Director
Kalyan
Krishna
Kurasala's
latest
release
Bangarraju
is
faring
well
at
the
box
office
despite
weekdays.
On
its
fifth
day
of
theatrical
run,
the
film
raked
in
a
collection
between
Rs
1.5-3
crore
from
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana,
making
the
total
collection
of
the
entertainer
close
to
Rs
29
crore.
Bangarraju,
starring
Naga
Chaitanya,
Nagarjuna
Akkineni,
Krithi
Shetty,
and
Ramya
Krishnan
in
the
lead
roles,
has
reportedly
grossed
Rs
46
crore
(approx).
Talking
about
the
day-wise
collection,
the
film
opened
to
massive
response
and
acquired
Rs
9.06
crore
from
the
box
office.
On
days
2,
3,
and
4,
Bangarrju
collected
Rs
7.79
crore,
Rs
6.72
crore,
and
Rs
3.55
crore
respectively
from
the
Telugu
region.
Going
by
the
collection
hunt
so
far,
the
film
has
been
a
successful
venture
for
the
team.
To
celebrate
the
success
of
the
Naga
Chaitanya-starrer,
the
makers
held
an
event
in
Rajahmundry
on
Tuesday
(January
18).
Andhra
Pradesh's
Cinematography
Minister
Perni
Nani
had
graced
the
event
as
the
chief
guest.
Earlier,
congratulating
father
Nagarjuna
and
brother
Chaitanya
for
the
super
success
of
their
film,
Akhil
Akkineni
had
tweeted,
"Im
a
proud
son
and
a
proud
brother
!
Sankranthi
is
truly
yours
team
#Bangarraaju
congratulations!
Thank
you
to
our
director
@kalyankrishna_k
for
giving
us
yet
another
blockbuster."
Bangarraju
is
a
sequel
to
the
blockbuster
Soggade
Chinni
Nayana
and
marks
the
second
collaboration
of
the
leading
men.
The
duo
was
earlier
a
part
of
the
2014
film
Manam
which
also
featured
late
legendary
actor
Akkineni
Nageswara
Rao.
Backed
by
Annapurna
Studios
and
Zee
Studios,
Bangarraju
has
Sampath
Raj,
Rao
Ramesh,
Brahmaji,
Vennela
Kishore,
Chalapathi
Rao,
Annapurna,
Jhansi,
Praveen
and
Govind
Padmasoorya
in
important
roles.