Kunjaliyan had all the potential to draw decent family crowds to the theatres before its release. Saji Surendran - Krishna Poojappura - Jayasurya combo, which has delivered some watchable re-hashes in the past, once again tried the time tested formula. But this time around, they may find it difficult to escape with decent collections.
The film released in 60+ centers in Kerala and was expected to take a decent opening as Jayasurya was fresh from delivering a hit in 'Beautiful'. And to be fair, it did receive a decent patronage, but the movie could not generate the positive vibes which may have helped it sail through.
The opening has been pretty average at best with minimal jump during the weekends. the film may be expected gross about 1 - 1.25 crore in its opening week, but nothing substantial after that. The sole hope was a decent holding up on Monday, but it was never to happen. The collections have dropped by 50% on the weekday and the film is aiming at a lifetime gross of 2.50 Crores at best.
The shoe-string budget may save the producer from burns, but at the moment the trade is not gung-ho about the fortunes of the movie. With big-fat Pongal releases coming up this weekend, the movie will be almost dead by this week. Going by the huge fan following which Vijay enjoys in Kerala, the charisma of Shankar (Director) and the aggressive promotions of UTV for Vettai, the future looks dark for Kunjaliyan & family.
OPENING VERDICT - AVERAGE
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