'Pathu Thala' day one collection Silambarasan's gangster drama is off to a slow start at the box office

Silambarasan's first movie of 2023 ' Pathu Thala ' had its's worldwide theatrical release yesterday. The gangster movie revied mixed reviews from critics with many praising the actor's performance but feeling the screen[play was bloated.

The movie managed to collect around 8 crores from Tamil Nadu and around 3 crores from outside of the state, which brings the total opening day collection to 11 crores.

However fans of the actor are showing massive love and support for the movie and hopefully, the movie will be able to have a better run in the coming days.

The movie is a remake of the 2017 Kannada movie Mufi, which starred Shiva Rajkumar and Sriimurali. The movie follows the journey of an undercover police officer and his mission to bring down a notorious crime boss.

Pathu Thala is directed by Obeli N. Krishna. The movie is a gangster flick and Simbu will be sharing the big screen with Gautham Karthik and Priya Bhavani Shankar.

The music for the movie is composed by A.R Rahman and the first two singles from the movie have also been released and have met with positive reactions from fans.

The first single is 'Ninaivirukka' which has been sung by A R Ameen and Shakthisree Gopalan with lyrics by Kabilan. The second 'Namma Satham' and sung by A.R. Rahman and Yogi Sekar with lyrics by Vivek.

Pathu Thala is A.R. Rahman's fifth collaboration with Silambarasan, their last movie together was the superhit 'Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu'.

Simbu is currently preparing for his next project STR 48, the movie will be Silambarasan's first collaboration with director Desingh Periyasamy. The movie is expected to begin filming soon and the project will have the actor play a double role.

The project is rumored to be a period drama and is said to have a budget of 100 crores making it one of the biggest projects in the actor's career.

The cas tof Pathu Thala The movie boasts an ensemble cast that includes Gautham Karthik, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Teejay Arunasalam, Kalaiyarasan, and Redin Kingsley.

Pathu Thala is currently running in theaters.