How much did Bigil earn?

The Bigil budget is slated to be Rs 180 crores and it completed its 100 days theatrical run on February 1, 2020. It also collected US$1.46 million at the U.S box office and registered 35,000 footfalls in France, the highest for a Tamil film in the European country.

Is Bigil copied?

Unsurprisingly, the film turned out to be an almost remake of Chak De with a scene or two recreated from Pele. However, what has been surprising to the audience ever since the movie’s release has been the number of sources that has inspired Bigil.

Who is Michael in Bigil?

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Vijay plays the lead role in the movie Bigil. His characters’ names are Rayappan and Michael Rayappan. At first, Vijay plays Michael Rayappan, a football player who has to give up his passion due to violence that surrounds his life.

Was Bigil a flop?

Bigil emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2019, collecting ₹285–300 crore, upon its release, and Vijay’s highest-grossing film in his career. The film completed its 100-day theatrical run on 1 February 2020, and also won two awards each at the Zee Cine Awards Tamil and Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards.

Is mersal copied?

Kathiresan is the one who owns the remake rights of “Moondru Mugam”. Kathiresan says that Atlee copied the entire story of Moondru Mugam and made a film titled as Mersal which is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written by Atlee, K. V.

Is theri a blockbuster?

Theri – Theri was a revenge drama, which too featured Vijay in dual roles and proved to be a blockbuster at the box office. In its theatrical run, Theri was able to breach into ₹200 crore club. Though the movie received a mixed response from critics, Vijay’s fans showered love for it.

Where was Mersal shot?

Filming took place on Gdańsk, Poland and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The background score and soundtrack album were composed by A. R. Rahman, while the cinematography was done by G. K. Vishnu and edited by Ruben.