Coolie third highest OTT deal of Tamil filmdom / Murmur silent hit

While there’s no official confirmation about the same, reports suggest that the makers of Coolie have finalized a lucrative OTT deal worth 120 crores with Amazon Prime Video. This is a huge sum and the biggest ever deal for a Rajinikanth film. His previous best was Jailer, which was bought by Prime Video at a price of 100 crores. With a rumored price of 120 crores, Coolie has locked the third-biggest OTT deal in the history of Kollywood. With a 24.75% higher price, Kamal Haasan’s Thug Life stays at the top. Reportedly, Netflix acquired streaming rights of Thug Life for 149.70 crores. Thalapathy Vijay’s The Greatest Of All Time is in the second position with a price of 125 crores (Netflix). The Rajinikanth starrer is in a tie with Vijay’s Leo, which was also bought at 120 crores by Netflix. In Vikram and Leo, we saw how Loki presented Kamal Haasan and Thalapathy Vijay in the grandest way possible. Now, with another megastar of the Tamil film industry under his wings, Loki aims for a big-screen monster.

The official announcement came through a social media post by Karthi, featuring a photo of him alongside director Lokesh Kanagaraj and producer S. R. Prabhu of Dream Warrior Pictures. The caption read: “DILLI RETURNS. Let it be another fantastic year @Dir_Lokesh @DreamWarriorpic @KvnProductions.” However, no further details have been revealed, including the shooting schedule or plot. About Kaithi (2019) The story follows a single father who has just been released from prison. He is helping the police in a high-stakes race against time to reach a besieged police station and protect seized narcotics. The cast of Kaithi (2019) includes Karthi, Arjun Das, Narain, Harish Uthaman, George Maryan, Hareesh Peradi, Kanna Ravi, Dheena, Suryakanth, Amzath Khan, Deepthi, and others.

Murmur Tamil film is heading for most profitable film in Kollywood. Murmur has been mounted at a limited budget of 2.5 crores. With its current India net collection of 4.76 crores, the film’s ROI (Return On Investment) comes to 2.26 crores. This also results in the ROI percentage coming to 90%. The movie stars Richie Kapoor, Devaraj Arumugam and Yuvikha Rajendran in the lead roles. The film continues to maintain an impressive pace at the box office owing to a stellar positive word of mouth. The film was released originally at only 100 screens. However, because of its strong impact on the minds of the audience, Murmur has been released now on 220 screens. The film is showing all signs to be the next big hit of Kollywood.