Fans not happy about ‘Beast’ box-office performance, Thalapathy Vijay’s father blames poor screenplay

Tamil superstar Vijay’s latest action-thriller ‘Beast’ seems to have taken a hit at the box office. Latest reports suggest that the Kannada sensation Yash’s ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ has surpassed Vijay’s film in Tamil Nadu.

The development is unprecedented as there has been rarely an occasion where a Kannada film overtook a Tamil film headlined by one of Kollywood’s most talented superstars.

Thalapathy’s highly anticipated ‘Beast’ was released on April 13 and ‘KGF: Chapter2’ was released on April 14. Vijay’s film had a good start in the first week, however, business slowed in the succeeding week.


The film helmed by acclaimed film-maker Nelson Dilipkumar opened to mixed reviews. With an action-packed trailer and foot-tapping songs that became instant hits on Instagram reels and social media, the build-up and the excitement were palpable. However, now it seems the excitement seems to be fizzling out.
While there are numerous reasons why the film did not meet the expectations, superstar Vijay’s father seems to be disappointed by the screenplay of ‘Beast’. Vijay’s father noted film-maker SA Chandrashekhar has panned the makers of the film for entirely relying on the superstar’s stardom. Chandrashekhar went on to say that young film-makers do not focus on the screenplay the moment they get superstars on board.

Chandrashekhar in an interview with Thanthi TV said that he enjoyed the song ‘Arabic Kuthu’ like any ardent fan, however, he felt that the film was solely made based on Vijay’s stardom.

“Young filmmakers deliver an excellent first film in terms of content, technology and making. They also somehow achieve good results with the second film. When they begin to get the projects of big superstars, these young filmmakers begin to think, ‘now that we have dates of these heroes, we can make movies whichever way we want.’ They think he (the star) already has a huge fan following and his film will run successfully in theatres, so no need for a screenplay and things like that. And they make a movie with a few songs and fights,” Chandrasekhar told the Tamil channel as per a report on IndianExpress.com.

In the last seven days, the film earned Rs 210 crore worldwide and on April 19 it grossed Rs 25 crores. The latest figures make the film at par with the worldwide box office collection of Ajith’s ‘Valimai’ which grossed Rs 235 crores.