Vijay starrer Sarkar released in over 3000 screens around the world on Tuesday. The film earned Rs 30 crore on its opening day in Tamil Nadu alone. The festival release has been directed by AR Murugadoss and also stars Keerthy Suresh, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Yogi Babu and Radha Ravi among others. Cashing on the festive season, Sarkar is expected to break records.
A source close to director AR Murugadoss said, “Sarkar surpassed the day one collection of Baahubali 2 in the state. And we’re expecting Sarkar to be the highest Tamil grosser.”
Sarkar ran into rough waters even before its release when Varun Rajendran accused director AR Murugadoss of plagiarising the story of his film Sengol. The matter got resolved through an out-of-court settlement. Varun was assured by the makers that a letter of appreciation, for imagining a Sarkar-like script about 11 years ago, will be shown at the beginning of the film.