with a box office collection of 102 crore worldwide. Kaavalan was screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival in China. Kaavalan was a commercial success in China. During Diwali the same year, his next film, the action film Velayudham, directed by M. Raja and produced by Venu Ravichandran, was released. Velayudham became one of the top-grossing films of 2011. Velayudham was a critical success among Japanese audiences. 2012–present: Increased critical and commercial success globally Vijay's next release in 2012 was Nanban. Nanban was screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia. Vijay's performance in the film received positive critical acclaim. Nanban went on to have a 100-day theatrical run. The Indian Express reported the film Nanban grossed 150 crore at the box office. The action thriller Thuppakki, directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by S. Dhanu, was released on Diwali 2012 to positive reviews. The film became the third Tamil film to enter the 1 billion club domestically. Thuppakki became the highest-grossing film of Vijay's career at the time, and the first of his films to gross over 1,800,000,000. Thuppakki was screened at the Russian film festival. His next film Thalaivaa, directed by A. L. Vijay, was released on 9 August 2013 worldwide to mixed reports, and had a delayed release in Tamil Nadu. Thalaivaa was overall a box office failure. The film Jilla released in 2014 and ended up as a box office hit. Vijay again worked with AR Murugadoss in the action thriller Kaththi. The film released to generally positive reviews. The Los Angeles Times called Kaththi a "success in style". Kaththi collected 130 crore at the box office. It was the second-highest-grossing Tamil film of 2014. In 2015, the fairy tale fantasy film Puli was released, directed by Chimbu Deven. Puli received mixed reviews from critics, though Vijay was praised for venturing into a new genre. Puli was one of the highest-grossing films of 2015 in its entire run. The film's satellite rights and areawise distribution rights were sold for 100 crore. Since director Deven is a cartoonist, the film's half-demon theme was partially based on Japanese hit anime manga series Inuyasha, similar to which, Vijay played a "Tiger-demon" with tiger's teeth and blue eyes. The Sydney Morning Herald stated Vijay excels as a "Tiger-demon" in the film. IB Times reported Puli was successful in foreign markets and is regarded as one of the Indian