The most anticipated Tamil film '
Leo
' was released in theatres on October 19. Directed by
Lokesh Kanagaraj
, the action thriller received a lot of positive reviews and has made a gross of Rs 490 crore at the box office in 10 days. The film has become the highest Tamil grossing film ever in UK and India following Rajinikanth's '2.0'. 'Leo' has become a blockbuster of the year and the movie is still running in theatres with a 46% occupancy for every show.
Though the film has seen a dip in its race, it is still running steadily in theatres. It is expected that the movie will cross the Rs 500 crore mark soon. The movie makers have announced the film's OTT premiere on November 10. While the movie has become a commercial success, director Lokesh Kanagaraj speaking at the 'Japan' audio and trailer launch on October 28 said that he knows that 'Leo' received a lot of mixed reviews and said that he also knew that many did not like the film.
'Leo' marks the second collaboration of
Vijay
and director Lokesh Kanagaraj after 'Master'. The film is part of Lokesh Cinematic Universe and it stars Vijay,
Trisha
,
Arjun
, Sanjay Dutt, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Priya Anand, Mysskin, Mathew Thomas, Mansoor Ali Khan, Sandy and
Anurag Kashyap
. The music for the film is composed by
Anirudh Ravichander
.