Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol enters the 50 crore club?
Mohanlal’s latest release Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol is continuing it’s glorious theatrical run. The movie released on January 20 has already crossed the 30 crore club and stands unshaken at the box office.
Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol, directed by Vellimoonga fame Jibu Jacob featured Mohanlal and Meena in the lead roles. The movie, initially scheduled to hit screens during the Christmas season had to be postponed due to the theatre strike.
Director Jibu Jacob has now shared a poster that claims that the movie has entered the 50 crore club. This has triggered discussions about the authenticity of the claim in social medias. Exact collection reports from the overseas centres are still not available. So we will have to wait for the official reports from trade sources. If the reports are to be believed, then it is Mohanlal’s third successive Malayalam movie to enter the club after Oppam and Pulimurugan. The actor’s family thriller Drishyam, released in 2013 was the first Malayalam movie to cross the 50 crore mark.
Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol witnessed tremendous response in the box office from the opening day itself. Mohanlal’s next after Pulimurugan and his teaming with Vellimoonga’s director heightened the expectations of the audience. Upon release, critics and common audience praised the movie unanimously. Families took a particular liking for the movie and flocked the theatres in large numbers.
The movie is written by M Sindhuraj. It is inspired from James VJ’s famous short story Pranayopanishath. The story revolves around a middle aged couple who rediscover their lost love from the boredom of their routine life.
Mohanlal essayed the character of Ulahannan, a panchayath secretary while Meena played his wife Aniyamma homemaker. Jacobinte Swargarajyam fame Aima Rose Sebastian and Sanoop Santhosh have played their kids in the movie. The lead cast’s performance and a neat screenplay infused with situational humour was appreciated by the critics.
Sophia Paul produced this movie under the banner Weekend Blockbusters.
