All time Record: Vijay’s Mersal beats Kabali to emerge as the highest first day in Tamil Nadu

Thalapathy Vijay’s Mersal continues to do staggering business all across the globe. The movie hit screens last day as grand Diwali release in over 3200 screens worldwide. This Atlee directorial has opened to phenomenal response from the audience. Critics have rated it as a perfect festive entertainer that is sure to set the box office on fire.

As expected the movie has broken the opening day box office record in Tamil Nadu. As per trade analyst Sreedhar Pillai, Mersal has earned a whopping Rs 22.5 crores (approximately) from its opening day run in Kerala. The movie has unseated superstar Rajinikanth’s Kabali, which had grossed Rs 21.5 approx, from its first day run in TN.

Sreedhar Pillai has tweeted,

#Mersal TN – Day 1, Oct 18 – Rs 22.5 Cr (approximate). All time Record. Mind blowing! Cheers #Thalapathy @Atlee_dir @ThenandalFilms https://t.co/FRf7LdiX3J

This is a phenomenal record for team Mersal as they had to endure a lot of issue during the release. There were lot of doubts about the movie releasing on time but the swift action makers by the makers have ensured that Mersal came out as a perfect Diwali treat for the audience.

Mersal is a complete ‘seeti-maar’ mass entertainer that has all commercial ingredients one would expect from a star vehicle. It is a kind of film that families would like to watch during this festive season. Though the movie follows the usual commercial formula, Atlee’s superb packaging and Vijay’s awesome performance in a triple role has taken the movie to a whole new level.

Mersal is funded by Thenandal Film Studios, one of Kollywood’s leading production houses, Sri Thenandal Film. Incidentally this Vijay starrer is also their 100th venture and they could not have asked for anything better than this. The movie is right on track to become one of Tamil cinema’s all time highest grossers.