The first weekend for GV Prakash's latest film, Happy Raj, has boosted its commercial prospects, with Sunday's performance being similar to that of Saturday. While it was reported that the film earned about Rs 1 crore on Saturday, the film collected Rs 1.05 crore on Sunday, as per Sacnilk.
The weekend showed some growth for the Maria Raja Elanchezhian directorial, which opened with just Rs 70 lakhs on Friday. The film's total India net collection now stands at Rs 2.75 crore.
The Tamil version continues to drive the film’s performance, contributing Rs 1 crore on Day 2 with a 31 per cent occupancy across 832 shows. Meanwhile, the Telugu dubbed version remains limited in reach, collecting Rs 0.05 crore with 22 per cent occupancy from 142 shows.
Also starring Sri Gouri Priya and George Maryan, Happy Raj marks the comeback of Abbas after a long sabbatical. The film opened to positive responses from audiences and critics, which appears to be aiding its box office growth over the weekend. The film also stars Prarthna, Geetha Kailasam, Madurai Muthu, Adhirchi Arun, and Devi Mahesh, among others.
The film follows Anandraj aka Happy Raj (GV Prakash), a young man weighed down by his father’s social stigma, who struggles with isolation and rejection in both life and love. Seeking a fresh start, he moves to Bengaluru, where he meets Kavya and finds a chance at happiness. As their relationship deepens, the prospect of marriage brings their contrasting worlds into conflict. What follows is a clash shaped by class differences, cultural gaps, and the search for dignity.
An excerpt from our CE review of the film reads, "All the genuine fun moments and the compelling comedy are packed one after another in the second half of Happy Raj, and Maria definitely salvages a film that could have crashlanded. He is heavily bolstered by the wonderful music of Justin Prabhakaran and a terrific George Maryan, who shines high in his best role since Kaithi. In fact, it feels nice to have an actor like George get wonderfully written scenes that make it clear that the film might be titled Happy Raj, but the protagonist is definitely Kaathamuthu."
Produced by Jayavardhanan and co-produced by Jaikanth Suresh, the film has music by Justin Prabhakaran, cinematography by Madhan Christopher, editing by Selva RK and art direction by Kumar Gangappan.
