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Ayangaran Intl. bags overseas rights of ‘Kanthaswamy’
MUMBAI: The overseas rights of the Vikram-Shriya Saran starrer, Kanthaswamy, have been sold to London-based Ayngaran International for an amount of around Rs 50 million.
Arun Pandian of Ayngaran International agreed that his company had bought the overseas rights. With a library of over 1,500 films, Ayngaran has distributed some of the Tamil movie industry‘s big banner films which include Sivaji, Chandramukhi, Gilli, Alaipayuthey and Billa 2007.
Insiders feel that Kanthaswamy‘s valuation is exaggerated. The cost of overseas rights for a Vikram film is typically around Rs 20-30 million, he said. Global rights for Anniyan, which was the last hit of the actor was sold for around Rs 30 million as it had the backing of director Shankar.
Apart from Malaysia, Singapore, the UK, the US and Canada, Kanthaswamy will also be distributed across Europe, Dubai and Sri Lanka. In addition to Tamil, the film titled Mallana (Telugu) will see simultaneous release in the Tamil Nadu and Andhra markets.
While music rights of the film have been bought by Sony-BMG for Rs 9.1 million, Sun TV has bought the home DVD rights for Rs 45 million.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
