Dhanush's Thiruchitrambalam which released in theatres yesterday (August 18) has opened big at the box office and the film has earned the love of the audiences across the world. The positive reviews have been overflowing on social media and the positive word of mouth has indeed made the film gain massive momentum in the theatres. The film is expected to go great business at the box office this weekend and for the next few weeks as well. On that note, the film's opening day box office report has now been known. Without revealing the numbers, Sun Pictures has revealed that the film has taken a blockbuster opening.

Sembian Sivakumar, the Chief Operating Officer of Sun Pictures, took to his official Twitter page to share his happiness about the successful opening of Thiruchitrambalam. Sembian's tweet read, "#Thiruchitrabalam takes a grand opening 🎉✨with terrific response and reviews worldwide 💥Thanks one and all 🙏". Similarly, Nikilesh Surya, the Managing Director of Rohini Silver Screens, mentioned that a record number of 10000 tickets have been sold out on the opening day and it is indeed a mammoth number. Thiruchitrambalam is Dhanush's first theatrical release of this year and he couldn't have asked for a better reception.

Thiruchitrambalam features Nithya Menen, Priya Bhavani Shankar, and Raashi Khanna as the female leads, and among the three, Nithya Menen has easily scored the top marks and has favoured the audience's results. Dhanush has gotten back to his good old VIP zone with Thiruchitrambalam. Anirudh Ravichander's musical score has also played an important part in taking the film to wider range of audiences. Directed by Mithran R Jawahar of Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Uthamaputhiran fame, the film has Prakash Raj, Bharathiraja, and Munishkanth in supporting roles.

Dhanush will next be seen in Naane Varuven which is currently in the post production stages, getting ready for a release in September or October. The film is directed by Selvaraghavan.