India, Oct. 13 -- This Onam was one for the ages at the Kerala box office with Vysakh's Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer Khalifa: TheRuler and Girish AD's Nivin Pauly-starrer Bethlehem Kudumba Unit clashing. Even Malayalam director Geetu Mohandas' much-hyped Kannada film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups didn't stand a chance in the state, as Bethlehem Kudumba Unit became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time. Khalifa was also panned, and now, after its OTT release across six platforms, the director seems to think his film received a lukewarm response partly because of the lead.

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Since Khalifa hit OTT, Vysakh has been resha...