Thunivu is a 2023 Shouth Indian Tamil-language action drama movie. This movie is  written and directed by H. Vinoth, and produced by Boney Kapoor. It stars Ajith Kumar in lead role with Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken, Ajay and Veera in supporting roles.

Release Date

'Thunivu' was released in theatres on January 11, 2023, and competed with major South Indian films at the box office. Despite the box office clash, the film grossed between 170 and 180 crores.

Cast and Crew 

Directed by: H. Vinoth

Written by: H. Vinoth

Produced by: Boney Kapoor

Starring: Ajith Kumar, Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken, 

Cinematography: Nirav Shah

Edited by: Vijay Velukutty

Music by: Ghibran

Production Companies: Bayview Projects LLP, Zee Studios

Distributed by: Red Giant Movies

Release date: 11 January 2023

Run Time: 146 minutes[1]

Country of Origin: India

Language: Tamil

Budget: ₹200 crore

Box office: est. ₹185–250 crore


Hit or Flop

Ajith Kumar's 'Thunivu' has so far collected ₹123.15 crores in India and ₹198.50 crores globally against the production budget of ₹150 crores. 'Thunivu' has looked too well at the ticket window and has been declared a Box Office Hit.

The estimated budget of Thunivu (2023) is Rs. 200 Crore. To become a hit, it will have to collect more Rs 200 crore at the box office. So far Thunivu wordwide distributor share around Rs 90 Crore and pre-release business is Rs 112 cr. Since Thunivu already made a business of Rs 216 Crore including its theatrical and non-theatrical business and booked table profit of Rs 16 Crore.