Kaantha VS Dies Irae Box Office Collection Day 3: Dulquer Salmaan’s Film Fails To Beat Pranav Mohanlal Starrer

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Kaantha vs Dies Irae box office collection: Kaantha, the period drama film which features Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role, hit the theatres on 14 November 2025. The movie, helmed by Selvamani Selvaraj has been receiving mixed to positive reviews from both the audiences and critics. As Kaantha completed the first 3 days of its release in theatres, the movie has made an estimated net collection of ₹ 13.85 crore from the domestic (All-India) box office, according to Sacnilk.

However, while considering the reports by the same platform, the Dulquer Salmaan starrer has clearly failed to surpass the first weekend (3 days) collection of Dies Irae, the Pranav Mohanlal starrer. According to the report by Sacnilk, the horror thriller directed by Rahul Sadasivan had made a net collection of ₹ 16.75 crore from the All-India box office within the first 3 days of its release. Despite receiving relatively good reviews, Kaantha has not managed to achieve the same feat at the box office.

Interestingly, the Selvamani Selvaraj directorial had a relatively bigger and better pre-release hype around it compared to Pranav Mohanlal's horror thriller. Even though Dulquer Salmaan has been receiving rave reviews for his performance as Thiruchengode Kalidasa Mahadevan, aka TKM, in the film, Kaantha is far from creating a huge stir at the box office. Dies Irae, on the other hand, is having a rampage at the box office despite releasing with minimal hype, thanks to the excellent reviews.

Kaantha cast and crew

Dulquer Salmaan appears as Thiruchengode Kalidasa Mahadevan, aka TKM, a famous movie star who lived in the Madras of 1950s, in the period drama. Senior actor Samuthirakani plays TKM's mentor-turned-rival TPK 'Ayya', while Bhagyashri Borse makes her Tamil debut with the film as his love interest and young actress, Kumari. Rana Daggubati, on the other hand, plays Inspector Devaraj aka 'Pheonix'. The project is jointly scripted by director Selvamani Selvaraj, along with Tamizh Prabha. Kaantha is jointly produced by Wayfarer Films and Spirit Media.