The
highly-anticipated
Soorarai
Pottru
has
become
the
first
Tamil
big-budget
movie
to
opt
for
direct-to-OTT
release.
The
Suriya-starrer
will
be
exclusively
available
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
from
October
30.
Well,
let
us
tell
you
that
the
makers
of
the
action-thriller
are
leaving
no
stone
unturned
as
the
film
has
two
more
months
to
go
for
its
grand
release.
For
the
uninitiated,
Soorarai
Pottru
has
been
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
20
crore
with
Suriya's
remuneration
being
Rs
25
crore,
which
eventually
makes
the
total
budget
of
the
movie
as
Rs
45
crore.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
the
makers
of
the
film
have
sold
the
streaming
rights
to
Amazon
Prime
Video
for
a
massive
Rs
45-50
crore.
The
satellite
rights
have
been
sold
to
Sun
TV
for
Rs
15
crore.
On
a
related
note,
the
film
will
have
its
world
television
premiere
either
on
diwali
2020
or
pongal
2021
on
the
popular
television
channel.
Coming
back
to
the
film's
pre-release
business,
Soorarai
Pottru
has
made
a
whopping
Rs
10
crore
with
its
Hindi
dubbing
rights,
while
it
has
garnered
another
Rs
10
crore
by
selling
the
Hindi
remake
rights.
The
total
business
i.e.
the
profit
attained
by
the
Suriya-starrer
much
before
its
release,
is
Rs
80
crore,
which
is
a
good
amount
for
a
big
hero
movie.
Well
now,
film
analysts
and
many
other
filmmakers
are
eyeing
the
big
release,
to
see
how
the
big-budget
film
performs
on
the
video
streaming
platform.
If
the
film
clicks
among
the
audiences
and
fans,
many
other
makers
might
also
opt
for
the
unconventional
method,
which
has
become
the
only
option
during
the
'new-normal'
situation.
Here's
the
breakdown
of
the
Soorarai
Pottru
pre
release
business
Budget-
20
crore
Suriya
salary-
25
crore
Total
budget-
45
crore
Sold
to
Amazon
for-
45
to
50
crore
Satellite
rights
Sun
TV-
15
crore
Hindi
dubbing
rights-
10
crore
Hindi
remake
rights-
10
crore
Total
business-
80
crore
Talking
about
the
cast
and
crew
of
the
film,
the
action-drama
helmed
by
Sudha
Kongara
is
inspired
by
the
life
of
Captain
GR
Gopinath,
a
retired
Army
captain,
who
founded
the
low-cost
airline
Air
Deccan.
Bankrolled
by
2D
Entertainment
and
Shikya
Entertainment,
Soorarai
Pottru
will
have
Paresh
Rawal,
Urvashi,
Sampath
Raj,
Karunas,
Mohan
Babu,
Jackie
Shroff,
Achyuth
Kumar
and
Vivek
Prasanna
in
supporting
roles.