Sivakarthikeyan's Doctor officially grossed over 100 crores at the box office and the news was confirmed by the makers of the film - KJR Studios. The news made the fans happy and delighted and Doctor became the first-ever Sivakarthikeyan film to enter the 100 crore club. Before release, there were doubts about the film's content and its performance as it was one of the first mega biggies to release after the Covid-19 second wave, but the film took one and all by surprise, turning out to be a sensational hit. Having said that, director Nelson Dilipkumar issued an official statement thanking everyone for the massive success of the film.

Nelson's statement read, "Today, Doctor crosses 100 crores in theatres. Heartfelt thanks to everyone for making it a huge success! Thank you Sivakarthikeyan for believing in Doctor, as a producer, as an actor, and as a friend. Thank you Anirudh for being a constant support. Thank you Priyanka Mohan, Vinay, Yogibabu, Milind Soman, Redin Kingsley, Archana, Ilavarasu, Deepa, Sunil, Siva, Bjorn, Rajiv Lakshman, Raghu Ram, for being a family right from the start. Thank you Arun Alexander, we miss you.

Special thanks to my technical team Vijay Kartik Kannan, Nirmal, Kiran, Anbariv Masters, Pallavi, Suren - Alagiakoothan, Kabilan & Albans for all the good work. Thank you KJR Rajesh & Kalai Arasu. & Finally, Thanks to the audience, theatre owners, distributors, press & media for showering all your love. You all made Doctor what it is today. Thank You - Nelson Dilipkumar".

Director Nelson is currently helming the highly anticipated Thalapathy Vijay starrer Beast which has got huge expectations among the fans and film buffs. Beast features Pooja Hegde as the female lead and has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander. Produced by Sun Pictures on a grand scale, Beast features acclaimed director Selvaraghavan in an antagonist role and it is going to be exciting to see his faceoff against Vijay. For now, check out Nelson Dilipkumar's latest statement on the box office success of Doctor here: