Beast

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Here is the Tamil movie Beast box office collection which is an action thriller film. This film is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner of Sun Pictures. ## Beast stars Vijay Chandrasekhar, Pooja Hegde, Shine Tom Chacko, Selvaraghavan, and Yogi Babu in key roles. ## Beast Review ## Beast Review: What Public Has To Say About This Movie ## Beast AP/TG area wise share collectionDayNizamCededGunturKrishnaNelloreWestEastUADay TotalDay 1 [1st Wednesday]₹ 1.95 Cr₹ 0.8 Cr₹ 0.34 Cr₹ 0.33 Cr₹ 0.22 Cr₹ 0.25 Cr₹ 0.31 Cr₹ 0.61 Cr₹ 4.81 CrDay 2 [1st Thursday]₹ 0.35 Cr₹ 0.12 Cr₹ 0.12 Cr₹ 0.15 Cr₹ 0.09 Cr₹ 0.07 Cr₹ 0.09 Cr₹ 0.11 Cr₹ 1.1 CrDay 3 [1st Friday]₹ 0.24 Cr₹ 0.1 Cr₹ 0.08 Cr₹ 0.09 Cr₹ 0.06 Cr₹ 0.05 Cr₹ 0.07 Cr₹ 0.09 Cr₹ 0.78 CrDay 4 [1st Saturday]₹ 0.06 Cr₹ 0.03 Cr₹ 0.03 Cr₹ 0.03 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 0.03 Cr₹ 0.03 Cr₹ 0.25 CrDay 5 [1st Sunday]₹ 0.03 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 0.15 CrTotal₹ 2.63 Cr₹ 1.07 Cr₹ 0.59 Cr₹ 0.62 Cr₹ 0.4 Cr₹ 0.4 Cr₹ 0.52 Cr₹ 0.86 Cr₹ 7.09 Cr ## Beast State Wise Gross CollectionDayKarnatakaAPTGTamil NaduKeralaRest Of IndiaDay TotalDay 1 [1st Wednesday]₹ 8 Cr₹ 8.1 Cr₹ 32.5 Cr₹ 6.6 Cr₹ 2.2 Cr₹ 57.4 CrDay 2 [1st Thursday]₹ 1.45 Cr₹ 1.8 Cr₹ 19.2 Cr₹ 1.4 Cr₹ 0.55 Cr₹ 24.4 CrDay 3 [1st Friday]₹ 1.1 Cr₹ 1.3 Cr₹ 14.5 Cr₹ 0.9 Cr₹ 0.3 Cr₹ 18.1 CrDay 4 [1st Saturday]₹ 0.95 Cr₹ 0.4 Cr₹ 13.5 Cr₹ 0.6 Cr₹ 0.15 Cr₹ 15.6 CrDay 5 [1st Sunday]₹ 1 Cr₹ 0.2 Cr₹ 13 Cr₹ 0.7 Cr₹ 0.2 Cr₹ 15.1 CrDay 6 [1st Monday]₹ 0.2 Cr₹ 0.07 Cr₹ 3.7 Cr₹ 0.15 Cr₹ 0.05 Cr₹ 4.17 CrDay 7 [1st Tuesday]₹ 0.15 Cr₹ 0.05 Cr₹ 2.7 Cr₹ 0.1 Cr₹ 0.05 Cr₹ 3.05 CrDay 8 [2nd Wednesday]₹ 0.07 Cr₹ 0.04 Cr₹ 1.9 Cr₹ 0.05 Cr₹ 0.05 Cr₹ 2.11 CrDay 9 [2nd Thursday]₹ 0.04 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 1.24 Cr₹ 0.04 Cr₹ 0.03 Cr₹ 1.37 CrWeek 1 Gross₹ 12.96 Cr₹ 11.98 Cr₹ 102.24 Cr₹ 10.54 Cr₹ 3.58 Cr₹ 141.3 CrDay 10 [2nd Friday]₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 1.01 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 1.05 CrDay 11 [2nd Saturday]₹ 0.04 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 2.12 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 2.2 CrDay 12 [2nd Sunday]₹ 0.04 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 2.52 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 0.02 Cr₹ 2.6 CrDay 13 [2nd Monday]₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.56 