Pavunuthayi Conquers the Box Office: Thaai Kizhavi Grosses Rs 44 Crore in 15 Days — A Clean Hit in the Making

When a story about a fierce 70-year-old village matriarch resonates so deeply with Tamil audiences that it keeps pulling them back for three weekends in a row, you know something special has happened. Thaai Kizhavi, directed by Sivakumar Murugesan and led by the evergreen Radhikaa Sarathkumar, has done exactly that — earning a well-deserved Clean Hit verdict at the box office.

Backed by Sivakarthikeyan Productions, the film collected Rs 1.50 crore gross on its 3rd Friday (Day 15) — a 23% jump over the previous day, and a very healthy 33% dip compared to the 2nd Friday. The total 15-day gross now stands at an impressive Rs 44.15 crore, with Rs 45 crore just around the corner. Learn more about Radhikaa Sarathkumar on Wikipedia.

Thaai Kizhavi Box Office Collections — Day-Wise Breakdown

Why Thaai Kizhavi Worked So Well

There’s a refreshing reason this film found its audience: it told a story that Tamil cinema rarely tells. Radhikaa plays Pavunuthayi, an arrogant, independent moneylender and village matriarch in her 70s — a woman who is powerful, flawed, and fiercely human all at once. When a troubling incident forces her estranged sons to return home, old wounds reopen, family chaos follows, and the audience is hooked from start to finish.

What’s remarkable is the consistency. Week 2 added over Rs 17 crore gross — a stunning hold that very few Tamil films manage in their second week. Entering the third weekend on a positive note, the film now marches confidently toward the Rs 50 crore mark, with an ultimate lifetime projection of around Rs 55 crore gross.

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