Top 6 Highest Opening Tamil Movies of the First Quarter

Thalapathy's Varisu, filmed in a dual language with Telugu, is the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2023. As a result of the large family audience this movie attracted, it was able to earn more money than Thala's Thunivu, which had a screenplay that rocked theatres. The 200 crore budget for Varisu's production resulted in a 26.70 crore rupee opening day grab.

Following their collaboration, Nerkonda Paarvai and Valimai, AK and H. Vinoth made an incredible bank heist movie. This movie greatly increased the general public's awareness of bank scams. Fans of A.K. were welcomed to a masterpiece movie in theatres for Thala's look with Vinoth's screenplay. With a 180 crore rupee production budget, Thunivu made 24 crore on its opening day.

In order to teach a lesson to corporate schools and their system, Dhanush collaborated with Telugu director Venky Atluri. He did an excellent task, and the message received high praise from critics and satisfaction from D-fans. Vaathi had a 40 crore budget and made 15 crore on its first day.

The comeback of STR causes some noise in every ranking table. Maannaadu and VTK fill the theatre with fan clamour, and the movie ends up being his best work. When viewers were expecting a hat-trick, Pathu Thala showed up and shocked the theatres with his rough style. Pathu Thala had a Rs 40-crore production budget and made about Rs 8.32 crore on its opening day.

Vetrimaaran's films continue to bring honour to the Tamil cinema industry and have brand value. With Soori in the lead, he produced a masterpiece Viduthalai this time that completely captured the audience's interest. Viduthalai had a 40 crore budget and grossed 4.63 crore on its opening day.

Jayam Ravi is featured as Agilan and Nandha and shows off the smuggling and shipping operations at Chennai Harbour in this movie. Even though Agilan didn't do well in front of the audience, it was favourably received on its opening day. The movie Agilan had a 30 crore budget, and it made 3 crore on its opening day. Till the end of the month on March 31st, it was in the 5th position; Viduthalai hits and changes the position in the table.