Kajol
and
Vishal
Jethwa's
Salaam
Venky,
directed
by
Revathy,
was
finally
released
yesterday
(December
9)
amid
a
decent
buzz
and
huge
expectations.
Produced
by
Blive
Productions
and
RTake
Studios,
it
is
Kajol's
first
theatrical
release
post
the
super
success
of
Ajay
Devgn's
Tanhaji:
The
Unsung
Warrior
in
2020.
Salaam
Venky
revolves
around
the
moving
story
of
a
mother-son
duo.
While
Vishal
is
essaying
a
terminally-ill
guy
Venkatesh
aka
Venky,
Kajol
is
seen
as
her
mother
Sujata.
Its
trailer
received
a
decent
response
from
moviegoers
and
created
an
okayish
pre-release
buzz.
Ever
since
its
release
on
Friday,
Revathy's
directorial
has
been
getting
a
favourable
response
from
critics
as
well
as
moviegoers.
However,
the
film
underperformed
on
the
first
day
of
its
release
and
had
a
shockingly
low
opening.
Yes,
you
read
that
right!
As
per
early
estimates,
Salaam
Venky
failed
to
even
cross
the
Rs
1
crore
mark
at
the
ticket
window
and
is
expected
to
earn
around
0.60
crore
on
Friday.
Looks
like,
the
Drishyam
2
effect
is
still
going
on.
After
Bhediya
and
An
Action
Hero,
the
Kajol
starrer
is
its
latest
victim.
Opening
day
collections
of
films
released
after
Ajay
Devgn's
Drishyam
2:
Bhediya:
Rs
7.48
crore
An
Action
Hero:
Rs
1.50
crore
Salaam
Venky:
Rs
0.60
crore
(final
numbers
still
awaited)
While
Bhediya
and
An
Action
Hero
failed
to
witness
the
expected
growth
over
the
weekend,
we
just
hope
that
Salaam
Venky
jumps
big
time
on
Saturday.
After
a
disappointing
opening,
the
footfalls
need
to
multiply
over
the
next
few
days
for
Salaam
Venky
to
reach
a
healthy
total.
Interestingly,
the
opening
is
a
little
better
than
Dhaakad
which
itself
was
a
huge
box-office
disaster.
Kangana
Ranaut's
women-centric
spy
thriller
was
released
in
May
this
year
and
collected
Rs
0.50
crore
on
its
opening
day.
On
the
other
hand,
Abhishek
Pathak's
Drishyam
2
is
still
performing
well
at
the
ticket
window.
The
thriller
is
all
set
to
cross
the
Rs
200
crore
mark
in
the
fourth
week.
Coming
back
to
Kajol,
she
will
next
be
seen
making
her
web-series
debut
with
Disney+Hostar's
The
Good
Wife.
Keep
watching
this
space
for
more
updates!