Nivin Pauly on Bethlehem Kudumba Unit crossing Rs322 crore: 'Behind every crore is a ticket'
Dubai: Bethlehem Kudumba Unit opened with less than a tenth of Jana Nayagan's first-day collection. A month later, it's almost level. The Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju romantic comedy has now grossed Rs 322.81 crore worldwide, around Dh135 million, according to box office tracker Sacnilk. That leaves it just Rs 1.78 crore, about Dh745,000, behind the reported lifetime worldwide total of Vijay's…
Dubai: The Malayalam film Bethlehem Kudumba Unit, starring Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju, has surpassed the Rs 322 crore mark globally, nearly matching the lifetime earnings of Vijay's Jana Nayagan. The romantic comedy, directed by Girish AD, opened with a modest Rs 4.90 crore in India, which has since grown to Rs 185.61 crore. In contrast, Jana Nayagan began with a significantly higher Rs 42.70 crore, now totaling Rs 231.09 crore domestically.
Overseas, Bethlehem Kudumba Unit has earned Rs 137.20 crore, almost bridging the gap left by Jana Nayagan's home market lead. Nivin Pauly expressed gratitude to the audience, team, and producers, emphasizing the film's special meaning to him. The movie, produced by Bhavana Studios, released on the auspicious occasion of Onam and has become the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time and Nivin's biggest hit to date.
Written by urgent.news from Gulf News's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