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0.59 CrDay 14 [2nd Tuesday]₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.42 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0.45 CrDay 15 [3rd Wednesday]₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.34 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0.37 CrDay 16 [3rd Thursday]₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.14 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0.01 Cr₹ 0.17 CrWeek 2 Gross₹ 0.14 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 7.11 Cr₹ 0.09 Cr₹ 0.09 Cr₹ 7.43 CrDay 17 [3rd Friday]₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.19 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.19 CrDay 18 [3rd Saturday]₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.5 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.5 CrDay 19 [3rd Sunday]₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.64 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.64 CrDay 20 [3rd Monday]₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.18 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.18 CrDay 21 [3rd Tuesday]₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.48 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.48 CrDay 22 [4th Wednesday]₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.23 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.23 CrDay 23 [4th Thursday]₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.14 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.14 CrWeek 3 Gross₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 2.36 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 2.36 CrWeek 4 Gross₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.49 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0 Cr₹ 0.49 CrTotal₹ 13.1 Cr₹ 11.98 Cr₹ 112.2 Cr₹ 10.63 Cr₹ 3.67 Cr₹ 151.58 Cr ## Beast Chennai City Day Wise Gross DayChennai Gross Change(+/-) Day 1 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 1.96 Cr - Day 2 [1st Thursday] ₹ 1.61 Cr -17.86% Day 3 [1st Friday] ₹ 1.41 Cr -12.42% Day 4 [1st Saturday] ₹ 1.37 Cr -2.84% Day 5 [1st Sunday] ₹ 1.32 Cr -3.65% Day 6 [1st Monday] ₹ 0.36 Cr -72.73% Day 7 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 0.23 Cr -36.11% Day 8 [2nd Wednesday] ₹ 0.20 Cr -13.04% Day 9 [2nd Thursday] ₹ 0.14 Cr -30.00% Week 1 Gross ₹ 8.6 Cr - Total ₹ 8.6 Cr - ## Beast Box Office