Vijay’s Sarkar grosses Rs 200 crore worldwide!

Despite the mixed reviews and the controversies, Sarkar continues to create new records at the box office. Releasing on Diwali day, the movie opened to massive figures, both the domestic and international market. After a week of its release, it has been reported that the movie has successfully crossed the Rs 200 crore mark. Leading trade analyst Sreedhar Pillai has tweeted,

#Sarkar Worldwide gross has crossed the magic ₹200 Cr in its first week. Humongous numbers and does South Indian Cinema Proud. Cheers to #ThalapathyVijay, @ARMurugadoss @sunpictures and rest of cast, crew and all those who marketed it around the globe.

Sarkar directed by AR Murugadoss is a political drama that stresses on the importance of voting and the need for a strong opposition in a democracy. Several political events that occured in the recent years in Tamil Nadu have been included in the film. The makers have also criticized the policy of public accepting money for votes and some of the governments schemes.

A particular scene in the movie where the characters are shown throwing freebies into fire had stirred a huge controversy in the state. The ruling AIADMK initiated protests claiming that the makers have shown the government’s freebie policy in bad light. Eventually, the makers had to give in and remove the scenes to avoid further issues.

Vijay’s ever growing stardom and the buzz created by the controversies has worked in the movie’s favour. Apart from Tamil Nadu, the movie is also doing tremendously well in Andhra Pradesh, Telengana and in all major overseas centres. It is most likely to end its theatrical run as the highest grosser in Tamil film industry.