Pari Elavazhagan's sophomore film Anbe Diana, written, directed and starring himself in the lead role, has opened to Rs 30 lakhs at the box office in India (nett). The film's gross collection stands at Rs 34 lakhs. This is a promising number for the film made on a modest budget like his first film Jama, and is expected to increase over the weekend.

The film stars Pari Elavazhagan as a happy-go-lucky youngster who gets into a romantic relationship with an Anglo-Indian woman (Ramya Ranganathan). Pari and Ramya's characters are caught between two families whose elders force them to adopt practises from their religion. His mother wants Ramya to take on Hindu practises, whereas her father wants him to choose Christian rituals for the marriage. 

Upon release on Friday, the film was met with mixed and positive reviews from critics and audiences who praised the screenplay and the engaging nature of the film.

An excerpt from our CE review of the film read, "The film is a simple, straightforward love story that never takes itself too seriously. Even so, it flirts with a rather uncommon rom-com idea: not knowing how to process acceptance/love, and the accompanying anxiety at the prospect of leaving your comfort zone, no matter how hard it is to put up with. It is a remarkably commonplace feeling that films seldom explore."

Anbe Diana also stars Parithabangal-fame Gopi, Roja Selvamani, and Chetan in prominent roles. 

On the technical front, the film has cinematographer Shelley Calist, composer Bharath Sankar, editor Partha MA, and art director Mahendran. It is produced by Yuvaraj Ganesan of Million Dollar Studios in association with Sathya Karikalan of Neo Castle Creations.