Pulimurugan’s Tamil version releasing today in 305 centres all over Tamil Nadu

The Tamil remake of Malayalam cinema’s biggest ever blockbuster Pulimurugan is hitting screens today (June 16). The movie is releasing in 305 centres all over Tamil Nadu.

Despite being a dubbed movie, Pulimurugan has managed to get 300+ centres which is indeed phenomenal. This is reportedly one of the biggest ever release for a dubbed movie in Tamil Nadu.

Earlier, the movie’s Tamil trailer had garnered excellent response from the viewers. RP Bala has written the Tamil dialogues and interestingly, Mohanlal himself has dubbed in Tamil for the movie.

The theatrical rights for Pulimurugan’s Tamil version was acquired by PK Narayanaswamy who has earlier distributed movies like Theri and Bairavaa in the regional areas. It is said that the theatrical rights was brought for a record price for a dubbed movie.

The sucess of Pulimurugan’s Telugu version- Manyam Puli has given positive hopes for the makers. Manyam Puli did an overall business of over 15 crores from the earnings in the twin states of Telengana and Andhra Pradesh.

Pulimurugan has an universally appealing story about man vs wild. The movie is centred around the protagonist Murugan,who is known in the locality for hunting down man eating tigers. Since the plot is an universal one, it will be easy for audience irrespective of any language to connect with the movie.

Mohanlal’s stunning performance in the fight scenes and the terrifically shot sequences involving the tigers are the movie’s major attractions. Tomichan Mulakupadam produced this big budget movie under the banner of Mulakupadam Films.