Vettaiyan advance booking: Rajinikanth's film zooms past Rs 10 crore

Rajinikanth's Vettaiyan will hit theatres on October 10. The Tamil version of the film raked in over Rs 10 crore in the advance booking.

In Short

• Vettaiyan will release in theatres on October 10
• The advance booking now stands at around Rs 10 crore in India
• Directed by TJ Gnanavel, the film features Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan in lead roles

Superstar Rajinikanth's upcoming film Vettaiyan showed great promise in the advance bookings. Directed by TJ Gnanavel, the film is said to have raked in Rs 10.96 crore in India. Vettaiyan is a film about extrajudicial killings, which will release in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The action drama is one of the most anticipated Indian films of 2024.

According to the tracking website, Sacnilk, the Tamil version of Vettaiyan collected Rs 10.2 crore, while the Telugu version earned Rs 74 lakh. The Hindi version minted Rs 93 thousand in the country.

The advance booking for Vettaiyan now stands at Rs 10.9 crore in India. With blcked seats, the advance booking collection amounts to Rs 17.39 crore at the domestic box office.

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With Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan's star power, Vettaiyan generated a phenomenal pre-release business. Reportedly, the film's theatrical business is valued at Rs 73 crore. According to reports, Vettaiayan will need to cross Rs 160+ crore share or Rs 300 crore gross worldwide to become a box office hit.

Rajinikanth and director Nelson Dilipkumar's previous film, Jailer, collected over Rs 600 crore worldwide.

Vettaiyan, directed by TJ Gnanavel, is a film based on extrajudicial killings and the ethical dilemma surrounding it. The film features Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh and Dushara Vijayan in pivotal roles.