Leo box office collection Day 22: Vijay-starrer aims to break Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer’s record of Rs 604 crore, still falling short by Rs 17 crore

Leo released amid much controversy as the early morning shows of the film were cancelled in Tamil Nadu. The film’s audio launch was also cancelled so the first time that the audience got to hear from Vijay on this film was at the success meet that was held a few days ago.

At the success meet of the film, Lokesh said that Vijay hugged him when he saw the film. “My idea was to unleash the performer in him, and when he liked it, that was enough for me. We are meeting for the success meet that’s because of the craze for this one man,” he shared.

Vijay addressed the controversy around the song ‘Naa Varava’ at the success meet and said that one should “look at a film as a film.” He said, “There was this song that created a lot of controversy. There was one line, ‘Viraluku eddukula thee pandham (torch between the fingers).’ Why do you imagine it is a cigarette? Think of it as a powerful pen. Then there was the line: ‘Quarter pathathu tandava konda (Quarter is not enough. Bring out the giant vessel). Why do you think it is alcohol? Think of it as koozhu (porridge).’ I can come up with such a flimsy answer to it all, but I don’t want to do it. I plead with all of you to look at a film as a film.”

Leo also starred Trisha Krishnan, Sanjay Dutt among others.