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'Anjaan' Box Office Collection: Suriya's Film Outperforms Ajith's 'Veeram', Vijay's 'Jilla'

Suriya's "Anjaan" has netted more than ₹30 crore in its opening weekend at the worldwide box office, according to Indiaglitz.

Despite receiving negative reviews, "Anjaan" took a humongous opening owing to pre-release buzz and advance booking. The Independence Day holiday and the weekend helped the film perform well at the box office.
According to reports, the Suriya starrer has minted ₹30 crore in its first weekend itself. If it turns out to be true, then the film has surpassed the opening weekend collections of Ajith's "Veeram" and Vijay's "Jilla."
In Chennai, "Anjaan" has turned out to be biggest opener of 2014 so far. The film has surpassed the opening weekend collections of biggies like Ajith's "Veeram", Vijay's "Jilla", Rajinikanth's "Kochadaiiyaan" and Dhanush's "Velai Illa Pattathari" ("VIP").
The Suriya starrer reportedly grossed ₹2.35 crore from 573 tracked weekend shows, according to Behindwoods. It has outperformed the collections fetched by "Veeram" and "Jilla", which amount to ₹1.23 crore and ₹1.32 crore, respectively.
"Anjaan" collections are also much better than "Kochadaiiyaan" (₹1.80 crore) and "VIP" (₹1.67 crore). [Note: the number of tracked shows varies for these films]

"Anjaan" has also fared well in the overseas markets. To get the details about the film's overseas collections, click HERE.

The film has ended the first weekend on a fantastic note. Now, it remains to be seen how the action entertainer fares in the weekdays at the ticket window. Its collections might drop owing to negative feedback.
The release of "Anjaan" has affected the performance of other films like "VIP" and "Jigarthanda" as they have lost several shows to the Suriya starrer. It remains to be seen whether these films will be able to bounce back in the coming days.
Meanwhile, the makers of "Anjaan" have trimmed the film by 20 minutes as the Lingusamy directorial received flak for its lengthy runtime. The film's runming time is now 2 hours and 30 minutes and theatres have begun screening the re-edited version.
"#Anjaan - Final cut from today - 20 minutes trimmed. 9 min 1st half + 11 min 2nd half. Now Running Time 2 hrs 30 minutes!," entertainment industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai tweeted.

Anjaan' smashes all the B.O records...

Thanks to the promotion & buzz, 'Anjaan' has set a new record in the opening week collections by garnering more than 30 Crores in the first 3 days. No other movie in the past has achieved this feat in Tamil & Malayalam. The Surya - Samantha - Vidyut Jamwal starrer was opened to huge expectations for the Indepence day across all over the world in more than 1500 screens.

The film industry is amazed by the response so far, and expecting more to come. The movie is trimmed close to 6 mins owing to negative reviews in the social media & from critics. However, the Telugu version remains unchanged.

Dhanush's 'VIP' has bagged 50+ Crores in 25 days (nett) and 'Anjaan' has crossed 30 Crore mark within 3 days itself. Finally, the theatre owners/distributors got nothing to complain. Meanwhile, 'Jigarthanda' & 'Sathuranga Vettai' too declared as hits by the trade sources. It will be interesting to see whether Surya can pull off the magical 100+ crore for the first time in his career.

Done with Ajith and Vijay. Next is Suriya !

After Veeram with Thala Ajith and Tamannaah, and Jilla with Ilayathalapathy Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal, Vidyullekha Raman is all set to play a role in the Suriya - Nayanthara - Amy Jackson project 'Masss'. She said, "Have some good news to share.. Next project : Masss !!!!!"

Incidentally, her first shot in this Venkat Prabhu directorial was with Suriya himself. She said, "First day of shoot in Masss and my first dialogue is to Suriya. I can't believe it. Nadikamudile (I am not able to act) !"

Meanwhile, her latest Telugu film 'Run Raja Run' is doing well with appreciations from the critics and masses alike. Looks like no stopping Vidyu !!!

Suriya gets the biggest opening in his career till date? Having already reported on Abirami Ramanathan bagging the Chennai city rights and releasing the movie in over 37 screens, Anjaan is getting bigger day by day.

