Barroz box office collection Day 1: Mohanlal’s big-budget directorial debut opens with a mediocre Rs 3.6 crore, Malaikottai Vaaliban made more

Barroz is facing competition against Mufasa: The Lion King, which has been released in multiple languages in India, and Pushpa 2: The Rule, which is still going strong in its third week.

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2024 has been a rather successful year for Malayalam cinema, as Manjummel Boys made over Rs 130 crore at the domestic box office despite opening with just Rs 3.3 crore. Aadujeevitham – The Goat Life, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, opened with Rs 6.55 crore, and eventually went on to make around Rs 77 crore in India. Aavesham, starring Fahadh Faasil, opened with around Rs 3.65 crore but went on to make Rs 85 crore in the domestic market. But, all these films had positive reviews going in their favour, which might not be the case with Barroz. The 3D film has received largely negative reviews, and it appears that this could hamper the film’s release in the ongoing holiday season.

Barroz is Mohanlal’s first film as a director, and the actor has already declared that he will not be making any more films. In a chat with Galatta Plus, Mohanlal also shared that he wrote to Hans Zimmer for making the music of the film but that did not pan out. “I wrote a letter to Hans Zimmer and asked him if he could do this film. He replied that he didn’t have much time. Eventually, some of Hans Zimmer’s musical players are playing in this film,” he said.