Rajinikanth's
Annaatthe
is
having
a
terrific
run
at
the
theatres.
Starring
Keerthy
Suresh
and
Nayanthara
in
the
lead
roles,
the
film
collected
an
impressive
Rs
70.19
crore
with
its
theatrical
run
worldwide
on
day
1.
On
days
2,
3
and
4,
the
Rajini-starrer
acquired
Rs
42.63
crore,
Rs
33.71
crore
and
Rs
28.20
crore
respectively.
With
its
massive
theatrical
run
on
day
5,
the
film
garnered
a
collection
between
Rs
15-25
crore.
Post
acquiring
a
humongous
collection,
the
film
has
entered
the
elite
Rs
150
crore
club
within
a
week.
Well,
Rajinikanth's
latest
release
has
become
the
all-time
highest
opener
in
Tamil
Nadu
and
the
highest
worldwide
Indian
opener
of
2021.
With
the
film
raking
in
a
lot
of
moolah,
the
cast
and
crew
must
be
bustling
with
joy
and
expecting
more
record-breaking
collections
in
the
days
to
come.
Annaatthe
TN
Box
Office
(Gross)
Day
1-
Rs
34.92
crore
Day
2-
Rs
27.15
crore
Day
3-
Rs
21.30
crore
Day
4-
Rs
17.86
crore
Day
5-
Rs
7.41
crore
Total-
Rs
108.64
crore
The
family
entertainer
follows
a
lively
village
head
who
is
a
protective
brother
to
his
only
sister.
Things
take
a
turn
for
the
worse
when
she
gets
married
and
settles
down
in
Bengal,
where
she
faces
the
unexpected.
Written
and
directed
by
Siva,
the
film
also
features
an
ensemble
cast
including
Kushboo
Sundar,
Meena
Sagar,
Jagapathi
Babu,
Prakash
Raj,
Soori,
Bala,
Sathish,
Abhimanyu
Singh,
Livingston,
Pandiarajan
and
Vela
Ramamoorthy.
Annaatthe
was
released
on
November
4
coinciding
with
the
Diwali
festival.
Though
the
film
announced
in
October
2019
was
expected
to
hit
the
theatres
in
2020,
the
makers
deferred
the
release
due
to
the
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown.
Shot
primarily
in
Hyderabad's
Ramoji
Film
City
and
parts
of
Chennai,
the
rural
drama
was
wrapped
up
in
September
2021.
Backed
by
Kalanithi
Maran
under
Sun
Pictures,
Annaatthe's
teaser
and
trailer
were
released
on
October
14
and
27
respectively.