Friday, October 8, 2021

Doctor clear Sivakarthikeyan's debts ? Kiccha Sudeep film will revive Kannada cinema ?


 Tamil Nadu box office is looking towards `Doctor' the Sivakarthikeyan film to bring  in big bucks and for the Star it is crucial as this film is an attempt to clear the debts he acquired through his own banner and that of his benami. Karnataka filmdom is looking at Kiccha Sudeep's Kottigobba 3 , the first Star film release after  Covid 2 to get the crowds back.

Though many films released in past one month, ` Doctor' is the first big budget film with a saleable Star that is releasing in Tamil Nadu. Previous film Hero of the same hero made a big hole in the pocket of producer KJR. KJR and Sivakarthikeyan had agreed to clear the debts by giving the distribution rights to those who lost money.

Unfortunately, the Covid 19 2nd phase put in a lockdown and theaters were closed. The deal between the hero's production company and KJR was that the former would finish the film for Rs 60 crores. As the delay came in , KJR had to pay interest for the capital put into the film. After much delay, Sivakarthikeyan agreed to take Rs 10 crore cut. Thus the film costs KJR Rs 50 crores.

The film's TV rights was sold to Sun TV close to Rs 9 crores as it was agreed that the film would release on Diwali day. As per the Theater norms, a gap of four weeks is a must between theater and TV telecast. The producer then decided to jump theater release from Diwali to Navaratri.

Business wise, the amounts committed to various distributors including Chennai - Madurai are only on paper as these areas are given as part of the agreement to compensate Hero film loss. If the film does more than the agreed price only will the producer will see any money. As it is known in trade circles, only if the film is a blockbuster , distributors will give share to producer. The failure of Hero has put Doctor biz in a spot as even other areas are too taken on distribution basis.

TV- OTT- Hindi- Telugu (Varun Doctor) dubbing and Karnataka - overseas rights have covered up the production costs. The best part of the deal is that despite the difficult times faced by KJR, Sivakarthikeyan has pocketed a salary of Rs 30 crores. Two more films - Don and Aaayalaan of the same hero are to release. Don is to release on April 14th.

Kottigobba 3 directed by debutant Shiva Karthik with Sudeep as hero is releasing on October 14 in 1000 screens across Karnataka, Madonna Sebastain is making her debut as heroine. The story is written by Sudeep himself. Kottigoba 2 ( one in a million) had Sudeep and Nithya Menen in the lead and was directed by K S Ravikumar. It was released in Tamil as Mudicha Ivana Pudi. Kottigoba released in 2001  with Vishuvardhan - Priyanka Upendra in the lead was a remake of Rajinikanth's Baasha. Except for the name, the subsequent films has no connecting storyline and none are  a sequel.

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