'Premalu' director Girish AD praises ‘Moon Walk'—‘It ll attain cult status'—shares post
The superhit film 'Premalu' director Girish AD seems to be highly impressed by the recently released dance movie 'Moon Walk,' which is unfortunately having a tough run in theaters.
Taking to his Facebook handle, Girish AD shared a poster for 'Moon Walk' and said that he is highly impressed by the movie. The 'Thanneer Mathan Dinangal' director also mentioned that 'Moon Walk' will attain cult status in the future.
Nice padam!—says Girish AD
Girish AD's Facebook note read, 'Nice padam!' Will attain cult status in the future.' The post was soon flooded with comments from movie buffs who were also agreeing with with the director's opinion.
One comment read, 'Sure…It will attain cult status.' Another one wrote, 'Booked! A third one wrote, 'What you said is true; it will attain a cult status in the future.'
Lijo Jose Pellissery reacts
Director Lijo Jose Pellissery took to his Facebook handle to share a post regarding the movie, saying that the theater screens have been reduced for 'Moon Walk.' His note read, 'മലയാള സിനിമയിലെ ഏറ്റവും മുന്തിയ നിർമ്മാതാവും വിതരണക്കാരനും തിയേറ്റർ മുതലാളിയും കൂടി മുന്നിൽ നിന്ന് നയിച്ച "മൂൺവാക്ക്" എന്ന ചലച്ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ മഹത്തായ രണ്ടാം വാരാഘോഷം.
. മലയാളം ചലച്ചിത്ര മേഖലയിലെ പ്രതിസന്ധിക്കെതിരെ ഇതിലും വലിയ പോരാട്ടമുണ്ടോ? സബാഷ് 1st week—140 stations 2nd week—12 theaters NB: സിനിമ തിയേറ്ററിൽ കണ്ടവർ ദയവായി അഭിപ്രായം കുറിക്കണം.
(The grand second-week celebration of Moonwalk—a film led from the front by one of
Malayalam cinema
's most prominent producers, distributors, and theater owners. Could there be a bigger fightback against the crisis facing the Malayalam film industry? Sabash's 1st week—140 stations 2nd week—12 theaters Note: Those who watched the film in theaters, please share your feedback.
Moonwalk - Official Teaser
'Moon Walk' faces a hard time in theaters
Since the movie has fresh faces and also there were fewer promotions, 'Moon Walk' is facing a tough time in getting much traction from the audiences.
According to the Sacnilk website, 'Moon Walk' has only managed to collect Rs 83 lakhs net in India, and the worldwide gross amounts to only Rs 95 lakhs in 7 days.
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