Actor Suriya is having a memorable year at the box office, with his latest release, Scene, adding to a successful run of films in 2026. Directed by Jithu Madhavan, the film has continued to attract audiences during its opening week, although its collections witnessed a major dip on Tuesday, November 10, coinciding with Bhai Dooj, in comparison to Monday, post the celebrations of Diwali festivities. The Tamil action drama has emerged as his third theatrical success this year, following Karuppu and Vishwanath & Sons .
Written and directed by Jithu Madhavan, the film is backed by Suriya and Jyothika’s 2D Entertainment along with the newly launched Zhagaram Studios. The cast also includes Anandaraj, Lal, Rajpriyan, Suresh Mathiyalagan and Gajaraj.
Trade tracker Sacnilk reports that Scene collected ₹ 11.81 crore net on Tuesday, taking its total India net collection to ₹ 96.36 crore in five days. The film had earned ₹ 21.40 crore on its first Monday after Diwali, making Tuesday’s collection a drop of around 44.81%. Despite the decline, the film is now less than ₹ 4 crore short of the ₹ 100 crore mark. The film also marks Nazriya Nazim’s return to Tamil cinema after 12 years, while Naslen makes his Tamil debut.
It will look to cross the milestone in the next few days as it wraps up its first week at the box office. In Scene , Suriya plays Inbaraaj, a police officer whose swagger and attitude make him stand out. His arrival at the prison leaves the inmates behaving unusually. However, things take an unexpected turn when a secret about him comes to light, forcing him to take up an investigation. An excerpt from Hindustan Times review of the film read, “Suriya truly has fun poking fun at himself and his character in Scene, and it shows. He just might have a hat trick on his hands after Karuppu and Vishwanath & Sons. Naslen also revels in playing someone with the face of an angel and the cunningness of a jinn. Nazriya is effortless as a woman who does not let her trauma define her. Given the seriousness of the core story of Scene, this film could’ve gone either way. But Jithu remains sensitive and punches up instead of down, leaving you with a Diwali film that crackles.”
