Director Pandiraj’s Kadai Kutty Singam, starring Karthi in the lead, has done quite well for itself in the box-office. The film’s latest feather in the cap, however, comes from an unexpected corner.
The Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu, has tweeted his appreciation for the film and its makers for coming out with a film set in a village backdrop that advocates the good habits and conventions along with the ways of life sans any adult content. The Vice President has seen the Telugu version of the film titled Chinna Babu.
சமீபத்தில் தெலுங்கு மொழியில் வெளியான "சின்னபாபு" (தமிழில் "கடைக்குட்டி சிங்கம்") திரைப்படத்தைப் பார்த்தேன். கிராமத்து பசுமை பின்னணியில், நம் பழக்க வழக்கங்களை, மரபுகளை மற்றும் வாழ்க்கை முறையை, ஆபாசம் இல்லாமல் காட்டிய சுவாரசியமான நல்ல படம். #KadaiKuttySingam #Chinababu @Karthi_Offl pic.twitter.com/aovbdukEH0
— VicePresidentOfIndia (@VPSecretariat) July 16, 2018
Directed by the National Award winning director Pandiraj, Kadai Kutty Singam/Chinna Babu has been produced by Karthi’s older brother and actor Suriya under his banner 2D Entertainments.
The film’s Telugu dubbed version was released along with Kadai Kutty Singam considering the huge fan following its lead star Karthi has in Andhra and Telangana states. Reports from the trade circles were that the film had a slow start due to insufficient promos but has been picking up due to good word of mouth.
Karthi plays the title role in the film with Sayyesha as his love interest. The star cast also includes Sathyaraj, Sayyeshaa, Arthana Binu, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Soori, Bhanupriya, Viji Chandrasekhar, Saroja, Saravanan and Ilavarasu. D Imman had composed music for this venture with Velraj wielding the camera and Ruben editing it.
Released on July 13, the film’s box office collections during the first weekend are expected to be around Rs 25 crores. The film has collected around Rs 1 Crore share in both the Telugu speaking states – Andhra and Telangana - during the first weekend.
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