Up to date on: Sept 20, 2025 08:07 pm IST
Kalyani Priyadarshan’s Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra turns into the highest-grossing Malayalam movie of all time. It’s directed by Dominic Arun.
It’s official! Dominic Arun’s superhero movie Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra is now the highest-grossing Malayalam movie. The movie starring Kalyani Priyadarshan and Naslen in lead roles has overwhelmed Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Mohanlal-starrer L2 Empuraan to take the highest spot. Have a look.
Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra beats L2 Empuraan
Lokah is produced by Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Movies. His manufacturing home shared a protracted theatre listing for the movie in Kerala, calling it ‘Mollywood’s greatest blockbuster’. Regardless of this being the movie’s fourth week in theatres after its launch on 28 August, the movie continues to be going robust on the field workplace worldwide. “Historical past books rewritten! Do not miss the epic superhero movie everybody’s speaking about!” they wrote.
Based on the commerce web site Sacnilk, Lokah made ₹130.50 crore web in India and ₹266 crore worldwide in 23 days of launch. Because of this the movie has overwhelmed the lifetime collections of L2 Empuraan, which stand at ₹105.25 crore web in India and ₹265.5 crore worldwide. The superhero movie additionally beat the ₹240.5 crore collections of Manjummel Boys and the ₹234.5 crore assortment of Thudarum to take the highest spot.
About Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra
Lokah is a part of a deliberate five-instalment universe that explores mythological creatures. Chapter 1 is about Chandra/Neeli (Kalyani), a yakshi/vampire who known as upon by the chief of their group, Moothon (voiced by Mammootty). Her unassuming neighbour, Sunny (Naslen), falls for her solely to seek out himself embroiled in one thing greater than he anticipated. Inspector Nachiyappa (Sandy) is scorching on their heels.
Lokah additionally introduces two new supernatural creatures—an odiyan/shapeshifter named Charlie (Dulquer) and a goblin named Chathan (Tovino Thomas). The movie ends by hinting that the subsequent chapter will discover Chathan’s backstory. A number of different actors, corresponding to Santhy Balachandran, who additionally co-wrote the story, Soubin Shahir, Anna Ben, and others, play cameos in it.
