The Lyca production, Jason Sanjay's first film as director and Vijay's son, dropped sharply on day two after a Rs 2.35 crore opening, per trade site Sacnilk.
Sigma opened on October 2 and the numbers coming in are modest, not disastrous. Trade site Sacnilk pegs the two-day total at Rs 3.85 crore, with day one bringing in Rs 2.35 crore and day two dropping to Rs 1.50 crore.
That's the kind of fall that usually worries a studio, but context matters here. This is Jason Sanjay's first film as a director, not an actor, and the expectations around it were never really about numbers alone.
For years the assumption among Tamil film watchers was that Vijay's son would step in front of the camera eventually. Instead, Jason went abroad to study filmmaking and came back wanting to direct. Reports at the time suggested actors were hesitant to sign on with a first-timer, which stalled the project before Sandeep Kishan agreed to headline it. Faria Abdullah and Raju Sundaram round out the cast, Thaman scores the music and Lyca Productions backs the film.
The title itself, Sigma, and the trailer signalled a heist film, a genre that has historically worked for Tamil audiences, and that built real anticipation going in.
There was an emotional layer to the release too. With Vijay himself away from the screen these days, his fanbase has rallied around Jason's directorial turn, some even pledging on social media to back him the way they would Vijay. Sangeetha caught the first-day first show at Kamala theatre.
The actual reviews land somewhere in the middle. Most who went in with big expectations came out a touch underwhelmed. The making and craft get praised, Jason has clearly put in the technical work, but the general sense is that the story and screenplay needed sharper attention. There's optimism that he'll iron out those gaps with experience. Nobody's calling Sigma a flop, and in a season where plenty of films crash and burn, a moderate result that avoids outright failure is being read as a relief rather than a disappointment.
The real test now is the weekend. A Rs 1.50 crore second day on a film carrying this much curiosity suggests word of mouth hasn't quite caught fire, and Friday-to-Sunday numbers will tell us whether Sigma stabilises or keeps sliding. For Jason Sanjay, the bigger question beyond this opening weekend is whether this debut earns him a second shot behind the camera, and how soon.
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