South cinema’s veteran superstar Suriya’s most awaited Tamil fantasy action drama film ‘Karuppu’ continues to shine at the box office. As eagerly as the fans were waiting for this film, after its release in theatres, this film seems to be living up to the expectations of the audience. On the basis of his strong acting and unique story, Surya has once again emerged as the king of the box office. This film, which hit the theaters on May 15, has received an excellent response from the audience and critics. ‘Karuppu’, which started with a bang right from the opening day, has once again created a huge ruckus at the ticket window on its second Saturday (9th day).
‘Karuppu’ made waves on the second Saturday, huge increase in earnings
Surya is counted among the most trusted and top actors of the Tamil film industry. His career includes many blockbuster films, but ‘Karuppu’ has destroyed all the old records of success. While on the second Friday of its release, there was a slight decline in the film’s earnings due to it being a working day, on Saturday i.e. the 9th day, an impressive growth of about 56 percent was recorded in the film’s business.
According to Sacnilk report, ‘Karuppu’ has collected a net box office collection of Rs 12.20 crore in India on its second Saturday (9th day). With this tremendous surge, the total domestic net collection of the film so far has reached Rs 133.85 crore, while its gross collection in India has reached Rs 154.99 crore.
Entry into the historic ‘200 crore club’ at the worldwide box office
Along with the domestic market, there is amazing craze among the audience regarding this film of Surya in the overseas market also. ‘Karuppu’ has so far done a gross business of around Rs 62.75 crore in the overseas market. If both domestic and international collections are added, the total worldwide gross collection of the film will be reached in just 9 days. Rs 217.74 crore Has reached beyond. It has become the highest grossing film of Surya’s entire film career so far.
Day-wise collection report: Know when and how much was earned
The Indian box office (Net) collection graph of the film ‘Karuppu’ from the initial days till the 9th day has been like this:
| Day | Box Office Collection (Net) |
| Day 1 (Friday) | Rs 15.50 crore |
| Day 2 (Saturday) | Rs 24.15 crore |
| Day 3 (Sunday) | Rs 28.35 crore |
| Day 4 (Monday) | Rs 14.30 crore |
| Day 5 (Tuesday) | Rs 12.75 crore |
| Day 6 (Wednesday) | Rs 10.70 crore |
| Day 7 (Thursday) | Rs 8.10 crore |
| Day 8 (Friday) | Rs 7.80 crore |
| Day 9 (Saturday) | Rs 12.20 crore |
| Total Collection (9 Days) | Rs 133.85 crore |
There was tough competition from the films of big stars, yet ‘Karuppu’ did not budge.
The competition for ‘Karuppu’ in theaters was not easy. At the box office, it is facing direct competition from big films like Bollywood player Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bhoot Bangla’ and Ritesh Deshmukh’s pan-India Marathi film ‘Raja Shivaji’. Along with this, recently the new sequel of superstar Mohanlal’s suspense-thriller ‘Drishyam’ has also hit the box office. Despite this very tough competition and distribution of screens, the shows of ‘Karuppu’ are continuously going housefull and with the help of family audience, the film is continuously breaking records and earning.
What is the unique story of the film ‘Karuppu’?
Talking about the story of the film, ‘Karuppu’ is a unique Tamil fantasy action drama film, which has been brilliantly directed by RJ Balaji. Suriya is seen in the lead role in the film along with his evergreen co-star Trisha Krishnan, who is sharing the screen space after 21 years. The story of the film is based on the corrupt legal and police system of our society and the exploitation of the poor by influential people.
In the film, when a poor family in Kerala gets trapped in legal complications and corruption for the money for their daughter’s liver transplant, the folk deity ‘Vettai Karuppusamy’ comes to their aid in human form in the form of a lawyer (Saravanan) and teaches a lesson to the corrupt system inside the court. The flavor of fantasy along with action, drama and emotion in the film is touching the hearts of the audience.
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