Kochadaiyaan

Kochadaiyaan (Tamil: கோச்சடையான்) is an upcoming Tamil period film to be directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth and written by K. S. Ravikumar. The film will feature Rajinikanth alongside an ensemble cast, including R. Sarathkumar, Prithviraj, Aadhi, Katrina Kaif, Shobana and Sneha. The film, which is expected to be shot with motion capture in 3D, will have cinematography handled by Rajiv Menon whilst background score and soundtrack will be composed by A. R. Rahman

The film is expected to be the first Indian 3D film shot with the kind of performance capturing technology used in films such as Avatar (2009) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011).[31] K. S. Ravikumar, story writer of the film, announced that the filming will commence on 15 January 2012 and finish before March 2012.[32] The first schedule of indoor shooting will start with Rajinikanth's style and action being filmed for motion capturing.[11] The film was launched with a formal puja on 19 January 2012 at the actor's favourite Ganesha temple located inside AVM Studios in Vadapalani, Chennai.[33]

Nanban rules Boxoffice

The film opened with 95% occupancy in both multiplexes and single screens in Tamil Nadu District including Chennai and other cities.

It also witnessed 90% occupancy in other countries. Nanban grossed around 15 crore (US$3 million) on the opening day and the opening four-day weekend worldwide collection totaled at 61 crore (US$12.2 million). The film netted 2.27 crore (US$454,000) in its first weekend[79] and after completion of its first week,the film has grossed 4.95 crore (US$0.99 million) and remains in first place at the Chennai box office.

In Coimbatore and Nilgiris area, Nanban opened in 70 screens and netted 5.20 crore (US$1.04 million) in the first week. In Kerala, it grossed 1.39 crore (US$278,000) on the opening day. Nanban also got a great opening at the Bangalore box-office.
Nanban grossed $76,580 ( 40.59 lakhs) at the Australian box office in its first weekend.[84][85] It also secured the first place in the Malaysian box-office. In UK, it collected £1,17,846 ( 92.77 lakhs) from 24 screens in its first four days

Nanban and Vettai Box office Collections

Shankar's Nanban and Lingusamy's Vettai got overwhelming response from the audience in the first week but somehow the movies seem to have lost its steam in the second week. The collections of both the Tamil movies have not only slowed down in the Domestic Box Office but also at the International Box Office.

In the UK Box Office, Nanban, which was released in 24 screens, scored £30,873 in 13 screens, in the second week totalling its overall collections to £1,88,043 (approx. Rs 1.47 crores). The movie saw close to 50% drop in the last week. However, the per show average stands at £2,375. Whereas, Vettai has managed to collect £4,575 in 3 screens. The total collection stands out at £33,192 (approx. Rs 25.89 lacs) and the per screen average working out to £1,525. It earned earned £17,605 (Rs 13.86 lacs) in 15 screens.

In the Australian Box Office, Nanban has garnered A$10,001 in 7 screens. The movie managed to earn approximately Rs 16 lakhs in the second weekend. In the first week, it earned A$76,580 (approx. Rs 40.59 lacs). The average per show average stands at A$1,429 and the total collection of the movie stands at Rs 56 lacs. On the other end, Vettai has earned A$283 in 6 screens and the total collection stands at A$12,710 (approx. Rs 6.71 lacs).