# Vishwanath and Sons Opens at Rs 14.04 Crore in India Tracking

2026-08-14T16:01:45+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 6 independent outlets

Suriya-starrer Vishwanath and Sons recorded a tracked India gross of Rs 14.04 crore by 8 pm on its opening day, according to TrackTollywood. The film posted 35.9% occupancy across 6,161 shows in 662 cities, with 247 shows marked houseful. Hyderabad led with Rs 2.45 crore, ahead of Chennai at Rs 2.24 crore. TrackTollywood had earlier reported all-India advance bookings of about Rs 5 crore, while its later update put Day 1 advances at Rs 8.32 crore. In North America, M9.news reported $308,000 from premieres, including $213,000 from the Telugu version and $95,000 from Tamil shows. Reviews have praised Suriya and Mamitha Baiju, though The Federal found the second half formulaic and said the age-gap romance avoided its power dynamics. The film is directed by Venky Atluri and released on August 14.

## Coverage

- ndtvprofit.com <https://www.ndtvprofit.com/business/entertainment-cinema-kollywood-movie-vishwanath-and-sons-box-office-collection-day-1-suriya-tamil-film-steady-earnings-11910409#publisher=newsstand>
- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/vishwanath-and-sons-first-review-out-suriya-delivers-class-apart-performance-in-wholesome-film-says-karthi-101786690335661.html>
- thefederal.com <https://thefederal.com/film-reviews/vishwanath-sons-review-suriya-venky-atluris-latest-is-an-enjoyable-docile-film-253586>
- telugucinema.com <https://telugucinema.com/news/vishwanath-and-sons-huge-demand-for-premiere-shows-in-north-america>
- m9.news <https://www.m9.news/movienews/suriya-vishwanath-and-sons-north-america-box-office/>
- tracktollywood.com <https://tracktollywood.com/vishwanath-and-sons-hit-or-flop-box-office-collection-day-1/>
- tracktollywood.com <https://tracktollywood.com/vishwanath-sons-advance-bookings/>

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