This Article is From Aug 26, 2013

Madras Cafe earns over Rs 20 crore; viewers call it intelligent

Madras Cafe earns over Rs 20 crore; viewers call it intelligent

Madras Cafe features John Abraham in the lead role.

Highlights

  • Shoojit Sircar-directed Madras Cafe, which courted controversy after Tamil activists alleged that the political thriller presents LTTE cadres as terrorists, has not only impressed audiences, who tag it as an "intelligent film", but also collected over Rs 20 crore in three days.
  • Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted that the movie, which released on August 23 on 1,200 screens, collected over Rs 20 crore within three days of its release.
  • "Madras Cafe collected approximately Rs 20 42 crore to Rs 20.67 crore net in its opening weekend. On Friday, it earned Rs 5.17 crore, Saturday Rs 7 crore and on Sunday Rs 8.25 crore to Rs 8.50 crore," said Taran in his tweet.
  • The story revolves around the Sri Lankan civil war and has been praised for its intellectual content.
  • "The movie is very good. The occupancy this weekend was around 65 percent. I heard one of the viewers saying that it's an intelligent and honest film. The audience was mostly mature," an official of a multiplex said.
  • Co-produced by John Abraham and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, the political thriller that stars John in the lead, along with Nargis Fakhri and Raashi Khanna, was reportedly made at a budget of less than Rs 10 crore.
  • Even filmmaker Karan Johar found the film "intelligent".
Mumbai: Shoojit Sircar-directed Madras Cafe, which courted controversy after Tamil activists alleged that the political thriller presents LTTE cadres as terrorists, has not only impressed audiences, who tag it as an "intelligent film", but also collected over Rs 20 crore in three days.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted that the movie, which released on August 23 on 1,200 screens, collected over Rs 20 crore within three days of its release.

"Madras Cafe collected approximately Rs 20 42 crore to Rs 20.67 crore net in its opening weekend. On Friday, it earned Rs 5.17 crore, Saturday Rs 7 crore and on Sunday Rs 8.25 crore to Rs 8.50 crore," said Taran in his tweet.

The story revolves around the Sri Lankan civil war and has been praised for its intellectual content.

"The movie is very good. The occupancy this weekend was around 65 percent. I heard one of the viewers saying that it's an intelligent and honest film. The audience was mostly mature," an official of a multiplex said.

Co-produced by John Abraham and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, the political thriller that stars John in the lead, along with Nargis Fakhri and Raashi Khanna, was reportedly made at a budget of less than Rs 10 crore.

Even filmmaker Karan Johar found the film "intelligent".
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