History has been made. ‘2018’ has already entered the annals of Malayalam movie history for its money-manufacturing run. However now, the Jude Anthany-directed movie got another icing on the cake with the Rs 200 crore overall collection; the first film in Malayalam to ever pull such a feat. The film was released on May 5th across theatres in Kerala. The OTT release happened on 7th June through Sony Liv.
The movie entered the screen together with the much-promoted movie ‘The Kerala Story’ but toppled all such major and minor releases to stay atop even after week five. The multi-starrer film turned into a sensation after positive reviews poured in from all quarters. Whatever the praise, nobody in the crew would have ever imagined the movie eclipsing all previous records in the Malayalam industry with such ease. The current collection report befits the title the movie enjoyed in promotion; ‘The biggest Malayalam movie ever made’.