The Tamil industry undoubtedly witnessed one of the biggest box office clashes on Wednesday as Vijay’s Varisu and Ajith Kumar-starrer Thunivu released the same day before the Pongal competition. Despite the neck-to-neck opposition at the price ticket window, each film managed to check in a stable opening at the Tamil Nadu box office. As in step with trade resources, both the movies gathered a cumulative gross of ₹ 42.5 crore on a primary day.
After an opening of 9 years, films of each Ajith and Vijay were released on the same day. Box workplace tracking portal Andhra Box Office took to Twitter to share the outlet day numbers of Varisu and Thunivu. As per their tweet, Ajith’s Thunivu had a slightly higher hand at the box office as it grossed ₹23 crore on a primary day. Varisu, on the other hand, gathered ₹19.5 crore.
“Thunivu ( ₹23 crore gross) has gained the first-day conflict towards Varisu ( ₹19.Five crore gross) in Tamil Nadu.
Approximate figures. But primarily due to better distribution! In All Red Giant Areas of #arisu, both are neck and neck,” examine a tweet from the portal.
Varisu and Thunivu were released on equal numbers of screens in Tamil Nadu. Shows as early as 1 am had been organized for the grand launch of each eagerly-awaited film.
Thunivu, a heist thriller, marked the 0.33 consecutive collaboration among Ajith, director H Vinoth and producer Boney Kapoor. The movie also stars Manju Warrier in a vital role. Set normally internal to a financial institution; the film highlights monetary scams and how they impact the general public.
Varisu, which stars Vijay, is a circle of relatives drama about the youngest son taking up his father’s commercial enterprise empire while coping with stiff opposition from his two elder brothers. Directed by Vamshi Paidipally, the film marked Vijay’s debut in Telugu as the movie was shot in the language and its Tamil version. The movie additionally stars Rashmika Mandanna, Sarath Kumar, Shaam, Srikanth, and Jayasudha.
