No ticket rise; Pazhassi for 16

The fans of the megastar will have a big sigh of relief as Gokulam films, the producers of magnum opus 'Pazhassi Raja' have decided not to pursue the demand for a ticket hike. The movie will now release on 16th as per the recent intimations. The fans associations of the star have been making all the grand arrangements to receive the biggest of Mammootty's movies. The movie is expected to open in 120 centres in the state of Kerala, for this Diwali.

Quite a few will also remember the fate of Mammootty's another big budget movie 'Dubai' which came almost a decade ago. The movie makers also decided for a ticket hike - double the rate for the initial few days - But the movie sank in the Box Office within a day, with little viewers coming up to watch the movie buying the astronomically priced tickets. And it never really regained the lost initial collections and still 'Dubai' is cited as the biggest debacle in the career of the megastar.

The only movie that managed the tempo even with a ticket raise was AMMA's 'Twenty: 20'. The movie was offered with a 50 percent ticket raise for the first three days. But the trick worked in favour of the movie, as it paraded almost all popular stars of the industry in smaller or bigger roles. 'Twenty: 20' easily went on to become one of the biggest hits of last year.

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