Ajith's comeback film 'Vidaamuyarchi' was released in theatres on Thursday. The film saw ardent fans of the superstar arrive in larger numbers to watch the film's first day first show (FDFS). Directed by Magizh Thirumeni, the film which also stars Trisha Krishnan performed well at the box office on day 1. 

According to the box office tracking website Sacnilk.com, the Ajith-starrer registered Rs 22 crore nett in India on opening day. The film had decent occupancy in theatres, with 58.81 per cent in the morning, 60.27 per cent in the afternoon and 54.79 per cent in evening shows. Trichy and Pondicherry witnessed higher occupancy than Chennai at 92.00 per cent and 91.67 per cent, respectively, while Chennai had 88.33 per cent. However, the collection is less compared to Ajith's last release 'Thunivu' (2023) which collected Rs 24.4 crore on opening day. With a positive word of mouth, the collections for Ajith's latest film is only expected to see a sharp rise over the weekend.