Ajit Kumar’s Mankatha took a strong start with its re-release today. As expected, the action thriller took a stellar opening of Rs. It grossed ₹3.75 crore at the Tamil Nadu box office, recording the biggest opening for a re-released film.
The film wrote history by defeating Thalapathy Vijay’s Gilli on the very first day. For the record, Gilli was the previous highest opener among re-released films in Tamil cinema, earning Rs. 3.50 crores. Interestingly, Mankatha has relatively fewer shows compared to Ghilli. All India opening day of Mankatha is around Rs. 4.1 crores, which is equivalent to Gilli’s rupees. 4 crores.
However, one important difference is that Mankatha has been released with somewhat normal pricing, whereas Gilly was sold at lower prices. Ghilli is still ahead in terms of viewership on the opening day. The Thalapathy Vijay film performed better in Kerala and the rest of India, while Mankatha is leading in its home state. Ghilli still holds the record for the highest grossing re-release of all time in Tamil Nadu, earning Rs. Earned more than. 200 million. Ajith Kumar’s film should aim to surpass this and set a new standard for the upcoming re-releases.
For those unaware, Mankatha is a 2011 Tamil-language action thriller drama. The film was a massive success during its original release. Mankatha directed by Venkat Prabhu is one of the best films of Ajith Kumar.
Apart from Ajith Kumar, the film also stars Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Raai Lakshmi, Anjali, Andrea Jeremiah, Vaibhav, Ashwin Kakumanu, Premji Amaren and others in lead roles.
