Panja
Vaishnav
Tej's
debut
film
Uppena
has
opened
to
a
largely
positive
response.
The
romantic
drama
directed
by
Buchi
Babu
Sana
has
been
garnering
immense
love
and
support
from
the
audience.
Fans
and
followers
of
stars
including
Chiranjeevi,
Pawan
Kalyan,
Nagendra
Babu,
Ram
Charan,
Niharika
Konidela,
Varun
Tej
and
Sai
Dharam
Tej
are
super
thrilled
with
the
arrival
of
the
latest
hero
from
the
Mega
family
and
are
indeed
impressed
with
his
stellar
performance
too.
Along
with
Vaishnav,
Uppena
features
south
diva
Krithi
Shetty
and
versatile
actor
Vijay
Sethupathi.
Notably,
the
climax
sequence
of
the
film
featuring
Vijay
as
a
ruthless
villain
has
attracted
huge
attention
of
the
audience,
which
also
became
a
hot
topic
on
social
media
upon
its
release.
Meanwhile,
as
per
the
box
office
talks,
Uppena
which
released
in
670+
theatres
in
Andhra
Pradesh/
Telangana
has
collected
an
impressive
Rs
9.12
crore
with
its
theatrical
run,
which
is
the
highest
ever
collection
for
a
tier-2
hero.
Well,
going
by
the
data
and
the
successful
run
of
the
film
in
theatres,
looks
like
Uppena
might
indeed
accumulate
big
numbers
in
the
days
to
come.
Bankrolled
by
Sukumar,
Naveen
Yerenini
and
Y
Ravi
Shankar
under
their
respective
production
banners
Sukumar
Writings
and
Mythri
Movie
Makers,
Uppena
revolves
around
the
concept
of
honour
killing.
The
romantic
drama
has
music
composed
by
Devi
Sri
Prasad
and
cinematography
carried
out
by
Shamdat.
Interestingly,
Naveen
Nooli
took
charge
of
the
editing
table.
Uppena
was
initially
slated
to
release
on
April
2,
2020,
but
was
postponed
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown.