Sai
Dharam
Tej
and
Samyuktha
starrer
supernatural
thriller,
a
genre
that
is
quite
new
to
the
Tollywood
industry
(as
claimed
by
its
makers),
achieved
break-even
easily.
Directed
by
debutant
Karthik
Dandu,
a
disciple
of
visionary
director
Sukumar
B,
Virupaksha
was
released
on
April
21,
all
over
the
world.
The
movie
marks
the
comeback
of
Sai
Dharam
Tej
after
a
deadly
accident
and
also
is
his
first
pan-India
film.
Virupaksha
was
made
in
Telugu
but
was
dubbed
into
other
four
major
Indian
languages
including
Hindi,
Tamil,
Kannada,
and
Malayalam.
The
movie
earned
a
positive
response
on
its
opening
day
for
its
content
and
technical
aspects
coupled
with
brilliant
storytelling.
Although
there
were
a
few
issues
like
unnecessary
scenes
and
a
bit
of
length,
the
movie
was
unanimously
voted
as
a
successful
film.
The
box
office
collections
for
Virupaksha
are
also
record-breaking.
The
movie
made
the
career's
highest
pre-release
business
for
the
actor
from
the
mega
compound.
It
not
only
collected
the
highest
openings
for
Sai
Dharam
Tej
but
also
achieved
break-even
in
just
four
days.
It
earned
Rs
22
Crore
worldwide
within
four
days.
Virupaksha
makes
for
the
10th
cleanest
hit
of
Tollywood
in
2023.
The
story
is
set
in
the
village
of
Rudravanam,
where
mysterious
deaths
occur
after
a
black
magic
spell.
People
start
killing
themselves
without
reason.
When
the
heroine
gets
possessed,
the
protagonist
embarks
on
the
mission
to
put
an
end
to
their
miseries.
But
at
what
cost?
The
movie
stars
Ajay,
Sai
Chand,
Brahmaji,
Rajeev
Kanakala,
Soniya
Singh,
Shyamala,
Abhinav
Gomatam,
and
Sunil
among
others
playing
crucial
characters
in
the
film.
Bhogavalli
Bapineedu
and
BVSS
Prasad
produced
the
movie
along
with
Sukumar
B
under
the
Sri
Venkateshwara
Cine
Chitra
and
Sukumar
Writings
banner.
Shyam
Dutt
worked
as
the
cinematographer
and
Naveen
Nooli
worked
as
the
Editor.