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Nandamuri Balakrishna who has been struggling for success is back with a bang with his recent offering Akhanda. The film carried terrific expectations and the film exceeded all the expectations and is named as a huge blockbuster. The film ran with packed houses all over and it raked massive revenues in its first weekend. Boyapati Sreenu is the director and Pragya Jaiswal, Poorna are the heroines. Thaman composed the music and Miryala Ravindar Reddy's Dwaraka Creations are the producers.

Akhanda collected a theatrical share of Rs 44.90 crores in its opening weekend across the globe. The movie made massive money across all the territories. The film's theatrical rights are valued at Rs 55 crores and the AP government's ticket pricing GO is a huge letdown as the movie had to report low numbers despite huge footfalls. The film entered into profit zone in USA and Nizam territories. Balakrishna's roaring performance along with Boyapati Sreenu's outstanding presentation and Thaman's background score made Akhanda a box-office winner. The success of Akhanda is a huge boost for Telugu cinema and here are the areawise collections of Akhanda for the first weekend:

Nizam: Rs 12.08 Cr

Ceeded: Rs 9.20 Cr

Vizag: Rs 3.72 Cr

Guntur: Rs 3.24 Cr

East: Rs 2.65 Cr

West: Rs 2.04 Cr

Krishna: Rs 2.26 Cr

Nellore: Rs 1.70 Cr

AP and Telangana: Rs 36.89 Cr

Rest of World: Rs 8 Cr

Total Worldwide: Rs 44.90 Cr