Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran and director Blessy’s Malayalam film Aadujeevitham, which released in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi as The Goat Life, recorded a good opening at the box office. The film has since collected ₹50 crore at the box office worldwide.
Aadujeevitham On Record Breaking Spree
Malayalam film Aadujeevitham – The Goat Life had a record-breaking start at the Indian box office. The Prithiviraj led film grossed nearly Rs. 30.35 crore over its four-day weekend, which is the biggest ever start for a Malayalam film, beating the previous record holder Lucifer by nearly Rs. 7 crore.
In India, the weekend generally refers to Friday to Sunday or simply the first three days of the run but In Kerala, Thursday releases are quite common, so many of the big films have had a four-day weekend.
Following are the collection for the film:
Day 1: 7.60 cr
Day 2: 6.25 cr
Day 3: 7.75 cr
Day 4: 8.75 cr
Total: 30.35 crore nett
Internationally, the film grossed USD 3.60 million (Rs. 30cr), with record-breaking numbers in several territories. The film wasn’t released in GCC countries other than UAE, due to censor issues. With a release there, it could have reached around USD 4.50 million overseas for Rs. 70 crore plus global weekend.
About Aadujeevitham
Directed by National Award-winning director Blessy, the film also sees Haitian-French actor Jimmy Jean-Louis and Arab actors Talib al Balushi and RikAby, along with Amala Paul and KR Gokul. Based on the 2008 novel Aadujeevitham by Benyamin, the film tells the true story of a man from Kerala called Najeeb, who migrated to the Gulf in the early ’90s for work. He finds himself turned into a slave for herding goats in the desert. The film follows his desperation to go back home.
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Blessy about Aadujeevitham
Talking about Aadujeevitham, Blessy was quoted by ANI as saying, “The greatest challenge in front of me was that The Goat Life is a subject with universal appeal and I would have to stay truthful to its narrative style. The novel is based on some real incidents and I want to captivate the viewers with each moment that something as unbelievable happened to someone. Truth has never been so much stranger than fiction. The scale of the movie demands to be felt within the confines of a theatre and we are excited to bring this magnum opus to audiences around the world.”
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