Suriya's New Film 'Viswanath & Sons' Opens to Big Box Office Numbers
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Suriya is a famous actor. He has a new film. The film is called Viswanath & Sons. It is a Telugu movie.
The film made a lot of money before it came out. People say it made 68 crore rupees in profit. This happened one day before the release.
Many people talk about the film online. This is called a Twitter talk. Fans want to know if the film is a hit.
A hit film is very popular. It makes a lot of money. Fans ask: is this Suriya's new blockbuster?
The review of the film looks at the story and the acting. People check reviews before they watch a movie.
Now people wait to see the full result. They want to know if Suriya got another hit film.
Vocabulary15 words
- Suriya
- a famous actor from South India
- Viswanath & Sons
- the name of the new film
- profit
- extra money made after paying costs
- release
- the day a film starts showing in theaters
- Twitter talk
- what people say about something on Twitter
- blockbuster
- a very successful and popular film
- review
- someone's opinion about a film
- hit
- a very successful film
- crore
- a number word in India meaning ten million
- actor
- a person who plays a part in a film
- Telugu
- a language spoken in South India
- fans
- people who like a person or thing very much
- movie
- a film people watch
- box office
- the money a film earns from tickets
- story
- the events in a film
Quiz
Answer key
1. Suriya 2. 68 crore rupees 3. Telugu
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Suriya is a famous _____. He has a new film.
The film is called _____ & Sons. It is a Telugu movie.
The film made a lot of money before it came out. People say it made 68 _____ rupees in profit.
This happened one day before the _____.
Many people talk about the film online. This is called a Twitter _____.
Fans want to know if the film is a _____.
A hit film is very popular. It makes a lot of money.
Fans ask: is this Suriya's new _____?
The _____ of the film looks at the story and the acting.
Now people wait to see the full _____.