Dulquer expected 'Lokah' to sink

Malayalam actor-producer and son of Kerala acting legend Mammootty, Dulquer Salmaan, never saw this coming.

- By Manjusha Radhakrishnan

The superstar, who is basking in the glory of Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, admits he was mentally prepared for the film to be a disaster. Yes, you read that right.

“Honestly, we were bracing ourselves for a potential loss,” he confessed to The Hollywood Reporter India.

“Buyers weren't lining up, and we had made peace with the idea that we might take a hit on the first film of the franchise.”

But fate had other plans. Released on August 28, the Dominic Arun-directed fantasy epic didn’t just survive — it detonated at the box office, raking in a staggering Rs1 billion in its very first week. What Dulquer expected to be a sinking ship turned into a cultural tidal wave.

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