The absence of major releases till Diwali is expected to benefit Rajinikanth’s latest star-studded film Vettaiyan at the box office. With no major competitor at the box office, Vettaiyan has a free run at the box office for one more week. It will be interesting to see if Rajinikanth’s film will be able to pull the audience with no competitor at the box office at this point.
Key Takeaways
- Vettaiyan starring Rajinikanth in the lead role, hit the theaters worldwide on Thursday, October 10, 2024, on the occasion of Durga Puja and Dussehra.
- The critics and fans gave only positive feedback to the film which helped the film in racking up impressive numbers in its first week.
- After the sixteenth day at the box office, Vettaiyan’s collection reached Rs 142.23 crore.
- This vigilante action-thriller is expected to make a stride at the box office on Day 17.
It has been almost three weeks since Rajinikanth’s newest film Vettaiyan was released in theaters. Now the film is marching toward its lifetime box office collection. As no major film released this Friday, the chances of Vettaiyan have increased to make a stride at the box office and collect impressive numbers over the weekend. Since the fans of Rajinikanth and critics are optimistic about Vettaiyan’s performance in the third weekend, the box office collection and performance of the film have become the focal point for them. Vettaiyan came with higher expectations but it did not match the level of fans’ excitement especially because of the star-studded lineup of the film. The overall review of the film is good but still, it was not matchable to the standard of Rajinikanth. Therefore, Week 3 marks an important period in the lifetime box office collection of Vettaiyan.
Director TJ Gnanavel directed this action-thriller film which hit the theaters across the world on October 10. Besides Rajinikanth, Vettaiyan also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, and Rana Daggubati in the key roles. Manju Warrior is also part of Vettaiyan’s cast lineup. The critics strictly recommended this film to the parents as Vettaiyan is an eye-opener for society. The concept of the film deals with a big social issue therefore, the parents are recommended to watch this film.
In Vettaiyan, Rajinikanth played the role of a strict police officer who can break any limit to safeguard justice. The police officer falls in love with a school teacher who can not also tolerate injustice. She tries to expose a racket involving students but only to get brutally killed by the criminals. The police officer guns down the wrong person to avenge of teacher’s murder. The actual reason for the teacher’s death is the crux of the film.
In Tamil Nadu, Vettaiyan registered a phenomenal opening at the box office. The film also performed well in other parts of the country to take Day 1 total to Rs 31.7 crore which was the highest single-day box office collection of Vettaiyan. Compared to Rajinikanth’s previous film Jailer, Vettaiyan is not enjoying the same momentum at the box office. Therefore, the film collected only Rs 142.23 crore so far. In its third weekend, this film is expected to roar one more time and mint impressive box office numbers. On Day 16, this movie failed to touch the mark of Rs 1 crore as it racked up only Rs 0.83 crore.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Subaskaran Allirajah bankrolled this star-studded film under the banner of Lyca Productions.
- Anirudh Ravichander who also composed the music and scored the BGM of Rajinikanth’s previous film Jailer, also took away the same credits in Vettaiyan.
- Philomin Raj handled editing and SP Kathir cranked the camera during the post-production work of Vettaiyan.