The
latest
Tollywood
release
Khiladi,
which
hit
the
screens
on
Friday
(February
11)
opened
its
account
at
the
box
office
on
a
high
note,
much
to
the
delight
of
Ravi
Teja
fans.
On
day
1,
the
film
raked
in
Rs
4.30
Crore
at
the
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana
box
office.
The
collection
earned
on
the
opening
day
is
in
fact
an
impressive
figure
as
per
Telugu
film
standards.
However,
the
film's
collection
has
failed
to
outperform
Teja's
previous
outing
Krack,
which
made
Rs
6.25
Crore
(share)
on
its
opening
day.
Although
the
film
had
a
solo
release
on
Friday,
it
will
have
a
clash
with
Siddhu
Jonnalagadda
and
Neha
Shetty's
DJ
Tillu,
which
is
releasing
on
Saturday
(February
12).
The
clash
might
also
impact
the
collection
hunt
of
Khiladi,
if
it
fails
to
overshadow
DJ
Tillu
at
the
theatres.
Written
and
directed
by
Ramesh
Varma,
Ravi
Teja's
film
garnered
mixed
responses
from
cine-goers.
The
film's
concept
and
storyline
were
routine,
however,
the
leading
man's
on-screen
presence,
acting
stints
and
high
voltage
energy
were
more
than
enough
to
impress
the
audiences
and
compensate
for
the
deficiency.
Featuring
Arjun
Sarja,
Unni
Mukundan,
Meenakshi
Chaudhary,
Nikitin
Dheer,
Sachin
Khedekar,
Mukesh
Rishi,
Thakur
Anoop
Singh,
Rao
Ramesh,
Murali
Sharma
in
important
roles,
Khiladi
is
produced
by
Ramesh
Varma
and
Satyanarayana
Koneru
under
A
Studios.
On
a
related
note,
the
latest
report
suggests
that
one
of
the
producers
of
Bollywood
actor
Akshay
Kumar's
Khiladi
(1992)
has
taken
legal
action
against
the
presenter
and
producers
of
the
Telugu
film
for
using
the
title
of
their
film
in
both
Telugu
and
Hindi
versions
without
their
permission.
The
makers
of
Ravi
Teja's
film
are
yet
to
clarify
or
comment
on
the
ongoing
buzz.