Did Vismaya Mohanlal manage to beat Kalyani Priyadarshan's Lokah box office opening with
Malayalam star Mohanlal’s daughter Vismaya made her big-screen debut last Friday with Thudakkam. The film managed to beat a record previously held by Mohanlal’s friend and close collaborator, filmmaker Priyadarshan’s daughter, Kalyani, with her hit film Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra. Thudakkam is now officially…
Malayalam star Mohanlal’s daughter Vismaya made her big-screen debut last Friday with Thudakkam. The film managed to beat a record previously held by Mohanlal’s friend and close collaborator, filmmaker Priyadarshan’s daughter, Kalyani, with her hit film Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra.
Thudakkam is now officially the highest-opening for a female-led Malayalam film. However, it did not manage to outpace Lokah’s opening weekend haul.
What Happened
Where Thudakkam lacked was in its opening weekend. Unlike Lokah, Thudakkam received lukewarm reviews from critics.
Vismaya Mohanlal and Kalyani Priyadarshan in stills from Thudakkam and Lokah.Thudakkam beats Lokah at the box officeAccording to the trade website Sacnilk, Vismaya’s Thudakkam collected ₹2.55 crore net in India and ₹6.86 crore gross.
Kalyani’s Lokah had opened to ₹2.70 crore net in India and a worldwide gross of ₹6.63 crore, which Thudakkam managed to outpace by a hair’s breadth.
In its three days of release, the film collected ₹10.43 crore net in India and a worldwide gross of ₹23.46 crore.
Key Details
Thudakkam is an action thriller directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, who also wrote the screenplay with Akhil Krishna and Linish Nellikkal. It is produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas.
Whereas Lokah had brought in ₹14.30 crore net domestically and ₹40.87 crore gross worldwide, following favourable reviews.
Lokah, released in 2025, is the first in a franchise written and directed by Dominic Arun and produced by Dulquer Salmaan for Wayfarer Films.
Mammootty lent his voice for a key character.
Why It Matters
It stars Vismaya, Ashish Joe Antony, Bobby Kurian, Sai Kumar, Manoj K. Jayan, KB Ganesh Kumar, Miya George, Chippy Renjith, Kottayam Ramesh, and Jaffar Idukki.
Tovino Thomas, Dulquer, Anna Ben, Sunny Wayne, Soubin Shahir, Santhy Balachandran, Ahaana Krishna, Balu Varghese, and Vijay Menon appear in cameos.
Apart from Kalyani and Naslen, it also stars Sandy, Chandu Salim Kumar and Arun Kurian.
What Reports Say
Coverage of the story so far points to:
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