A record for Ajith

Cinemimi [Monday, April 23, 2012]
All of Kollywood and the fans seem to be eagerly awaiting Billa 2.

And it looks like the film's crossed its first step towards the cinema halls, as the theatrical rights of the Ajith-starrer have been sold. The film is rumoured to have fetched an amount of Rs 24 crore, which is the highest amount that any Ajith film has fetched thus far. Aascar Ravichandran's company has reportedly bought the rights for the film, which is expected to hit the cinema halls in June, after the IPL season comes to an end.

Billa was one of the bigger hits in the past decade and with Mankatha, Ajith's 50th film striking gold at the box office last year, the race for buying the various rights for this film heated up all the more. No wonder, it is rumoured that the amount spent on acquiring the theatrical rights of Billa 2 is well over what Mankatha commanded last year. It definitely seems like everyone is eager to see Thala back on the big screen!