The Shankar directed movie “I” starring Vikram in the lead role is all set for release on January 14th, 2015 amid huge expectations from the fans. The date has been carefully chosen as this day marks the festival of Pongal and Sankranti and this movie is expected to be a festive treat for the large number of Vikram’s fans.
The Plot
The film “I” is a romantic thriller wherein Vikram could be seen sporting different looks which adds to the attraction of this movie. The cast also includes Amy Jackson, Upen Patel and Suresh Gopi appearing in other important roles. The producer of this movie is Aascar Ravichandran and the music has been composed by the one and only A R Rehman. The film has been directed by the mercurial director Shankar. The film is set to be released on 14th January in three languages- Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.
Prerelease expectations
The Telugu version of this film has performed huge pre-release business and has been ranked having Theatrical rights value of around Rs.40 crores in the AP/Nizam location alone. This movie has surpassed the record for pre-release business figures which was earlier set by the Rajinikanth starrer “Robo” by earning Rs.27 crores. The film is expected to create a huge impact especially in the AP/Nizam locations. The director Shankar has delivered big hits previously like “Robo” and “Aparachitudu” which have performed superbly at the box office and the expectations surrounding his new upcoming release “I” have necessarily skyrocketed because of this. The critics and fans are optimistic that this movie will follow the footsteps of the previous hits and make huge collections in order to arrive at big profits.
The film has garnered exciting prerelease rates in Andhra with the regions of Vizag and the Eastern parts valuing over Rs.7.25 crores and Guntur faring around Rs.3.4 crores and Krishna around Rs.2.5 crores. Overall, the estimated prerelease figures point towards a figure of approx. Rs.40 crores.
Conclusion
The overall prerelease response towards the movie “I” has been showing positive signs of doing good business at the box office. However, the critics are not absolutely sure whether this movie would be able to surpass the record collections of “Robo” which was a big hit due to the superstar status enjoyed by Rajinikanth throughout the country as well as overseas. Vikram does not have a big fan following among the Telugu audience and this may prove to be a hindrance towards the overall success of the movie.