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All the films opened to a good start but there could only be one winner. According to Friday box-office numbers, Kamal Haasan-starrer action thriller 'Vikram', which marks the actor's return to the silver screen, is leading by minting around Rs 34 crore at the box-office in India.
The action thriller by film-maker Lokesh Kanagaraj marks the much-awaited return of veteran star Kamal Haasan to the silver screen. 'Vikram' follows a black ops cop who goes after a mysterious gang of masked men after a series of murders of police official. The masked men have declared a war against the system.
This only adds to the Rs 200 the makers made in sales of TV and OTT rights ahead of the film's release.
Haasan plays the role of Amar, who is assigned to investigate the serial killings. The film also stars Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil.
Whereas Akshay Kumar's 'Samrat Prithviraj', by film-maker Chandra Prakash Dwivedi, grossed around Rs 10.70 crore at the box office on its opening day, which is less than how much the actor's last film 'Bachchhan Paandey' made on its first day.
The film stars Akshay Kumar in the lead role as a fearless warrior. The film will take the audience on a grand saga of Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan, king from the Chauhan dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha.
Meanwhile, Adivi Sesh's 'Major', a biographical action drama by film-maker Sashi Kiran Tikka based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, opened to a slow day at the box office on Friday and only succeeded to earn Rs 96 lakhs through its Hindi version release. If all languages are included, the film has made Rs 7 crore at the box office on day 1, according to reports.
The film is based on Unnikrishnan, an army official who was killed in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He was consequently awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award, on January 26, 2009.
'Major' marks Sesh's Hindi film debut. The biography drama also stars Sobhita Dhulipala and Saiee Manjrekar.
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