By: Entertainment DeskBangalore | October 8, 2025 06:58 PM IST 3 min readIdli Kadai box office collection Day 7: Idli Kadai, directed by Dhanush, has been holding strong at the domestic box office despite the competition from rival releases Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 and Varun Dhavan starrer Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari. As per Sacnilk, Idli Kadai’s domestic gross stands at Rs. 40.15 crores on its seventh day of release. The village drama, also starring Dhanush in the lead role, earned a total of Rs. 1.50 crores from India on Tuesday, just below its earnings on the 6th day, which stood at Rs. 1.50 crores. Let’s examine the breakdown of the film’s box office numbers in relation to Dhanush’s earlier directorial ventures.Also Read | Idly Kadai box office collection Day 5: Dhanush’s film holds steady, earns Rs 38.60 croreWhereas, its main competitor in the domestic market, Kantara Chapter 1, raked in a total of Rs 2.29 crores on its seventh day at the box office, taking its domestic gross to Rs 290 crores. Idli Kadai, which deals with a man’s return to his roots and family traditions after learning about his father’s death, has been lauded for its storyline and the lead performances. According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Idli Kadai is slightly falling behind Dhanush’s second directorial ‘Raayan’, which took in a total of Rs 56.85 crores on its seventh day at the domestic market, grossing Rs 3.25 crores. However, on the brighter side, Idli Kadai has clearly outperformed Dhanush’s previous directorial effort ‘Nilavuku Enmel Ennadi Kobam’, which only managed to reach Rs. 5.74 crores total domestic gross on its seventh day, earning just Rs. 0.54 crores. DayIndia Net CollectionDay 1Rs 11 CrDay 2Rs 9.75 CrDay 3Rs 5.5 CrDay 4Rs.6.25 CrDay 5Rs 6 Cr Day 6Rs 1.55 Cr Day 7Rs 1.50 CrAlso Read | Kanna Ravi clears the air on Veduvan and Kaithi connection: ‘I used the backstory and emotional graph…’Idli Kadai’s occupancy is dwindling at the moment, with just a total of 19.69 % occupancy in its seventh day, with the morning shows standing at 14.62 % and evening and night shows faring much better at 20.60 % and 24.05%, respectively. Idli Kadi features Nithya Menon, Arun Vijay, Parthiban, Sathyaraj, and Shalini Pandey in the supporting cast and has a musical score by G V Prakash Kumar, while Karan Kaushik handles the cinematography. The film is also bankrolled jointly by Dawn Pictures and Wunderbar Films.Click here to follow Screen Digital on YouTube and stay updated with the latest from the world of cinema.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd