Raayan is a crime drama film starring Dhanush in the lead role; it marks the actor’s 50th feature film appearance, and to make it even more special, he chose to write and direct this film by himself; surprisinglly, it was censored with an ‘A’ certificate by the CBFC.
Releasing amidst good expectations last Friday, Raayan received positive reviews from critics and cinegoers in general, with high praise for the performances of the cast, screenplay, and direction; on the flip side, the cliched story and the underwhelming second half received criticism.
With no other films in competition, Raayan performed well on its opening day by minting an gross of INR 24 crore. On 2nd day, the film witnessed excellent hold and the figures are on par with day-1. Additionally, the advance bookings for the first Sunday looks promising; considering these aspects , Raayan is expected to go past the INR 100 crore mark in its second week and emerge as Dhanush’s biggest grosser ever surpassing Vaathi (2023) & Thiru (2022).