Arya’s latest film, ‘Ananthan Kaadu’, started its theatrical run with a meager opening at the Indian box office. Directed by Jiyen Krishnakumar and written by Murali Gopy, the political action thriller has an ensemble cast that includes Regina Cassandra, Nikhila Vimal, Sunil, Indrans, Dev Mohan and Murali Gopy.According to Sacnilk, the film earned Rs 65 lakhs in India net collection on its opening day. It was screened in 1,355 theaters across the country. The gross collection in India reached Rs 74 lakhs after its first day in theaters.
The Malayalam version topped the opening day collections
The Malayalam version collected Rs 45 lakhs in India net collections, while the Tamil version added Rs 20 lakhs.The film ended its opening day with a total nett in India of Rs 65 lakhs. Kerala emerged as the highest market with Rs 37 lakhs in gross collection. Tamil Nadu follows closely at Rs 35 lakhs.‘Ananthan Kaadu’ had a total occupancy of 14% on its first day. The Malayalam version registered 12.46% occupancy while the Tamil version posted 11.17%.The evening shows attracted the best response from the audience in both versions. The Malayalam version touched 16.75% occupancy during the last shows of the day. The Tamil version also witnessed the highest turnout of the night with 13.67% occupancy.
X review for ‘Ananthan Kaadu’
Reactions on social media began to appear after the first performances.Another wrote, “#AnanthanKaadu – Raw & Intense Political Thriller, starts with some Unbearable Sequences Of Eezham & the Travel To Kerala, story of 4 People, once They Needed For Politicians & Later they Don’t want.. Some Sequences are Goosebumps In scene Wise, Arya’s Could Exam More Next Movie Made For Me.. 3.5/5″Although a large part of the audience appreciates the film’s performances and political situation, not everyone has the same opinion.A tweet read, “Ananthan Kaadu movie review: A flat, old political potboiler lacking in novelty. The filmmaker and the screenwriter seem to have taken the period setting of the film in the early 1990s a little too seriously, for the writing and making has a visible hangover from that era.”DISCLAIMER: Box office numbers and data in this article are compiled from public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless clearly stated, offering a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or as additional international market reports are completed. This data is provided to us for informational and entertainment purposes only.