Collection Day Wise | All Language DayIndia Net Collection Change(+/-) Day 1 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 49.3 Cr [Ta: 42.45 Cr ; Te: 6.2 Cr; Hi: 0.6 Cr; Ka: 0.05 Cr] - Day 2 [1st Thursday] ₹ 20.95 Cr [Ta: 19.5 Cr ; Te: 1.25 Cr; Hi: 0.2 Cr] -57.51% Day 3 [1st Friday] ₹ 15.6 Cr [Ta: 14.55 Cr ; Te: 0.9 Cr; Hi: 0.15 Cr] -25.54% Day 4 [1st Saturday] ₹ 13.45 Cr [Ta: 13.05 Cr ; Te: 0.3 Cr; Hi: 0.1 Cr] -13.78% Day 5 [1st Sunday] ₹ 13 Cr [Ta: 12.7 Cr ; Te: 0.15 Cr; Hi: 0.15 Cr] -3.35% Day 6 [1st Monday] ₹ 3.6 Cr [Ta: 3.51 Cr ; Te: 0.04 Cr; Hi: 0.05 Cr] -72.31% Day 7 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 2.6 Cr [Ta: 2.54 Cr ; Te: 0.03 Cr; Hi: 0.03 Cr] -27.78% Day 8 [2nd Wednesday] ₹ 1.75 Cr [Ta: 1.71 Cr ; Te: 0.02 Cr; Hi: 0.02 Cr] -32.69% Day 9 [2nd Thursday] ₹ 1.18 Cr [Ta: 1.15 Cr ; Te: 0.01 Cr; Hi: 0.02 Cr] -32.57% Week 1 Collection ₹ 121.43 Cr [Ta: 111.16 Cr ; Te: 8.9; Hi: 1.32; Ka: 0.05] - Day 10 [2nd Friday] ₹ 0.93 Cr [Ta: 0.93 Cr ] -21.19% Day 11 [2nd Saturday] ₹ 1.89 Cr [Ta: 1.89 Cr ] 103.23% Day 12 [2nd Sunday] ₹ 2.23 Cr [Ta: 2.23 Cr ] 17.99% Day 13 [2nd Monday] ₹ 0.51 Cr [Ta: 0.51 Cr ] -77.13% Day 14 [2nd Tuesday] ₹ 0.39 Cr [Ta: 0.39 Cr ] -23.53% Day 15 [3rd Wednesday] ₹ 0.32 Cr [Ta: 0.32 Cr ] -17.95% Day 16 [3rd Thursday] ₹ 0.15 Cr [Ta: 0.15 Cr ] -53.13% Week 2 Collection ₹ 6.42 Cr [Ta: 6.42 Cr ; Te: 0; Hi: 0; Ka: 0] -94.71% Day 17 [3rd Friday] ₹ 0.16 Cr [Ta: 0.16 Cr ] 6.67% Day 18 [3rd Saturday] ₹ 0.42 Cr [Ta: 0.42 Cr ] 162.50% Day 19 [3rd Sunday] ₹ 0.55 Cr [Ta: 0.55 Cr ] 30.95% Day 20 [3rd Monday] ₹ 0.15 Cr [Ta: 0.15 Cr ] -72.73% Day 21 [3rd Tuesday] ₹ 0.4 Cr [Ta: 0.4 Cr ] 166.67% Day 22 [4th Wednesday] ₹ 0.2 Cr [Ta: 0.2 Cr ] -50.00% Day 23 [4th Thursday] ₹ 0.12 Cr [Ta: 0.12 Cr ] -40.00% Week 3 Collection ₹ 2 Cr [Ta: 2 Cr ; Te: 0; Hi: 0; Ka: 0] -68.85% Week 4 Collection ₹ 0.4 Cr [Ta: 0.4 Cr ; Te: 0; Hi: 0; Ka: 0] -80.00% Total ₹ 130.25 Cr [Ta: 119.98 Cr ; Te: 8.9 Cr; Hi: 1.32 Cr; Ka: 0.05 Cr] - ## India Net Collection ₹ 130.25 Cr ## Worldwide Collection ₹ 216.58 Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ 65 Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ 151.58 Cr ## Beast Budget: ₹ 150 Cr* Approx ## Beast Verdict: Coming Soon ## Beast Screen count ## India: - * expected ## Overseas: - * expected ## Worldwide total: - ## Release Date: 13th April 2022 ## For more and the latest news about Kollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us.

