Sai
Dharam
Tej
and
Samyuktha
Menon-starrer
supernatural
thriller
Virupaksha,
which
is
packed
with
thrills
hit
the
screens
on
April
21.
The
movie
is
receiving
raving
reviews.
Virupaksha
is
written
and
directed
by
Karthik
Dandu,
another
gem
of
a
director
from
director
Sukumar
B's
camp.
The
thriller
is
his
debut,
and
to
attempt
this
genre
for
a
debut
can
be
cited
as
quite
a
challenge.
Sukumar's
screenplay
for
Virupaksha
made
the
film
a
must-watch
theatrical
experience
after
its
release.
With
positive
reviews
pouring
in
from
all
over
the
world
in
Tamil,
Telugu,
Kannada,
Malayalam,
and
Hindi,
Sai
Dharam
Tej's
movie
is
going
to
do
great
over
the
opening
weekend.
In
addition,
the
movie
made
a
solid
pre-release
business
in
terms
of
non-theatrical,
OTT,
audio,
and
satellite
rights.
The
worldwide
theatrical
rights
of
Virupaksha
are
sold
at
around
Rs
22
Crore.
The
movie
registered
the
career's
best
and
highest
business
for
the
actor
of
the
mega
family.
On
the
first
day
of
its
theatrical
release,
Virupaksha
opened
to
a
great
occupancy
ratio.
It
is
expected
to
make
a
decent
Rs
4.50
Crore
from
all
over
India.
The
movie
was
actually
estimated
to
have
made
only
around
Rs
3.50
Crore
but
it
surpassed
the
expectations
and
made
Rs
1
Crore
more
than
it.
Virupaksha
made
a
total
of
day
1
of
Rs
4.50
Crore
from
all
over
India.
Virupaksha
stars
Rajeev
Kanakala,
Sunil,
Ajay,
Santhosh
Kallatt,
Sai
Chand,
Jhansi,
and
Brahmaji
among
others
playing
crucial
characters.
BVSN
Prasad
produced
the
movie
under
the
Sri
Venkateswara
Cine
Chitra
banners.
Sukumar
B
is
the
film's
co-producer
under
his
Sukumar
Writings
banner.
Shamdat
cranked
the
camera,
and
Navin
Nooli
worked
as
the
film's
editor.
B
Ajaneesh
Loknath,
the
man
behind
the
music
of
Kantara
and
Vikrant
Rona,
scored
the
film's
background
music
and
tunes.