# Idhayam Murali Ends Run With 18% Deficit, Earns 32.78 Crore Globally 2026-08-16T12:12:23+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Tamil romantic film Idhayam Murali, starring Atharvaa and Preity Mukhundhan, has closed its theatrical run with a worldwide gross of Rs 32.78 crore. According to Koimoi, the film failed to recover its Rs 25 crore budget, posting a deficit of 17.88% and earning a losing verdict. It collected a net of Rs 20.53 crore in India and Rs 8.25 crore overseas. The movie opened with Rs 1.9 crore net in India and saw a strong first weekend, but daily collections dipped below Rs 2 crore thereafter. It ranks as the 13th highest-grossing Tamil film of 2026, behind titles like Karuppu and Jana Nayagan. Despite the box office shortfall, Koimoi notes the film remains popular among audiences and is streaming on Netflix. ## Coverage - koimoi.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Atharvaa, Fahadh Faasil, Idhayam Murali, Preity Mukhundhan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/idhayam-murali-ends-run-with-18-deficit-earns-32-78-crore-globally/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/idhayam-murali-ends-run-with-18-deficit-earns-32-78-crore-globally/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/