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Thalaivan Thalaivii box office: Vijay Sethupathi-Nithya Menen's drama mints over Rs 50 crore in one week

Vijay Sethupathi plays Agasaveeran and Nithya Menen portrays Perarasi in Thalaivan Thalaivii, directed by Pandiraaj

Cinema Express Desk

As we had previously reported, Vijay Sethupathi's recent entertainer Thalaivan Thalaivii, directed by Pandiraaj, has emerged as the actor's career-best opening in terms of box office reports, on par with Nithilan Saminathan's Maharaja. Within one week of its release, the family drama, also headlined by Nithya Menen, has managed to collect over Rs 50 crore. The film continues its triumphant run with many theatres still running houseful across the state. Going by the numbers, the film is on the fast track to touch the Rs 100 crore mark soon.

Vijay Sethupathi plays Agasaveeran and Nithya Menen portrays Perarasi. They are a couple who love cooking and eating food, and share a dynamic relationship with each other. Once they get married, issues start cropping up, leading to a major rift in their relationship. How they deal with it forms the core story of Thalaivan Thalaivii. Word-of-mouth reviews have also been strong for the rural entertainer, with many appreciating the lead actors' performances. Thalaivan Thalaivii brings Vijay and Nithya back together after their work on the 2022 Malayalam film 19(1)(a).

Our CE review of the film read, "Pandiraaj reins in the melodrama by relying on relentless comedy that is organically built out of the various relationships depicted in the film, especially the one between Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen's characters."

Yogi Babu, Chemban Vinod Jose, Saravanan, Kaali Venkat, RK Suresh, Mynaa Nandhini, Deepa, Roshini Haripriyan, and Sendrayan, among others play supporting characters. Thalaivan Thalaivii's post-theatrical rights have been bagged by Prime Video.

The film, Vijay Sethupathi’s 52nd, is produced under the Sathya Jyothi Films banner. On the technical front, the film has cinematographer M Sukumar, composer Santhosh Narayanan, and editor Pradeep E Ragav.

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