India has witnessed many high-budget movies which have confronted some important business failures lately. This development is commonly attributed to a mixture of things, together with excessive manufacturing prices, star charges, poor scripts, and a disconnect with viewers preferences. Typically, a low-budgeted film can even do wonders. We’re speaking in regards to the 2006 Kannada movie, Mungaru Male.
Mungaru Male was made on a Rs 70 lakh funds
With a modest funds of Rs 70 lakh, Mungaru Male, the romantic drama achieved what many blockbuster productions solely dream of. It turned a monumental business hit and broke information whereas incomes over 100 occasions its unique manufacturing value.
Directed by screenwriter-filmmaker Yogaraj Bhat, the movie starred then newcomers Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi as the principle leads. Veteran actor Ananth Nag performed a pivotal position in it.
Mungaru Male ran in a multiplex for 460 days
Curiously, Mungaru Male ran in a theater for a complete yr. It had a powerful 460-day run at a PVR in Bangalore throughout its launch. Reportedly, the Kannada movie recorded an estimated worldwide gross of Rs 75 crore, out of which Rs 57 crore got here from Karnataka.
The Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi starrer was the best grosser within the dwelling state throughout its launch. It additionally turned the primary Kannada film to surpass the Rs 50 crore gross mark worldwide again then.
In a 2018 interview with Bangalore Mirror, Director Bhat as soon as spoke in regards to the success of Mungaru Male by saying that it was all “destiny”. “The way it occurred and why it occurred will stay a suspense. So many issues got here collectively. From virtually not being made, the movie turned a landmark,” he had stated.
When Earnings Tax Division carried out raid at producer’s dwelling
Regardless of the movie’s immense success, the journey was not with out its challenges for producer E. Krishna. The Earnings Tax division carried out a raid at his dwelling. The IT division alleged that the movie collected a staggering quantity of Rs 67.50 crore web and demanded tax cost for a similar.
Mungaru Male has been remade in a number of langauges equivalent to Telugu movie, Vaana, and Bengali film, Premer Kahini, each of which have been launched in 2008. It additionally consists of the 2009 Odia movie, Romeo- The Lover Boy and the 2017 Marathi movie, Premay Namaha.
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