Suriya and Naslen's Diwali release "Scene" has so far enjoyed a strong run at the Kerala box office, concluding its first-week run with a ₹23.70 crore gross. However, despite its impressive start, the film was overtaken by Ranbir Kapoor's "Ramayana: Part 1", which gained momentum during the

Suriya and Naslen's Diwali release "Scene" has so far enjoyed a strong run at the Kerala box office, concluding its first-week run with a ₹23.70 crore gross. However, despite its impressive start, the film was overtaken by Ranbir Kapoor's "Ramayana: Part 1", which gained momentum during the

Suriya and Naslen's Diwali release "Scene" has so far enjoyed a strong run at the Kerala box office, concluding its first-week run with a ₹23.70 crore gross. However, despite its impressive start, the film was overtaken by Ranbir Kapoor's "Ramayana: Part 1", which gained momentum during the

Suriya and Naslen's Diwali release "Scene" has so far enjoyed a strong run at the Kerala box office, concluding its first-week run with a ₹23.70 crore gross. However, despite its impressive start, the film was overtaken by Ranbir Kapoor's "Ramayana: Part 1", which gained momentum during the weekdays and took the lead in daily collections.

According to state-wise box office tracking by Sacnilk, "Scene" opened in Kerala on Friday, November 6, with an estimated ₹5 crore to ₹6 crore gross. This marked Suriya's biggest Kerala opening of 2026. The film continued its strong run over the extended opening weekend, collecting approximately ₹19.27 crore by the end of its first four days. By Wednesday, November 11, its six-day total had reached ₹22.45 crore. On Thursday, the film added another ₹1.25 crore, taking its seven-day Kerala gross to ₹23.70 crore.

The film also achieved an important career milestone for Suriya. Within just six days, "Scene" became his highest-grossing film in Kerala, surpassing his earlier 2026 releases, "Karuppu" and "Vishwanath & Sons". It also crossed the lifetime Kerala collection of Mani Ratnam's "Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1", which earned ₹22.92 crore. With this achievement, "Scene" became the sixth highest-grossing Tamil film in Kerala.

Directed by Malayalam filmmaker Jithu Madhavan, known for "Romancham" and "Aavesham", and most recently, "Balan: The Boy" (for which he wrote the script), "Scene" benefited from its strong local appeal. The film features Suriya alongside Malayalam actors Naslen and Nazriya Nazim, with music composed by Sushin Shyam. Its combination of popular Malayalam talent and Suriya's fan following helped it attract audiences across multiplexes and single-screen theatres.

However, the box office competition with "Ramayana" took an interesting turn after the opening weekend. Ranbir Kapoor's film released on Thursday, November 5, a day before "Scene". While Suriya's film dominated the initial weekend, "Ramayana" gradually gained ground during the weekdays.

Between Friday and Sunday, "Scene" collected approximately ₹15 crore to ₹16 crore in Kerala. But on Monday, November 9, the trend changed. "Scene" saw its collections fall by around 50 per cent from Sunday to ₹2.70 crore. In comparison, "Ramayana" recorded a smaller drop of around 15 per cent, collecting ₹3.90 crore and taking the daily lead.

"Ramayana" continued its steady performance on Tuesday, earning more than ₹3.80 crore. Its six-day Kerala collection reached approximately ₹20.90 crore to ₹21.05 crore. Meanwhile, "Scene" settled into daily collections of around ₹1.25 crore to ₹2 crore.

Show counts also played a role in the competition. During the opening weekend, "Scene" had nearly twice as many shows in Kerala as "Ramayana". However, strong family word-of-mouth and good audience occupancy for the Malayalam-dubbed version of "Ramayana" helped the film close the gap.

In terms of worldwide and domestic net collections, "Scene" netted ₹129.60 crore and grossed ₹200.60 crore globally.

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