RAJINI HITS MOVIE
One of the few Rajini projects that was a film mainly for the kids, the movie ultimately came to be a defining moment in the cinematic scene pervading the country. The first Indian film to feature live action with animation, Raja Chinna Roja enjoyed a 175 day theatrical run at the box office. With worldwide box office collections standing at some Rs 10 crores then, which translates to approximately some 330 crores in today’s time, Rajinikant’s forays into Bollywood was definitely a carry over of his enormous legacy down south. Again a remake, this time of the Tamil film Sattam Oru Iruttarai, Andha Kanoon went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of that time. The first on screen collaboration of Rajini with superstar Amitabh Bachchan, the 1983 movie is among the hit names in the southern star’s gargantuan collection. The film that marked the Bollywood debut of Rajinikant, Andha Kanoon has been special for more reasons than one. With a successful run of 25 weeks in the theaters, Billa marked the onset of the epoch that would come to characterise the phenomenon called Rajinikant for several decades hence. A remake of the blockbuster Bollywood film Don, Billa also saw the actor in his first dual role that which not just redefined but also salvaged his then still nascent career. In fact the 1980 movie was the first commercial biggie in Rajinikant’s now iconic career. As the movie that was remarkable in establishing Rajini as one of the top stars of south Indian cinema, Billa has been a massive hit with an enviable collection at the box office.
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