Rajinikanth's 2.0 was one of the most-awaited movies of the year. Shankar's sci-fi also starring Akshay Kumar as an antagonist is the second instalment of the franchise, which began with 2010 film Enthiran. In 2.0, superstar Rajinikanth reprised his roles as Dr. Vaseegaran and Chitti, whereas Akshay played Pakshirajan.

The movie opened to the collection of Rs 20.25 crore on its first day. Second day, it witnessed a slight decline with total collection of Rs 18 crore, however, it gained the pace on third day. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to mention the collection. He wrote, ''#2Point0 jumps on Day 3 [Sat]... Growth on Day 3 [vis-à-vis Day 2]: 23.46%... Circuits that were performing okay/low have picked up... Day 4 [Sun] should witness further growth... Thu 20.25 cr, Fri 18 cr, Sat 25 cr. Total: ₹ 63.25 cr. India biz. Note: HINDI version.''

#2Point0 jumps on Day 3 [Sat]... Growth on Day 3 [vis-à-vis Day 2]: 23.46%... Circuits that were performing okay/low have picked up... Day 4 [Sun] should witness further growth... Thu 20.25 cr, Fri 18 cr, Sat 25 cr. Total: ₹ 63.25 cr. India biz. Note: HINDI version.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 2, 2018

#2Point0 remained strong on Day 2... Although the film has declined on Day 2, the biz should gather momentum on Day 3 [Sat] and Day 4 [Sun]… Thu 20.25 cr, Fri 18 cr. Total: ₹ 38.25 cr. India biz. Note: HINDI version.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 1, 2018

Non-holiday release... Non-festival period... Yet, #2Point0 takes a SUPER START... Keeping in mind the fact that it’s a dubbed film + advance bookings opened very late, the biz is STRONG... Thu ₹ 20.25 cr. India biz. Note: HINDI version.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 30, 2018

The growth must be attributed to the weekend. 2.0's collection is expected to rise on the fourth day. The movie has garnered good reviews from critics, especially for its VFX. If you can ignore the storyline, it will be a fun ride. 2.0 also has a message on ecological conservation.

2.0 is a battle between human greed and human need, good versus evil and nature versus technology. You get a glimpse of the dazzling VFX in the starting credit itself. There is Dr. Vaseegaran and his lab, where we are welcomed by his beautiful assistant Nila. The scientist interacts with officials, ministers and has a rival as well. Soon after the film starts, you witness the first murder which is done by cell phones. Yes, you read that right! Cell phone kills a human (Really, they have). The city is caught in mayhem. Military is called but they are of no help. Finally, the administration resort to release the banned robot Chitty. VFX team has created some interesting scenes like cell phones forest, cell phones room and even a road.

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