Nandamuri
Balakrishna's
Akhanda
is
all
set
to
release
on
Disney+
Hotstar
on
January
21
(Friday).
Though
the
release
timing
is
yet
to
be
made
official,
reports
suggest
that
the
film
will
be
out
at
12
am
on
the
popular
streaming
platform.
Interestingly,
the
film
will
have
an
OTT
clash
with
Nani-Sai
Pallavi-starrer
Shyam
Singha
Roy,
which
will
also
start
streaming
from
the
same
date
on
Neflix.
With
no
major
releases
in
theatres
and
COVID-19
scare
across
India,
Telugu
audience
will
get
to
enjoy
the
two
hit
films
on
the
same
day
and
that
too
within
the
comfort
of
their
homes.
Notably,
the
NBK-starrer
will
be
streaming
on
Disney+
Hotstar
after
50
days
of
its
theatrical
release.
Akhanda
will
reportedly
have
its
world
television
premiere
on
February
27
on
Star
Maa.
Backed
by
Miryala
Ravinder
Reddy's
Dwaraka
Creations,
the
film
is
written
and
directed
by
Boyapati
Srinu.
The
film
notably
marks
the
third
collaboration
of
the
leading
man
with
the
helmer
after
Simha
(2010)
and
Legend
(2014).
Featuring
an
extensive
star
cast
including
Pragya
Jaiswal,
Jagapathi
Babu,
Srikanth,
Nithin
Mehta,
Poorna
(Shamna
Kasim),
Subbaraju,
Avinash,
Sravan,
Prabhakar,
Deshna
Javaji
and
Viji
Chandrasekhar,
Akhanda
has
Nandamuri
Balakrishna
playing
a
dual
role.
On
its
release
on
December
2,
the
film
received
a
mixed
response
from
the
audiences,
however,
with
no
major
releases
to
clash
with,
the
Nandamuri
Balakrishna-starrer
was
able
to
pull
the
audiences
to
the
theatres.
The
senior
actor's
performance
especially
as
Aghora
was
well-received
by
the
moviegoers,
however,
the
storyline
was
a
big
led
down.
Despite
getting
mixed
reviews
online,
the
film
managed
to
gross
over
Rs
100
crore
at
the
box
office.
Akhanda's
soundtrack
and
score
are
composed
by
'Butta
Bomma' fame
S
Thaman,
while
the
cinematography
and
editing
departments
are
handled
by
C
Ram
Prasad
and
Kotagiri
Venkateswara
Rao
respectively,
Meanwhile,
Balayya's
next
project
is
#NBK107
with
Gopichand
Malineni.
Touted
to
be
an
out
and
out
action
entertainer,
the
film
will
also
feature
Shruti
Haasan,
marking
her
first
collaboration
with
the
senior
actor.
Thaman
will
be
tuning
songs
for
the
film.
The
makers
are
yet
to
announce
the
rest
of
the
cast
and
crew
members.