Dulquar Salman's Kurup hit by rains - Tamil Nadu Boxoffice- TV show ratings crash

  

Dulquar Salman's Kurup which is the first major release across Kerala and other markets post Covid 2 has hit badly by the rains and put an end to the run of the film. Theaters across TamilNadu remained closed as rains continued to play havoc. Weekend reality shows including  Bigg Boss 5 Tamil were badly hit as Chennai without power and along with it the Sunday premiere shows.

Getting a mixed response from critics, Kurup opened to a bumper opening. The Kerala opening day Rs 4.7 crore and second day was Rs4.5 cr Net. Outside India, the highest opening was in Gulf Countries which reported a Rs 15 crore for two days. 

In Tamil Nadu, the film did exceptionally well as rains continued to pour. On Day one it was Rs 60 cr and increased to Rs 90 cr on day two. As this is gross figures, the nett would be close to Rs 1 cr. Andhra/TS markets were good as it gave close to Rs 60 lakhs nett. In Hindi belt, the film was a washout with a meagre Rs 70 Lakhs. Dream Warriors acquired the Kurup Tamil , Aditi Enterprises the Telugu- Kannada and UFO the Hindi version. Dulquar dubbed for Tamil- Telugu- Hindi versions.

With Kanyakumari- Thiruvanthapuram markets shuuting on Day 3 due to heavy rains and red alerts issued to other Kerala districts, Kurup hopes to collect Rs 50-60 cr from Kerala markets will remain a difficult task.

Bigg Boss 5 Tamil high TRP happens on weekends when host Kamal Haasan comes and contestant elimination takes place. This week the entire TV viewers were caught in floods and power cuts. The eviction of Madhumitha went unoticed. Similarly Sun TV's reaity show Master Chef with actor Vijay Sethupathy as anchor gave the title and this too went unsung. Master Chef Tamil was Devaki who bagged Rs 25 lakh cash prize and a citation. Three other contestants too were given prizes.

Chennai roads were badly battered and schools - colleges reopened. It would take almost a week for life at entertainment hubs to get back.