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Thalapathy Vijay's much-awaited political action thriller Jana Nayagan has made an impressive start at the Indian box office. Released on July 24, after a seven-month delay, the film has received a rousing response from audiences, with fans celebrating what is expected to be the superstar's final film before he shifts his focus to full-time politics.

Vijay's Final Film Gets A Flying Start

Directed by H Vinoth, the film witnessed exceptional demand even before its release, collecting more than Rs 28 crore in advance bookings, including blocked seats. The excitement translated into packed cinemas across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, where several shows ran to full capacity.

According to the early estimates by Sacnilk, Jana Nayagan collected Rs 41 crore on its opening day across India.

The film earned the bulk of its revenue from the Tamil version, contributing Rs 36.50 crore, while the Telugu version collected Rs 2.75 crore and the Hindi version (released as Jan Neta) added Rs 1.75 crore to the total.

Fourth-Biggest Opening Of Vijay's Career

Although industry expectations suggested the film could touch the Rs 100 crore mark worldwide on its opening day, its domestic debut of Rs 41 crore was still enough to outperform the opening-day collections of several major Bollywood releases.

Jana Nayagan comfortably surpassed Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar, which opened at Rs 28.60 crore, and Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava, which earned Rs 33.10 crore on its first day.

The film has also become the fourth-highest opening film of Vijay's career, overtaking Sarkar, which had collected Rs 35.65 crore on its opening day.

Thalapathy Vijay's Top Opening Day Films

Among Vijay’s biggest opening-day grossers are Leo, which leads the list with Rs 64.80 crore, followed by Beast with Rs 49.30 crore. The Greatest of All Time (GOAT) collected Rs 44 crore on its opening day, while Jana Nayagan earned Rs 41 crore. Sarkar raked in Rs 35.65 crore, with Master close behind at Rs 34.80 crore.

About Jana Nayagan

Directed by H Vinoth, Jana Nayagan is being promoted as Thalapathy Vijay's final film before his full-time political journey. The film features an ensemble cast including Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, Mamita Baiju, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj and Narain.

The music has been composed by Anirudh Ravichander.

With a powerful opening and strong audience turnout across South India, all eyes are now on whether Jana Nayagan can maintain its momentum over the weekend and emerge as one of the biggest Tamil blockbusters of the year.