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The release of Jana Nayagan has officially redrawn the map of Thalapathy Vijay's biggest box office openings. While the film narrowly missed entering the top three of his career, its performance remains a case study in sheer star power, especially considering it faced a massive online leak that reportedly garnered over one crore views. Despite this hurdle, the film has comfortably secured a spot in the top five, proving that the theatrical pull of a Vijay starrer remains a force that even widespread piracy cannot derail. Top 5 Openers of Thalapathy Vijay - India Net CollectionMOVIE NAMEINDIA NET (DAY 1)Leo₹ 64.80 CrBeast₹ 49.30 CrThe Greatest of All Time₹ 44.00 CrJana Nayagan₹ 41.00 Cr*Sarkar₹ 35.65 Cr (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Leo continues to sit unchallenged at the peak of this list. On its opening day, the film collected a massive ₹64.80 crore net in India, supported by an incredible 15,067 shows. This resulted in an India gross of ₹75.53 crore. When combined with the overseas gross of ₹66.50 crore, Leo pushed its total worldwide gross to ₹142.03 crore. The occupancy data for Leo was exceptional, with the Tamil version operating at 83.52 percent overall and peaking at 87.15 percent during night shows. Even in the Telugu market, the film saw an 80.31 percent overall occupancy, with night shows reaching 83.69 percent. The Hindi market also contributed with a 29.30 percent occupancy. Ticket sales were equally historic, with 3.04 million tickets sold on BookMyShow for pre-sales and day one combined. Beyond the revenue, the scale of its reach is best reflected in its total footfall, which reached a staggering 23,969,963. This level of theatrical engagement explains why the film could sustain near-peak occupancies across all markets, pushing the worldwide gross to ₹142.03 crore. It set a volume record that remains the gold standard for any Tamil release. The second spot belongs to Beast, which secured a massive opening despite its mid-week Wednesday release. The film collected ₹49.30 crore net in India, resulting in a domestic gross of ₹57.40 crore. The state-wise breakdown shows that Tamil Nadu was the primary contributor with a gross of ₹32.5 crore, but the performance in neighboring states was equally vital. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana brought in ₹8.1 crore, while Karnataka followed closely with ₹8 crore. Kerala added another ₹6.6 crore, with the rest of India contributing ₹2.2 crore. Internationally, the film grossed ₹25.00 crore on its first day, pushing its total worldwide opening day gross to ₹82.40 crore. This broad reach across all territories ensured it remained a top-tier opener in Vijay’s career, proving that the initial momentum was strong enough to overcome the mixed word-of-mouth that followed. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Following in third place is The Greatest of All Time, or GOAT. This film earned ₹44.00 crore net in India on its opening day from 12,986 shows. The India gross reached ₹51.39 crore, and with an overseas contribution of ₹48.00 crore, the worldwide total hit ₹99.39 crore. The Tamil 2D version was the primary driver, maintaining a healthy 79.21 percent overall occupancy. Morning shows started at 80.69 percent and peaked at 85.15 percent at night. While the Telugu version managed a 33.27 percent occupancy and the Hindi version saw 19.60 percent, the film still sold a significant 1.78 million tickets on BookMyShow. Jana Nayagan has entered the charts at number four, with early estimates placing its India net at ₹41.00 crore across 13,067 shows. Based on current trends, we are tracking a domestic gross of ₹50.00 crore. With an overseas gross of ₹30.00 crore, the film’s worldwide total stands over ₹78 crore. What makes this entry particularly significant is the disconnect between footfalls and revenue. On BookMyShow, Jana Nayagan actually outperformed GOAT by selling 1.81 million tickets compared to the latter's 1.78 million. This is a massive achievement when you consider that GOAT recorded a lifetime footfall of 17,881,552. The reason the film failed to enter the top three is largely due to the official government-mandated ticket price cap in Tamil Nadu, which is strictly set at ₹190 for standard formats. This ceiling naturally limits the net collection growth in the film's primary market compared to big-budget releases in other regions. When you combine this price restriction with the fact that the film faced a massive online leak watched by over one crore people, its ability to beat Sarkar and secure a spot in the top 5 is a pure display of box office supremacy. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) A look at the occupancy for Jana Nayagan shows a resilient trend. The Tamil version recorded 68.31 percent overall, with morning shows starting at 73.85 percent and night shows holding strong at 73.31 percent. The Telugu version saw 27.81 percent occupancy, while the Hindi market remained at 14.60 percent. The state-wise gross breakdown for Jana Nayagan sees Tamil Nadu leading with ₹24 crore, Karnataka with ₹11.25 crore, and Kerala with ₹5.52 crore. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana added ₹4 crore, with the rest of India contributing ₹3.50 crore. These numbers prove that the theater experience remains the first choice for fans. Sarkar rounds out this elite list with a ₹35.65 crore net opening from 2018. From a data analysis standpoint, the evolution of these five films reveals a significant shift in the opening day floor for a Vijay starrer. Six years ago, a ₹35 crore net was a record-breaking ceiling; today, even with the disadvantage of a massive pre-release leak and a strict ₹190 ticket price cap in Tamil Nadu, a Vijay film comfortably clears the ₹40 crore mark as a baseline. This consistent upward trajectory confirms that his box office competition has become entirely internal. While Jana Nayagan faced unique logistical hurdles that prevented a top-three debut, the high volume of 1.81 million BookMyShow ticket sales—surpassing even GOAT—proves that the audience's intent to experience his work in a theater remains the most resilient metric in the industry.

