Actor Atharvaa's latest romantic drama Idhayam Murali, also starring Preity Mukhundhan and Kayadu Lohar in leading roles is off to a promising start at the box office, thanks to the anticipation surrounding the film prior to the release.
On Friday, the film collected a net of Rs 1.90 crore across 1,283 shows. This brings total India gross collections to Rs 2.19 crore. This is a positive number for Idhayam Murali as the revenue is expected to grow higher during the weekend.
While Idhayam Murali's opening numbers fall short of Atharvaa's previous release, Parasakthi, which debuted to over Rs 14 crore in India, they still mark an encouraging turnaround for the actor. His last two outings as a lead, DNA and Thanal, collected just Rs 45 lakh and Rs 1 crore, respectively. Since its release, Idhayam Murali has largely received positive reviews, and its box office trajectory is expected to become clearer over the next few days.
An excerpt from our CE review of the film read, "If Idhayam (1991) was all about showing the pathos of an anxious yearner who crumbles under the weight of his own unsaid love, Idhayam Murali is a rose-tinted fantasy, in which, all the world conspires to give a yearner as many chances as possible until he finally gets it. Idhayam Murali isn’t perfect, but aren’t fairytale love stories more about the “happily ever after” (the warm fuzzy feeling they leave you with) than the messy dragon-infested road (the storytelling leaps) they took to get there?"
Idhayam Murali also stars Natty, composer Thaman S, Niharika NM, Sudhakar of Parithabangal fame, Yashashree Rao, singer Jonita Gandhi, and Anju Kurian, among others.
The film has music composed by Thaman, cinematography handled by Manoj Paramahamsa and CH Sai and editing by Pradeep E Ragav.
