Karnan to release within the US on July 27

When Shanthi Chokkalingam, a passionate Sivaji fan and distributor, decided to revive Sivaji Ganesan’s epic Karnan for brand new age audiences, little would she have expected the type of response that the film would receive.Now, the film, which celebrates 125 days in Chennai today, is ready to release within the US. The digitally redone and re-mastered, QUBE enhanced, DTS version of the film will hit US Screens on July 27.

Shanthi, along side Raj TV (who hold the rights to the movie, spent with regards to Rs 40 lakh to get the badly damaged sound and video prints of the movie restored in a well-liked film lab in Chennai. Now, it looks as if their labor has paid rich dividends.

While Karnan wasn’t exactly a superhit during its initial release in 1964, the re-release has become an unqualified success in every single place Tamil Nadu. The truth that the film remains to be running to a packed house during weekends in two of Chennai’s premium multiplexes is a testament to the box office pull of its star Sivaji Ganesan and the timeless quality of the film.