Chiyaan Vikram's 'Cobra' Trimmed By 20 Minutes Upon Suggestions

Chennai, September 1 - Chiyaan Vikram's phycological action thriller film, Cobra has been trimmed by 20 minutes and will be released with a shorter run time from today evening onwards on all the screens. The film was originally censored with 3 hours 3 minutes run time.

While the movie opened with mixed positive reviews from critics and audiences, it was criticized for its lengthy run time. Upon the suggestions from film-goers, fans, media friends, distributors, and exhibitors, the makers decided to cut down the movie by 20 minutes to make it a more thrilling watch.



The producers took to Twitter and issued an official statement regarding the development.

We Heard You 🙌#Cobra is now Trimmed by 20 Mins as suggested by film-goers,fans,media friends, distributors & exhibitors 😊

Will be updated from this evening in all the screens ☺️ Do watch & support the film..@chiyaan@AjayGnanamuthu@RedGiantMovies_ @SonyMusicSouth pic.twitter.com/4a4mlnYOF2

— Seven Screen Studio (@7screenstudio) September 1, 2022

Meanwhile, "Cobra" took an excellent opening at the domestic box office, grossing 20.4 crores in both Tamil and Telugu languages. It scored a fantastic 12.35 crores in Tamil Nadu. The opening day overseas collection is approx. 5 crores.

Directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu and produced by Seven Screen Studio, the movie stars Chiyaan Vikram in ten different looks and his performance is being praised by the audiences and critics. Srinidhi Shetty plays the female lead in her Tamil debut while former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan makes his acting debut with this movie.

Stay tuned...