'Gatta Kusthi 2' box office collections day 1: Vishnu Vishal and Aishwarya Lekshmi's sequel begins with Rs 2.55 crore India Net

Vishnu Vishal and Aishwarya Lekshmi's 'Gatta Kusthi 2' has started its box office journey with a decent opening in India.According to Sacnilk, the family drama collected Rs 2.55 crore in India net collections on its first day in theatres.Directed by Chella Ayyavu, the sequel reunites the lead pair after the success of the original film. The Day 1 business came from 2,109 shows across the country and registered an overall occupancy of 26%.

India gross reaches Rs 2.93 crore

'Gatta Kusthi 2' has recorded an India gross collection of Rs 2.93 crore. Its India net collection currently stands at Rs 2.55 crore.Tamil Nadu contributed Rs 2.60 crore in gross collections. Karnataka and Kerala each added Rs 15 lakhs while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana contributed Rs 2 lakhs.

The remaining regions together generated Rs 1 lakh. The total India gross reached Rs 2.93 crore on day 1.The Tamil version of 'Gatta Kusthi 2' registered an overall occupancy of 22.63% on Friday. The film opened with 14.54% occupancy during the morning shows. The afternoon shows recorded 20.23%, while evening occupancy stood at 17.92%. The strongest response came during the night shows which registered 35.92% occupancy.

Veera and Keerthi face a new challenge

'Gatta Kusthi 2' continues the journey of Veera and Keerthi after the events of the first film. Having fulfilled his promise to support his wife's wrestling ambitions, Veera embraces the responsibilities of managing the household while caring for their young daughter. Keerthi focuses on her career as she works towards becoming a national wrestling champion.Reviewing the film, ETimes wrote, "There are some portions that work, like the father-daughter track, one comic moment involving the song Appadi Podu, and the subplot involving Veera's patriarchal uncle Rathnam (Karunas) and his wife Padma (Lizzie Antony).

We still get the empowerment messages and the gatta kusthi scenes, but the charm and freshness of the original are missing. And we are forced to endure several dull scenes that keep going on and on.

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