Pazhassi outsells Ghajini?
Alright, here goes. There is a Malayalam movie that was made on a princely budget of Rs 32 crores, collected a whopping 1.5 crore in domestic collections on the first day, and have recovered its entire production costs and a whopping profit in satellite TVrights, unheard of in Indian cinema since its release on October 16, 2009, quietly. A revolution that commenced in God’s own country is slowly gathering gravitas in a way that is going to surprise the pants out of the self – styled trade pundits who tend to look further down south of the Vindhyas with calculated disdain. Pazhassi Raja, the multilingual biopic based on the life and times of Keralavarma Pazahassi Raja, directed by Hariharan and scripted by the legendary MT Vasudevan Nair would have to be the most prestigious and the costliest movie ever mounted on the silver screen from God’s own country. Shackled and restricted, as with any other regional movie industry, to a market base that is limited to its language, the Malayalam movie industry has been stretching its limits to accommodate the rising costs of production and the returns. Its only saving grace that has been the rising demand and outflow of technical talent to other regional movie making projects and the remake rights of its commercial releases to mainly Bollywood.There has also been a rising trend in the sale of digital rights of the movies to TV and the web, which has also slowly started making tidy profits for the production houses.
And it is in this existing scenario that this officially unconfirmed report of the season’s biggest commercial hit and and an equally critically acclaimed movie has shot into prominence for a reason far removed than its already deserving collaborations on its technical front. Pazhassi Raja has been in the news for its one-of-a-kind collaboration of the country’s best talent and the local ones in a project with a budget unheard of in Malayalam movie production. The team of MT Vasudevan Nair, Hariharan,Ilaiyaraja, Resool Pookkuttya and Bharath Mammooty can only mean a phenomenal movie that will shake the foundations of Malayalam cinema.
And the domestic box – office has never rejoiced like it has in its first week collection which ran into Rs.1.5 crores on the initial day of its release from theaters in Kerala alone, which is a record. Peanuts, if you consider the Big National picture, but a windfall when Kerala is concerned.
Asianet picked up its Malayalam satellite rights for a whopping Rs. 2.6 Crore. But what comes next is what sends shivers down our timbers. According to our sources, the satellite TV rights has been sold to HBO for a whopping Rs.60 crore.
Aamir Khan’s Ghajini till now held the highest payout with Rs 22 crore, which would make Pazhassi Raja THE HIGHEST GROSSER IN TERMS OF OVERSEAS DIGITAL RIGHTS IN INDIAN CINEMA.
Not bad for a movie which was built on a budget of around Rs. 32 crore – the highest in Malayalam Cinema but short change when it comes to Bollywood.
Pazhassi Raa is enroute to being the top – grosser for 2009 as things stand today in Malayalam releases, and if the above is confirmed, will also make it the phenomenon of 2009.
Watch the teaser trailer of Pazassi raja here.
WoW what an awesome move by the Malayalam Movie industry. Its a sure surprise. They sold the movie to HBO!! Now coming to think of it, its a great business move. Probably they made the movie with an epic back ground, eying History, Discovery, Nat Geo and HBOs of the world. Which means they exactly knew what they were doing and no wonder they spent 30 Cr for this movie. Mallus are becoming good in biz uh?
I wish all the best for the film and I am personally following the film becoz of Ilaiyaraaja. But the figures here are not believable. With out an authoritative source we can only take it with some huge does of salt and spices.
can i get the authors address……atleast mail id
sheer foolishness i would say…………….
This was really a great news !!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing greate news……….
Pazhassi Deserves more!!!! It’s such an awesome movie. One among the 10 best movies ever released in Indian Cinema.
Amazing! This is why Malyalam cinema has always been the pathbreaker in indian cinema history.
You have the first 70 mm 6-track sterophonic sound film in Malayalam cinema, u have the first 3D film in malayalam and now u have the first indian period film in malayalam to challenge a hollywood movie!
Is it true…if yes..it is the biggest achievement from malayalam.
This is crap….!!!!!!!!!!!
Ghajini sold its rightin india for 52 crores….Outside Rights was abt 50 crore……
Together satellite right was 102 crores……
In india it was 52 crores, here in report its shown 22.. that is bullshit….
This report sucks…..and is a fake….
Hi Thomas, Ghajini made Rs.4 crores from the video game rights, Rs.21 crores from satellite TV rights and Rs.10 crores from home video and music rights.You could read on this at http://www.ghajini.co.in/2009/01/11/ghajini-earned-more-than-rs200-crores-in-just-two-weeks/110786/index.html.
Please mail authors address if u dare…….
PLs dont boost crap films likethis
Hi Thomas, You are always welcome to write to us at reelity@foonza.com. We are always glad to hear from you.
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Markus
nice lil punch on Thomas’ nose… he he..
hey thomas..have u ever seen this film?u mean the bloody bollywood movies can challenge with this film?shame nam shame!!! u say the pure stupidity
http://bit.ly/4DLsj5 Pazhassi Raja outsells Ghajini in overseas rights.. Hope the news is true..
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Is it true ? Then a good thing happend in Malayalam industry ? Some Hindi & Tamil movies are taken with crores. But they not show always reality. only shows luxury, dappankuth songs, vulgar sexy scenes and fake action styles with graphics and extra ordinary make up and all. Its not fare. It can’t say a good real art. In Malayalam they always try to make real movies with nearly related to our natural life. And Pazhassi Raja is a history truth and if it will consider and recognised by the whole world its really a happy matter to hear.
this fucking report is WRONG ! DONT BELIEVE IT
Pazhassi outsells Ghajini? : http://bit.ly/4DLsj5
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#Pazhassiraja outsells Ghajini. Sold to HBO for 60 crores. IS THIS TRUE? http://bit.ly/4DLsj5
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Hope this information is true. Pazhassiraja is an awesome movie and will be liked by all kinds of people. Language is not a barrier for good movie. Way to go Pazhassiraja.
lol same craps again … may be it is 60 lakh
WOW,its a good response to a film which is so pleasing to watch.
I have seen the movie and i am too sure that GAJINI is not even comparable to this superb film in all terms as a “cinema”.
its shows that language is not a barrier for good film
im not surprised if this is true as it deserves mention
and im sure all GOOD FILM LOVERS would have a good time watching Padmasree Mammootty
starrer pazhassiraja
really great achievement by a malayalam movie which itself proved as an Indian Movie to the world.
Hats off to Mammootty, Sarath kumar, Hariharan and MT Vasudevan Nair.
WE are proud of you.
You took malayalam film Industry to the world.
One among the 5 best movies ever released in Indian Cinema.
Thanks to all who work for Pazhassi Raja
Its realy great.mammooka rocking >>
I cant believe this news. I think Hbo officials r not fools to by such a movie for 60 crores. What a foolishness… Pazhassiraja’s satellite rights r sold for 2.6 crores to asianet.
60 croooooooore??????????????just shut up…………………utter foolishness……………malayalam channel asianet buys it for 2.6 crore…………..its ok………….hbo buys it 4 60k wtf……….helllllllloooooooooo we’re nt dumbs okkkkkkk
60 Crores sounds little too much, the reports I read says its 15-18 crores, but yet to be finalized. Whateva…the film has already grossed about 30 crores and is yet to be released in Telugu n Hindi. Sure the produces made good deal of money.