Jomonte Suvisheshangal is Dulquer Salmaan’s fourth movie to enter the 30 crore club
Young sensation Dulquer Salmaan has knocked the doors of 30 crore club once again. His latest release, Jomonte Suvisheshangal directed by Sathyan Anthikad has successfully entered the club. The movie released on January 19, took only 26 days to reach the milestone. This is Dulquer’s fourth movie to enter the club after Charlie, OK Kanmani and Bangalore Days.
The multistarrer Bangalore Days, released in 2014, was his first movie to cross the mark. The Anjali Menon directorial did a business of around 48 crores. Dulquer’s role as the rebellious Aju won him widespread appreciation. The movie had an ensemble star cast in Nivin Pauly, Fahadh Faasil, Parvathy Menon, Nazriya Nazim and Isha Talwar.
Next year, Dulquer was roped in for legendary filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s romantic entertainer OK Kanmani. The actor was at his charming best as the commitment fearing Adhi, a classic modern day metro youth. His chemistry with Nithya Menen won rave reviews and made him popular among the Tamil audience. The movie did a business of over 45 crores worldwide.
The same year, Dulquer teamed up with his ABCD director Martin Prakkat for Charlie. Charlie put the actor in a different zone. It was a complex character to portray but the actor made it look completely effortless. The movie started it’s theatrical run registering a new record in the opening day figures. Life time collections of Charlie is estimated to be around 42 crores. Dulquer also won his first Kerala State Award for his performance in Charlie.
Dulquer’s claim to be the biggest puller among the new generation of actors have been proven absolutely right with the success of these movies. This year, he has also committed for some exciting projects with directors like Bejoy Nambiar, Lal Jose, Vysakh etc.
His next release will be CIA aka Comrade In America directed by Amal Neerad. It is one of the most expected movies of the year and is certain to set the cash registers ringing in Kerala box office.