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Mumbai, May 18 - Alia Bhatt's biographical drama film, Gangubai Kathiawadi, is a blockbuster hit on Netflix, despite being a non-direct OTT release. The movie is simply unstoppable as it stormed the viewership chart on Netflix. ## Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Gangubai Kathiawadi has hit 34.4 million viewing hours on Netflix in the first 20 days, which is simply brilliant. What is more surprising is that it has hit approx. 4 million viewing hours more in the 3rd week than in the second week. ## The movie debuted on Netflix on April 26 after completing its 8-week hit theatrical window and was the number 1 non-English movie worldwide with 13.8 million viewing hours, followed by 8.3 million viewing hours in the second week, lending at number 3. Surpassing all the expectations in the 3rd week (May 9 - May 15), the movie hit 12.2 million viewing hours. ## Gangubai Kathiawadi continues to trend worldwide on Netflix. Currently, it is trending in the top 10 in 23 countries while in week 2, it was trending in 20 nations. For the third week in a row, Gangubai Kathiawadi is the number 1 movie on Netflix in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, and Kuwait, among others. ## Meanwhile, on the other hand, the Hindi version of Thalapathy Vijay's, Beast (Raw) debuted in the top 5 on the streamer with 4.8 million viewing hours. The original Tamil version hit 4.05 million viewing hours in the first five days. Anil Kapoor's, Thar, remained in the top 10 with 4.2 million viewing hours for a total of 7.8 million viewing hours. ## Prabhas-fronted, Radhe Shyam Hindi version was one more movie in the top 10. Released in the last week, the film has scored 5.5 million viewing hours in 13 days and is among the least-watched Indian movies on the streamer in the first two weeks. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, May 15 - The Indian movie of the year, KGF Chapter 2 continues to score big at the box office, setting new benchmarks for the upcoming films. The Yash-starrer is nearing Rs. 1200 crores worldwide gross which will make it only the third Indian film ever to reach there. ## Meanwhile, the Prashanth Neel-directed movie has become the highest-grossing movie of 2022 in Tamil Nadu state. The period action drama has beaten Thalapathy Vijay's, Beast, to become the top Tamil Nadu grosser of the year. Interestingly, KGF 2 is a Kannada origin movie that was dubbed in Tamil and other Indian languages. ## As for the box office records, the Pan-India monster has grossed 112.45 crores in Tamil Nadu through the fifth Saturday (31 days) while, on the other hand, Beast has grossed 112.20 crores in its home state. Ajith Kumar's, Valimai is the 3rd biggest-grosser of the year in the state with approx. 107 crores. ## It is indeed a special achievement for KGF 2 makers to see their movie topping Tamil Nadu box office, that too by outscoring Thalapathy Vijay's film. However, it is an undeniable fact that KGF 2 was much bigger than Beast, with the way it was hyped before the release.## Produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner of Hombale Films, KGF: Chapter 2 follows the assassin Rocky, who after establishing himself as the kingpin of the Kolar Gold Fields, must retain his supremacy over adversaries and government officials, while also coming to terms with his past. It also stars Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Srinidhi Shetty, and Prakash Raj, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, April 21 - Thalapthy Vijay's action thriller, "Beast" has crossed the 200 crores gross at the worldwide box office. The movie, however, is declining drastically at the domestic box office after the long 5-day opening weekend. ## Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the movie was released on April 13 and scored 112.3 crores net in the first 5 days. Once the opening ended, the movie plumbed big time and minted only 7.95 crores net in the next 3 days, pushing the domestic net cume to 120.25 crores in 8 days. ## At the overseas box office, "Beast" has made 60.1 crores gross, helping the worldwide cume to go past the 200 crores mark. It has become Thalapathy Vijay's 5th movie to reach the landmark box office figure after "Bigil", "Mersal", "Sarkar", and "Master". ## Meanwhile, despite the so-so outing at the domestic box office, "Beast" has become the first film of 2022 to score 100 crores gross in Tamil Nadu state. It has made 101 crores in the home state, followed by 12.92 crores in Karnataka, 11.96 crores in AP/TG, 10.5 crores in Kerala, and 3.55 crores in the rest of India. ## The original Tamil version has been the best performing for this Sun Pictures production with 110 crores net. Telugu has also contributed approx. 