Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Kuselan Fever makes Oscar Ravi jittery

Sify has published today a news story on the release of
Dasavataram. In that news, the producer Oscar Ravi has
unnecessarily taunted Kuselan but it only goes to show HOW
FREIGHTENED HE IS ABOUT KUSELAN.

While explaining the reason for the continuous postponement & delay
in Dasa's release, Oscar Ravi has said "Please note this is not a
film that can be wrapped up in 50 days with two songs shot in
Pollachi and then trying to keep to a deadline."

I am sure the word "POllachi" has been deliberately used by Oscar
Ravi to distinguish his film & to convey the message to the readers
that Dasa is not an ordinary film like Kuselan, which has been
recently shot in Pollachi.

I can hear the protests from some of our members saying its not
Kuselan alone which was shot in Pollachi.

Even though couple of other people's movies were also being made in
Pollachi area, it was only after Thalaivar went for the two day
shooting of Kuselan to Pollachi/Udumalpet areas, the whole media
started publishing stories about the shooting etc. Once the
shooting of Thalaivar got over, the news about Pollachi also stopped
coming in all the media even though P.Vasu continued to shoot other
scenes in Pollachi area invloving all other actors. That is the
Power of Thalaivar & that is what is irking Oscar Ravi.

The other irritating news (for Oscar Ravi) regarding Kuselan is its
business. Without any fanfare, its distribution rights have been
bagged by Pyramid group for Rs. 65 crores.

I have no objection if he had simply said since Dasa is not a simple
story with 2 songs, 2 fights etc. which can be wrapped up in less
than 2 months or so. But, what is the reason for Oscar Ravi to
say "this is not a film that can be wrapped up in 50 days with two
songs shot in Pollachi" except that HE IS NOT COMFORTABLE THAT
RAJINI'S KUSELAN IS QUICKLY GETTING WRAPPED UP & MAY POSE A REAL
THREAT TO DASA IF IT CAN RELEASE IN JULY.

The article also mentions that Oscar himself is going to release
Dasa which shows THERE ARE NO TAKERS FOR HIS FILM AT THE RATE QUOTED
BY HIM. That shows how much confidence the disti community has got
for his film IN SPITE OF HUGE MOENY SPENT ON ITS PROMOTION &
TRAILERS.

Oscar Ravi's Kuselan fever is due to the fact that if Dasa releases
in June & Kuselan in July, even assuming Dasa becomes a hit, it
can't sustain its collection after a month or so since the day
Kuselan gets released, whole crowd will go there forgetting 10 or
even 100 avatarams. Since no distributor wants to release Dasa
forcing Oscar Ravi himself to release it, the reduction or stoppage
in Dasa's collection will affect Oscar Ravi directly & tellingly.

My simple question to Oscar Ravi is "When you can spend Rs. 60
crores to produce your movie & another 20 crores to promote the
same, why are you getting jealous about THE POOREST OF THE POOR -
KUSELAN? Because you know within your heart that it is NOT THE
MONEY SPENT WHICH WILL BRING AUDIENCE TO THEATRES. It is the
CHARISMA of the STAR WHICH WILL MAKE PEOPLE TO FLOCK TO THEATRES &
make the movie the BIGGEST HIT.

I am amused to see Oscar Ravi's jealousy. Here is a man who has
invested Rs. 60 crores to produce a movie by working labouriously
for over 2 years and which is yet to get completed. On top of it,
he had to spend several more crores to bring some other "actors" to
promote a 10 role make-up extravaganza in order to make people aware
that there is a movie called "Dasavataram". But, still there are no
takers from the distribution community to buy his movie at the price
quoted by him.

While the above is happening, he is incredulously watching the FREE
PUBLICITY RAJINI'S KUSELAN IS GETTING in all the media for its
shooting in Pollachi area just because Rajini is attending the shoot
& that too for just 2 days. To add salt to the wound, without any
publicity or fanfare, Kuselan rights has been fiercely fought for by
top corporates & won by a big theatre chain group for an
astronomical amount.

Friends, now tell me, Who will not get Vayitherichal? After all,
Oscar Ravi is also a human being. He is naturally feeling it. That
feeling is coming out in different forms. First it was by NOT
inviting Rajini to the audio function (by rightly thinking that
Rajini's presence will take away the thunder from Kamal & Dasa).
Now by comparing his Dasa with Kuselan and trying to "Mattam
Thattufy" Kuselan.

I can finally say one thing to Oscar Ravi. This is not going to be
the end of your Vayitherichal. As Kuselan's release nears, your
irritatiopn points also will increase manifold & its going to haunt
you forever.

With Luv,

Arun


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