‘Kaala‘ is U/A certified by CBFC and it’s confirmed that the runtime of the film is 2 hours, 46 minutes, 59 seconds; quite a lengthy runtime that might be a fear of caution for the movie, before its release. Sometimes, a lengthy runtime may prove to have a negative impact.
‘Rangasthalam’ and ‘Mahanati’, the latest genuine blockbusters came with a lengthy runtime but that didn’t obstruct the blockbuster run of the movies at the ticket windows. The runtime didn’t have a negative impact. However, it’s not the case always as we have seen in the case of many movies, how a lengthy runtime had proved detrimental.
Now, it’s left to see if ‘Kaala’ also adds to the list of films like ‘Rangasthalam’ and ‘Mahanati’ proving that a lengthy runtime isn’t a problem if the movie has good intriguing content to engage the audiences. If a Rajinikanth’s movie opens up with a positive word of mouth, there wouldn’t be any stopping for the movie, whatsoever. Let’s see.
