Antony Varghese’s action thriller ‘Kattalan’ continued its theatrical run with a slight slowdown at the box office.Directed by Paul George ‘Kattalan’ is a Malayalam-language action thriller and serves as the third installment in the Mikhael Extended Universe. The film stars Antony Varghese alongside Sunil, Jagadish, Kabir Duhan Singh, Dushara Vijayan, and Hanan Shah in important roles.

Day 3 numbers for ‘Kattalan’ witness decline

‘Kattalan’ experienced a drop in collections on Day 3. According to Sacnilk, Day 3 collection of Rs 1.28 crore represented a 20 percent decline from Day 2 collections of Rs 1.60 crore. The film had opened strongly with Rs 3.80 crore on Day 1. However collections witnessed a noticeable fall afterward.Day 2 numbers had already declined significantly. Day 3 continued the downward trend.

India Net collections reach Rs 6.68 crore

On Day 3, ‘Kattalan’ collected a net total of Rs 1.28 crore across 1,832 shows. This has pushed the film’s total India net collection to Rs 6.68 crore so far. India gross collections have now reached Rs 7.69 crore.The Malayalam version contributed the largest share among language markets. It collected Rs 98 lakhs with occupancy of 15 percent across 1,108 shows.The Telugu version added Rs 24 lakhs with occupancy of 18 percent across 551 shows. The Tamil version brought another Rs 6 lakhs with occupancy of 17 percent across 173 shows.

Occupancy trends for ‘Kattalan’ show mixed response

Malayalam occupancy stood at 11.74 percent overall. Morning shows opened at 5.33 percent and gradually improved through the day. Night occupancy rose to 19.67 percent. The Telugu version recorded an overall occupancy of 13.79 percent.Meanwhile, the Tamil version showed an overall occupancy of 19.81 percent, with night occupancy touching 24.78 percent.

‘Kattalan’ story

Kattalan follows a story set around fear, survival, and escalating danger. The film explores what happens when fear drives Aanakolli away from its forests. Maari arrives as a saviour figure but eventually becomes a larger threat than the wild elephants themselves. As fear spreads across the village, people begin waiting for another saviour.Our ETimes review reads, “There is also an unresolved tension in the film’s politics surrounding wildlife. Elephant killings are framed largely through survival and retaliation, but the story rarely interrogates the larger ecological imbalance behind the conflict. Forests shrinking under human expansion inevitably create violence. Animals react to invasion the same way humans defend trespass into their homes. Kattalan gestures toward this reality without ever fully engaging with it.For all its scale, technical polish, and relentless intensity, Kattalan ultimately remains emotionally distant. The film knows how to create noise, momentum, and visual power. What it struggles to create is intimacy, the quiet emotional thread that allows a story to stay with its audience after the violence ends.”DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and the data in this article are compiled from public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or as additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided by us for informational and entertainment purposes only.