One of the very few movies having a week-long advanced booking, this Lingusamy project is bound to reap huge collections at the box-office considering the long weekend. With just Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam competing along, Anjaan will have its own lion-share.

Please don't be surprised to find most of the tickets for the opening weekend all booked. Even multiplexes are planning to tap on Suriya's huge audience base and the long Independence Day weekend by scheduling early morning shows. There is going to be some humongous response for the movie, considering the number of shows to be screened and the tickets already being sold like cup cakes.

Anjaan's worldwide release in some record number of screens, is a dream come true for the team.

Expectedly unexpected title for Suriya-Venkat Prabhu film

title for Suriya - Venkat Prabhu film masss

Venkat Prabhu must have taken the requests from fans a bit too literally to coin a 'mass' title for his upcoming outing with Suriya. The popular director, in his usually nonchalant tongue in cheek sense of humour, has announced that the film will be called 'Masss' - A Venkat Prabhu Title.

Interestingly the idea doesnt appear to be a random selection as VP also revealed that Suriya will be "in and as" Masss, indicating that there might be a character connect with the title after all.

Just in - Anjaan's Punch Dialogue !

"You think I am a pigeon that flees at the sound of a cracker ? I wait patiently and seize the prey. I am the Eagle... Anjaan". What could this possibly be? Make sure you read it twice. When Suriya says it on the silver screen, thunderous response can hardly make us listen to this punch dialogue from Anjaan.

We have of course put up the English version of the dialogue tweeted by UTV Motion Pictures' Dhananjayan just moments ago. Imagine the effortless Suriya reciting it to the baddies. Just like the trademark punch dialogues from the Singam series, this particular verbal outrage from the Anjaan hero will definitely go viral.

Keep tuning into Behindwoods to watch this dialogue in Tamil from the teaser which is slated for release tomorrow night.

Anjaan would be different from Thuppakki

Suriya starrer Anjaan would be different from the Ilayathalapathy Vijay starrer Thupp

Ace cinematographer Santosh Sivan , in a recent interview, talked about the challenges involved in shooting the Ilayathalapathy Vijay starrer Thuppakki.

He says, “Thuppakki was one of the first big films in which I used a digital camera. But I used it because it was needed: a lot of sequences were shot on the roads and we had to use hidden cameras and not too many lights.”

And as his next movie, Suriya starrer Anjaan is also set in the same place as Thuppakki, Mumbai, Santosh Sivan has put in a lot of effort to show the city in a different light.

The first look teaser of Anjaan will be out on July 5th.

'Anjaan' teaser release date

This is good news for Suriya fans. The first teaser of the versatile actor’s highly anticipated film ‘Anjaan’ will be released within a fortnight from now.

G.Dhananjayan, the South Indian Head of UTV Motion Pictures has revealed in his microblogging site that “#Anjaan teaser gonna hit you this July 5th !!! @ThirrupathiBros @dirlingusamy #BigDay!!’’.

‘Anjaan’ is an action entertainer directed by N.Lingusamy. The film stars Suriya in dual roles and Samantha is the female lead. Music has been scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and the album is expected to hit the audio market in the month of July.

The film produced by Lingusamy’s Thirrupathi Brothers and UTV Motion Pictures is touted as a August 15 release.

Suriya and Samantha in Anjaan

We earlier reported that the shoot of director Lingusamy’s Anjaan will happen in Goa for the final song sequence involving the leads - Suriya and Samantha.
Today Samantha, in her official twitter page, said, “Goa!! #beach #sand #song #Anjaan”

Looks like Suriya and Samantha are having a rocking Goan time.

Coproduced by Thirrupathi Brothers and UTV Motion Pictures, Anjaan is majorly shot in Mumbai and, reportedly, Suriya has two roles in the movie.

Yuvan Shankar Raja is scoring for the film and Padma Shri Santosh Sivan cranks the camera.

Anjaan Surya

Not a day goes by without some buzz or the other about Suriya's Anjaan, directed by Lingusamy and co-starring Samantha. The film has Yuvan's music and the director believes that Yuvan has outdone himself and delivered his best beyond even the chart-buster Paiyaa.

