Nayyi Navelli Day 4: Yami Gautam’s Horror Comedy Slows on Monday but Reaches Rs 13.5 Crore

A mysterious bride, a Meerut household and a village full of suspicion: Nayyi Navelli has the ingredients for a spooky good time, and audiences have turned up. The film’s first…

By Reetam Bodhak

October 20, 2026

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A mysterious bride, a Meerut household and a village full of suspicion: Nayyi Navelli has the ingredients for a spooky good time, and audiences have turned up. The film’s first Monday brought the expected weekday dip, but the four-day total still looks respectable. Here’s the breakdown, based on Pinkvilla’s trade estimates.

Nayyi Navelli: Box Office Snapshot

Day	Nett Collection
Day 1 (Friday)	Rs 3.00 cr
Day 2 (Saturday)	Rs 4.00 cr
Day 3 (Sunday)	Rs 4.00 cr
Day 4 (Monday, est.)	Rs 2.50 cr
Total	Rs 13.50 cr nett

Pinkvilla’s headline rounds the total to “around Rs 13 crore,” while its body text and table put it at Rs 13.5 crore.

The Run, Explained

Friday (Rs 3 crore): A decent start for a horror comedy without a big-franchise tag.

Saturday and Sunday (Rs 4 crore each): The weekend picked up, giving an opening weekend of about Rs 11 crore nett. That’s a reasonable start.

First Monday (Rs 2.5 crore): A drop of this size is expected once the working week starts. What matters now is how steadily the film holds from Tuesday onwards.

The comparison: Nayyi Navelli has opened better than Yami Gautam’s previous release, Haq, in terms of opening weekend. The challenge is mixed word of mouth, which could make the first full week harder.

Where It Stands?

Factor	Status
Opening weekend	About Rs 11 cr, reasonable
First Monday	Rs 2.5 cr, expected dip
Versus Haq	Better opening weekend
Risk	Mixed word of mouth
Key test	Steady hold through weekdays

What Is the Film About?

Set in Meerut, Nayyi Navelli follows a troubled household whose fortunes change when a mysterious new bride arrives. Her seemingly miraculous abilities bring peace and prosperity to the family, but suspicions soon rise. Some believe she has supernatural powers, while others suspect she could be a witch.

Role	Name(s)
Lead	Yami Gautam Dhar
Cast	Adinath Kothare, Mita Vashisht, Sonal Jha, Sunita Rajwar, Rajesh Dubey, Aaditya Kulshreshth, Prateek Pachauri
Director	Balaji Mohan
Writers	Himanshu Sharma, Divy Nidhi Sharma
Producers	Himanshu Sharma, Aanand L Rai
Music	GV Prakash Kumar

Why It Matters?

Horror comedy is a crowded genre, and a mid-size film needs steady weekday numbers to build a lasting run. Yami Gautam is known for choosing varied roles, and you can read more about her career on her Wikipedia page. For more box office updates, keep exploring Technosports.

Box office figures are trade estimates, not certified collections.