Wednesday, June 11, 2025

BENZ set in Pre Leo Era / After OTT Release Tourist Family still collects / Kamal's Thug Life costumes


 

If Madonna is reprising the role of Elisa sister of Leo in Benz then is the film set in a period much before Leo ? Elisa is killed in Leo ‘s flashback scenes and Vijay decides to take up a new identity as Leo. Benz stars Raghava Lawrence in the titular role, while Nivin plays Walter the antagonist. One out of three leading ladies links Benz to Leo. What has Benz been doing in the years following his own story ? Could Walter be the elder brother of Rolex (Vikram’s antagongonist)


When it comes to storytelling, costume designer Amritha Ram considers Mani Ratnam a “magician”. Her belief was strengthened further when she worked with the filmmaker on Thug Life, styling Kamal Haasan in the action drama. “I see why Mani sir and Kamal sir get along. Their discipline and homework is spot on. Before beginning work, Mani sir gave a holistic understanding of the world. Then we did character analysis. The film is divided into three parts in terms of looks — Kamal sir’s Delhi portions, then Nepal, and Japan. The look requirements were locked in the research phase,” she explains.

Thug Life — also starring Silambarasan TR, Trisha Krishnan, and Abhirami — sees Haasan as a gangster who is betrayed by those closest to him. When crafting his look, Ram says the challenge was to capture both the superstar’s gravitas and the character’s reinvention. “We crafted a look that’s edgy yet timeless, keeping Kamal sir’s larger-than-life persona in mind,” she reveals. 

The most challenging part was cracking Haasan’s look for the Nepal portions of the narrative. “The look needed to be minimalistic and rooted in Nepal. Zeroing in on that was hard, because it had to be balanced while capturing the maximalism of the region’s cultural tapestry. It became my favourite look,” she exclaims.


M Sasikumar’s film arrived on JioHotstar on June 2 and has been getting love from the OTT audiences, but it is getting enough love from the theater audiences as well. In 7 days, the film has earned a total net collection of 74 lakh at the box office!

After its OTT arrival on June 2, Tourist Family earned 26 lakh at the box office. Ever since the film churned out decent numbers, earning 20 lakh this weekend, June 6 – 8! On June 2, the day of the release, day 32, the film earned 63 lakhs! It would be interesting to see if the film closes its theatrical run this week.

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Check out the day-wise collection of the film in the theaters after its OTT release on JioHotstar!

  • June 3: 26 lakh
  • June 4: 19 lakh
  • June 5: 6 lakh
  • June 6: 3 lakh
  • June 7: 5 lakh
  • June 8: 7 lakh
  • June 9: 8 lakh

Total: 74 lakh

 


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