He is the first director to enter the 100 crore club in India..!?


In 2008 a blockbuster film made by a popular Tamil director entered the Rs 100 crore club for the first time in India. Once a collection of 100 crores was seen as big, now a collection of 1000 crores has become a new milestone. Many films like Baahubali 2, RRR, kgf 2, Pathan, Jawaan, and Dangal have crossed the 1000 crore mark. Crossing Rs 100 crore domestically may not be a big deal for popular directors like SS Rajamouli, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, etc. But that was not the case years ago. In 2008 a blockbuster film made by a popular Tamil director entered the Rs 100 crore club for the first time in India. He is none other. A.R. Murugadoss.

Ghajini, directed by AR Murugadoss, was the first film to enter the Rs 100 crore club in India. Aamir Khan starred in the hindi remake while Suriya acted in Tamil. Asin made her bollywood debut with this film. pradeep rawat played a negative role. ghajini became the first film to enter the Rs 100 crore club in india and was a huge success at the box office. Not only that, ghajini is also the first hindi film to cross Rs 200 crore at the global box office.


AR Murugadoss, who is emerging as a leading director of tamil cinema, is going to direct a film with Sivakarthikeyan next. An action thriller titled SK23 is in the works. He is also directing a film called Sikandar starring salman khan in Bollywood. The film is slated to hit theaters in 2025.

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