‘Vettaiyan’ Kerala box office collections day 1: Rajinikanth starrer collects more than Rs 3 crores

Minting more than Rs 1.60 crores from the Kerala box office as pre-sales, the anticipation levels for the Rajinikanth starrer ‘Vettaiyan’ were quite high among the Malayalalees and now the reports suggest that the movie has grossed more than Rs 3 crores from the state on it’s opening day.

According to the Twitter forum Southwood, ‘Vettaiyan’ has reportedly collected Rs 3.36 crores on it’s opening day at the Kerala box office and the advance bookings on day 2 is approximately Rs 86 lakhs.

Directed by the ‘Jai Bhim’ fame TJ Gnanavel, ‘Vettaiyan’ hit the big screens on October 10 and was received with good reviews. Being a more grounded film compared to Rajinikanth’s other commercial action films, ‘Vettaiyan’ is an investigation thriller.

The first reviews for ‘Vettaiyan’ says that the movie has a well built first half that somehow drags in the second half. Malayalam actors Fahadh Faasil, Manju Warrier and Sabumon Abdusamad also played pivotal roles in the Rajinikanth starrer.

ETimes rated ‘Vettaiyan’ a solid 3 on 5 rating and the average user rating was 3.5 on 5. Our review read, “Manju Warrier plays Rajinkanth’s wife who runs a YouTube channel. Her role is restricted to being Rajinkanth’s support system in the film, but she scores 10/10 in one mass scene towards the end. Rana Daggubati, a shrewd businessman with an aim of encashing the education system, appears only towards the end. Anirudh’s background score keeps the movie afloat. Of the four songs - Manasilayo and Hunter Vantaar - stand out, the other two fade in the background. Emotional scenes required a little more depth. Director Gnanavel delivers yet another social drama but this time wrapped in commercial paper. He had an interesting story in the hand too, but the star-vehicle bug seems to have stopped him from exploring some interesting places in the narration. Overall, the movie is a predictable investigative thriller-social drama that packs several ‘Rajini moments’ for fans to cherish.”