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Chandramukhi Vs Nagavalli!
By Moviebuzz
Friday, 25 February , 2005, 11:26
Everyone knows that Chandramukhi is a frame to frame remake of that Kannada blockbuster Aapthamitra. The director of both the films is P.Vasu but the producers are different.
Now Dwarakish,the Kannada producer has a score to settle with P.Vasu, as he was not paid the promised 50 percent of the share for the Tamil remake. Though the story rights belonged to Vasu, it was customary to pay an amount to Dwarakish.
So Dwarakish is doing a smart thing by dubbing and releasing Aapthamitra into Telugu as Nagavalli before the Tamil release! Now Vasu has to move his cards well as Nagavalli can destroy all chances of Rajnikanth’s Chandramukhi’s box-office collections in Andhra.
He is also promoting Nagavalli as late Soundarya’s last film as in rural areas she has a huge fan following. But what will hurt Vasu most is that the Chandramukhi climax which is the highlight of the film will be revealed if Nagavalli releases first.
Meanwhile Mohan Babu, the hatchet man for Rajnikanth in Hyderabad has promised all support to Chandramukhi in its battle with Nagavalli.