Amaran box office collection day 1: Sivakarthikeyan registers his best opening, beats Kamal Haasan's Indian 2

Amaran box office collection has crossed ₹20 crore on its opening day, the first time a Sivakarthikeyan film has achieved the feat.

Published on: Nov 1, 2024, 07:27:29 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Amaran, Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi's war biopic has smashed box office records in Tamil Nadu on its release day. The film, a biopic of Major Mukund Varadarajan, has been critically acclaimed. On its first day - the day of Diwali - the film earned ₹21 crore net in India, the highest ever for a Sivakarthikeyan film. (Also read: Amaran review: Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi shine in Rajkumar Periasamy's well-crafted tribute to the armed forces)

Amaran details the life of Major Mukund Varadarajan, played by Sivakarthikeyan.

Amaran box office collection

Sacnilk reported that Amaran earned ₹21.25 crore net domestically on Friday. The film's showing in Tamil Nadu is even stronger. As per the trade tracker, Amaran has earned ₹15 crore gross in its home state. Only two films have done better this year—Vijay's GOAT and Rajinikanth's Vettaiyan. Amaran has even managed to leave behind superstar Kamal Haasan's Indian 2, which earned ₹13 crore gross in TN on its release day.

Even though Diwali isn't traditionally the biggest festive weekend for Tamil and Telugu films, Amaran's bumper business shows how the film has been accepted by the audience.

Reports say the film is building on word of mouth and should do even better over the weekend. The overseas figures for Amaran are yet to arrive and could push the film to even higher numbers. As things stand, the film should cross ₹100 crore gross in the first week itself, possibly even the first weekend, if things go smoothly.

All about Amaran

Amaran is directed by Rajkumar Periasamy and tells the story of Major Mukund, an Ashok Chakra recipient known for his valour in a counterterrorism operation while on deputation to the 44th Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Jammu and Kashmir. Sivakarthikeyan plays the lead role, with Sai Pallavi playing the late major's wife, Indhu Rebecca Varghese. The film boasts a strong support cast, including Bhuvan Arora, Rahul Bose, Lallu, Shreekumar, and Shyam Mohan.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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