Varisu box office collection Day 2: Vijay-starrer is winning the battle against Ajith’s Thunivu, but only slightly

Varisu and Thunivu are both enjoying the benefits of the long Pongal weekend in Tamil Nadu. Varisu’s release in the Telugu states was postponed and the film will release in those states on January 14, which is sure to affect its overall domestic collection. Thunivu, however, has been released nationwide.

Directed by Vamshi Paidipally, Varisu also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Prakash Raj, Yogi Babu, R Sarathkumar, among others.

Indianexpress.com gave Varisu 3 stars called it a “generic masala product.” A part fo the review read, “Varisu is a mix-mash of many films including Srimanthudu, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, Atharintiki Daaredi, and every other iteration of that one story about the succession of the reluctant son, who turns out to be the only hope to save the empire/family. Director Vamshi Paidipally has made a film with a screenplay that comes across as a product of an algorithm that has been fed with keywords: ‘Vijay mass moments’, ‘four fights’, ‘extravagant songs’, ‘masala’, ‘mom-son sentiment’, and ‘Jagapathi Babu’. It features all the age-old tropes of a commercial family entertainer, where the hero ends up fixing the problems of everyone in the family and fighting off one external enemy.”