Rajinikanth's
latest
film
Annaatthe
is
unstoppable.
The
film
opened
to
a
good
response
at
the
box
office
on
November
4,
collecting
Rs
70.19
crore.
It
stayed
strong
on
Thursday
and
raked
in
Rs
42.63
crore.
Within
two
days
of
its
release
worldwide,
the
film
has
joined
the
elite
Rs
100
crore
club.
Well,
with
its
third
day
of
theatrical
run,
the
film
is
said
to
have
acquired
a
collection
between
Rs
25-30
crore.
Interestingly,
the
rural
entertainer
has
also
achieved
a
rare
feat
with
its
release.
As
of
November
5,
more
than
1
million
tickets
of
Annaatthe
were
sold
on
the
BookMyShow
website,
becoming
the
first
film
to
hit
the
million
mark
post
the
second
unlock
in
2021.
Sharing
the
exciting
news,
BookMyShow
had
tweeted,
"#Annaatthe
crosses
1
million
tickets
sold
on
#BookMyShow
as
of
5
Nov,
becoming
the
first
movie
to
hit
the
million
mark
after
the
second
Unlock
in
2021!"
Though
the
film
upon
its
release
received
mixed
response,
it
has
been
able
to
pull
in
large
crowds
to
the
theatres,
courtesy
the
star-studded
cast
and
story
appealing
to
the
family
audience.
Directed
by
Siruthai
Siva,
the
film
features
an
ensemble
cast
including
Keerthy
Suresh,
Nayanthara,
Kushboo
Sundar,
Meena
Sagar,
Jagpathi
Babu,
Prakash
Raj,
Soori
and
Sathish.
Backed
by
Kalanithi
Maaran
under
his
renowned
production
banner
Sun
Pictures,
the
film
was
supposed
to
release
in
2020,
but
the
makers
postponed
it
owing
to
the
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown.
The
film's
technical
team
includes
an
array
of
popular
faces
like
music
composer
D
Imman,
DOP
Vetri
and
editor
Ruben.
Annaatthe
has
been
distributed
by
PVR
Pictures
and
Red
Giant
Movies.