Saturday, November 8, 2008

The biggest multi-starrer of all time

After 3 years in the discussion phase, one year in shooting with 20 schedules, 60 leading actors of the industry and the biggest team effort ever, Twenty 20 released all over Kerala on Wednesday. It is history of sorts, as never before in the history of cinema would all the leading stars of an industry have come together for such an effort. Starring Mammootty,
Twenty 20

Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Dhileep, Prithviraj, Kunchako Boban a number of heroines and almost every prominent name that you can think of in the Malayalam film industry, the film is a production of AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes).

The movie was released after prolonged speculations over the number of release centers. Finally, it released at a record 108 centers on its first day in Kerala alone. This is a big number with regards to Kerala where films generally get a 45-50 center release which might go up to 70-80 for big budget Superstar movies.

Twenty 20 got off to a bumper opening with fans’ associations of various stars getting into a mad scramble for tickets. It has been decided clearly on the first day itself that the movie will go on to become the year’s highest grosser and advance booking indicates that it might well break many records that have been long standing in Kerala. Reviews don’t seem to matter here as people don’t seem to want to miss the opportunity to see their favorite stars together on screen.

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