CHENNAI BOX OFFICE
Ranking based on Chennai Box Office Collections from Mar 31st 2014 to Apr 06th 2014
Week : 6
Total collections in Chennai : Rs. 95,25,273
Verdict: Above Average
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekend): 6
Average Theatre Occupancy (Weekend): 45%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend): Rs. 41,634
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekdays): 20
Average Theatre Occupancy (Weekdays): 25%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays): Rs. 1,67,190
CAST AND CREW
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Production: Abinesh Elangovan, C Senthil Kumar
Cast: Ashok Selvan, Chakrapani, Govardhan, Janani Iyer, Jayakumar, Jayaprakash, Kaali, Kamalakannan, Madhavan, Pradeep Nair
Direction: P. Ramesh
Screenplay: P. Ramesh
Story: P. Ramesh
Music: Nivas Prasanna
Background score: Nivas Prasanna
Cinematography: Dinesh Krishnan
Dialogues: P Ramesh
Editing: Leo John Paul
Art direction: SS Murphy
Stunt choreography: Billa Jagan
Singers: Abhay Jodhpurkar, Ajesh Ashok, Andrea, Saindhavi Praksh, Sathya Prakash Dharmar, Shankar Mahadeva, Veena By Rajesh Vaidhya
Lyrics: Kabilan, Kurinchi Prabha
PRO: Nikhil
Distribution: Thirukumaran Entertainment

Thegidi is approaching 50 days, in a couple of screens in the city. The movie definitely has a strong cult following. 

THEGIDI PREVIOUS WEEK RANKINGS


THEGIDI - WEEK : 5 RANKING : 4
Mar 24th 2014 to Mar 30th 2014
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekend) : 15
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 50%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 2,50,785
No. Shows in Chennai  (Weekdays) : 76
Ave Theatre occupancy (Weekdays) : 30%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays) : Rs. 8,41,308

Thegidi is showing signs of slowing down, but is still holding on in multiplexes in the city with good weekend occupancies. 

THEGIDI - WEEK : 4 RANKING : 3
Mar 17th 2014 to Mar 23rd 2014
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekend) : 60
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 55%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 12,25,298
No. Shows in Chennai  (Weekdays) : 64
Ave Theatre occupancy (Weekdays) : 40%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays) : Rs. 6,65,048

Thegidi is turning out to be one of those rare movies which is experiencing an increase in shows, in its 4th week. The public has given a big thumbs-up to this murder mystery and the wait for the sequel is ON.

THEGIDI - WEEK : 3 RANKING : 2
Mar 10th 2014 to Mar 16th 2014
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekend) : 48
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 50%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 6,23,482
No. Shows in Chennai  (Weekdays) : 108
Ave Theatre occupancy (Weekdays) : 35%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays) : Rs. 11,07,771

Thegidi has emerged as among the few profitable movies this year thanks to its controlled budget. The good word of mouth has ensured that collections have also remained good.

THEGIDI - WEEK : 2 RANKING : 3
Mar 03rd 2014 to Mar 09th 2014
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekend) : 84
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 50%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 12,41,842
No. Shows in Chennai  (Weekdays) : 132
Ave Theatre occupancy (Weekdays) : 35%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays) : Rs. 15,19,266
There seems to be good market for murder mysteries in Tamil. Which is probably why Thegidi, directed by P Ramesh, is showing healthy business as it entered its second week. The movie is slowly and steadily gaining ground at the box office.
THEGIDI - WEEK : 1 RANKING : 3
Feb 24th 2014 to Mar 02nd 2014
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekend) : 102
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 55%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 18,41,648
The murder mystery, directed by P Ramesh, opened to very good reviews. Attendance has been encouraging as well. The fortunes of Thegidi will be decided in the weeks to come.

From January 2014's releases, the rankings will be based on box-office collections only from theaters in the Chennai City trade area:

Theaters which fall under the Chennai City trade area are - Udhayam complex, Kamala complex, PVR Multiplex, Inox Multiplex Mylapore, Escape Cinemas, Sathyam Cinemas, Devi Cineplex, Shanti complex, Anna, Pilot, Woodlands complex, Casino, Albert complex, Abirami Mega Mall, Motcham complex, Sangam Cinemas, Ega Cinemas, Bharath, Maharani, Agasthya, IDream, AVM Rajeswari, Sri Brindha, S2 Perambur, Ganapathyram and MM
Box office collection is calculated taking into account the number of shows and theater occupancy in theaters falling under the Chennai City trade area. These are details not shared by the producers, distributors or theater owners who cannot be held responsible for the collection figures listed. There might be variations from the exact collection details.

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Thegidi aka Thegidi

Thegidi aka Thegidi is a Tamil movie with production by Abinesh Elangovan, C Senthil Kumar, direction by P. Ramesh, cinematography by Dinesh Krishnan, editing by Leo John Paul. The cast of Thegidi aka Thegidi includes Ashok Selvan, Chakrapani, Govardhan, Janani Iyer, Jayakumar, Jayaprakash, Kaali, Kamalakannan, Madhavan, Pradeep Nair.