Filmmaker Arun Matheswaran’s adaptation of Devdas, DC, was released in theatres on August 7 to a good response from critics and audience alike. In two weeks of its release, the film has grossed ₹ 100 crore worldwide, according to the filmmakers. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj debuted as a lead actor with the film, which also stars Wamiqa Gabbi and Sanjana Krishnamoorthy.
DC has collected ₹ 61.54 crore net and ₹ 70.85 crore gross in India so far, according to the trade website Sacnilk. Adding to that the ₹ 21.85 crore it collected from overseas, the film has collected ₹ 92.70 crore in 14 days, as per the website. It has beaten Sivakarthikeyan, Sreeleela, and Ravi Mohan’s Parasakthi’s ₹ 85.10 crore lifetime collection to take the fourth spot. DC is Arun Matheswaran’s next film after the 2024 Dhanush-starrer Captain Miller.
A thrilled Wamiqa also shared the news on her Instagram Stories, writing, “Thank you. Nonetheless, it is an impressive figure for a film mounted on a medium budget. DC is also one of the highest-grossing Tamil films this year, beaten only by Vijay’s Jana Nayagan, Suriya’s Karuppu, and Vishwanath & Sons . It remains to be seen if the film maintains its momentum as it enters its third week. It is produced by Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Pictures. Lokesh plays a gangster named Devadas, aka Das, in the film. Sanjana plays a bar singer named Parvathy, and Wamiqa plays an exploited sex worker named Chandra. it also explores the romance between Das, Parvathy and Chandra While the film is an action thriller. Anirudh Ravichander’s music for the film hit it out of the park and received widespread acclaim. Instead of the usual adaptations of Devdas, Arun moves the setting from affluent locales to a gang that loots and kills for money. Unlike the original protagonist of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Bengali classic, his hero has nothing to lose. Despite his rough exterior, Arun’s protagonist veers from the privileged, selfish, chauvinistic and class-conscious character everyone has known for years.
