Hyderabad: The Koratala Siva film opened to good numbers in Indian theatres. As per Sacnilk.com, the film minted over ₹70 crore on Friday. Kosaraju Hari Krishna and Sudhakar Mikkilineni produce it under the banners of NTR Arts and Yuvasudha Arts.
According to Sacnilk.com, the film earned ₹77 crore [Telugu: ₹68.6 crore; Hindi: ₹7 crore; Kannada: ₹30 lakh; Tamil: ₹80 lakh; Malayalam: ₹30 lakh]. Devara Part 1 had an overall 79.56% Telugu occupancy on Friday.
This is second-biggest opening of the year for an Indian movie after Prabhas’ Kalki 2898 AD, which minted ₹95 crore on first day of release in India. It was a Telugu production as well. In Hindi, Stree 2 is 2024’s biggest opener with a ₹60 crore day 1 haul. Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan is still the biggest Hindi opener at ₹70 crore.
The film stars Jr NTR, Saif Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Srikanth Meka, Tom Shine Chacko, and Narain. In this film, Jr NTR takes on a dual role, playing both Devara and Varadha. His character is pivotal to the storyline, which revolves around a dramatic clash of wills in a coastal setting where power dynamics are in constant flux.
Saif Ali Khan portrays Bhaira, a master of kushti (wrestling), whose seemingly invincible world is upended by Jr NTR’s character. The film released in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.
