Kerala Box Office : Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol beats Jomonte Suvisheshangal
This week, the Kerala box office witnessed the clash of two of the biggest crowd pullers of the State. Dulquer Salmaan’s Jomonte Suvisheshangal was released on January 19, Friday while Mohanlal’s Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol. Both the movies were clean entertainers targeted mainly at the family audience.
Dulquer Salmaan, the biggest crowd puller among the younger generation proved his ability with the movie registering Rs 2.71 crores from the opening day collections. Till yesterday, this was the second best opening day numbers for a Malayalam movie after Mohanlal’s Pulimurugan. However Mohanlal’s largest release Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol has overhauled this figures grossing Rs 3.09 on the initial day itself. Net collection stands at 2.58 crores with a share of 1.46 crores.
Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol is currently the second highest grossing Malayalam movie in Kerala. Mohanlal’s action entertainer Pulimurugan tops the list with the first collections amounting to Rs 4.05 crores.
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Jomonte Suvisheshangal is directed by ace filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad while Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol is helmed by a one film old director. Even then, the Mohanlal starrer has had the upper hand in collections. This was possible only because of his massive fan base and also his blockbuster run last year.
Both Mohanlal and Dulquer Salmaan enjoy a massive fan base in Kerala as well as the other centers. It will be interesting to see the collection reports from the overseas centres and outside Kerala reports also. Stay tuned, we will keep you updated.