Suriya's Scene passes Rs 200 crore worldwide as director plays down sequel talk
Jithu Madhavan's Tamil film crossed the mark in its first week, and the director says a Scene 2 is only an assumption.
Scene, the Tamil film starring Suriya and directed by Jithu Madhavan, has grossed more than Rs 200 crore worldwide in its first week, according to the Hindustan Times and The Times of India. At a press meet with the cast and crew, Madhavan said a sequel has not been planned.
International audiences have contributed a large share. The Hindustan Times reported that the film has earned US$6.5 million in international markets, with each of its first three days bringing in more than a million dollars. The Times of India said it performed strongly in both domestic and overseas markets.
Daily earnings fell after the opening weekend, The Times of India reported, but ticket sales stayed high. The paper said the film was closing in on earlier records in Kerala, and its headline said it was nearing the Kerala record of Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 and targeting Rajinikanth's Coolie.
Suriya plays Inbaraaj, a police officer known for his swagger, whose arrival causes prison inmates to behave erratically. He is forced to take on an investigation after his secret is exposed. Nazriya Nazim returns to Tamil cinema after 12 years in the film, and Naslen makes his Tamil debut, the Hindustan Times said. In its review, the paper said one fight sequence between Inba and Nazriya's character, Maya, was "as hilarious as they come".
Madhavan told reporters that Romancham 2 is the only sequel he has officially announced. Romancham, released in 2023, was his first film as a director. "I have only announced the Romancham 2 sequel. Aavesham 2 and Scene 2 are just assumptions. I haven't announced them," he said, as quoted by the Hindustan Times.
He said Aavesham 2, a follow-up to his 2024 hit starring Fahadh Faasil, "was told at one stage, but there are no discussions or confirmations yet". He added that a sequel involved many factors and had to be made "at the right time".
According to the Hindustan Times, Scene makes Suriya the first Tamil star, and only the third Indian actor after Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan, to have three Rs 200 crore films in a single year. His two earlier 2026 releases, Karuppu and Viswanath and Sons, earned Rs 305 crore and Rs 210 crore respectively.
The paper said Scene would need to earn another Rs 150 crore worldwide for Suriya to overtake Rajinikanth as the year's highest-grossing Tamil actor.
Sources: The Times of India, 'Scene' BO day 7: Suriya-Naslen film crosses Rs 200 Cr worldwide; Hindustan Times, Scene director Jithu Madhavan dispels rumours of a sequel to Suriya-starrer as it crosses ₹200 crore worldwide.
