‘Ananthan Kaadu’ box office collections day 3: Arya’s film drops 31.7%; India Net reaches Rs 1.66 Cr
Arya’s ‘Ananthan Kaadu’ experienced a slowdown at the box office on its third day despite benefiting from the weekend. The political action thriller witnessed a drop in collections compared to Friday.According to Sacnilk estimates, the film earned Rs 41 lakhs net in India on Day 3. This marks a 31.7% decline from the Rs 60 lakhs collected on Day 2. The film was screened across 1,178 shows on Saturday. Its total India net collection has climbed to Rs 1.66 crore, while the India gross collection has reached Rs 1.90 crore.The original Malayalam version contributed Rs 28 lakhs to the overall collections from 684 shows while registering an occupancy of 14%.The Tamil version added Rs 13 lakhs from 494 shows, recording an occupancy of 13%.
Evening and night shows witness better footfalls
The Malayalam version of Arya’s film recorded an overall occupancy of 12.88%, with morning shows at 5.33%, afternoon shows at 7.25%, evening shows at 12.00%, and night shows touching 19.75%.The Tamil version registered an overall occupancy of 12.46%. It reported 8.33% occupancy during the morning, 12.22% in the afternoon, 10.78% in the evening, and 15.33% during the night.Written by Murali Gopy and directed by Jiyen Krishnakumar ‘Ananthan Kaadu’ unfolds against a backdrop of power struggles and social conflict.The film stars Arya in the lead role alongside Regina Cassandra, Nikhila Vimal, Sunil, Indrans, Dev Mohan, Vijayaraghavan, Appani Sarath, and Santhi Balachandran.ETimes noted that the screenplay becomes weighed down by lengthy dialogues and multiple themes. Reviewing the film, it wrote, “The film relies too much on long speeches, dramatic lines, and predictable conflicts. Screenplay is crowded with political references, historical echoes, and social issues. The Thiruvananthapuram slang gives the film a local flavour, but it feels a little forced.”The review also commented on Arya’s role and the supporting performances. It stated, “Arya is presented as the central face of the film, but his character Vetrivel Kumaran, does not receive enough space to leave a lasting impact. His personal story gets tangled with several other narratives, and as a result, the emotional weight of his revenge is not fully felt. Murali Gopy performs with restraint and Indrans stands out in the serious portions. Vijayaraghavan, Dev Mohan, Appani Sarath, Santhi Balachandran, Nikhila Vimal, and the rest of the cast perform their parts sincerely.”DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and the data in this article are compiled from public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or as additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided by us for informational and entertainment purposes only.
