If you think that Rajinikanth fans who crossed Atlantic Ocean to settle down in the United States, might lose out on the fun that their counterparts have in Tamil Nadu when Kabali releases, you thought wrong.
The fans in the U.S. will get to see the film as early as 11 a.m. on July 21, at least 12 hours ahead of the fans in India. The film (in Tamil and Telugu) is expected to release in around 400 screens across the U.S. on July 21, the biggest-ever release for a Rajinikant film. Ashwath Ram, who has booked tickets for the 11 a.m. show in New Jersey, said that the fans there had been ecstatic about the early show. An official statement from Cine Galaxy that is distributing the film in the U.S. said that the film’s Telugu version would also have a wide release. But, the question remains: how different is it to watch a Rajinikant film in the United States? “In smaller theatres, they let us break a pumpkin and hoot inside the theatres. So, we do enjoy ourselves,” said Karthik Rangarajan, who prefers watching Tamil movies with his family in Delaware.
Fans from Ireland too tweeted in joy after announcements were made that the movie was set to release there in around 11 screens.
The movie, which is also being dubbed in Indonesian, Chinese, Thai and Japanese, will have a later release in September in those languages. Rekhs (Rekha Haricharan), who has worked on the subtitles, said that it was an exciting experience working with the team.
