<p>A Singapore start-up co-founded by five Indian-origin persons is cashing in on one of India's latest box-office hit, Kabali, by selling figurines of the film's lead character played by cine star Rajinikanth.<br /><br /></p>.<p>About 85 per cent of the 40,000 figurines produced by Carbon Copy Collectibles have been sold since sales began in mid-June for the global market, The Straits Times reported today.<br /><br />The company, founded by five Singaporeans of Indian origins, was selected by Kabali's global publicity campaigner, Chennai-based production house, V Creations, to make and sell figurines of Kabaleeswaran, a character portrayed by 65-year-old Rajinikanth.<br /><br />Each polyvinyl figurine, 16.5 cm tall and weighing 300g, is being sold for SGD 39.90 in Singapore.<br /><br />E-commerce giant Amazon has bought the Kabali figurines for the Indian market while it is being sold in Malaysia through Madura Stores, a local retail outlet for Indian products.<br />"We are the pioneers of the collectibles in the Indian cinema industry," said Suraen Ramdass, 29, and one of the founders of Carbon Copy Collectibles which started in June 2015.<br /><br />The idea came from the Western cinemas companies which have culture of figurine collectibles of personalities including the Ironman and Batman, according to the report.<br />Carbon Copy Collectibles has made and sold figurines of two other Indian film characters in Singapore, Malaysia, the United States, Britain and the United Arab Emirates.<br /><br />The first was 2,000 pieces of Manik Baasha, a character from a 20-year-old movie, made in December 2015.<br /><br />The second was 2,000 pieces of a character from 1992 movie Thevar Magan which were released in March this year.<br /><br />"Both (the figurines) were sold out in 1-1/2 months of release," added Kumaresh Bala, 25, one of the founders.<br /><br />The other founders are Dhivya Subramaniam, 27, Prakash Ramdas, 29, and Ganeshan Lingam, 29. <br /></p>
<p>A Singapore start-up co-founded by five Indian-origin persons is cashing in on one of India's latest box-office hit, Kabali, by selling figurines of the film's lead character played by cine star Rajinikanth.<br /><br /></p>.<p>About 85 per cent of the 40,000 figurines produced by Carbon Copy Collectibles have been sold since sales began in mid-June for the global market, The Straits Times reported today.<br /><br />The company, founded by five Singaporeans of Indian origins, was selected by Kabali's global publicity campaigner, Chennai-based production house, V Creations, to make and sell figurines of Kabaleeswaran, a character portrayed by 65-year-old Rajinikanth.<br /><br />Each polyvinyl figurine, 16.5 cm tall and weighing 300g, is being sold for SGD 39.90 in Singapore.<br /><br />E-commerce giant Amazon has bought the Kabali figurines for the Indian market while it is being sold in Malaysia through Madura Stores, a local retail outlet for Indian products.<br />"We are the pioneers of the collectibles in the Indian cinema industry," said Suraen Ramdass, 29, and one of the founders of Carbon Copy Collectibles which started in June 2015.<br /><br />The idea came from the Western cinemas companies which have culture of figurine collectibles of personalities including the Ironman and Batman, according to the report.<br />Carbon Copy Collectibles has made and sold figurines of two other Indian film characters in Singapore, Malaysia, the United States, Britain and the United Arab Emirates.<br /><br />The first was 2,000 pieces of Manik Baasha, a character from a 20-year-old movie, made in December 2015.<br /><br />The second was 2,000 pieces of a character from 1992 movie Thevar Magan which were released in March this year.<br /><br />"Both (the figurines) were sold out in 1-1/2 months of release," added Kumaresh Bala, 25, one of the founders.<br /><br />The other founders are Dhivya Subramaniam, 27, Prakash Ramdas, 29, and Ganeshan Lingam, 29. <br /></p>