The plane hijack drama has riveting performances by everyone ranging from Prakashraj, Nagarjuna to even the supporting performances such as Prithviraj’s. Radhamohan’s script is watertight and hence the movie is gripping.

Trade Talk:
Made in an average budget, Payanam is turning out to be an average grosser and with weeks left to go for another competitive movie in sight the movie might just make more money.

Public Talk:
Payanam is being received as a good family entertainer and the family crowd seen in theatres during weekends stand proof for this.

No. Weeks Completed: 3
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 118
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 68%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 14,36,881
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 1.61 Crore

Verdict: Average