Salman Khan-Akshay Kumar Eye Arrambam Remake Rights!

The battle for the remake rights of a South movie seems to have begun again. Bollywood A-list stars, who never lost opportunities to remake successful South Indian movies in Bollywood, are in the race to bag the remake rights of a successfully-running Tamil movie. Any guess on the film name? Well, it is none other than Ajith Kumar starrer Arrambam and it is Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, who wish to have the remake rights of the Kollywood flick.

According to a daily, Akshay Kumar is impressed by Arrambam. He has liked the content and has expressed his wish to remake it in Hindi. Reportedly, he congratulated the makers of the Tamil film and told them that he wants to take it to the Bollywood. The talks are in the early stages and nothing has been finalised yet. It has to be noted that neither the Bollywood star nor the producer has confirmed the news yet.

On the other end, Salman Khan has also heard about the success of Arrambam. The actor saw the movie and like Akshay Kumar, Sallu expressed his wish to remake it in Bollywood. His people are reportedly are in talks with the Arrambam producer.

Ajith's 'Veeram' Teaser Released

Arrambam Box Office: Records Ready To Be Broken

Records are meant to be broken and who else will know this better than Ajith Kumar in Tamil film industry? Having given the biggest opening for his latest movie Arrambam, Thala seems to be ready to break old records and register new figures at the Kollywood Box Office. The actor's new movie has got an earth-shattering response and now it is game for creating history.

Indeed, it appears it is a new beginning, true to the meaning of the movie title, Arrambam, for Ajith Kumar. As we all know, the Tamil movie has got the biggest opening of 2013. Now, the actor's latest movie has reached a new milestone. The latest trade reports say that it has reached the half-century mark.

A leading daily reports said that Arrambam has grossed fifty crores at the Box Office. The lion's share for the movie has come from Chennai. From the other parts of Tamil Nadu, the Kollywood movie has raked in Rs 30 crores. The remaining collection is from the overseas Box Office in six days. After getting massive opening, the movie has managed to maintain the same momentum.

'Arrambam' Box Office Collection (Overseas): Ajith Starrer Earns Over 1.6 crore in First Weekend

Ajith's "Arrambam" is performing extremely well not just in India but also in key overseas markets including US, UK and Australia.

The film, which hit the screens on 31 October, opened to rave reviews from critics and the audiences alike. The Ajith starrer seems to be the first choice of the public among other Diwali releases. The actor has once again proved that he is the undisputable king of box office with "Arrambam" raking in good collections. The film has given Ajith his best ever opening in India and is all set to be another hit in the actor's career.

The Vishnuvardhan directorial has done excellent business in overseas markets as well. According to film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh, "Arrambam" has minted around 1.34 crore from 37 screens during the opening weekend at the UK box office. The film's gross collections from Australia are pegged at 33.05 lakh (7 screens). Details about its collections from US markets are still awaited.

Tamil film Arrambam is excellent. Opening weekend: UK £ 135,223 [Rs 1.34 cr]... Australia A$ 55,953 [Rs 33.05 lacs]... USA total to be updated.

"Arrambam" has grossed better collections than Suriya's "Singam 2" which fetched £109,483 in its first week at the UK box office. The stylish, action-packed entertainer has surpassed "Singam 2" collections in its first weekend earning £135,223. The film is expected to continue its good run at the box office for a few more weeks until new Tamil films hit screens.

With two hit films ("Billa" and "Arrambam") to their credit, Ajith and Vishnu have proved to be a lucky pair. It remains to be seen if the duo will team up again for a third film. However, it might not happen in the near future as Ajith is currently busy with his other film commitments. The actor's upcoming film "Veeram" is gearing up for a release in January 2014.

He has also committed to work in Gautham Menon's project, which is expected to go on floors in February next year.

Veeram teaser releasing soon

The first look teaser of Ajith starrer 'Veeram' directed by Siruthai Siva will be released in theaters by next weekend. The teaser is set to be released in theatres running Ajith's Diwali release 'Arrambam' which is running successfully in theatres. The film starring Ajith and Tamannaah in the lead is set to hit the screens for Pongal next year.