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Thaai Kizhavi box office: Radikaa Sarathkumar film second highest Tamil grosser; records Saturday surge beating With Love, Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil

Thaai Kizhavi is running in theatres. But it will soon be available on JioHotstar via OTTplay Premium after its big screen run. It is now trailing behind Sivakarthkeyan's Parasakthi collections

Anusha Sundar
Mar 08, 2026
Thaai Kizhavi box office: Radikaa Sarathkumar film second highest Tamil grosser; records Saturday surge beating With Love, Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil
Thaai Kizhavi box office beats With Love, Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil

Thaai Kizhavi has bounced back after witnessing some dip at the box office. While the rural comedy drama starring Radikaa Sarathkumar had opened to good reviews and collection, it also had some dip in the collection. However, the Saturday collection of Thaai Kizhavi showed an immense bounce, making the film become the second highest grossing Tamil film this year so far, only to trail behind Sivakarthikeyan’s Parasakthi. Here is how much the film made so far.

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Thaai Kizhavi box office: How much did Radikaa Sarathkumar film make to become second highest grosser?

Thaai Kizhavi is a 2026 Tamil comedy drama featuring Radikaa Sarathkumar in the lead role. Backed by Sivakarthikeyan and directed by debutant Sivakumar Murugesan, Thaai Kizhavi is having a successful run at the box office.

Thaai Kizhavi which took a great start, began to have a dip in the mid of last week and on Friday. However, as per Sacnilk report, the Saturday collection along with up to as high as Rs 4.5 crore, taking the worldwide collection to now Rs 42.75 crore. This is a huge jump in per day earnings, given the film was witnessing around Rs 1-2 crore every day. In addition to this, Thaai Kizhavi also beat the lifetime collections of With Love (Rs 38.9 crore) and Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil (Rs 39.5 crore), making it the second highest grossing Tamil film so far this year. The highest grosser is still Sivakarthikeyan's Parasakthi which is in 100-crore club.

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Where to watch Thaai Kizhavi on OTT?

Thaai Kizhavi is currently running in theatres. But it will soon be available on JioHotstar via OTTplay Premium after its big screen run. The film is expected to premiere sometime in the end of March. A rural comedy drama with a relevant social message, Thaai Kizhavi is about an elderly woman Pavunthaayi who is loathed by everyone for her boisterous personality. However, when she gets bed-ridden, her three greedy sons come running to her to know the whereabouts of a treasure. Bala Saravanan, Singampuli, Raichel Rebecca, Aruldoss, and others are part of the cast.

Thaai Kizhavi FAQs

Q. What is Thaai Kizhavi release date?

A. Thaai Kizhavi is currently running in theatres.

Q. What is Thaali Kizhavi OTT partner?

A. JioHotstar has bagged the OTT rights of Thaai Kizhavi and will be available on OTTplay Premium as well.

Q. What does Thaali Kizhavi mean?

A. The title refers to a funny way of addressing an old woman or matriarch.

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