Chennai, July 26 

Rajinikanth-starrer Tamil action drama "Kabali" on Tuesday entered the Rs 200 crore club and successfully became the second film after "Enthiran" to achieve the rare feat in the superstar's career.

"It's the fastest south Indian film to rake in over Rs 200 crore at the box office worldwide in just five days. As on Tuesday, 'Kabali' has grossed Rs 205 crore and this includes the three languages in which the film was released," trade analyst Trinath told IANS.

In India, in its opening weekend, the film minted over Rs 100 crore.

"In the domestic market, the film collected a whopping Rs 128 crore from the opening weekend. It's the best ever opening for a south Indian film," he said.

Directed by Pa Ranjith, "Kabali" narrates the story of a gangster's shot at redemption and how he fights for equal pay rights for Tamils in Malaysia.

The Tamil film has been dubbed in other languages like Hindi, Telugu and Malay.

Kabali' mints $3.5 million in North America

Chennai, July 24 (IANS) Superstar Rajinikanth-starring Tamil action-drama "Kabali" is unstoppable at the North American box-office, raking in a whopping $3.5 million in just two days including the premieres.

"Kabali" was distributed via CineGalaxy Inc in North America, which includes the US and Canada.

"At $3.5 million, 'Kabali' has emerged as the top grossing Tamil film and second highest south Indian grosser after 'Baahubali'. Despite mixed reviews, the film has done exceptionally well across all centres throughout North America," Sanjay, co-founder of CineGalaxy Inc, told IANS.

Directed by Pa. Ranjith, "Kabali" narrates the story of a gangster's shot at redemption and how he fights for equal pay rights for Tamils in Malaysia.

For the distribution company CineGalaxy Inc, "Kabali" joins their long list of successful ventures such as "Nannaku Prematho", "Theri" and "24" this year.

Released in nearly 5000 screens worldwide, "Kabali" has raked in over Rs. 150 crore worldwide in its opening weekend.