Venkat Prabhu praises Tamil people for making Manjummel Boys a success: 'It make me proud...'

In a recent event, filmmaker Venkat Prabhu added his voice to the chorus of praise for the Malayalam film Manjummel Boys, expressing his pride and admiration for its success at the Tamil Nadu box office . The film, which has garnered attention for breaking away from conventional storytelling, has resonated strongly with Tamil audiences.

Venkat Prabhu commended the Tamil audience for warmly embracing a Malayalam film, emphasizing that the success of Manjummel Boys signifies a diminishing divide among regional films. He stated, "We are celebrating Manjummel Boys, and it makes me swell with pride. At a time when films often adhere to routine hero-heroine tropes, this film, centred around a bunch of boys without heroines, is running more successfully than our Tamil films. It makes me very happy to realize that language is not a barrier for Tamil audiences to appreciate good art."

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Tamil superstars endorse Manjummel Boys

This appreciation from Venkat Prabhu follows a trend of high-profile figures in the Tamil film industry supporting and praising Manjummel Boys. Previously, superstars such as Kamal Haasan, Dhanush, Karthik Subbaraj, and Vikram, to name a few, extended their support to the film, acknowledging its significant impact on the Tamil Nadu box office.

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Manjummel Boys has become the first Malayalam film in nearly a decade to achieve such a level of success at the Tamil Nadu box office. As the movie continues to make waves in Tamil Nadu, it stands as a testament to the evolving landscape of cinema, where exceptional storytelling overcomes traditional language barriers.

Manjummel Boys strikes gold at Tamil Nadu box office

One of the main reasons for the movie's exceptional performance in Tamil Nadu is its pop-cultural connection to Kamal's cult classic Guna. Manjummel Boys is set against the backdrop of Devil's Kitchen, popularly known as Gunaa Cave. The film is inspired by real-life events and is written and directed by Chidambaram.

Manjummel Boys tells the tale of a group of friends who are seemingly determined to move heaven and earth to find one of their own, who falls through one of the voids in the cave.

Manjummel Boys has scored big at the worldwide box office, with its earnings nearing Rs 100 crore.

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