Superstar Rajinikanth's much-awaited film, Petta, has hit the theatres worldwide on Thursday and opens to a flying start at the box office across the world, taking the Kollywood by storm. No doubt, Karthik Subbaraj has treated the fans of Rajinikanth to an entertaining masala film and it won't be wrong to say that the film has already 'Rajinified' the audience. Fans and critics, who watched the early morning shows, too gave positive reviews for Rajinikanth's film Petta. While fans couldn't contain their excitement watching their Superstar in an ultra-stylish avatar after a long time, many celebrities too took to social media to praise the superstar for his performance in the movie and shower their best wishes on Rajinikanth and team Petta. Petta Movie Review: Rajinikanth Is on a Roll in Karthik Subbaraj’s Drawn-Out but Highly Watchable Entertainer

Rajinikanth's Petta and Thala Ajith's Viswasam were released on the same day but nevertheless, both the films are raking in good amount. Thala Ajith's Viswasam has taken a bigger opening than Petta at the Tamil Nadu box office, while Rajinikanth's film takes the lead and makes it to the 100 crore club. Yes, as per the trade sources, Petta has grossed a worldwide approximate of Rs 105 crores, while Viswasam has done roughly Rs 70-75 crores with the bulk of its collection coming from Tamil Nadu. Since it's a Pongal release, we can expect that more and more people will flock to theaters to watch Rajinikanth starrer Petta.

Film trade analyst Ramesh Bala took to the micro-blogging site to share the phenomenal numbers of Petta. He wrote on Twitter, "Yet another release, yet another "assaultana" 100 CR+ WW grosser for the legendary BO Boss #SuperstarRajinikanth 👌.. Lot more to come, as the Pongal phase kicks in.. #Petta #PettaParaak"

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However, both the films are giving each other neck to neck competition at the Indian box office. According to the reports of Box Office India, the two-day collections of Petta are 35.50 crore nett while Viswasam has collected 33.50 crore nett.

Talking about the box office collection, film trade analyst Ramesh Bala took to the micro-blogging site to share the phenomenal numbers. He wrote, "Yet another release, yet another "assaultana" 100 CR+ WW grosser for the legendary BO Boss #SuperstarRajinikanth 👌.. Lot more to come, as the Pongal phase kicks in.. #Petta #PettaParaak"

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Talking about the movie, our in-house film critic Sreeju Sudhakaran wrote in his review, "Petta has its issues, primarily being its length and how some of the supporting cast is utilised. That said, this is the most fun I had watching a Rajinikanth movie in recent times. Petta gives you enough reasons to buoy up your spirits if you are a Thalaiva fan, considering if you reign in some of that burgeoning expectations. Get ready to be Rajinified!"

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Helmed by Karthik Subbaraj, the film marks the first collaboration of Rajinikanth and the filmmaker. Rajinikanth starrer Petta was primarily shot in Tamil but has been released in Telugu and Hindi too. Bankrolled by Sun Pictures, the film also stars Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Simran and Trisha in prominent roles. Watch this space for further updates.

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