Nandamuri
Balakrishna-starrer
Bhagavanth
Kesari,
written
and
directed
by
Anil
Ravipudi
is
one
of
the
latest
Tollywood
releases
to
enjoy
a
long
theatrical
run.
The
movie
successfully
completed
three
weeks
and
entered
into
fourth,
with
the
same
steady
enthusiasm,
despite
new
releases.
Bhagavanth
Kesari's
pre-release
business
was
lesser
than
Balakrishna's
Sankranthi
release
Veera
Simha
Reddy.
But,
this
movie
went
on
to
gross
more
than
Rs
124.
35
Crore
at
the
worldwide
box
office
already.
It
is
continuing
to
run
in
the
theatres
after
releasing
alongside
Thalapathy
Vijay's
Leo.
The
Nandamuri
veteran
is
on
a
success
streak
and
has
also
announced
his
next
with
Waltair
Veerayya
director
Bobby
Kolli,
referred
to
as
NBK
109.
Balayya
Babu
became
the
only
veteran
to
hold
this
record
of
achieving
a
hat-trick
of
USD
1
Million
at
the
USA
box
office.
The
movie's
business
was
closed
at
Rs
67.35
Crore.
Day
1:
Rs
16.6
Crore
Day
2:
Rs
7
Crore
Day
3:
Rs
7.8
Crore
Day
4:
Rs
8.6
Crore
Day
5:
Rs
7.65
Crore
Day
6:
Rs
9
Crore
Day
7:
Rs
5
Crore
Day
8:
Rs
2.9
Crore
Day
9:
Rs
2.1
Crore
Day
10:
Rs
2.65
Crore
Day
11:
Rs
4.15
Crore
Day
12:
Rs
1.28
Crore
Day
13:
Rs
1.05
Crore
Day
14:
Rs
0.85
Crore
Day
15:
Rs
0.77
Crore
Day
16:
Rs
0.45
Crore
Day
17:
Rs
0.8
Crore
Day
18:
Rs
1.2
Crore
Day
19:
Rs
0.42
Crore
Day
20:
Rs
0.44
Crore
Day
21:
Rs
0.14
Crore
Day
22:
Rs
0.11
Crore
(estimates)
Total
22
Days
Collection:
Rs
81.01
Crore
(approximately).
Bhagavanth
Kesari
Premise
Nelakonda
Bhagavanth
Kesari
is
a
doting
guardian-like
parent
to
his
niece
Viji
(Sreeleela),
and
he
encourages
her
to
pursue
her
dream
of
joining
the
Indian
Army.
However,
things
turn
unimaginable
for
the
duo
when
Bhagavanth
Kesari
locks
horns
with
a
highly
influential
business
magnate
Rahul
Sanghvi
(Arjun
Rampal).
The
movie
features
Nandamuri
Balakrishna
as
Nelakonda
Bhagavanth
Kesari,
Kajal
Aggarwal
as
Kathyayani,
Sreeleela
as
Vijayalakshmi
aka
Viji,
Priyanka
Jawalkar,
and
John
Vijay
in
the
role
of
Shukla.
Bollywood
actor
Arjun
Rampal
is
making
his
Tollywood
debut
with
this
high-voltage
action
drama.
The
movie
is
a
production
venture
of
Sahu
Garapti
and
Harish
Peddi
under
the
Shine
Screens
banner.
C
Ramprasad
and
Tammiraju
worked
as
the
film's
cinematographer
and
editor,
respectively.
S
Thaman
joined
hands
once
again
with
NBK
for
Bhagavanth
Kesari's
entire
soundtrack
and
music.