The three Tamil releases this week – Spyder (a Tamil-Telugu bilingual), Karuppan and Hara Hara Mahadevaki – belong to different genres. While Hara Hara Mahadeva Ki, an adult comedy, was panned by the critics, Karuppan, the rural-entertainer starring Vijay-Sethupathi, and AR Murugadoss’s Spyder opened to mixed responses. Spyder though, is dominating the box office collections and is set to reach the Rs 100 crore mark. Judwaa 2 in Hindi, Dileep-starrer Ram Leela and Malayalam film Tharangam are other major releases this week.
Spyder:
The film, which was made on a huge budget of Rs 120 crore, was released in over 400 screens across Tamil Nadu. Though it was not received well by the critics, that doesn’t seem to have hampered its box office collections. According to a report in India Today, the film collected Rs 51 crore on the opening day, Rs 85 crore on day two, and it will join the Rs 100 crore club soon. SJ Suryah’s performance was lauded by the critics and audience alike.
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Karuppan:
Vijay Sethupathi shoulders this rural film, which opened to mixed reviews. While critics slammed the movie for its unoriginal plot, it has nevertheless collected Rs 20 crore at the box office.
Hara Hara Mahadeva Ki:
The film was panned by critics for its crass and sexist humour, but the film is reportedly doing decent business at the box office and has collected over Rs 10 crore on the opening day of its release.
Read Hara Hara Mahadevaki review here…
Judwaa 2
The film, starring, Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu, opened to poor reviews. Though it has some laugh-worthy moments, the film was a poor imitation of the 90s blockbuster. The film has so far collected over Rs 35 crore. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted:
#Judwaa2 is PHENOMENAL on Day 2… All set for a HUGE Sun and Mon [holiday]… Fri 16.10 cr, Sat 20.55 cr. Total: ₹ 36.65 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 1, 2017
Read Silverscreen’s review here.
Ram Leela
This Dileep-starrer hit the screens while its male lead is in jail. Dileep plays a rising politician in this film, which is doing well at the Kerala box office. The film, which was released in 131 screens across Kerala, has reportedly collected Rs 6 crore at the box office.
Tharangam
This black comedy has opened to excellent reviews. Bankrolled by actor Dhanush, this Tovino Thomas-starrer is expected to do well at the box office in the coming week. The film has reportedly collected over Rs 10 crore in its opening weekend.
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