Pageant launch calendars turn out to be a part of the dialogue lengthy earlier than the precise films arrive on the field workplace, and ‘Parasakthi’ is not any completely different. The choice by the filmmakers to alter the discharge date of the movie from January 14 to January 10 has already sparked discussions amongst followers and commerce analysts on the motive behind the change within the launch date, which was tilted closely in direction of the discharge of ‘Jana Nayagan’ on January 9, with Thalapathy Vijay within the lead, and is being thought of as a battle throughout the profitable Pongal season.
‘Parasakthi’ producer explains theatre homeowners’ function in advancing the discharge
Breaking his silence on the matter, ‘Parasakthi’ producer Aakash Basakaran clarified that the development had little to do with competitors and extra to do with exhibition logistics. Chatting with Cineulagam, he revealed that theatre homeowners and distributors from varied areas had instructed a one- or two-day hole between the 2 main releases. With a protracted vacation stretch of practically ten days, exhibitors felt that carefully spaced launch dates would permit them to handle present timings higher and guarantee each movies obtained ample display screen area. A wider hole, he defined, may lead to one movie dominating screens whereas the opposite struggles for optimum reveals.
Aakash Basakaran dismisses the conflict narrative as pointless
Aakash additionally addressed the narrative of rivalry that shortly gained traction on-line. He described the conflict discuss as pointless and identified that such eventualities had been way more frequent previously. Recalling earlier Pongal seasons, he famous that audiences as soon as had the choice of selecting from as many as ten new releases throughout the pageant. Over time, that quantity progressively diminished to 5, then three, and finally to 2. From his perspective, two movies arriving across the similar time needs to be seen as regular, if not wholesome, for the trade.
‘Parasakthi’ vs ‘Jana Nayagan’, a wholesome field workplace battle
Reinforcing this view, the producer confused that he sees no competition in a number of releases sharing a festive window. For him, it’s choices; not a struggle. ‘Parasakthi’, helmed by Sudha Kongara, has Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan, Atharvaa, and Sreeleela in the primary solid. On the flip aspect, ‘Jana Nayagan’, directed by H Vinoth, has Vijay within the lead function together with Pooja Hegde, Mamitha Baiju, Bobby Deol, Narain, Priyamani, Sunil, Baba Bhaskar, and Gautham Vasudev Menon. With large expectations driving on each the movies, this Pongal can be an actual deal with for the cine-goers and never a toss-up.