Nara
Rohit's
Telugu
political
drama
Prathinidhi,
which
was
made
on
a
shoe-string
budget
of
Rs
2
crore,
has
turned
out
to
be
the
surprise
hit
of
the
season.
This
low-budget
movie
has
raked
in
Rs
7
crores
at
the
Andhra
Pradesh
Box
Office
in
its
first
week.
Directed
by
debutant
Prashanth
Mandava,
the
film
has
hit
the
screens
on
April
25.
"Nobody
expected
the
film
to
do
so
well.
On
release
day,
it
collected
Rs
2
crore
in
the
state
and
since
then
slowly
and
steadily
managed
to
mint
about
Rs
7
crore
in
the
first
week.
This
is
the
best
ever
opening
for
a
Nara
Rohit
film," trade
analyst
Trinath
told
IANS.
The
story
of
the
film
Prathinidhi
revolves
around
a
common
man,
who
kidnaps
a
chief
minister
and
the
repercussions
he
faces
because
of
that.
Trinath
said
the
political
theme
of
the
film
released
during
election
season
worked
in
its
favour.
"There's
nothing
exceptional
about
the
film,
but
since
it
released
during
election
season,
it
was
received
very
well.
It
actually
inspired
many
to
vote
for
the
deserving
candidate,"
he
said.
Shubra
Aiyappa
is
playing
the
female
lead
in
Prathinidhi,
which
also
features
Kota
Srinivasa
Rao,
Jayaprakash
Reddy
and
Giri
Babu
in
the
important
roles.
Sai
Karthik
has
composed
music
and
background
score
for
the
film,
while
cinematographer
Chitti
Babu
handled
the
camera
work.