India, May 16 -- Suriya and Trisha Krishnan-starrer Karuppu is off to a promising start after facing last-minute delays. The action thriller was set to release in theatres on May 14, but shows were cancelled amid financial troubles faced by producer SR Prabhu of Dream Warrior Pictures. The film was released a day later, on May 15. Fans swarmed to theatres to catch the RJ Balaji film, and so far, the response has been positive. Vijay Deverakonda has now congratulated the team of Karuppu. (Also read: Karuppu box office collection day 1: Suriya's film sees a strong start, but fails to cross Kanguva opening day numbers)

Taking to his X account, Vijay wrote, "So happy to see the overwhelming love for @Suriya_offl na's #Karuppu in Tamil and #V...