Most of Malayalam films released in March this year failed at the box office Impuan On Sunday, being the only exception to the Kerala Film Producers Association (KFPA), being the only exception.
The collection records set up by the Producers Association are partial as it takes into account only the manufacturers’ share from Kerala theaters except for foreign revenue, OTT revenue, and part of the exhibitions.
According to data, Mohanlal-Starrer ImpuanDirected by Prithviraj, from theaters in Kerala till 31 March, till March 31, its budget was wild speculation. However, the Producers Association recorded it as ₹ 175.66 crore, which was the most expensive Malayalam film to date. The producers recently put up posters claiming that the film has collected Crore 325 crore worldwide including OTT sales.
Record collection for march.
A good number of small films were damaged at the box office. MaruwashamIt was built at a cost of ₹ 78 lakh, while only ₹ 60,000, while Pralalashasham Oru Jalakanaka With a budget of ₹ 1.5 crore. 64 lakhs collected. Arnyam Managed to collect only ₹ 22,000 with a budget of ₹ 85 lakh, Leech Only ₹ 45,000 more with a budget of ₹ 1 crore Kadakam ₹ 80,000 was collected at ₹ 30 lakh. Demonic the lady killer ₹ 4 lakhs collected at a cost of ₹ 60 lakh Saytant Chakra Made at a cost of ₹ 70 lakh, ₹ 8 lakh was collected.
Partial figures
Films with partial collection figures as they were still running in theaters Oseppinte osiyath Which collected (45 lakh (Budget -) 4 crore), Fairyvar Which collected ₹ 26 lakh (Budget) 2.6 crore), Vadakkan Which collected ₹ 20 lakh (Budget -) 3.65 crore) and Abhilasham Which collected ₹ 15 lakh (Budget – ₹ 4 crore).
The practice of publishing the recent publication box office collection figures of the Producers Association has not gone down well with many people from within the industry, even successful films may seem like failures due to partial data published, according to people within the industry.
Published – April 27, 2025 06:39 pm IST