Lyricist Madhan Karky who recently updated that he was working on the dialogues for the upcoming Suriya - Venkat Prabhu film, has also worked on Anjaan's opening song 'Bang Bang Bang'. He seems to have really enjoyed the experience of working on this foot-tapping number, as he tweeted.

"Thanks to @dirlingusamy & #Yuvan had lovely experience composing this foot-tapping opening song of #Anjaan with them. #BangBangBang"

Karky also shared the opening lines of this song and we have to admit that these are some really fiery and 'massy' lines targeted at Suriya's large fan following. Sample these

"Andheri Puli Pera Chonna Adi Nenjile

Bang Bang Bang

Raju Bhai Unna Kannala Paathale

Bang Bang Bang

Raju Bhai Vandhu Munnala Ninna

Bang Bang Bang"

Suriya's rising overseas demand

Anjaan Poster

One of the year’s highly anticipated releases, the Suriya starrer Anjaan, has reportedly been acquired by United India Exports for the entire overseas rights. The buzz is that the rights have been sold for a grand sum which reiterates the hype and expectation surrounding this film.

Suriya fans have been eagerly anticipating the first visual teaser for Anjaan and UTV Motion Picutres’ Dhananjayan Govind appealed for patience from the fans while assuring that director Lingusamy is already on the job will not settle for anything but the best. Dhananjayan said that Lingusamy wants to come with a “BANG, BANG, BANG”. Earlier reports suggested that the teaser might emerge in the 2^nd week of June but that remains to be confirmed.

Suriya's Anjaan to restart in Mumbai

With the primary schedule of Suriya’s Anjaan having been completed swiftly in Mumbai, the entire team looks to be taking a quick breather before kicking back to top gear once again. The first schedule of the film was shot mainly in Mumbai and also involved the participation of the film’s heroine Samantha alongside Suriya. Director Lingusamy and his team seem to be enjoying their much deserved downtime now. The film’s cinematographer Santosh Sivan has taken this brief break as an opportunity to spend time promoting his upcoming film Inam, which is set to be released by Lingusamy’s Thirrupathi Brothers. A statement from Anjaan’s co-producers, UTV Films, has revealed that the next phase of shooting will commence on March 5th once again in Mumbai.

Suriya is a benchmark for me

Samantha looks set to have a rollicking year in Tamil cinema with films opposite both Suriya and Vijay, in Anjaan and 'Vijay 57' respectively. Her stills with Suriya from Anjaan were recently unveiled and fans are really thrilled about the chemistry between this first time pairing. Sam can't stop raving about Suriya and his great qualities as an actor. In a recent interview this is what she had to say “All of us have heard about his professionalism and that he’s a gentleman, but after working with him, I realized he’s much more than that. Everything, from the humility with which he carries himself on the set and how he performs in front of the camera, seem like a benchmark for me” Sam is also confident of making a mark in Anjaan, directed by master commercial director Lingusamy. Though the movie would be hero-centric like all mass movies, she is confident as ever. “Like characters in most Lingusamy’s films, my characterization is quite spunky and full of life.” Anjaan is set for release on August 15th, 2014 and the expectations surrounding the film are huge.

Anjaan's music promises to be great

Anjaan, one of 2014's biggies, recently had a schedule completed in the scenic Panchgani in Maharashtra, where a high energy song sequence was canned with Samantha and many dancers. Samantha is apparently impressed by the background dancers and their commitment in such hot conditions. Anjaan's composer Yuvan Shankar Raja has updated in his Twitter space that he is impressed with the visuals of the songs that have been shot till now. He has completed recording two songs till now and has also assured his fans that he will think of working on a rocking theme music track for Anjaan. The Lingusamy - Suriya - Yuvan trio with the added presence of Samantha have made Anjaan a true rage among fans. The film is set for release on August 15th as an Independence Day special.

