Dhanush’s latest Tamil film Karnan, which is loosely based on the 1995 Kodiyankulam caste-based riots, has raked in Rs25 crore on its opening weekend in Tamil Nadu, marking the actor's career-best opening.
It is worth mentioning that cinema halls in the state have been functioning at 50% occupancy since the second day of the film's theatrical run as per new rules issued by the government.
Cinetrak, a box-office portal, tweeted on Monday, “@dhanushkraja's #Karnan does a box office rampage with ₹8.40 crore Sunday in Tamil Nadu and takes the opening weekend gross to ₹25.0 crore. Film takes career highest '3-Day' opening weekend for the actor.”
' @Dhanushkraja's #Karnan does a box office rampage with ₹8.40 crore Sunday in Tamil Nadu and takes the opening weekend gross to ₹25.0 crore.
— Cinetrak (@Cinetrak) April 12, 2021
Film takes career highest '3-Day' opening weekend for the Actor. pic.twitter.com/VWXbUcE77B
Dhanush’s film, which has received positive word-of-mouth publicity, is a hard-hitting portrait of the caste divide and police brutality. It sees the actor play as the messiah of a village and its oppressed denizens.
Karnan, which marked the maiden collaboration between Dhanush and Mari Selvaraj, also stars Lal, Natty, Rajisha Vijayan, Yogi Babu and Lakshmipriyaa Chandramouli among others.