The
Pooja
holidays
did
witness
a
big
box
office
war,
with
Mohanlal's
Pulimurugan
locking
horns
with
Mammootty's
Thoppil
Joppan.
The
upper
hand
was
for
Pulimurugan,
with
the
film
releasing
in
close
to
160
theatres
in
Kerala.
Meanwhile,
Thoppil
Joppan
released
in
above
100
theatres.
Pulimurugan
has
emerged
as
a
big
box
office
success,
with
the
film
breaking
many
box
office
collection
records.
But,
Thoppil
Joppan
is
not
far
behind;
the
Mammootty
film
is
also
garnering
good
collections
at
the
box
office.
Recently,
in
a
press
meet
organised
by
Trivandrum
Press
Club,
Johny
Antony,
the
director
of
Thoppil
Joppan,
spoke
about
the
success
of
the
movie.
He
stated
that
Thoppil
Joppan
became
such
a
big
success,
since
the
makers
were
able
to
release
the
film
on
the
very
same
day,
along
with
Mohanlal's
Pulimurugan.
He
also
conveyed
that
the
release
date
of
Thoppil
Joppan
was
decided
way
back.
According
to
him,
the
competition
that
surfaced
between
the
big
movies,
has
helped
the
movie
a
lot.
The
director
mentioned
that
the
support
of
family
audiences
have
led
the
movie
to
become
a
big
hit.
Johny
Antony
also
spoke
about
the
fake
news
that
is
spreading
around,
regarding
Thoppil
Joppan's
television
premieres.
He
stated
that
such
practices
are
not
good
for
the
industry
and
the
makers
are
planning
to
launch
a
complaint
with
the
Cyber
cell.
Meanwhile,
Thoppil
Joppan
is
enjoying
a
sweet
run
at
the
box
office.
Reportedly,
the
film
has
grossed
9.5
Crores
in
the
first
week
of
its
release.
All
eyes
are
on
the
film,
as
the
film
has
emerged
to
be
one
of
the
biggest
hits
of
Mammootty
in
the
recent
times.
We
have
to
wait
and
see,
to
know
whether
the
film
would
be
Mammootty's
first
entry
to
the
30-Crore
Club.