Indian American chief operating officer of global software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Freshworks, Girish Mathrubootham said that he booked 2,200 tickets for Rajinikanth-starrer film Jailer across seven screens for the company's employees.
Mathrubootham, a Rajnikanth fan himself, offered leave to employees to watch the 2016 film Kabali on the first day of its theatrical release, according to a Business Today report. The entrepreneur is said to have booked the entire Sathyam cinemas in Chennai for his employees to watch the film.
Helmed by Nelson Dilipkumar, Jailer released worldwide on August 10 across 7,000 screens. According to media reports, many offices in Chennai and Bengaluru declared a holiday on the day of the film’s release. The movie marks Rajinikanth's return to the big screen after a two-year break and sees him in the role of a retired police officer.
The 200-crore action-thriller film is produced by Sun Pictures and stars actors Ramya Krishnan, Vasanth Ravi, Yogi Babu and Vinayakan in lead roles. Actors Mohanlal, Jackie Shroff, Shiva Rajkumar and Tamannaah Bhatia make cameo appearances. The music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, while the cinematography is handled by Vijay Kartik Kannan. The box office collection in the United States, as per trade analyst Ramesh Bala has already crossed $1.45 million, which is more than Vijay’s Varisu which collected $1.14 million during its entire run in the country. According to a Times of India report, the action entertainer had a massive start at the United States box office as the premiere shows raked in around US$ 920,000.
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