Overview
- The Malayalam film, which opened Thursday, grossed about ₹5.55 crore in India on day one, rising to ₹6.07 crore with paid previews.
- Trade estimates place the worldwide day-one gross near ₹10.54 crore, helped by rising occupancy from morning to night shows.
- Friday brought a slowdown in India to roughly ₹3.50 crore, pushing the two-day domestic total to just over ₹9.50 crore with the weekend still to come.
- Reviews describe a colourful campus entertainer that loses steam later, with Tovino Thomas earning standout notices and the second half critiqued for pacing and thin emotion.
- Basil Joseph makes his producing debut on a reunion of key Minnal Murali collaborators, with buzz driven by a late trailer drop and paid preview screenings.