Thalapathy Vijay's latest film, The Greatest of All Time (The GOAT), which hit screens on September 5 is creating ripples at the box office.
Despite the accolades it is receiving, the film has found itself embroiled in controversy.
GOAT, starring Vijay in dual roles, is facing plagiarism accusations.
Vijay's GOAT Faces Plagiarism Issue
Netizens took to social media to share similarities between the climax of GOAT and the 2018 Hollywood movie Final Score.
The key differences between the climax scenes of GOAT and Final Score are the inclusion of new actors, a cameo by MS Dhoni, and a shift from football to cricket.
The rest of the scene, showing a character racing on a bike amid a huge crowd is similar to the scene in Final Score. Netizens took to the comments section to say how disappointed there were.
Venkat Prabhu and AGS Productions haven't shared any comment about it.
About GOAT
Despite the mixed word of mouth, GOAT had an impressive start at the box office, by grossing solid numbers. The film completed the second week of theatrical run with Rs 420 crore. According to Cinetrak, the box office collection of GOAT stands at around Rs 215 crore in Tamil Nadu at the end of day 18. The third-weekend collection of Vijay’s film is estimated to reach Rs 16 crore. The film has successfully surpassed the Rs 200 crore mark.
The global box office collection of the film is around Rs 447 crore in 18 days, and the film is soon to hit past the 450 crore mark.
Directed by Venkat Prabhu, GOAT boasts an ensemble cast, including Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Sneha, Ajmal Ameer, Mohan, Jayaram, Vaibhav, Yogi Babu, Premgi Amaren, and Meenakshi Chaudhary in key roles.
Trisha and Sivakarthikeyan's special cameo appearances sharing the screen with Vijay became of the highlights of the film.