Ilayathalapathy Vijay helps Thuppakki step up to 100-crore club

Till date the elite 100-crore club was thronged by Bollywood megahits likeGhajini, 3 Idiots, Dabangg, Houseful, Readyand more. But now it has also become a trend in South andA. R. Murugadoss’saction thrillerThuppakkihas been the latest achiever to join this category.

Vijay, theNanbanhero, is the second person following superstar Rajinikanth, to join the 100-crore club in Southern film industry. The Tamil leading hero has shared his joy, "I never look at numbers but my producer and distributors kept updating me on how well the movie was doing and its collections. I am very happy that it crossed the Rs 100 crore mark. This will set the ball rolling for other films in the industry and the movie business here will boom for sure."

Thuppakkiproducer Kalaipuli Thanu, has updated media about his movie’s commercial success,"Thuppakkicrossed Rs 100 crore in the first two weeks of the worldwide release of the film. Exhibitors called to tell me that they earned in just a few days what they would have earned in a year with this film. After MGR and Rajinikanth, it is a Vijay film that makes us happy. He ensured that everyone benefited from the film's success."