This Friday, two medium-budget Kollywood films, Pradeep Ranganathan’s Dragon and Dhanush’s directorial NEEK, are clashing at the box office. Both fall under the same genre, which is youthful romantic drama. Both films are simultaneously being released in Telugu under the titles Return of the Dragon and Jabilamma Neeku Antha Kopama.
The advance bookings began today, and as per the initial trend, Dragon has taken a comfortable lead against NEEK. The Pradeep Ranganathan starrer has already entered the hourly trends on the Book My Show portal. Till now, Dragon has sold over 14,000 tickets, while NEEK, on the other hand, is yet to gain momentum.
Dragon clearly managed to grab the audience’s attention, and the film is headed for a solid start at the box office. It is directed by Ashwath Marimuthu and stars Anupama Parameswaran and Kayadu Lohar as the female leads. The director and hero’s previous ventures are huge blockbusters, and this is one reason for the promising advances.
NEEK’s openings will now depend on initial reports and word of mouth as the buzz is a bit low at the moment. Anika Surendran, Pavish, Priya Prakash Varrier, Matthew Thomas, Venkatesh Menon, Rabiya Khatoon, and Ramya Ranganathan played the lead roles.