The political-action-thriller ' Madras Cafe ' directed by Shoojit Sircar released on August 23. The movie featured John Abraham and Nargis Fakhri in lead roles. The viewers will get to see John Abraham 's solo action avatar in this flick after two years; earlier the actor was seen displaying his heroism in the film ' Force '. Produced by John Abraham , the intriguing dramatic thriller attended much controversy prior to its release over the sensitive issue the movie is dealing with.

' Madras Cafe ' targeted mainly the elite multiplex audience due to its niche and rich urban content. Studded with amazing character performances, the film released in around 1050 screens. This out and out war-flick revolves around Sri Lankan civil war responsible for killing thousands of Tamilians and it successfully received positive reviews raising the expectations to perform brilliant in metro cities. This flick was too far away from those 'masala' entertainers of Bollywood drawing whistles, however the film emphasized on inglorious historical account of India.

The thriller commenced with slow openings during its morning shows, still the regions like Delhi and Gurgaon observed better scenario. The morning shows in multiplexes noted around 30% occupancy, but seemed to escalate the figures in the evening shows. Though the exact first day collection of ' Madras Cafe ' is not yet known, this mid-budget product by Shoojit Sircar must witness a good weekend in order to incur great figures prior the other grand release of next week, ' Satyagraha '.

The early estimates hoped the film ' Madras Cafe ' to collect approximately 3.5 to 4 crore nett on the first day of its release, followed by a decorous weekend.