After showing an upward trend on Day 2, Dhanush’s heist thriller Kara witnessed a drop in collections on its first Saturday. The film, which opened with Rs 6.20 crore on Thursday and rose to Rs 6.95 crore on Friday, saw its numbers dip to Rs 5.20 crore on day 3.

With this, Kara’s total India gross collections stand at approximately Rs 22.10 crore, while the net collection has reached around Rs 18.35 crore. Despite the weekend advantage, the film’s Saturday figures mark a decline from its Day 2 performance, with occupancy also slightly dipping from 29.7 per cent to 25.1 per cent.

While the film benefited from pre-release anticipation and a strong opening, the day 3 drop suggests a mixed word-of-mouth impact. All eyes are now on Sunday’s performance to determine whether Kara can regain momentum over the extended weekend.

Kara has been written by Vignesh Raja as well as Alfred Prakash. The film has Dhanush playing Karasaami, aka Kara, a robber during the Gulf War of 1991, which leads to a fuel crisis in Tamil Nadu, forcing him to battle for his sustenance.

An excerpt from our CE review of the film reads, "For the longest time, Kara gets this balance right, but once the petty thief decides to take a turn to become something bigger, like a hero… the film sacrifices itself for the seemingly greater good. However, it is anything but that, and Kara risks becoming the equivalent of pledging your land to buy a tractor during the Gulf War."

The cast features Mamitha Baiju as Selli, Jayaram as Muthu Selvan, KS Ravikumar as Kandhasaami, Suraj Venjaramoodu as Bharathan, and Karunaas as Kasi Maayan, Sreeja Ravi as Dhanam, and Prithvi Pandiarajan as Murugesan. MS Bhaskar is also part of the film.

GV Prakash Kumar has composed music for the film. The crew of the film includes Theni Eswar as the director of photography, Sreejith Sarang as the editor, and Mayapandi as the art director.