What comes nothing but as a shock Rajnikant Starrer Kaala’s first-day collection turned out to be his lowest opening movie in quite some time. Head of Tamil Nadu film producer’s council Vishal Krishna who is also an Actor and activist said.

“‘Kaala’ has been unnecessarily embroiled in the Cauvery controversy. How much this has affected the film’s opening, I don’t know. What I do know is that at the end of the day Rajini sir is Rajini sir.

“Any film of his evokes a massive response. The opening of ‘Kaala’ may be on the lower side — I haven’t found the time to check — because his last film with the same director (Pa. Ranjith) had not been appreciated that much.”

He also said that it’s too early to judge.

“Rajini Sir’s fan club is stronger than ever. And I am a member. They will ensure a smooth run for ‘Kaala.’ Let’s not forget, this is the Ramzan week and a sizable chunk of the audience likes to refrain from watching films during this period even if it is Rajini Sir’s film. I intend to see ‘Kaala’ the soonest possible.” He added.

Trade analyst Atul Mohan said that buzz for this movie is low even though many known Hindi faces are in the film.

He added,

“‘Kaala’ has to compete with a Steven Spielberg franchise ‘Jurassic World’ which is a huge event. Also, a section of Rajinikanth’s audience is not happy with his entry into politics,” said Mohan.

Sound designer Resul Pookutty who have also won Oscar and has worked on several projects with Rajnikant like “Ra. One”, “Robot” etc., also believes Rajnikant’s new path of politics may have affected his career in movies and due to that, there is such an effect on the film.

“I have not been following ‘Kaala’ release or its prospects, but I would imagine, the socio-political stand Rajini Sir has taken in the past one-year people might have started looking at him differently from the demi-god that he used to be,” he said.

However, as people said it is not the best time for a movie so Kaala may as well surprise us in future.