Dragon Vs NEEK Opening Weekend Box Office: Dhanush's Directorial Loses To Pradeep Ranganathan's Comedy-Drama

NEEK Vs Dragon Opening Weekend Box Office Collection: Two youthful Kollywood entertainers hit the big screens worldwide simultaneously on February 21. Both movies- Nilavuku Enmel Ennadi Kobam (NEEK) and Dragon are dubbed and released in Telugu versions as 'Return of the Dragon' and 'Jabilamma Neeku Antha Kopama.'

NEEK was directed by Dhanush. The youthful romantic comedy film features several notable young actors like Anikha Surendran and Priya Prakash Warrier. Also, the movie marks the debut of Dhanush's niece Pavish in Kollywood as an actor. The song 'Golden Sparrow' was a humongous hit and it added a layer of excitement and buzz along with the theatrical trailer.

NEEK or Dragon?

The opening weekend is the most crucial period of any film that hits the screens on Fridays or Thursdays. Depending on the film's reviews and word-of-mouth, the movie's collection is impacted at the box office. If the movie gets a positive response, the tickets for the Saturday and Sunday shows get booked beforehand (Advance bookings). With a great talk and buzz for the film, one opening weekend is enough to recover almost 50-60% of the expenditure.

According to the Andhra box office report, Dragon earned bigger than NEEK. Check out the small detail below.

Dragon has 3.561 shows in India and made Rs 11.14 Crore excluding offline on day 3. The actual figures are Rs 17.5 Crore putting the three days worldwide total to Rs 45 Crore approximately.

Nilavuku EnMel Ennadi Kobam movie has 1650 shows and made Rs 1.51 Crore excluding offline on day 3. The total worldwide collection is approximately Rs 9 Crore.

Dragon Cast & Crew

The movie stars Pradeep Ranganathan as Ragavan 'Dragon' Dhanapal, Anupama Parameswaran as Keerthi, Kayadu Lohar as Pallavi, George Maryan as Dhanapal, Indumathy Manikandan as Chitra Dhanapal, K.S Ravikumar as Parasuram, Gautham Vasudev Menon as Vale Kumar, Mysskin as Mayilvahanan, VJ Siddhu and Harshath Khan among others in key roles. Actress Sneha appeared in a cameo.

NEEK Cast & Crew

The romantic drama of two couples stars Pavish, Anikha Surendran, Priya Prakash Varrier, Matthew Thomas, Venkatesh Menon, Rabiya Khatoon, Ramya Ranganathan, and Siddharth Shankar in pivotal roles.