<p>Chaos reigned at the Nataraj theatre in Seshadripuram, a scene that repeated itself in other theatres as well. Traffic was disrupted at many places as the fans spilled over to the streets.<br /><br />Minutes before the first show began on Friday morning, a huge crowd thronged Nataraj theatre. Many of them were in a hurry to get into the theatre. Hundreds of the fans also turned up to test their luck if they could get a ticket by chance. As the theatre gates opened, the fans scurried to get in. <br /><br />The police made futile bids to calm them down. They used their canes mildly to bring the situation under control. However, when the fans did not care for it, the canes came down a bit harsher. Soon everything fell in place.<br /><br />Good response<br /><br />Across the City, Rajni's fans showed a big thumbs up for the movie. Most of the fans booked tickets till Sunday using the advance booking facility. Depending on the demand, the ticket prices went up and for those who sold tickets in black, it was just the right time to make hay.<br /><br />PVR Cinemas across the country, especially in the southern states, showed excellent response. Rahul Singh, senior vice-president (Operations) said the movie has received very good response, especially in Bangalore. "The tickets were priced at Rs 500 during weekend and it will be Rs 400 from Monday in Bangalore. There was an excellent response," he said.<br /><br />Even at Inox Cinema at Jayanagar, Gaurda Mall and Malleswaram, the tickets have been sold out till Sunday. However, the ticket prices varied from Rs 300 to Rs 450 depending on the location. Like any other Rajnikanth's film, Enthiran too received great opening, said Haq, Inox spokesperson.<br /><br />Suraj, an IBM employee managed to buy the ticket a week in advance for a Friday show. "Unlike other Rajni's movies, this is different. For a change, there was no entry scene of Rajni. There are very less dialogues too. But the climax is really good," he said.<br /><br />According to a Chennai report, the film in Tamil and Telugu, was screened in 3,000 theatres worldwide. The opening in Chennai was marked by die-hard fans performing pujas to cut-outs of their screen idol and bursting crackers.<br /><br />Starring Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai opposite the 60-year-old actor, the film opened to a “superb” response, industry sources said adding tickets had been sold out for the next 10 days.<br /><br />The film, directed by Shankar, has been touted as one of the most expensive ventures in Indian cinema with a reported budget of Rs 150 crores.<br /><br />Celebrating their icon’s latest release, Rajni fans queued up hours in advance for tickets, as they had been eagerly awaiting the release of the film, which took two years to complete. <br /></p>
<p>Chaos reigned at the Nataraj theatre in Seshadripuram, a scene that repeated itself in other theatres as well. Traffic was disrupted at many places as the fans spilled over to the streets.<br /><br />Minutes before the first show began on Friday morning, a huge crowd thronged Nataraj theatre. Many of them were in a hurry to get into the theatre. Hundreds of the fans also turned up to test their luck if they could get a ticket by chance. As the theatre gates opened, the fans scurried to get in. <br /><br />The police made futile bids to calm them down. They used their canes mildly to bring the situation under control. However, when the fans did not care for it, the canes came down a bit harsher. Soon everything fell in place.<br /><br />Good response<br /><br />Across the City, Rajni's fans showed a big thumbs up for the movie. Most of the fans booked tickets till Sunday using the advance booking facility. Depending on the demand, the ticket prices went up and for those who sold tickets in black, it was just the right time to make hay.<br /><br />PVR Cinemas across the country, especially in the southern states, showed excellent response. Rahul Singh, senior vice-president (Operations) said the movie has received very good response, especially in Bangalore. "The tickets were priced at Rs 500 during weekend and it will be Rs 400 from Monday in Bangalore. There was an excellent response," he said.<br /><br />Even at Inox Cinema at Jayanagar, Gaurda Mall and Malleswaram, the tickets have been sold out till Sunday. However, the ticket prices varied from Rs 300 to Rs 450 depending on the location. Like any other Rajnikanth's film, Enthiran too received great opening, said Haq, Inox spokesperson.<br /><br />Suraj, an IBM employee managed to buy the ticket a week in advance for a Friday show. "Unlike other Rajni's movies, this is different. For a change, there was no entry scene of Rajni. There are very less dialogues too. But the climax is really good," he said.<br /><br />According to a Chennai report, the film in Tamil and Telugu, was screened in 3,000 theatres worldwide. The opening in Chennai was marked by die-hard fans performing pujas to cut-outs of their screen idol and bursting crackers.<br /><br />Starring Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai opposite the 60-year-old actor, the film opened to a “superb” response, industry sources said adding tickets had been sold out for the next 10 days.<br /><br />The film, directed by Shankar, has been touted as one of the most expensive ventures in Indian cinema with a reported budget of Rs 150 crores.<br /><br />Celebrating their icon’s latest release, Rajni fans queued up hours in advance for tickets, as they had been eagerly awaiting the release of the film, which took two years to complete. <br /></p>
