Malayalam actor Soubin Shahir is considered one of the finest talents of Indian cinema. His last venture Manjummel Boys, directed by Chidambaram, emerged as the biggest money earner for the Mollywood film industry in 2024. More than that, it achieved the #1 position among the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time, surpassing Lifetime’s collections. Tovino Thomas’ 2018. Soubin Shahir is now gearing up for the release of his next, Praveenkudu Shappu. The question is, can he recreate the box office magic of Manjummel Boys with his latest offering?
Well, nothing is impossible in the film business. Box office can surprise you anytime. However, repeating the success of Manjummel Boys will not be so easy. Praveenkudu Shappu is hitting the screens tomorrow, is bringing good buzz and is expected to get a good opening. However, it will have to face the blockbuster wave at the Kerala box office with Asif Ali and Anaswara Rajan starrer Rakshastram currently being the top choice among audiences in the home state.
What’s more, Praveenkudu Shappu will have to use great words to recreate the magic of Manjummel Boys. Keralites prefer quality content more than anything else. If the upcoming investigative crime thriller succeeds in impressing the audience, its box office performance will skyrocket.
Produced by Anwar Rasheed Entertainment, Praveenkudu marks the directorial debut of Shappu Sriraj Srinivasan. It also stars Basil Joseph, Chemban Vinod Jose, Chandini Sreedharan, Shivajith, Shabarish Verma and Revathi in lead roles. The film revolves around a death mystery.
The box office performance of the first few days of Praveenkudu Shappu will decide whether it can be as big as Soubin Shahir’s last release or not. However, it has the potential to go through a favorable dramatic phase and ultimately achieve a successful verdict.
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