Actor Ravi Teja’s latest cinematic outing, Irumudi, has officially crossed the coveted Rs 100 crore milestone in India net collections, achieving the feat on its eighth day in theatres alongside a notable surge in box office earnings as it entered its second weekend.
Box Office Collection Breakdown:
According to data from Sacnilk, Irumudi raked in an estimated Rs 9.70 crore net in India on Day 8, marking a sharp 40.6 percent growth compared to its seventh-day collection of Rs 6.90 crore. This latest addition brought the movie’s total domestic net collection to Rs 101.85 crore following a first-week haul of Rs 92.15 crore.
On its second Friday, the film was screened across 2,516 shows, registering an overall occupancy rate of 66.3 percent. Internationally, the film added Rs 75 lakhs to its overseas gross on Day 8, elevating its cumulative overseas earnings to Rs 18.50 crore. Combined with a domestic gross standing at Rs 118.20 crore, the movie’s worldwide gross collection has reached Rs 136.70 crore.
Language and Regional Performance:
The Telugu version drove the vast majority of the domestic business, collecting Rs 9.69 crore net on Day 8 across 2,483 shows with a 67 percent overall occupancy. Audience turnout peaked during night shows at 77.92 percent, followed by evening shows at 71.77 percent and afternoon shows at 59.38 percent. Meanwhile, the Tamil version brought in Rs 1 lakh across 33 shows, achieving a 13 percent occupancy rate.
Geographically, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana dominated regional earnings, contributing Rs 10.25 crore on Day 8. Karnataka followed with Rs 70 lakhs, the rest of India added Rs 20 lakhs, Tamil Nadu contributed Rs 9 lakhs, and Kerala accounted for Rs 1 lakh, bringing the total domestic gross for the day to Rs 11.25 crore.
Cast, Crew, and Critical Reception:
Directed by Shiva Nirvana, Irumudi features Ravi Teja in the lead role as Trinadha, starring alongside Baby Nakshathra as his daughter Manikanta and Sai Kumar as Gopal Raju. The narrative centers on themes of fatherhood, faith, and the complex bonds between parents and daughters, contrasting two distinct parenting philosophies.
Critical reviews have praised the film’s emotional core, with ETimes noting that the movie functions primarily as a moving social drama about listening to and raising daughters. While critics pointed out that an crowded first half makes the narrative occasionally uneven, the second half successfully unites its thematic threads with restraint and conviction, positioning the film for continued box office momentum in the days ahead.
