King,
released
with
much
fanfare
on
Christmas
Day,
is
proving
to
be
runaway
hit
in
the
overseas
market.
Directed
by
Srinu
Vaitla
and
produced
by
D.
Sivaprasada
Reddy
under
the
Kamakshi
Kala
Movies
banner,
Trisha
is
paired
opposite
the
youthful
looking
Nagarjuna
for
the
first
time.
The
film
also
features
a
hugely
extravagant
song
in
which
Nagarjuna
dances
with
some
reigning
Telugu
heroines
like
Anushka,
Priyamani,
Charmi,
Kamna
Jethmalani
and
Genelia.
After
the
first
day's
shows,
director
Srinu
Vaitla
reportedly
bowed
to
popular
opinion
and
trimmed
King's
running
time
by
10
minutes.
The
film,
launched
with
300
prints
globally,
got
off
to
a
running
start
with
reviewers
heaping
praises
on
the
film.
But
the
most
commonly-heard
complaint
was
that
the
movie
was
too
long,
especially
for
overseas
audiences
who
prefer
to
watch
movies
which
are
shorter.
The
film
is
currently
showing
in
all
theatres
in
the
newly-edited
version.