Devara Part 1 Box Office Collection Day 1: Jr NTR, Janhvi Kapoor's film beats Stree 2's opening success

Devara Part 1 Box Office Collection Day 1: The film “Koratala Siva” opened with good success in Indian cinemas. According to Sacnilk.com, the film has been overhauled ₹70 crore on Friday. Kosaraju Hari Krishna and Sudhakar Mikkilineni are producing it under the banners of NTR Arts and Yuvasudha Arts. (Also Read | Devara Part 1 Review: Jr NTR, Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan's film doesn't do justice to the legend it narrates)

Devara Part 1 Indian Box Office

According to Sacnilk.com, the film earned ₹77 crore (Telugu: ₹68.6 crore; Hindi: ₹7 crore; Kannada: ₹30 lakh; Tamil: ₹80 lakh; Malayalam: ₹30 lakh). Devara Part 1 had an overall Telugu occupancy of 79.56% on Friday.

This is the second biggest opening of the year for an Indian film after Prabhas' Kalki 2898 AD, which was coined ₹95 crore on the first day of release in India. It was also a Telugu production. In Hindi, Stree 2 is the biggest opener of 2024 with a ₹60 crore day-1 transport. Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan is still the biggest Hindi opener ever ₹70 crore.

Review of Devara Part 1

The review of the film by Hindustan Times stated, “Jr. NTR's performance and Koratala's script are inadequate when it comes to Vara, especially when compared to Devara. The actor manages to fill in the gaps even if the director doesn't fully focus on the title character. Especially in the song Ayudha Pooja and in a penultimate scene at a wedding, he falls short when he plays the son because his wide-eyed performance as Bhaira is unconvincing. But his character also needs seriousness in order to be seen as a serious opponent for Devara . Unfortunately, Janhvi's big debut in Telugu is more of a whimper than a bang.

About Devara Part 1

The film stars Jr NTR, Saif Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Srikanth Meka, Tom Shine Chacko and Narain. In this film, Jr NTR plays a dual role, playing both Devara and Varadha. His character is central to the plot, which revolves around a dramatic conflict of wills in a coastal setting where power dynamics are constantly in flux.

Saif Ali Khan portrays Bhaira, a master of Kushti (wrestling), whose seemingly invincible world is turned upside down by Jr NTR's character. The film was released in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi.