Malayalam UK box office: 'Maheshinte Prathikaram,' Puthiya Niyamam,' 'Action Hero Biju' hold well

Malayalam movies "Maheshinte Prathikaram," "Puthiya Niyamam" and "Action Hero Biju" did decent businesses at the United Kingdom (UK)-Ireland box office during the second weekend in March (March 11- 13). 

The three movies were opened to positive response from the movie-goers and critics. While Mammootty-Nayanthara-starrer crime thriller "Puthiya Niyamam" collected a gross amount of Â£2,541 (Rs 2.45 lakh) from 19 screens on the first weekend, Nivin Pauly's "Action Hero Biju" completed three weeks of its theatrical run at the UK box office collecting a gross amount of Â£2,508 during the weekend with the total collection amounting to Â£32,620 (Rs 31.43 lakh), according to Bollywood Hungama.

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However, it was Fahadh Faasil-starrer "Maheshinte Prathikaram" that ruled the UK box office by collecting Â£5,274 from 29 screens during its second weekend, making a total gross amount of Â£32,437 (Rs 31.25 lakh). It has to be noted that the Dileesh Pothan directorial has almost reached the total collection by the Abrid Shine movie within two weeks. 

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Meanwhile, Dulquer Salmaan's State Award winning movie "Charlie," released in December 2015, is still running successfully at the overseas box office in 42 screens collecting a gross amount of Â£60,249 (Rs 58.04 lakh) from 10 weekends.

[1 lakh = 100,000 | 1 crore = 10 million | 100 crore = 1 billion]