‘Idli Kadai’: Dhanush directorial gets solid start at BO

Dhanush’s latest outing ‘Idli Kadai’ has finally hit the big screens, and early box office numbers suggest a respectable start. Despite mixed reviews from audiences on release day, the film managed to cross the Rs 10 crore mark in India net collections on its opening day.

Decent opening with Rs 10.4 crore on day 1

According to the Sacnilk website, ‘Idli Kadai’ collected an estimated Rs 10.4 crore on Day 1 across languages. The Tamil version dominated the earnings with Rs 9.75 crore, while the Telugu version contributed around Rs 65 lakhs.

Occupancy trends show strong evening growth

According to the reports, the Tamil occupancy stood at 48.34% overall on October 1, with the night shows performing the best at 69.33%. Morning shows were comparatively lower at 25.82%, but the trend picked up in the evening at 50.51%.In Telugu states, however, occupancy was more modest at 18.33% overall. The highest came during evening shows at 19.90%, while morning shows remained on the weaker side at 15.60%. Overall we can notice decent occupancy figures for the Dhanush starrer drama movie.

Dhanush’s directorial packed with a stunning cast

Directed by Dhanush himself, ‘Idli Kadai’ is a multi-starrer featuring Nithya Menen, Arun Vijay, Sathyaraj, Shalini Pandey, and Rajkiran in key roles. The movie is getting decent reviews from the audiences for its performances.

An excerpt from our ETimes review for the movie reads, “Dhanush does clear the bar that he has set for himself. There are moments when the emotions work and the actors pitch in with performances that manage to elevate the simplistic way in which their characters are written. The way the romance between Murugan and Kayal (Nithya Menen) is developed also deserves mention, and feels like a new spin on the Kamal Haasan-Revathy episodes in Thevar Magan (another case of a young man with dreams of opening a chain of restaurants and engaged to a city-bred woman returning to his roots and ending up in love with a village belle).”