Actor-turned-politician Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan met the principal crew of the Malayalam hit Bethlehem Kudumba Unit to extend his wishes over its success at the box office. The crew met the Tamil star after the film’s Tamil and Telugu dubbed releases on September 4.
Haasan welcomed the crew that included producer Fahadh Faasil, with whom he worked on Vikram. The crew hung around chatting with the actor and clicking photographs.
The meeting was captured in a video clip, which distributor Mythri Movie Makers posted on social media. The tweet read, ‘A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR TEAM #BethlehemKudumbaUnit! Ulaganayagan @ikamalhaasan garu met the team and congratulated them for this blockbuster journey!’
Distributor Future RunUp Films posted about the crew’s meeting with Kamal Haasan as well, who distributed the Tamil version. The tweet read, ‘Appreciation from our Kamal sir feels like forever proud moment to cherish.’
Biggest BO Benchmark
The film has grossed over Rs 230 crore worldwide. Trade calculations place the film at around Rs 231.25 crore, Rs 119.25 crore of which is from India and Rs 112 crore from overseas territories.
Its India net collection too has crossed Rs 100 crore and stands at Rs 102.15 crore after two weeks of release.
The film opened to Rs 4.90 crore on its opening day and picked up pace from thereon. In its second week, it added close to Rs 58 crore to its domestic tally.
Directed by Girish AD, the film stars Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju in the lead roles.
Film Overview
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit is a romance-comedy that narrates the story of Ashley who comes to Angamaly along with her family and develops feelings for her senior neighbour Justin. The script is by director Girish AD and Kiran Josey, who wrote together on Premalu.
Produced by Fahadh Faasil, Dileesh Pothan and Syam Pushkaran under Bhavana Studios banner, the film also stars Sangeeth Prathap, Suresh Krishna, Vinay Forrt, and Srinda playing pivotal roles.
It was reported earlier that the Telugu version of the film was facing trouble with national chains such as PVR, INOX and Cinepolis for bookings over the film’s OTT window. It appears that the matter has been sorted since the film was booked in these cinemas as well.
The film is doing well across all linguistic territories. It currently is streaming on JioHotstar but an official date has yet to be confirmed.