Tamil film 'Mersal' doing excellent business in overseas
Monday, 23 October 2017 (16:20 IST)
New Delhi: The controversial Tamil film 'Mersal' which was in the headlines for its dialouges against GST and Digital India, is doing excellent business in the overseas markets, despite getting tough competition from 'Golmaal again' and 'Secret Superstar'.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh said that the film is chasing a massive total in international markets, despite stiff opposition posed by the two Hindi releases.The film has collected 345, 239 Australian dollars (Rs 1.76 cr) in four days in Australia, while it earned Rs 3.16 cr in Malaysia in the same period.
In UK, the film earned 283, 359 British pounds (Rs 2.43 cr) in four days, while it earned Rs 9.
32 lakh from New Zealand in just two days (Friday and Saturday).'It won’t be erroneous to state that Tamil film #Mersal is collecting more than the two Hindi releases in some key international markets,'Taran Adarsh says.
The Tamil film landed itself in a controversy when it was attacked by the BJP for its anti-GST and digital India dialogues.BJP's Tamil Nadu unit president, Tamilisai Soundararajan, hit out at actor Vijay for the dialogues in Mersal against GST and digital India.However, actors such as Kamal Haasan and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi have all condemned the BJP for attacking Vijay.(UNI)
