Ajith Kumar's action thriller Thunivu released in theatres on January 11 clasing with Vijay's Varisu. Despite mixed reviews Thunivu managed to emerge as a box-office success fetching the festival advantage and stardom of Ajith. Thunivu is a heist-thriller, directed by H Vinoth. Produced by Boney Kapoor. Thunivu also features Manju Warrier as the leading lady.
Thunivu opened to a good openings in Tamil Nadu.
Thunivu is now to arrive on OTT. The film will be available on Netflix from February 8th. It will be streaming in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi languages. The film is coming to OTT within a month after its theatrical release. Netflix confirms the same with a poster announcing its streaming date. Many who missed watching the film are waiting for its OTT debut especially in Telugu, Thunivu's Telugu version Thegimpu was vanished from theatres within two days of its release due to the release of Tollywood Big films.
Thunivu on a whole emerged as a box-office winner considering the business prospects. It was sold for Rs 105 Crores for all languages worldwide. It managed to collect Rs 190 Crores from its theatrical run. Excluding the costs and theatre rents, the final distributor share will be around Rs 125-130 Crores earning decent profits.