Vijay starrer Bigil rakes over Rs 200 cr in 5 days

The Diwali release Bigil starring Tamil star Vijay has grossed over Rs 200 cr within the fifth day of its release.

Mumbai: Tamil superstar Vijay's Diwali release, Bigil has crossed the Rs 200 crore mark globally in just five days since its release.

The film, bankrolled by AGS Entertainment, is the big Tamil release of the ongoing festive season.

Film trade analyst Sumit Kadel wrote on Twitter: "#Bigil grossed Rs 203 crore globally in flat 5 days. #ThalapathyVijay unstoppable winning streak continues."

According to media reports, the film which is directed by Atlee Kumar is having a dream run worldwide as it released in almost 4,200 screens.

Vijay who is known as Thalapathy to Tamil fans continues his winning streak with the film at the box-office. Incidentally, this is his third release with Atlee after Theri and Mersal.

Written and directed by Atlee, the flick is produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram. The sports action drama also stars Nayanthara in the leading role.

With both earlier films emerging blockbusters, Vijay fans hope Bigil will repeat the box-office feat.

Bigil is a sports action film that has Vijay in dual roles as father and son.

As the father, he plays a local don and as the son, he is the coach of a women's football team. The actor underwent training for the coach's character.