Jayan Nambiar’s directorial debut COLLECTS Rs…

Vilaayath Budha is a Malayalam film, released on November 21, 2025. Action thriller acts as the directorial debut of Jayan Nambiar. Produced by Urvasi Theatres and AVA Productions, the film sees Prithviraj, Shammi Thilakan, Priyamvada Krishnan, Rajashree, Suraj Venjaramoodu, and Anu Mohan in pivotal roles. Set in the backdrop of the village of Marayoor, the film’s narrative revolves around a conflict that takes place between a retired teacher and his former student over a rare sandalwood tree. Let’s take a look at how the film performed on the first day of its release.

Vilaayath Budha box office collection day 1

On the first day of the film’s release, it earned around Rs. 1.65 crores net in India, as per Sacnilk. It had an overall Malayalam occupancy of 24.08%. The occupancy on the various show timings was morning shows, 18.77%; afternoon shows, 18.83%; evening shows, 21.14%; and night shows, 37.56%. Each time slot saw an increase in the occupancy, showing good word of mouth traveling about the film.

The theater occupancy of various regions

Kottayam saw the highest occupancy with 36.75%, followed by Kochi at 36.25%. The lowest occupancy rate was observed in the National Capital Region (NCR), which was 7.00%.
The rate of occupancy was different among various regions: Trivandrum-16.25%, Bengaluru-24.00%, Chennai-24.00%, Kozhikode-34.50%, Thrissur-24.25%, Kollam-29.75%, Kottayam-36.75%, Alappuzha-19.00%, Hyderabad-10.50%, and Mumbai-13.75%.
The occupancy rate was good enough in the South region of the nation.

More about Vilaayath Budha

Vilaayath Budha opened with a decent number. With good word of mouth and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s star appeal, the film is expected to pick up its momentum over the weekend.