"The English-language film Dam999 was originally scheduled to be released on Friday in the state dubbed in Tamil as Anai999, " the Tamil Nadu Film Exhibitor's Association said in a press release sent to the BBC.
And Robin Tomos, from the National Eisteddfod where the painter was both exhibitor and adjudicator, said Sir Kyffin had "strongly believed in its significance as a stage for art and "he supported the cause loyally, though exhibitions at the festival often raised his ire over the decades.
"Maybe the only movie that has a chance to beat this record might be the next Pirates movie, " said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.