The
arrival
of
the
Mega
family's
latest
hero
Vaishnav
Tej
has
now
become
the
hot
topic
on
social
media.
The
young
actor's
recently
released
film
Uppena
garnered
Rs
9.35
crore
with
its
theatrical
run
in
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana,
which
is
said
to
be
the
highest
ever
collection
acquired
by
a
tier-2
hero.
Well
on
day
2,
Uppena
collected
an
impressive
Rs
6.86
crore
from
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana,
which
makes
it
an
overall
collection
of
Rs
16.21
crore+.
The
film
directed
by
Buchi
Babu
Sana
has
been
receiving
a
positive
response
from
the
audience
especially
for
Vaishnav
Tej
and
Krithi
Shetty's
chemistry,
and
the
climax
sequence
featuring
Vijay
Sethupathi,
who
plays
a
ruthless
antagonist
in
Uppena.
Also,
the
film's
story,
songs
and
the
breathtaking
camera
works
garnered
huge
applause
from
the
cine-goers.
Produced
by
Sukumar,
Naveen
Yerenini
and
Y
Ravi
Shankar
under
their
respective
production
banners
Sukumar
Writings
and
Mythri
Movie
Makers,
Uppena
revolves
around
the
theme
of
honour
killing,
which
still
happens
in
a
few
regions
today.
The
film
has
music
composed
by
'Swing
Zara'
fame
Devi
Sri
Prasad.
The
cinematography
and
editing
for
Uppena
have
been
carried
out
by
Shamdat.
Though
the
romantic
drama
was
earlier
slated
to
hit
the
screens
on
April
2,
2020,
the
makers
were
forced
to
postpone
the
date
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown.
Notably,
the
trailer
of
the
film
was
launched
by
Jr
NTR.
On
the
other
hand,
the
pre-release
event
of
the
highly
anticipated
film
was
graced
by
Megastar
Chiranjeevi,
who
is
also
the
maternal
uncle
of
Vaishnav
Tej.