Naga
Chaitanya's
Bangarraju
opened
to
a
thunderous
response
at
the
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana
box
office
on
Friday
(January
14).
The
film
was
released
coinciding
with
the
Sankranti
festival.
Despite
the
COVID-19
scare,
the
film
was
able
to
pull
a
wide
audience
to
the
theatres.
RRR's
release
postponement
might
have
also
benefitted
the
entertainer
big
time
to
have
a
smooth
running
in
cinemas.
On
its
opening
day,
the
film
collected
Rs
9.06
crore
(share)
from
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana.
Well,
on
Saturday
(day
2),
Bangarraju
accumulated
Rs
7.79
crore
from
the
Telugu
states
making
the
total
collection
of
the
film
Rs
16.85
crore
(approx).
Going
by
the
collection
hunt
of
the
supernatural
drama
looks
like
it
has
been
able
to
garner
the
attention
of
the
audience,
thanks
to
the
favourable
reviews
online
and
positive
word
of
mouth.
As
the
film
collects
impressive
collections
on
Friday
and
Saturday,
the
Chaitanya-starrer
is
expected
to
do
well
on
Sunday
as
well.
Notably,
the
film's
opening
figures
have
also
surpassed
Naga
Chaitanya's
previous
release
Love
Story's
day
1
collection.
On
a
related
note,
apart
from
Bangarraju,
a
few
other
Telugu
films
including
Hero,
DJ
Tillu,
Super
Machi
and
Rowdy
Boys
have
been
released
during
the
festival
weekend.
The
film's
storyline,
Nagarjuna-Naga
Chaitanya's
combination
sequences,
performances,
music
and
cinematography
are
the
high
points
of
the
newly
released
film.
Bangarraju
features
Ramya
Krishnan
as
the
female
leads,
while
Sampath
Raj,
Rao
Ramesh,
Brahmaji,
Vennela
Kishore,
Chalapathi
Rao,
Annapurna,
Jhansi,
Praveen
and
Govind
Padmasoorya
are
seen
in
supporting
roles.
Directed
by
Kalyan
Krishna
Kurasala,
the
film
is
backed
by
Nagarjuna
under
his
banner
Annapurna
Studios
in
association
with
Zee
Studios.
Bangarraju
is
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
35
crore
and
the
theatrical
rights
(worldwide)
of
the
film
are
valued
at
Rs
38.15
crore.