Mangaluru : Tulu movie Chali Polilu completes its 500 days in Mangaluru theatres. The film, featuring comedy actors Devdas Kapikad, Bhojraj Vamanjoor, Navin D. Padil and Arvind Bolar, is being screened in PVR Cinemas since its release in October 2014.

It has also been screened twice and thrice in some theatres in Mangaluru, Moodbidri and Puttur. In PVR Cinemas, this film has been viewed by around 33,000 people so far.

Deepak Gangadhar, a representative of PVR Cinemas, Mangaluru, told presspersons that the PVR was getting good revenue from Chali Polilu . On an average, 50 per cent of seats were occupied. The film was first screened in a hall with 262 seats and then it was moved to a hall with 139 seats. Now it was being screened in a hall with 79 seats.

The film Chali Polilu was one of the longest running regional films in PVR Cinemas. The other longest screened movies were Kannada movies Mungaru Male , which was screened for 375 days and Duniya , which was screed for 300 days.

“The film is screened purely on the basis of revenue that it generates. So far the earning is good,” producer said.