Pulimurugan now became the first Mollywood movie to collect 100 crore. Directed by Vysakh the film centered on man-animal conflict. The mohanlal starrer movie which was released in over 200 theatres across 80 release centres in the state has crossed Rs 4.5 crore on its opening day. According to industry sources, the movie collected Rs 26.41 crore in seven days. It also recorded the biggest initial for any Malayalam movie, collecting Rs 12.9 crore in the first three days.