Now showing: Mithunda, Tollywood’s latest action hero
AFTER a string of B-grade Bollywood films, Mithun Chakraborty is back with a bang in Tollywood — as an action hero, no less. His last three Bengali films have set the cash registers ringing. For the present, he is the uncrowned king of Tollywood, even dethroning Prasenjit and young heartthrob Jeet.
Mithun made his comeback with the hugely successful Barood directed by T L V Prasad. His Juddha, directed by Ravi Kinagi, grossed Rs 6 crore, much over its production budget of Rs 2.5 crore. MLA Phatakeshto, by Swapan Saha, also with the same budget, recovered Rs 7 crore.
His current film, Abhimanyu, is also running to full houses. Shyamal Dutta, the film’s executive producer, says: “We spent Rs 1.75 crore on the making of the film. We have already recovered three-fourth of the cost in the three weeks since the film was released.â€
The crowds just can’t seem to get enough of Mithun-da. “The city’s cinegoers are happy to witness the return of Kolkata’s son. While he has always been around, he has been working in Tollywood more often recently. His success is largely due to his all-India appeal. His films have a far greater reach, unlike those starring Prasenjit or Jeet,†says director Saha.
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