Action
Prince
Dhruva
Sarja's
most
anticipated
film
Pogaru
finally
released
yesterday
(February
19,
2021).
Directed
by
Nanda
Kishore,
the
film
also
featuring
National
Crush
Rashmika
Mandanna
garnered
a
terrific
opening
at
the
box
office
and
has
been
receiving
positive
reviews
from
audiences
and
critics
as
well.
Despite
having
stiff
competition
with
other
south
releases,
including
Vishal's
Chakra
(Tamil),
Mohanlal's
Drishyam
2
(Malayalam)
and
Allari
Naresh's
Naandhi
(Telugu),
the
film
garnered
rave
response
from
all
the
states
(Karnataka,
Andhra
Pradesh,
Telangana
and
Tamil
Nadu)
where
it
released
on
Friday.
For
the
unversed,
Pogaru
was
simultaneously
released
in
Telugu
with
the
same
title
and
in
Tamil
as
Semma
Thimiru,
marking
Dhruva
Sarja's
debut
in
Tollywood
and
Kollywood.
The
film
garnered
love
from
the
audience,
especially
for
Dhruva
Sarja-Rashmika
Mandanna's
attention-grabbing
performances,
dialogues,
and
songs.
Well,
as
per
film
analysts,
Pogaru
has
become
the
all-time
4th
highest
box
office
opener
in
Sandalwood's
history.
The
Dhruva
Sarja-starrer
has
collected
Rs
8.70
crore
from
its
day
1
theatrical
run
in
Karnataka.
From
its
Andhra
Pradesh/
Telangana
release,
the
film
minted
Rs
1.35
crore.
The
overall
business
of
the
film
on
Day
1
is
said
to
be
Rs
10.05
crore.
Kicking
off
on
a
positive
note
looks
like
the
film
will
acquire
pretty
impressive
collections
in
the
days
to
come.
Backed
by
BK
Gangadhar
under
his
production
banner
Sri
Jagadguru
Movies,
Pogaru
was
initially
slated
to
release
on
March
24,
2020,
but
was
postponed
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown.
Actors
including
Dhananjay,
Raghavendra
Rajkumar,
P
Ravi
Shankar,
Kai
Greene,
Sadhu
Kokila,
Kutti
Prathap,
Mrinalini
Ravi,
Mayuri
Kyatari
and
Morgan
Aste
are
the
supporting
cast
of
the
action-entertainer.