Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran's Vilayatha Buddha which released in cinemas on 21 November, opened to mixed reviews from audiences. Following the lukewarm reception, the makers have confirmed that they have trimmed
the runtime after taking feedback from film buffs.
Run Time Of Prithviraj Sukumaran's Vilayath Buddha Trimmed
Actor Shammy Thilakan, who plays the Bhaskaran Mash in the movie, revealed the news while responding to a fan on social media. When a Facebook user posted , “Sir your performance was nice, but the main issue is with the duration of the movie,” Shammy Thilakan replied directly, stating, “We have reduced the duration as per the audiences demand.” The film is now shortened to 2 hours 45 minutes. Based on the notable novel by GR Indugopan, the movie features Prithviraj as Double Mohan.
'Cyberterrorism' Against Vilayath Biddha?
While the film arrived in cinema halls amid massive hype, Vilayath Buddha has fallen short of expectations, displaying unfavourable box office numbers. The film’s producer has filed an official complaint against a YouTube channel that, he alleged, was spreading religious and political hate under the guise of a movie review. Maintaining that the channel posted a video seemingly reviewing the Prithviraj film shortly after its release, Sandip Senan, who bankrolled the movie under the banner of his Urvasi Theatres, claimed that it misrepresented the film’s content calling it Cyberterrorism'.
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He stated that the video also accused Prithviraj of promoting an anti-Hindutva agenda, and made personal attacks against the cast and crew of the film. Noting that he spent about Rs 40 crore on the movie, Sandip Senan said that such campaigns were negatively impacting the film’s performance and causing him losses. Based on the producer’s complaint, the police have registered a case.In contrast, Eko, with only 674 shows, improved its performance and had 988 shows on Monday, with a total occupancy rate of 40.79 per cent. While Vilayath Buddha recorded an India nett collection of Rs 34 lakhs.
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