Nayyi Navelli Opens With ₹3.25 Crore India Net Estimate
Nayyi Navelli opened in cinemas on October 16, with the horror comedy’s first-day India net collection estimated at about ₹3.25 crore. Reports also put its domestic gross at ₹3.83 crore and worldwide gross at ₹4.58 crore. The figures were reported as box-office estimates and do not establish the film’s longer-term commercial performance. Directed by Balaji Mohan, the film stars Yami Gautam as Mohini, a newly married woman whose arrival unsettles her husband’s family in Meerut. The story combines family comedy and supernatural elements with folklore and mythological references. Adinath M. Kothare and Anurag Thakur are among the cast. Reactions reported on opening day were mixed. Some viewers praised Gautam’s performance, the film’s concept and its use of family humour and mythology. Others criticised the writing, pacing, inconsistent comedy, visual effects and the second half. These comments reflect selected audience and reviewer responses and do not establish a representative view of all moviegoers. The Day 1 estimates were presented alongside reports of subdued attendance and uneven early response. One account cited 6,281 shows, 11% occupancy and 155,011 footfalls, figures...