Tamil
superstar
Thalapathy
Vijay's
Beast
is
having
a
good
run
at
the
box
office
despite
the
rather
weak
reviews
and
word
of
mouth.
The
film
had
recently
hit
Rs
100-Crore
gross
mark
in
Tamil
Nadu
and
it
also
holds
the
record
for
the
highest
opening
day
grosser
of
2022,
beating
Ajith's
Valimai.
However,
Thalapathy
Vijay's
father
SA
Chandrasekhar
is
not
too
pleased
with
the
way
Beast
was
handled
by
the
director
Nelson
Dilipkumar.
Here
is
what
he
had
to
say
about
the
same.
In
his
interview
with
The
Indian
Express,
Chandrasekhar
said,
"You
can't
handle
a
subject
based
on
international
terrorism
in
a
lighter
vein.
There
should
be
a
whole
lot
more
emphasis
on
the
screenplay.
You
simply
can't
solely
bank
on
Vijay's
stardom
and
leave
the
screenplay
for
a
toss."
About
Beast,
Chandrasekhar
said
that
the
director,
Nelson
should
have
done
more
research
on
the
way
in
which
RAW
agents
and
military
officers
operate.
"These
young
directors
work
hard
on
their
first
two
films
and
take
good
care
of
the
technical
finesse
and
screenplay.
But
as
soon
as
they
land
a
star
hero
film,
they
take
it
easy
and
try
to
bank
on
the
hero's
stardom.
This
is
when
things
go
south."
(sic)
Chandrasekhar's
hard-hitting
attack
on
the
Beast
director
has
become
a
hot
topic
on
social
media.
Not
many
expected
Vijay's
father
to
come
out
all
guns
blazing
on
Nelson.
As
for
Beast,
the
action-oriented
comedy-drama
revolves
around
Veera
Raghavan
aka
Vijay,
a
RAW
agent
who
is
stuck
in
a
mall
and
has
to
deal
with
a
hostage
situation.
The
film
garnered
poor
reviews
but
it
is
registering
a
decent
run
at
the
box
office.