Kabzaa makers crack mega deal; Lyca Productions and Red Giants to distribute film in Tamil Nadu

If the pre-release business of Kabzaa is anything to go by, R Chandru’s film, which has been co-produced by Alankar Pandian, is making the right buzz in industry circles. The team had earlier got Anand Pandit Motion Pictures to handle the north Indian market, while Sudhakar Reddy and Bombay Ramesh got hold of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana distribution. Cracking a good deal for the Tamil version was foremost on their agenda, and now, Alankar has made it happen.

The Invenio Origin founder, who has a long history of distributing Tamil cinema in the global market, has got Lyca Productions and Red Giants on board to distribute Kabzaa in Tamil Nadu. “This is a huge deal for us and we are extremely proud to be associated with Lyca and Red Giants. The fact that they have collaborated with Kabzaa, and not any other Kannada film prior to this, goes to show the confidence they have in the content,” said Alankar, adding that this deal with greatly boost the film’s global business prospects.

As the team begins its countdown to the film’s theatrical release on March 17, they are also in the process of finalizing its satellite and digital partnerships. Amazon Prime Video has bought the film in all four south Indian languages, but the OTT rights for the Hindi version are still up for grabs, which, might be picked up by the streamer shortly. The team is hopeful of finalizing the Karnataka and Kerala distribution too in a day or two.

Meanwhile, the next major Kabzaa event is slated to be in Mumbai, with the trailer launch on March 2. It was initially meant to be a day later, but Kiccha Sudeep, who plays a pivotal cameo in the film is meant to attend, along with Upendra, and he has a Celebrity Cricket League commitment in Bengaluru on March 4 and Thiruvananthapuram on March 5. The event was then advanced a day for his convenience.