Age is just a number for beefed-up Vikram
THE top-grossing Tamil films, based on box office collections from January to June, were released recently.
Petta, directed by Karthik Subburaj and featuring Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethubathy and Trisha, earned
R456 million.
Viswasam, which starred Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara, grossed R373m, and the horror-comedy Kanchana 3 with Lawrence Ragavendra followed with R263m.
The dubbed version of Avengers Endgame raked in R127m.
At fifth spot was the latest offering from Suriya, Nanda Gopalan Kumaran. It earned R125m.
Sivakarthikeyan and Nayanthara headlined the romantic action comedy, Mr Local, and their on-screen chemistry helped the movie gross R58m.
The others that followed were the crime thriller Thadam (R48m), the sports comedy Natpe Thunai (R46m), Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 (R40m), and Super Delux (R39m).
Next week we will look at the Telegu and Malayalam top grossing movies.
● Vikram
KADARAM Kondan is an action thriller produced by Kamal Haasan and stars his youngest daughter, Akshara, opposite a beefed-up Vikram.
The trailer, which was released recently, was praised by Vikram’s fans. He plays a layered character with a variety of shades. The actor may be 53, but he said his age was not an issue as long as he had the energy to complete a shoot. This movie will release worldwide on July 19.
● Karthi
THE Sivakumar family often promote farmers and farming in Tamil Nadu by generously donating towards industry causes.
Karthi Sivakumar played a farmer in Kadaikutty Singam and built houses for 50 farming families who lost their homes during Cyclone Gaja.
He recently formed the Uzhavan Trust to help farmers in need.
Sivakumar will also hand out awards to those who have introduced innovative activities to the trade. This will be accompanied by R2m in prize money.
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