India, Aug. 10 -- Malayalam star Mohanlal's daughter Vismaya made her big-screen debut last Friday with Thudakkam. The film managed to beat a record previously held by Mohanlal's friend and close collaborator, filmmaker Priyadarshan's daughter, Kalyani, with her hit film Lokah: Chapter 1 - Chandra. Thudakkam is now officially the highest-opening for a female-led Malayalam film. However, it did not manage to outpace Lokah's opening weekend haul.

According to the trade website Sacnilk, Vismaya's Thudakkam collected Rs.2.55 crore net in India and Rs.6.86 crore gross worldwide on its opening day. Kalyani's Lokah had opened to Rs.2.70 crore net in India and a worldwide gross of Rs.6.63 crore, which Thudakkam managed to outpace by a hair's bre...