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The South actress gave a superhit film in the year 2024, while her husband's expensive film went bankrupt in the theatres. Forget about earning, the hero's film failed to even recover its cost at the box office. The star couple we are talking about are Jyothika and Surya.

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The year 2024 was very special for Jyothika's career. Her film 'Shaitan' was released in the month of March. She made a strong comeback in Hindi cinema through a horror film and established her dominance by giving a superhit film. In 'Shaitan', Jyothika was seen in the role of Ajay Devgan's wife. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)

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The horror film 'Shaitan' was directed by Vikas Bahl. R Madhavan was seen in the role of a villain in it. People liked the story of the film very much and the makers got full benefit of it at the box office. 'Shaitan' created history by earning a lot of money. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)

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According to IMDb report, Jyotika and Ajay Devgan's film 'Shaitan' was made at a cost of Rs 95 crores. The film grossed Rs 176.2 crores across the country. 'Shaitan' created history with a collection of Rs 213.8 crores worldwide. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)

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Now let's talk about Jyotika's husband Surya's film 'Kanguva'. This film was released in the month of November. Surya played the lead role in it. This was one of the much awaited films of the year 2024. In this, Bobby Deol played the role of a dreaded villain. His dangerous look was much discussed. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)

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The makers of Surya's film 'Kanguva' spent crores of rupees like water. You will be surprised to know that this film was made at a cost of Rs 350 crores, not 100-200 crores. There was tremendous hype about the film before its release, but the film proved to be a disaster as soon as it hit the theatres. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)

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According to IMDb, Surya's film 'Kanguva' had a gross collection of Rs 81.4 crore. The film could only do a business of Rs 105.2 crore worldwide. In this way, 'Kanguva' failed to recover its cost at the box office and Surya was labelled a flop. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)