Success of ‘RDX’ and ‘Jailer’ rekindles hopes of Kerala exhibitors

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By Arjun Ramachandran

08/09/2023

Onam celebrations are officially over. The festival season witnessed three major Malayalam films in the race.

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Starring Shane Nigam, Antony Varghese, Neeraj Madhav, and Mahima Nambiar, RDX won the Onam race.

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The Nahas Hidhayath’s directorial garnered a good response from audiences and critics alike as the movie is an entertainer with action sequences which is apt for a festival season.

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As per trade analysts, Dulquer Salmaan’s King of Kotha grossed ₹38 crore worldwide to date. The movie was made on a budget of ₹30-40 crore.

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Director Abhilash Joshiy told South First that his debut movie faced degrading from within the industry itself.

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Ramachandra Boss & Co. didn’t have a good start itself at the box office. Directed by Haneef Adeni, the film managed to collect around ₹4 crore after 10 days, trade experts said.

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A comedy-heist drama, Ramachandra Boss & Co. couldn’t entertain audiences as they complained of a no-logic script and bad filmmaking. The critics, too, were harsh.

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Meanwhile, Rajini’s Jailer became a mega blockbuster in Kerala. The Aries Plex Theatre in Trivandrum, a premium cinema hall, reportedly collected a whopping ₹1.32 crore in 25 days.

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Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan now entered the box office race with RDX. On its first day, Atlee’s directorial earned about ₹3.5 crore. However, in Kerala, Jawan received an average response.

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