Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Aug 11: Roopesh Shetty directorial Tulu movie 'Circus’ has completed 50 days in theatres. Star Suvarna has bagged the satellite rights for a record price.
The special screening and 50-day landmark celebration will be held in Bangkok on August 13.
'Circus' marked Roopesh Shetty's second directorial venture, following his success as the winner of Bigg Boss Kannada OTT Season 1 and Bigg Boss Kannada Season 9. Roopesh's previous directorial venture, the blockbuster Tulu movie 'Girgit,' received tremendous acclaim.
The premiere of 'Circus' was held in Mangaluru and a total of 51 premiere shows were held worldwide, receiving a positive response from the audience. The movie was later released in India on June 23.
The movie premiered in various Indian theatres, including Pune and Manipal, as well as global theatres in Dubai, UAE, Australia, USA, Canada, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Qatar, Al-Ain (UAE) Bahrain, UK, Thailand, Nigeria, Kuwait, Puttur, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Goa.
Roopesh always owes credit to the entire team behind the success of his movie. The date 23 seems lucky for Roopesh as his debut directorial blockbuster movie ‘Girgit’ was also released on August 23, 2019. The budget of ‘Circus’ reflects the grandeur of the movie.
Roopesh also said, “I am very much delighted that ‘Circus’ satellite rights are bagged by Star Suvarna. This is a big boost to the Tulu film industry which will encourage upcoming Tulu movies.”
On August 14, the eve of Roopesh’s birthday, a Kannada film will be announced in which he will be playing the lead role.
It was a dream debut in Tulu films for actress Rachana Rai and antagonist, the Kannada actor Yash Shetty as their performances earned praises from the audience. Both of them looked promising on screen.
Produced by Shoolin Films, Manjunath Attavar, and Mugrody Films, 'Circus' features Aravind Bolar, Bhojaraj Vamanjoor, Naveen D Padil, Sai Krishna, Umesh Mijar, Prasanna Shetty Bailur and Sandeep Shetty too.
Loy Valentine Saldanha has composed the music, while Prasanna Shetty Bailur, renowned for his work in 'Girgit,' has penned the dialogues. Naveen Shetty serves as the choreographer, Niranjan Das as the cinematographer and Rahul Vashishta as the editor.
The dubbing, mixing, and mastering of the movie were handled at Daijiworld Audio Visual Pvt Ltd.