Kuberaa box office Day 3: Dhanush's Telugu film scores excellent opening weekend
Monday stands crucial for the film now, given it will have to maintain a steady pace during the weekdays to establish more records for Dhanush at the box office. It will be interesting to see if 'Kuberaa' manages to surpass the lifetime India business of 'Raayan' (Rs 94.79 crore) to emerge as the biggest film for Dhanush at the box office.
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