9 crores while Hindi and Kannada versions have been a massive disappointment with approx. 1.35 crores. ## The movie revolves around an ex-RAW agent's crusade to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. It also stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead alongside Selvaraghavan, Shine Tom Chacko, Yogi Babu, and Redin Kingsley play supporting roles.## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, April 18 - While Prashanth Neel-directed "KGF Chapter 2" is stealing the show, one more recently released movie that found a place in the hearts of the audiences is Thalapathy Vijay's "Beast". It has become the highest-grossing Tamil movie of 2022, beating Ajith Kumar's "Valimai" at the worldwide box office. ## Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, "Beast" was released on April 13 on Wednesday. Despite getting mixed reviews and facing tough competition with "KGF 2", the action thriller scored approx. 185 crores gross at the worldwide box office in the first five days. "Valimai" did the gross business approx. 165 crores. ## "Beast", at the domestic box office, has grossed 130.60 crores. It also crossed the 100 crores net mark in the original Tamil version and currently stands at 102.25 crores. The other versions, including Telugu and Hindi, contributed approx. 10 crores net during the 5-days long weekend. Overseas, it has grossed approx. 55 crores. ## Produced by Sun Pictures, "Beast" has also become the 5th highest-grossing movie (compiled from various sources) for the Tamil superstar. It is likely to break into the 200 crores gross mark worldwide by the end of the first week. ## The movie revolves around an ex-RAW agent's crusade to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. Pooja Hegde played the female lead role while Selvaraghavan, Shine Tom Chacko, Yogi Babu, and Redin Kingsley, among others, feature in supporting roles.## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, April 12 - Thalapathy Vijay is undoubtedly the biggest film star in the Tamil cinema and enjoys a massive fan following. Over the years, he has become the most trustable actor in whom the producers can invest blindly. His movie, "Sarkar" has a record of the biggest opening ever in Tamil and now, the actor's upcoming "Beast" is threatening to break that record. ## "Beast", which is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, is scheduled to release on April 13 and multiple languages. The advance booking for the same was opened on April 6 and within minutes, the shows started getting booked. Not only in the original Tamil version, but the movie also got a big response in the Telugu advance booking. ## Produced by Sun Pictures, the advance booking of "Beast" has crossed 27 crores with still a few hours left for the first show. The Tamil version has crossed 24 crores in advances and it has already become the highest ever in Tamil. The movie has a shot to create history in the home state, Tamil Nadu, as it could become the biggest opening day grosser there. Thalapathy's "Sarkar" currently holds the record with 30.15 crores gross. "Beast" might score 35 crores gross. ## "Beast" is an action comedy film that revolves around a spy's crusade to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. In the movie, a shopping mall in Chennai is hijacked by terrorists who hold the visitors as hostages, Veera Raghavan (Vijay), a spy also trapped in the mall, decides to save the hostages by eliminating the terrorists. ## The movie also stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead alongside, Selvaraghavan, Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley, Bjorn Surrao, Aparna Das, Shine Tom Chacko, and Ankur Ajit Vikal, among others in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...