Chennai, June 10 (Agency) Kamal Haasan’s latest film “Vikram” continues to race to the top as its box office has crossed Rs 250 crore. The film crossed the 100 crore mark in Tamil Nadu within a week and is currently receiving very high praise from critics and audiences alike for its action, cinematography and screenplay. Confirming its world wide box office numbers, film analyst Ramesh Bala wrote on Twitter, “In it’s first week, #Vikram has grossed ? 250 Crs+ at the WW Box office..” According to film trade analyst Sumit Kadel, the response the film is receiving is on par with the likes of nationwide mega hits like “RRR” and “KGF: Chapter 2”. He tweeted “Tamil Film Industry BACK IN GAME with #Vikram .. Film is receiving response on par with #RRR & #KGFChapter2 .. Also crossed ? 200 cr globally today in flat 5 days..
Congratulations to the entire team.. @Dir_Lokesh @ikamalhaasan @VijaySethuOffl @twitfahadh @Suriya_offl” According to Ramesh Bala, Vikram entered the Rs 100 crore-club in Tamil Nadu. He called it an incredible achievement in recent times. His post read, “At the end of the 1st week, #Vikram has joined the TN Rs 100 Crs gross club. A remarkable achievement. Congratulations #Ulaganayagan @VijaySethuOffl #FahadFaasil @Suriya_offl @SGayathrie @Dir_Lokesh @anirudhofficial (sic).” Apart from Tamil Nadu, Vikram is also performing exceptionally well in Norway and Russia with Ramesh Bala tweeting “#Vikram has grossed $31,320 from #Norway and $6,543 from #Russia (reported locations).. 1st weekend (sic).” Written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Vikram is a Tamil action thriller and stars Kamal Haasan as a retired black ops and RA&W agent. It also stars Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil in major roles. Other actors playing key roles include Naren, Kalidas Jayaram, Chemban Vinod, Hareesh Peradi, Swastika Krishnan, Myna Nandhini and Maheshwari Chanakyan.