On November 14, Kanguva, the fantasy action drama starring Tamil superstar Suriya, had a mediocre opening at the movie office. Due to technical difficulties, the movie’s early morning screenings (4 am in Kerala and 4.30 am in Andhra Pradesh) were postponed by over an hour. Kanguva reportedly made close to Rs 40 crore worldwide despite the initial delay. Both critics and viewers gave the Siva-directed movie varying reviews.
According to early estimations, Kanguva’s global gross earnings were close to Rs 40 crore. On November 14, the movie debuted in theatres worldwide on an unprecedented number of screens.
The news agency claims that on November 14, Kanguva made almost Rs 22 crore nett at the domestic box office. This is quite typical for a movie this size. On November 14, the Tamil version of the movie had a 37.25 percent occupancy rate.
Suriya and Kanguva’s producers actively marketed the movie in Mumbai before its release, aiming for a pan-India hit by focussing on the Hindi belt. On November 14, however, the Hindi occupancy rate was only 11.47 percent. It is very likely that the movie will fail in the North belt given the lacklustre reception it has received. Kerala’s advance reservations got off to a fantastic start. Kanguva reportedly made over Rs4 crore in Kerala, according to Friday Matinee.
Siva is the writer and director of the fantasy action movie Kanguva. Suriya portrays Francis Theodore and Kanguva in the movie. The supporting cast includes Redin Kingsley, Kovai Sarala, Yogi Babu, KS Ravikumar, Natarajan Subramaniam, Bobby Deol, and Disha Patani.
Devi Sri Prasad wrote the soundtrack for Kanguva, which was co-produced by Studio Green and UV Creations. The technical team includes the late editor Nishadh Yusuf and cinematographer Vetri Palanisamy. According to reports, the movie was made on a huge budget of about Rs 300 crore.
