Overview
- The Dulquer Salmaan starrer I’m Game opened in theatres on Thursday with the Malayalam version screening broadly while non‑Malayalam prints suffered delivery problems that led to delayed, no‑sound and cancelled morning shows.
- Early audience and critic responses on X and review outlets praised the film’s first half, Dulquer’s performance, action set pieces and Jakes Bejoy’s score while many called the second half weaker.
- Trade reporting on advance bookings varied widely, with early figures reported at about 2.5 crore worldwide and other analysts placing Kerala pre‑sales near 1.98 crore and worldwide advance at about 4.69 crore, leaving opening‑day totals unclear.
- Exhibitors and viewers posted specific technical faults from multiple centres, including stuck frames, missing subtitles and absent audio, with Hyderabad and Chennai among the cities where shows were cancelled after DCPs failed to arrive or load correctly.
- The film marks Dulquer’s return to Malayalam cinema and a major project for director Nahas Hidhayath; the near‑term outlook will depend on rapid resolution of distribution issues, stable weekend shows and whether word‑of‑mouth sustains audience interest.