Director Girish AD's film Bethlehem Kudumba Unit, starring Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju, opened in theatres on Friday to overwhelmingly positive reviews from both critics and audiences alike. Its release followed Prithviraj Sukumaran's Khalifa, which hit theatres on Thursday. The audience has already declared the Premalu director's latest film the Onam winner at the box office.

Bethlehem Kudumba Unit earned 15.70 crore from theatres worldwide, according to data from the box office tracker Sacnilk. It is worth noting that the film has earned more from theatres outside of India (10 crore) in comparison to the domestic box office, the data shows.

Bethlehem Kudumba Unit tells the story of a young woman (Mamitha) who comes to her home in Kerala from abroad. A wedding near her house triggers memories of her lover (Nivin). The makers describe it as a heartwarming romantic-comedy that explores first love, second chances in life, and the type of love that is worth waiting for.

BKU has a screenplay by Girish and his Premalu co-writer Kiran Josey. The film is produced by Dileesh Pothan, Fahadh Faasil, and Syam Pushkaran. Its cast also includes Suresh Krishna, Vinay Forrt , Roshan Shanavas, Shyam Mohan, Shameer Khan, Srinda, Parvathy Ayyappadas, Meenakshy Raveendran, Sreeranjini, Vineeth Viswam, Bindu Panicker, Vettukili Prakash, Thankam Mohan, Manjusree, Jayasankar Karimuttom, Abhiram, and Sanath Sivaraj.

The film's technical team includes music director Vishnu Vijay, cinematographer Ajmal Sabu, production designer Ashik S, and editor Akash Joseph Varghese.

With no major releases scheduled in Malayalam until I'm Game on September 03, the Nivin Pauly-Mamitha Baiju starrer is well on its way to becoming a blockbuster. Nivin started the year with Sarvam Maya, which happened to be the first film in his career to gross over 100 crore at the global box office.