Not
just
the
Mega
family
members,
but
their
fans
are
also
quite
happy
with
the
arrival
of
the
new
hero
Panja
Vaishnav
Tej.
The
young
star's
film
Uppena
recently
made
it
to
the
theatres
and
indeed
garnered
huge
appreciation
from
the
audience.
The
cine-goers
also
heaped
praise
on
the
actor
his
role
as
a
fisherman
who
is
head
over
heels
in
love
with
a
belle.
The
romantic
drama
directed
by
Buchi
Babu
Sana
earned
Rs
9.35
crore
with
its
theatrical
run
at
the
box
office,
which
is
an
all-time
record
for
any
debut
hero
in
Tollywood.
On
Day
2,
Uppena
collected
Rs
6.86
crore
in
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana.
Well
now,
on
Day
3,
the
film
has
acquired
a
collection
of
Rs
8.2
crore
from
the
Telugu
region
and
has
also
created
a
big
record
yet
again.
The
film
has
now
crossed
Rs
50
crore
gross
worldwide
(in
three
days),
which
is
an
all-time
record
for
any
debut
actor.
Uppena
Andhra
Pradhesh-Telangana
Day
Wise
Collections
Day
1-
Rs
9.35
crore
Day
2-
Rs
6.86
crore
Day
3-
Rs
8.2
crore
Total:
Rs
23
crore+
The
film
also
starring
Krithi
Shetty
and
versatile
Tamil
actor
Vijay
Sethupathi
revolves
around
the
theme
of
honour
killing.
Though
the
makers
initially
planned
to
release
the
movie
on
April
2,
2020,
the
team
was
forced
to
postpone
the
date
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown.
Backed
by
Sukumar,
Naveen
Yerenini
and
Y
Ravi
Shankar
under
their
respective
production
banners
Sukumar
Writings
and
Mythri
Movie
Makers,
the
romantic
drama
has
music
composed
by
'Swing
Zara'
fame
Devi
Sri
Prasad.
The
camera
works
and
editing
for
Uppena
have
been
carried
out
by
Shamdat
and
Naveen
Nooli
respectively.