Suriya's latest film Scene has emerged as the Diwali winner out of the recent South Indian releases. The film has already earned around 149.55 crore from theatres worldwide, as of day five, according to data from the tracker Sacnilk. The Scene box office collection is way ahead of the collection of Mookuthi Amman 2, starring Nayanthara and directed by Sundar C. The Amman film has earned 16.41 crore from theatres, as of day five, according to Sacnilk data.

Scene marks yet another blockbuster for Suriya this year. In 2026, he has already had two major hits: Karuppu, which earned more than 300 crore from theatres worldwide, and Vishwanathan and Sons, which minted over 250 crore.

Audiences and critics have been praising and congratulating Suriya for the phenomenal year, in which he has scored a 'hat trick' of hits at the box office.

Directed by Jithu Madhavan in his Tamil debut, the film tells the story of a police officer named Inbaraj (Suriya), who comes out of retirement to investigate a series of murders with a similarity to one of his past cases. However, a peculiar situation forces him to seek the help of Maya (Nazriya Nazim) in the investigation. The film also stars Naslen in the role of an antagonist named Eeshwaran, a youngster who kills with a sense of callousness.

Scene has earned much appreciation from critics and audiences for subverting viewer expectations in more ways than one. Suriya, in particular, has received plenty of praise for the way in which he has shed his vanity and star image to play a full-fledged character with his vulnerabilities and fears.

It now remains to be seen how much more the film will earn from theatres and whether it will overtake the box office collection of Karuppu.