Earlier, we reported that Ajith's Nerkonda Paarvai which took a excellent start at the domestic box office, had a superb feat at the Chennai city Box-Office. The film on its first day had grossed Rs. 1.58 Cr, which is now the best day 1 opening ever for a Ajith film at Chennai.

Rajinikanth tops this list with 4 films (2.0, Kaala, Kabali and Petta) followed by Vijay with 3 films; Avengers End Game is the only other language film to have enter in top 10 Chennai city grosser on day 1. Here is the list:

1. 2.0 - Rs.2.64 Cr
2. Sarkar - Rs.2.37 Cr
3. Kaala - Rs. 1.76 Cr
4. Nerkonda Paarvai - Rs. 1.58 Cr
5. Mersal - Rs. 1.52 Cr
6. Vivegam - Rs. 1.21 Cr
7. Avengers Infinity War - Rs.1.17 Cr
8. Kabali - Rs. 1.15 Cr 
9. Petta - Rs. 1.12 Cr
10. Theri - Rs. 1.05 Cr