Jr NTR and Janhvi Kapoor's film opens brilliantly with Rs 77 Crore

Devara: Part 1 It finally hit the screens on Friday and made a strong impression at the box office. According to industry researcher Sacnilk, the action drama grossed ₹77 million (in all languages) on its opening day. The film achieved an impressive Telugu occupancy of 79.56% on the first day. Directed by Koratala Siva Devara: Part 1 Jr NTR and Janhvi Kapoor star in the lead roles, with Saif Ali Khan playing the villain Bhairava. The film also stars Shruti Marathe, Zarina Wahab and Talluri Rameswari. Devara: Part 1 was jointly produced by Sudhakar Mikkilineni, Kosaraju Harikrishna and Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under their banners Yuvasudha Arts and NTR Arts.

During the promotional campaign of the film, director Koratala Siva and the cast met Devara: Part 1 sat for a candid conversation with filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga. During a segment of their interaction, Jr NTR revealed that the shooting schedule included 30 to 35 days of underwater sequences. “We had the opportunity to shoot it in Kapoli because it was one of the biggest pools we had. And then for some strange reason we decided to overspend and set up a pool in the studio where we were shooting mainly for our action sequences,” the actor explained.

He continued: “It was a huge pool because we shot underwater for about 30 to 35 days. Under water, above water, under water, above water. This is a phenomenal episode…It's one of the most important sequences of.” Devara. And again we are talking about a world that lies in the coastal regions of India. So we really had a lot of water elements. Shoot water, shoot in water.”

In an NDTV review, film critic Saibal Chatterjee commented Devara: Part 1 2.5 out of 5 stars. Click here to read the review.

Devara: Part 1 marks the Telugu debut of Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan. The film was released in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.