Karthi's
highly
talked
about
film
Sulthan
is
soon
going
to
hit
the
theatres.
The
rural
drama
also
starring
Rashmika
Mandanna
will
hit
the
screens
on
April
2,
Friday.
Notably,
the
film
marks
the
South
diva's
maiden
outing
in
Kollywood.
Written
and
directed
by
Bakkiyaraj
Kannan,
Sulthan
promises
an
out-and-out
action-comedy
drama.
Ever
since
it
was
announced,
the
film
has
been
garnering
huge
attention
of
the
audience,
one
of
the
reasons
being
Rashmika's
inclusion
and
her
chemistry
with
Karthi.
The
teaser
and
trailer
release
of
the
film
also
made
heads
turn
making
the
fans
excited
for
Sulthan's
release.
Well
now,
after
the
massive
pre-release
event
of
the
film,
what
has
deviated
the
attention
of
fans
is
the
Karthi-starrer's
pre-release
business.
Made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
40
crore,
the
Karthi-Rashmika
Mandanna-starrer
has
done
a
solid
business
much
before
its
release.
Interestingly,
the
Tamil
satellite
and
digital
rights
of
the
film
have
been
sold
to
Vijay
TV
and
Hotstar
for
a
massive
Rs
18
crore
(total).
The
Hindi
dubbing
rights
have
been
sold
for
Rs
8
crore
while
the
table
profit
of
the
rural
drama
stands
at
Rs
27
crore.
Hindi
dubbing
rights:
Rs
8
crore
Tamil
satellite
and
digital:
Rs
18
crore
(Vijay
TV
&
Hotstar)
Audio
rights:
Rs
50
lakh
Overseas
rights:
Rs
1.5
crore
Telugu
rights,
satellite,
digital,
overseas:
Rs16
crore
Kerala:
Rs
1
crore
Karnataka:
Rs
1.5
crore
TN
rights:
(own
release
by
SR
Prabhu)
Rs
18
crore
Table
Profit:
Rs
27
crore
With
a
star
cast
including
Napoleon,
Lal,
Yogi
Babu,
Sathish,
Hareesh
Peradi,
Nawab
Shah
and
Arjai,
Sulthan
is
backed
by
SR
Prakash
Babu
and
SR
Prabhu
under
Dream
Warrior
Pictures.
With
songs
scored
by
musical
duo
Vivek-Mervin,
the
film
has
camera
cranked
by
renowned
cinematographer
Sathyan
Sooryan.