Ashwin Kumar’s animated mythological film ‘Mahavatar Narsimha’ continues its surprising box office momentum as it enters its second weekend. Despite being a fully animated film rooted in ancient Indian mythology, the film has caught the attention of the audiences across age groups and languages.Mahavatar Narsimha Movie ReviewAccording to the Sacnilk website, in just eight days, it has collected a strong Rs 44.25 crore at the Indian box office, making it one of the most successful Indian animated films in recent memory.The Hindi version continues to drive a large portion of the collections, showing a growing interest among the north Indian audience for mythological content in animated form.The film saw significant growth over the weekend after a modest start on Day 1 with Rs 1.75 crore. The film collected Rs 4.6 crore on Saturday and Rs 9.5 crore on Sunday. Word-of-mouth has clearly played a vital role here as we can see steady growth in collections from day one onwards.
Monday’s drop was expected but still respectable at Rs 6 crore, while Tuesday and Wednesday surprised with steady figures of Rs 7.7 crore each.
A new era for animation in Indian Cinema?
Director Ashwin Kumar, alongside writers Jayapurna Das and Rudra Pratap Ghosh, has crafted a film that feels both ancient and futuristic. From the Twitter reviews it’s sure that the audiences are loving the movie. One Twitter user wrote, “#MahavatarNarsimha It’s the incredible story of how Lord Viṣṇu took the fierce form of Narasiṁha to protect His devotee Prahlāda, showing that the Lord will go to any extent to protect those who surrender to Him — even if it means breaking through pillars and time itself!.” Another one wrote, “Just watched Mahaavatar Narasimha and it brought tears to my eyes.The way they portrayed Bhagwan Narasimha and Bhakta Prahlad was beyond powerful. Every scene was filled with divine energy, especially the Varaha Avatar and the majestic presence of Sri Vishnu.”
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