrical
rights
of
the
Pa
Ranjith
directorial
Kabali
has
been
bought
for
an
impressive
6
Crore
rupees
by
a
leading
distributor
in
Kerala,
Vijay's
Theri
has
fetched
6.5
Crore
rupees
in
the
God's
own
country.
Interestingly,
both
Kabali
and
Theri
has
been
bankrolled
by
Kalaipuli
S
Thanu
and
according
to
sources
close
to
the
well-known
producer,
Thanu
is
quite
happy
with
the
pre-release
businesses
of
both
the
films
in
Kerala.
Both
Rajinikanth
and
Vijay
have
tremendous
market
in
Kerala
and
hence,
it
will
be
fascinating
to
see
which
movie
does
better
in
the
neighbouring
state.
While
Theri
will
hit
the
big
screen
on
April
14th,
Kabali
may
release
during
the
month
of
May.
Meanwhile,
Kabali
will
be
dubbed
in
Malay,
according
to
a
report.
Since
Rajinikanth's
popularity
has
grown
immensely
over
the
last
few
years
in
Malaysia,
Kabali
will
now
become
the
first
Tamil
movie
to
be
dubbed
in
Malay.