Kamal Haasan beats Rajinikanth in the re-release clash. It is widely known that the re-release trend in South Indian Cinema has been going on for a while. Superstar Rajinikanth and Ulaganaayagan Kamal Haasan competed at the box office through their old films’ re-releases. Kamal Haasan beats Rajinikanth in the re-release clash.Kamal Hassan’s Aalavandhan (Abhay in Telugu) and Rajinikanth’s Muthu were released this Friday, the 8th. December in Tamil Nadu theatres and Kamal Haasan’s film, Aalavandhan had dominated Muthu’s collections.
Both films were re-released on limited screens, but if we compare the occupancy, celebration of fans, and collections, Kamal Hassan has dominated this time. Aalavandhan’s collections are said to be double of Muthu’s collections.
Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan are the two top Tamil cinema actors performing on screen for more than 40 years. The two leading actors have a huge fan following and are considered rivals by fans. Comparing the box office numbers of both their films is common, and the anticipation is high when they compete against each other. Kamal Haasan beats Rajinikanth in the re-release clash.
The last time Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan competed at the box office was in 2005. Rajinikanth’s Chandramukhi and Kamal Haasan’s Mumbai Express were released on the same day.
Chandramukhi became an industry hit, while Mumbai Express was a disaster. After 18 years, Kamal and Rajini clashed at the box office, and Kamal won over Rajini.
KS Ravikumar directs Muthu. Meena played the female lead in the movie, and the film was played in theaters for 200 days. The movie was released in Japan and earned huge collections there. Suresh Krishna directed Kamal Haasan’s Abhay. Kamal Haasan’s performance in the role of negative shades in the film was appreciated. But commercially, the film did not do well.
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