Mohanlal's
Pulimurugan
has
carved
a
place
of
its
own
in
the
history
of
Malayalam
cinema,
for
all
the
good
reasons.
The
movie,
showed
us
that
a
Malayalam
film
can
conquer
those
heights
that
were
once
thought
to
beunreachable
by
the
industry
experts.
Pulimurugan,
which
released
on
October
7,
2016,
did
have
a
grand
start.
But,
more
than
the
start,
it
was
the
consistency
with
which
the
movie
marched
ahead,
that
took
the
film
to
greater
heights.
The
film,
directed
by
Vysakh
has
now
almost
all
the
big
box
office
records
of
Mollywood
under
its
belt.
As
far
as
the
box
office
performance
is
considered,
Pulimurugan
has
set
the
bar
a
notch
higher,
which
has
made
it
tougher
for
other
films
to
break
those
records.
Here,
we
take
you
through
the
6
major
box
office
records
set
by
Pulimurugan,
which
are
somewhat
difficult
to
break.
Read
on..
Worldwide
Gross
Pulimurugan
now
holds
the
record
for
the
top
grossing
Malayalam
movie
of
all
time.
The
film
made
a
worldwide
gross
of
134.02
Crores.
The
film
that
is
at
the
second
spot
is
Drishyam,
which
fetched
68
Crores
worldwide.
It
means
that
Pulimurugan
has
minted
double
the
collection
of
Drishyam
and
it
would
be
a
tough
task
for
any
other
film
to
reach
that
mark.
Pulimurugan's
UAE/GCC
Record
Pulimurugan
has
enjoyed
a
fascinating
run
in
UAE/GCC
centres.
The
film
recorded
a
box
office
collection
of
above
38
Crores
at
the
UAE
box
office
and
has
found
a
place
in
the
top
10
highest
grossing
Indian
movies
at
the
UAE/GCC
box
office.
Highest
First
Weekend
Grosser
Believe
it
or
not,
Pulimurugan
went
on
to
cross
the
25-Crore
mark
within
1
week
of
its
run.
No
other
film
has
ever
touched
the
20-Crore
mark
within
1
week.
Ezra
is
the
movie
at
the
second
spot
with
the
film
having
15-Crores
within
7
days
of
its
run.
Record
Number
Of
Shows
Pulimurugan,
completed
100
days
of
run
in
good
number
of
centres
in
Kerala.
The
movie
also
did
set
a
record
in
the
number
of
shows.
Reportedly,
Pulimurugan
crossed
40,000
shows
in
Kerala.
Now,
it
would
be
really
difficult
for
a
Malayalam
film
to
cross
this
mark
considering
the
fact
that
only
very
few
Malayalam
films
enjoy
such
a
long
run
in
theatres,
nowadays.
Manyam
Puli
–
Record
Set
By
The
Dubbed
Version
Manyam
Puli,
the
Telugu
dubbed
version
of
Pulimurugan,
did
enjoy
a
good
run
in
Telugu
speaking
regions.
In
fact,
the
movie
went
on
to
register
a
record
in
the
box
office
collections
of
a
Telugu
dubbed
version
of
a
Malayalam
film.
Reportedly,
the
movie
made
a
business
of
approximately
15
Crores,
which
are
really
big
numbers.
100+
Shows/Day
After
80
Days
Pulimurugan
had
a
wide
release
in
Kerala
and
despite
that
the
film
completed
80
days
in
theatres
that
too
with
100+
shows/day.
After
the
wide
release
strategies
came
to
effect,
we
have
not
seen
Malayalam
films
enjoying
such
a
fantastic
run
in
theatres.
Most
recent
releases
like
Dulquer
Salmaan's,
Jomonte
Suviseshangal,
Mohanlal's
Munthirivallikal
Thalirkkumbol
and
Prithviraj's
Ezra
have
set
the
box
office
on
fire,
but
even
these
movies
couldn't
break
some
of
the
big
records
set
by
Pulimurugan.
Well,
there
are
some
big
movies
in
the
offing
in
2017
like
Mammootty's
The
Great
Father,
Dulquer
Salmaan's
CIA(Comrade
In
America),
Mohanlal's
1971
Beyond
Borders
etc.
We
have
to
wait
and
see
whether
these
films
will
match
the
performance
of
Pulimurugan
or
not.