It
is
no
secret
that
2017
was
a
rather
disappointing
year
for
the
maverick
film-maker
Mani
Ratnam.
He
suffered
a
major
setback
when
his
big
release
Kaatru
Veliyidai
opened
to
an
underwhelming
response
at
the
box
office
and
failed
to
live
up
to
the
expectations.
Even
though
the
film
boasted
of
sincere
performances
from
Karthi
and
the
Bollywood
actress
Aditi
Rao
Hydari,
it
failed
to
impress
a
large
section
of
the
critics
and
ended
up
being
a
commercial
failure.
With
the
Kaatru
Veliyidai
debacle
behind
him,
Mani
Ratnam
is
currently
in
the
spotlight
because
of
his
latest
release
Chekka
Chivantha
Vaanam.
The
gangster-drama
hit
the
screens
on
Thursday
(September
27,
2018)
and
opened
to
a
fantastic
response
at
the
box
office.
Thereafter,
the
film
managed
to
stay
strong
and
rake
in
the
moolah
in
the
following
days.
Here
are
the
latest
figures.
CCV
Crosses
The
30-Crore
Mark
According
to
the
latest
reports,
Chekka
Chivantha
Vaanam
continued
its
dream
run
and
raked
in
Rs
3.63
Crore
at
the
Tamil
Nadu
box
office
on
Monday
(October
1,
2018).
This
took
the
film's
total
collection
to
Rs
31.78
Crore
and
helped
it
cross
the
Rs
30-crore
mark
in
no
time.
Day
6
Collections
While
the
exact
figures
for
Tuesday
(October
2,
2018)
are
not
out
yet,
the
trade
buzz
is
that
they
are
going
to
be
on
the
higher
side,
as
it
was
a
National
holiday.
The
WOM
Is
Positive
The
general
feeling
is
that
Chekka
Chivantha
Vaanam
is
a
pretty
well-made
film
that
serves
as
a
strong
proof
of
Mani
Ratnam's
abilities
as
a
storyteller.
The
leading
men
(STR,
Arvind
Swami,
Vijay
Sethupathi)
too
seem
to
have
impressed
the
critics
with
their
performances.
As
such,
the
WOM
is
quite
good.
And,
needless
to
say,
this
is
going
to
help
in
the
second
week.
The
Way
Ahead...
The
Vijay
Sethupathi-Trisha
starrer
96
is
slated
to
hit
the
screens
tomorrow
(October
4,
2018).
It
has
created
a
reasonable
amount
of
buzz
amongst
the
fans
thanks
to
its
terrific
teaser/trailer.
As
such,
it
might
slow
down
CCV's
run
in
the
theatres
to
some
extent.
NOTA,
which
will
hit
the
screens
on
Friday
(October
5,
2018),
too
is
going
to
be
a
cause
of
worry
for
Chekka
Chivantha
Vaanam.
However,
the
film
is
still
likely
to
remain
the
top
choice
of
Mani
Ratnam's
die-hard
fans.