'Aaptha Mithra' completes 150 days, 'Rishi' surprises

Bangalore, Jan 31 (IANS): Kannada film "Aaptha Mithra" has turned out the biggest hit with collections improving even after its centenary-day run. The success of the film, likely to run for a year in some city centres, has belied expectations of even film trade analysts.

1 "Aaptha Mithra": The film has completed 150 days in all the centres. In Bangalore city, the film has netted over Rs.600,000 even in the 22nd week. It is expected to run for a year at least in two or three big city centres. It has proved a hit even in interior areas of the state, belying expectations of trade analysts.

2. "Rishi": This Shivaraj Kumar-Vijaya Raghavendra-starrer, directed by Prakash, is marching on, slowly and steadily. The critically acclaimed film has family audiences flocking to theatres to see it. The film, made on a Rs.20 million budget, is expected to become a big hit and collections are showing an upward trend.

3. "Mourya": The film has completed 100 days in over 10 centres. For director S. Narayan, it has not been just raining success, but pouring. His previous film "Chandra Chakori" was also a big hit. Meera Jasmine has struck gold in her first Kannada film. The film has netted over Rs.40 million at the box office.

4. "Kalasi Palya": The film, the biggest hit of action hero Darshan's career, is continuing to do wonders in B and C centres though collections have dropped in some places. It may complete a silver-jubilee run in Bangalore city.

5. "Joke Falls": The film has completed 50 days and is still running well in Bangalore city theatres including the PVR multiplex. Ramesh is going through a phase of success with both "Aaptha Mithra", in which he has a major role, proving a massive hit, and this comedy also doing well. The film is a remake of Hindi film "Chupke Chupke".