Check out the final worldwide box office collections of Ajith’s Vivegam.
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oi-Lekhaka
By Mayur Javali
After
a
brief
gap
of
1.5
years,
Thala
Ajith
made
a
grand
entry
with
Vivegam
just
a
week
before
Vinayagar
Chaturthi.
The
movie
was
touted
as
a
commercial
spy
thriller
with
all
the
required
ingredients
for
an
ideal
blockbuster.
Vivegam,
was
extensively
shot
in
Bulgaria
where
Ajith
donned
the
role
of
a
counter-terrorist
agent
and
the
movie
is
packed
with
actions
and
racy
screenplay
throughout.
However,
the
idea
of
creating
a
Bond-type
movie
didn't
literally
work
out
though
there
were
some
genuine
efforts
from
the
team
of
Vivegam.
The
movie
starts
off
well
but
loses
its
grip
during
the
interval
block.
Post
interval,
everything
looks
superficial
and
over
the
board.
The
total
plot
and
execution
of
the
movie
was
deemed
at
a
certain
section
of
audience.
Too
many
gadgets,
action
blocks,
no
family
appeasing
sequences,
lack
of
comedy
punch
etc.,
restricted
the
movie's
audience
group
to
Ajith
fans
and
the
young
brigade.
When
the
pre-release
business
is
huge,
the
trade
expects
the
recovery
only
when
the
word
of
mouth
is
exceptional
or
when
the
movie
is
given
a
thumbs
up
from
the
family
or
repeat
audience.
None
of
this
happened
for
Thala's
Vivegam
and
thus
the
movie
ended
up
as
a
flop
at
the
box
office.
The
lyrical
video,
teaser
of
the
movie
and
first
look
posters
had
sent
great
expectations
amongst
the
audience
and
indeed
had
set
a
perfect
platform
before
the
storm.
The
movie
had
commanded
a
resounding
opening
at
the
box
office
as
well,
thanks
to
the
pre-set
hype
and
Thala
Ajith's
sheer
star
power.
However,
the
momentum
was
not
sustained
due
to
the
other
discussed
factors
but
one
cannot
brush
aside
the
fact
that
Ajith
had
put
his
heart
and
soul
to
this
one-man
show
venture.
Let's
check
out
the
pre-release
business
and
the
final
Box
Office
classification:
Region:
Pre-Release
BO
Collections
Tamil
Nadu:
52.7
Cr
34.1
Cr
Andhra
Pradesh
4.7
Cr
3.7
Cr
Kerala
4.5
Cr
1.9
Cr
Karnataka
5.0
Cr
3.6
Cr
ROI
0.8
Cr
0.7
Cr
Overseas
18
Cr
15.5
Cr
Total
85.5
Cr
59.5
Cr
Recovery
of
the
movie
is
69.6%.
The
movie
was
seen
to
be
an
ideal
push
for
Ajith
to
increase
his
base
outside
Tamil
Nadu,
but
worked
the
other
way
around.
With
a
disappointing
response,
one
will
have
to
wait
and
see
how
fans
of
Ajith
and
the
general
public
receive
the
next
movie
as
Ajith
once
again
will
be
teaming
up
with
Siruthai
Siva
for
the
fourth
time.