Viduthalai Part 2 box office collection day 1: Vijay Sethupathi-starrer mints Rs 7 crore, doubles collections of Part 1

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Viduthalai: Part 2 is the sequel to Vetrimaaran’s 2023 film Viduthalai: Part 1. Besides Vijay, Soori, and Manju, the period action drama also stars Kishore, Bose Venkat, Rajiv Menon, Ken Karunas, Gautham Menon, and Chetan. Part two starts off from where the first part left off.

Viduthalai: Part 2’s OTT rights have been bagged by ZEE5 and the first part is also streaming on the same platform. The sequel is expected to have a digital premiere in January 2025.

Viduthalai: Part 1 had grossed Rs 3.5 crore on its opening day in March, 2023. The lifetime box office collection of the film stands at Rs 60 crore. Earlier in an interview, the director Vetrimaaran had revealed that the film’s budget was originally projected at Rs 4.5 crore, but it finally skyrocketed to Rs 65 crore.

Recalling his initial commitment to complete the project in 35 days, Vetrimaaran had said that on visiting the locations, he realised that he could only make 10 per cent of the film in 20 days. He shared in an interview with Film Companion, “By then, we had already exhausted 70 per cent of the budget. The hill we chose for filming prohibited vehicle access, necessitating the manual transport of all equipment. Atop the hill, we set up tents for 250 people and installed 10-12 toilets for the villagers, so that we could also use them. One day, a severe storm arrived and dismantled all our tents. Upon returning to the ground, I came to the realisation that I can’t complete this project.”