Thalapathy Vijay‘Jana Nayagan’ opened to a strong response at the box office, with the political action drama recording an impressive worldwide debut. As the film continues to woo audiences in theatres, the actor: Rakhi Sawant showered praise on Vijay.During a recent media interaction, Rakhi spoke about the actor and admired the way he carried himself. A video from the interaction has since gone viral on social media platforms.
Rakhi Sawant praises Vijay
Talking about Vijay, Rakhi said, “Look at Thalapathy Vijay and everyone should be ashamed. He is doing such a great job. We should have a CM and PM like him. The good work he has done in films, he is also doing in real life (Thalapathy Vijay ko dekko! kuch toh sharam karo. CM ho toh Vijay jaisa ho, PM ho toh Vijay jaisa ho. Jo film mein karte hai, woh real life mein bhi kar rahe hai).Meanwhile, ‘Jana Nayagan’ has started its theatrical run on a strong note. According to early estimates by Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 41 crore nett in India on its opening day.The film was released in 13,067 theaters across the country on the first day. It earned an estimated Rs 48.27 crore gross in the domestic market. Overseas territories contributed another Rs 30 crore, taking the worldwide gross collection to Rs 78.27 crore on its opening day.The Tamil version emerged as the biggest contributor, collecting Rs 36.50 crore net. The Telugu version added Rs 2.75 crore, while the Hindi version contributed Rs 1.75 crore. Across all languages, the film recorded a total occupancy of 41.6%, with: Tamil Nadu remains the strongest market.
Vijay headlined his reportedly last film
Directed by H. Vinoth, ‘Jana Nayagan’ stars Thalapathy Vijay as Vetri Kondan, a retired IPS officer who honors a promise made by his late friend. He takes on the responsibility of mentoring a friend’s daughter and helps her pursue her dream of joining the Indian Army despite the trauma she has endured.The film also stars Bobby Deol, Pooja Hegde, Prakash Raj, Priyamani, and Mamitha Baiju in important roles.
The ETimes review gave the film 2.5 stars
ETimes gave ‘Jana Nayagan’ 2.5 out of 5 stars. The review appreciated some moments but pointed out issues with the screenplay, especially in the latter part.A section of the review reads, “In the second part, the film turns out to be completely different from what we have seen before. The angle involving the surrogate father-daughter is sidelined. kesari!”