Overview
- Advance bookings logged a reported ₹15.31 crore gross for day one, including over 5 lakh Telugu tickets versus roughly 70,000 across dubbed versions.
- Paid previews were pegged at about ₹9.15 crore, offering an early checkpoint for the film’s commercial start.
- Several Hyderabad screenings saw chaotic scenes with crowds forcing entry, cancellations at select venues, and interventions by theatre staff and authorities.
- Opening-day forecasts remained widely split, with estimates ranging from roughly ₹35–40 crore to about ₹65–70 crore net across India.
- Early reviews and social media feedback highlight Prabhas’ screen presence, visuals and Thaman S’s score, while frequently faulting the screenplay, pacing and some VFX.