Nani's
latest
blockbuster,
Dasara,
a
village-based
revenge
drama
by
debut
director
Srikanth
Odela
is
running
successfully
at
theatres
all
over
the
country
and
in
a
few
parts
of
the
world.
The
movie,
which
has
been
reviewed
as
a
career's
best
for
Natural
star
Nani,
has
achieved
break-even.
Dasara
is
one
of
the
very
few
films
to
reach
this
feat
within
five
days
of
its
theatrical
release.
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Credit:
In
addition,
the
movie's
openings
overseas
have
surpassed
that
of
Allu
Arjun's
Pushpa
1
and
Mahesh
Babu's
Maharshi.
The
weekend
collection
of
Dasara
is
the
second-highest
in
the
country
in
2023,
after
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
Pathaan.
To
date,
Dasara
bagged
Rs
87
Crore
worldwide
at
the
box
office.
Dasara
movie
stars
Keerthy
Suresh,
Dheekshith
Shetty,
Sai
Kumar,
Samuthirakani,
Shine
Tom
Chacko,
Shamna
Kasim,
and
Jhansi
among
several
new
actors
in
important
characters.
The
cinematography
by
Sathyan
Sooryan
for
Dasara
has
been
receiving
great
applause.
Naveen
Nooli
worked
as
the
film's
editor
and
Santhosh
Narayanan
composed
the
background
score
and
tunes
for
Dasara.
Along
with
Srikanth
Odela
the
director,
Jella
Srinath,
Arjuna
Paturi,
and
Vamsi
Krishna
P
wrote
the
film's
story
and
script.
Sudhakar
Cherukuri
of
Sri
Lakshmi
Venkateswara
Cinemas
banner
scored
a
first
and
massive
hit
under
their
productions
with
Dasara.
Although
the
initial
budget
was
Rs
35
Crore,
the
makers
have
decided
to
release
the
venture
as
a
pan-India
film
and
spent
a
total
of
Rs
65
Crore
on
Dasara.