Radhikaa Sarathkumar’s ‘Thaai Kizhavi’ continues its solid box office journey as the film crossed Rs 21 crore within six days of release. The rural drama performed well across its first weekend and showed stable weekday numbers. According to early estimates from Sacnilk website the film earned around Rs 2. 10 crore India net on its sixth day and this brings the total to an impressive Rs 21. 45 crore.
Thaai Kizhavi Mini Review
The film opened at Rs 2.65 crore on Friday and it saw major growth over the weekend with Rs 5 crore on Saturday and Rs 6.15 crore on Sunday. Monday registered a drop to Rs 2.85 crore and followed by a steady Rs 2.7 crore on Tuesday.
Audience Interest remains strong with steady Tamil Nadu occupancy
‘Thaai Kizhavi’ recorded an overall Tamil occupancy of 21.87 percent on the last day. The morning shows saw a 16.03 percent turnout and the afternoon shows touched 22.21 percent. The evening and night shows registered 24.62 percent occupancy and the stable occupancy across show timings suggests that the film continues to attract viewers beyond its initial fan base.
ETimes praises Radhikaa Sarathkumar’s commanding screen presence
The film which is directed by Sivakumar Murugesan and is set in Kadupatti village, Usilampatti, follows Pavunuthaayi who is a tough moneylender lying on her deathbed.
Her estranged sons who attempt to keep her alive so they can claim a share of her wealth.
ETimes praised the director’s approach, “The director’s rooted storytelling is also filled with situational humour, rural quirkiness (the village drunk who tells the deity Karuppan that he’ll become a Sai devotee if his prayer isn’t answered is a scream), and superb use of Kamal Haasan songs, spanning eras from MSV to Ilaiyaraaja, AR Rahman and even Shankar Ehsaan Loy. And in Radikaa Sarathkumar, he gets an actress of immense stature to effectively portray the badass-ness of his protagonist, and the veteran turns in a mass-y, whistle-worthy performance that makes us feel her presence in every scene despite the character’s minimal screen time and see the steely woman behind the prosthetics. The supporting cast is equally terrific all around, and plays the perfect second fiddle.”
Apart from Radhikaa’s celebrated performance, the film features Aruldoss, Ilavarasu, and George Maryan in key roles.
