Mohanlal is having a gala time right now as he is coming fresh from two big money spinners: L2: Empuraan and Thudarum. Before 2025, the Mollywood legend was struggling to find his form but this year, he has turned the tables and how! Now, he is gearing up for his third release of the year, Hridayapoorvam, and will be looking forward to set the Indian box office on fire yet again. Amid this, he also has a chance of achieving one historic milestone. Scroll below to know more!
In the post-COVID era, Laletan was struggling to get it right. Except for Neru, none of his films really worked. Biggies like Alone, Malaikottai Vaaliban, and Barroz 3D tanked, giving a major setback to the actor. But in 2025, he has stunned everyone and proved why is the king of Mollywood cinema. His L2: Empuraan and Thudarum broke several records and made historic earnings.
Mohanlal had a rocking time in 2025 with L2: Empuraan and Thudarum!
Riding high on the pre-release buzz, L2: Empuraan saw an earth-shattering start and eventually, it ended up earning 107 crore net at the Indian box office, thus giving Mohanlal his first 100 crore net grosser in India. After that, his Thudarum came out of syllabus as amid low expectations, it scored a century and overtook L2: Empuraan by earning a mammoth 122 crore net. Now, with Hridayapoorvam, he looks forward to create history.
Mohanlal to create history at the Indian box office with Hridayapoorvam?
As we can see, Mohanlal is already enjoying a cumulative sum of 229 crore net in 2025 with his recent two theatrical releases. So, he is 71 crores away from achieving the milestone of 300 crore net collection at the Indian box office. With Hridayapoorvam releasing next month, the Mollywood legend might create history for Mollywood by scoring 300 crore net collection in a single year.
Due to Laletan’s successful run, Hridayapoorvam is already having good buzz around itself, which is likely to help it in bagging a strong start. And if the content turns out to be good, then scoring the remaining 71 crore net won’t be a big task. So, the milestone of cumulative 300 crore net collection at the Indian box office in a single looks achievable for the actor.
Such a feat has never been achieved by anyone in Mollywood, so Mohanlal has a chance to create history. Even after he achieves it, the feat is expected to remain unbeaten for years.
More about the film
The upcoming Malayalam family drama is directed by Sathyan Anthikad and is scheduled to release on August 28, 2025. It also stars Malavika Mohanan, Sangeeth Prathap, Sangita Madhavan Nair, and others.
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