Mumbai: Tamil Actor Kamal Haasan’s action thriller ‘Vikram’ has emerged as the highest-grossing film of all time in Tamil Nadu. the film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Raaj Kamal. Actor Kamal Haasan’s latest release Vikram, which also stars Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, and Suriya in key roles, has set the cash registers ringing.
On Monday, Industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai took to Twitter to confirm that Vikram has overtaken the lifetime collection of Baahubali 2 in Tamil Nadu. The SS Rajamouli directorial held the record for five years.
It can be confirmed that #Vikram has broken all existing box-office records in #TamilNadu as it grosses ₹155Cr (share ₹80Cr approx) in 17 days & crosses the 5-year old record of #Baahubali2 (₹152Cr)! 👍🔥✔️#VikramAllTimeRecord #KamalHaasan pic.twitter.com/izAiFxemJK
— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50) June 20, 2022
Vikram has emerged as the highest-grossing film in Kamal Haasan’s career. The film features is considered a spiritual successor to the actor’s 1986 film of the same name. He returns as former agent Vikram of the Black Squad, which used to work for the Indian government. It also introduces Suriya as the overarching villain of the franchise. No release date for Kaithi 2 or Vikram 2 have been announced yet.