MUSCAT: Indian superstar Dulquer Salmaan’s big budget film Kurup that has hit screens worldwide broke the first day collection records to become the pan-India actor’s biggest opener on a single-day.

According to reports, the movie has collected over INR 6 crore from theatres in Kerala alone in what could be a big relief for the Malayalam film industry post-pandemic. Movie pundits suggest that the crime thriller has also emerged as the third biggest opening day grosser worldwide, after Mohanlal’s Odiyan and Lucifer.

Kurup has opened across 1500+ screens worldwide on Friday in multiple languages – Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Directed by Srinath Rajendran, the movie revolve around the life of long-wanted Indian fugitive Sukumara Kurup. According to Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK), tickets for the first three days are completely sold out in most theatres.