The film’s impressive music, composed by AR Rahman, plays a crucial role in its success.
Published Jul 28, 2024 | 10:39 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 28, 2024 | 10:48 PM
Dhanush in 'Raayan' poster. (X)
Dhanush’s new crime drama, Raayan, has created a stir at the Tamil box office, earning ₹43.40 crore worldwide in two days.
The film faced no significant competition in the south, aside from Deadpool and Wolverine in Hollywood. On day 1, Raayan earned ₹13.65 crore. While some praised Dhanush’s performance, others found it excessively violent with mindless gore.
The action thriller saw a slight boost in box office collections on Saturday, 27 July, earning an estimated ₹13.85 crore on day 2.
In two days, Raayan has collected nearly ₹12 crore overseas. It earned ₹23.40 crore gross worldwide on day 1 and dropped to ₹20 crore gross worldwide on day 2, according to reports.
Raayan’s total box office collection in India (net) after day two stands at ₹27.5 crore, according to industry tracker, Sacnilk.
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Raayan had 60.85% Tamil occupancy, 26.12% Telugu occupancy, and 11.20% Hindi occupancy on day 2. The film has earned an estimated ₹20.7 crore worldwide, performing well in Tamil but failing to attract the Hindi-speaking audience.
Raayan is Dhanush’s 50th film as a lead actor and his second directorial effort after Pa Paandi (2017). Initially set for release on 13 June, the film was postponed to 26 July, just before Dhanush’s birthday on 28 July.
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With Sunday’s (28 July) collection, Raayan will enter the top 10 highest-grossing films in Dhanush’s career. Vaathi (2023) currently tops this list with a gross collection of ₹118.20 crore worldwide. In just two days, Raayan has already earned 36% of Vaathi’s total earnings.
Raayan has surpassed the opening day collection of Dhanush’s previous Tamil film, Karnan (₹10.4 crore), becoming his biggest opener, to date.
Raayan, rated ‘A’ with a runtime of two hours and 25 minutes, features Dhanush, SJ Suryah, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Aparna Balamurali, Dushara Vijayan, Prakash Raj, and Selvaraghavan. The film’s impressive music, composed by AR Rahman, plays a crucial role in its success.
Raayan, also written by Dhanush, is bankrolled by Sun Pictures. Om Prakash handles cinematography, and GK Prasanna serves as the editor. Ace stunt coordinator Peter Hein choreographs the film’s stunts.
(Edited by S Subhakeerthana)
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