Suriya, Lingusamy & Santosh Sivan to create history

Suriya, director Lingusamy and cameraman Santosh Sivan is teaming for an action adventure film produced by Thirrupathy Brothers. For the first time in the world, cinematographer Santosh Sivan is going to use 'Red Dragon Digital' camera for the film.
According to a press release from Thirrupathy Brothers – “The test shoot of Suriya-Lingusamy's untitled project happened at Prasad Studio. It was attended by the most fascinating engineers of 'Red Camera' and 'Angenieux Lens'. Following this film, the camera will be used by chart-topping filmmaker of Hollywood, Ridley Scott and many others. This indeed is a great happening in 100 years of Indian Cinema, where Tamil industry will step ahead to the next level surpassing Hollywood.”
"I want the technological advancement to first happen in Chennai and this is one such sign," says cinematographer Santhosh Sivan as he cranked the test shoot featuring Suriya. "Although the visual medium remains the same, such advancements in camera results in enhancing the pictorial details", says Santhosh Sivan, who is handling cinematography for this untitled film following the grand success of Vijay starrer 'Thuppaki'.
Director Lingusamy is excited about having a league of fantastic technicians and is excited to shoot this film with 'Red Dragon'. Shedding light on the film, "I have been waiting for a very long time to make a film with Suriya. Post-Vettai, I spent quality time in nurturing this project and crafted this script. In recent times, there are lots of young filmmakers rocking in the industry. I have to prepare myself to compete with them. This film is yet to be titled and we have an excellent team of technicians. I have been an ardent fan of Santhosh Sivan from the time I watched his 'Thalapathy'. Yuvan Shankar Raja scores music, Rajeevan is the art director and Anthony is editor. Brindha Saarathy pens dialogues. Samantha plays the female lead role."
Suriya said, "I am really privileged to be a part of this project. I have been an admirer of Santhosh Sivan sir from childhood and its great to know that we are the first one to use 'Red Dragon' Camera in the entire world and world famous filmmakers like Ridley Scott are going to use it."

Suriya's Anjaan release date locked

The Suriya - Samantha starrer Anjaan, directed by Lingusamy is one among the most expected films this year. This film has already been shot extensively in Mumbai and Goa, and close to 40% of the film has been completed. The remaining portions of the film will also be canned in the state of Maharashtra. Currently, the film is being shot in the Whistling Woods campus in Mumbai.

Yuvan Shankar Raja has been signed on to do music for the film and 5 songs have been planned totally. Yuvan has already worked with Lingusamy in films such as Sandakozhi, Vettai and Paiyya and his songs played a big role in the success of all these films.

Anjaan has been planned as an August 15th release to coincide with Independence Day. August 15th also happens to be a Friday, it must be noted.

UTV to co-produce Suriya's upcoming Anjaan

On the occasion of Pongal, UTV Motion Pictures Tuesday announced it will co-produce actor Suriya Sivakumar's upcoming Tamil action-thriller 'Anjaan', which is also being produced by Thirrupathi Brothers. 'Anjaan', which means stranger, is being directed by N Lingusamy. "We are extremely delighted to continue our strong relationship with N. Lingusamy's Thirrupathi Brothers after our two successful films -'Vettai' and 'Ivan Veramathiri'. We look forward to working with Suriya and are confident that the movie will be a huge mass entertainer and certainly one to look out for in 2014," G. Dhananjayan, Chief - South Business, UTV Disney, said in a statement. The film features Samantha Ruth Prabhu and a host of Bollywood actors such as Vidyut Jamwal, Manoj Bajpayee and Dalip Tahil in important roles. Lingusamy said he is happy to co-produce the film with UTV. "We share a great relationship with UTV and our co-productions with them through our banner Thirrupathi Brothers, in the past have been highly successful. We value their support and understanding and happy to co-produce 'Anjaan' with them," Lingusamy added in the statement. The film recently completed its first schedule in Mumbai and will head to Goa by the end of January to shoot the second schedule. 'Anjaan' is slated to hit the marquee in August 2014.

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Anjaan' smashes all the B.O records...

Done with Ajith and Vijay. Next is Suriya !

Expectedly unexpected title for Suriya-Venkat Prabhu film

Just in - Anjaan's Punch Dialogue !

Anjaan would be different from Thuppakki

'Anjaan' teaser release date

Suriya's rising overseas demand

Suriya's Anjaan to restart in Mumbai

Suriya is a benchmark for me

Anjaan's music promises to be great

Suriya, Lingusamy & Santosh Sivan to create history

Suriya's Anjaan release date locked

UTV to co-produce Suriya's upcoming Anjaan

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