Starring
Sai
Dharam
Tej
and
Samyuktha
Menon
as
the
lead
characters,
Virupaksha,
a
supernatural
thriller
hit
the
screens
on
April
21.
Upon
its
theatrical
release,
the
movie
met
with
a
positive
response
at
the
box
office
by
fans
of
such
genre
films
and
the
mega
family.
Virupaksha
is
written
and
directed
by
Karthik
Dandu.
It
marks
the
pan-India
debut
of
Sai
Dharam
Tej,
who
made
a
comeback
to
films
following
a
personal
hiatus.
Upon
its
theatrical
release
all
over
the
world
in
five
languages,
Virupaksha
is
gaining
massive
positive
reviews
and
good
word-of-mouth.
Karthik
Dandu
made
his
directorial
debut
with
Virupaksha,
who
earlier
worked
with
director
Sukumar
B.
With
word-of-mouth
helping
Virupaksha
coupled
with
a
remarkable
opening
in
the
career
of
Sai
Dharam
Tej,
the
first
weekend
for
Virupaksha
is
quite
promising.
Coming
to
Virupaksha's
story,
there
is
a
village
called
Rudravanam
in
which
rampant
mysterious
deaths
occur
attributed
to
unknown
superstitions
around
it.
The
protagonist
Surya,
embarks
on
a
quest
to
find
the
unknown.
Meanwhile,
he
also
falls
in
love
with
a
beautiful
girl
in
the
village
named
Nandini.
What
is
Virupaksha?
Who
is
Surya?
How
is
he
connected
to
the
village?
How
did
he
solve
the
mystery
of
Rudravanam?
are
to
be
seen
on
the
big
screen.
Take
a
look
at
the
day-wise
box
office
collection
(India)
of
Virupaksha,
here:
Day
1:
Rs
7.40
Crore
Day
2:
Rs
9
Crore
(May
earn)
Total
2
Days
Collection:
Rs
16.40
Crore
The
movie
stars
Sunil,
Sai
Chand,
Ajay,
Soniya
Singh,
Shyamala,
Rajeev
Kanakala,
Ravi
Kiran,
and
Abhinav
Gomatam
among
others.
Bhogavalli
Bapineedu
and
BVSS
Prasad
produced
the
movie
along
with
Sukumar
B
under
the
Sri
Venkateshwara
Cine
Chitra
and
Sukumar
Writings
banner.
Shamdat
worked
as
the
cinematographer,
and
Navin
Nooli
worked
as
the
Editor.