Another Rs 100 crore for Baahubali 2, becomes second film to cross the mark in Tamil Nadu

Having already amassed over Rs 1,400 crore worldwide and counting, "Baahubali 2" is the biggest Indian grossing film

By: IANS News Agency |
May 14, 2017 3:18 pm

S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” has officially joined the Rs 100-crore club in Tamil Nadu. It is the second film after superstar Rajinikanth’s Tamil science-fiction actioner “Enthiran” to achieve the rare feat.

“It took 16 days for the film to officially cross Rs 100 crore in Tamil Nadu. Rajinikanth’s ‘Enthiran’ was the first film to gross over Rs 100 crore in Tamil Nadu and after seven years, ‘Baahubali 2’ has repeated the feat,” trade analyst Trinath told IANS.

Having already amassed over Rs 1,400 crore worldwide and counting, “Baahubali 2” is the biggest Indian grossing film.

Trade analyst Sreedhar Pillai tweeted on Sunday: “‘Baahubali 2’ crosses magic Rs 100-crore mark in Tamil Nadu. Gross Rs 100.55 crore (approximately) in 16 days. Net Rs 81.50 crore. Likely share Rs 52 crore. Wow.”

Starring Prabhas and Rana Daggubati as the male protagonists, the film is about the warring battle between them for the ownership of an ancient kingdom. Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishnan and Sathyaraj played pivotal roles.

Also, ‘Baahubali The Game’, inspired by superhit epic, has crossed over a million downloads since the second part of the film was released. The multi-player strategy game has been developed by Bengaluru-based Moonfrog Labs in association with the movie “Baahubali” production company Arka Media Works and Graphic India.

The game has become the top-most downloaded game and 10th most downloaded app in India.The game is available in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and has a small size of 24MB or depending on the type of phone the player has.

The game is available in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and has a small size of 24MB or depending on the type of phone the player has.Creator of famed “Farmville” game Mark Skaggs and Aditya Chari, who worked with the “Baahubali” movie, among other artists have contributed to this game.

Creator of famed “Farmville” game Mark Skaggs and Aditya Chari, who worked with the “Baahubali” movie, among other artists have contributed to this game.