'Devadas' box office collections: Nagarjuna and Nani starrer rakes in $386,559 in the US

Nagarjuna

, Nani, Rashmika Mandanna and Aakanksha Singh starrer ‘Devadas’ has raked in $386,559 in the US on Friday and made a total of Rs 6.57 Cr worldwide on its opening day on Thursday.

Featuring music by Mani Sharma, the film saw the pairing of Nagarjuna and Nani for the first time on-screen in the Sriram Adittya directorial. According to information posted by a PR on social media, the film is all set to rake in half a million today (Saturday). The post reads, “South Indian films gross on Friday (28 September) in USA: #ChekkaChivaanthaVaanam & #Nawab - $174,209 (96 loc), Per loc avg: $1,815, Total: $346,631. #Devadas - $135,838 (163 loc), Per loc avg: $833, Total: $386,559. #CCV dominates. Both films reach half a million on Saturday.” (sic)

‘Devadas’ hit the screens alongside Mani Ratnam’s ‘Chekka Chivaantha Vaanam’, titled ‘

Nawab

’ in Telugu. Seeing as how the latter features an extensive star cast, reports state that the former faced tough competition. However, both the films are said to have clicked with their respective target audiences. It remains to be seen how the film will fare over the weekend. But seeing as how the only other choice in regional language seems to be ‘

Natakam

’, trade experts believe the film will do well.

‘Devadas’ charts the journey of a don called Deva and a good hearted Dr Das. Deva and Das are contrasting characters, with one being a menacing gangster and the other being a kind-hearted doctor who wants to believe the best of people. The bromance between Nani and Nagarjuna’s character was appreciated by many, so was the humour. Nani in particular received rave appreciation for his role.