Krishnashtami

2016 Indian film

19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)

Running time

160 minCountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

Krishnashtami is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by Vasu Varma, cinematography by Chota K. Naidu, and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations. It features Sunil, Nikki Galrani and Dimple Chopade in the lead roles.

The film was released worldwide on 19 February 2016.^[1]

Cast

Sunil as Krishna Vara Prasad
Nikki Galrani as Pallavi
Dimple Chopade as Priya
Mukesh Rishi as Raghupati
Ashutosh Rana
Saptagiri
Pavitra Lokesh
Brahmanandam
Tulasi
Posani Krishna Murali
Sivannarayana Naripeddi
Chetan as Sivanesan (special appearance)
Abdu Rozik as Abdu (special appearance)

Audio

The audio songs of this movie, along with a trailer was released in the "Maitri" annual festivities conducted at the Godavari Institute of Engineering and Technology.^[2]

Song	Singers^[3]
"Gokula Thilaka"	Revanth
"Love Is True"	Adnan Sami
"Bava Bava Panneeru"	Dhanunjay, Ramya Behara
"Nuvvu Nenu Anthe"	Vijay Prakash , Ramya Behara
"Krishnashtami"	Revanth, Noel Sean, Rohit Paritala
"Lefto Punjabi Dressu"	Divya Kumar, Mamta Sharma

Reception

A critic from Deccan Chronicle wrote that "Krishnashtami has a reasonable plot, but is let down by lazy execution and insipid performances".^[4]^[5]

Box office

Domestic

Krishnashtami grossed ₹3.5 crore on the opening day at AP/Telangana box office making second best opener for Sunil after Maryada Ramanna. The film grossed ₹6 crore in its opening weekend.^[6]

Overseas

Krishnashtami collected $29,382 at the US box office in its first weekend.^[7]

References

^ "Sunil’s next pushed further"
^ "Krishnashtami theatrical trailer impresses". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
^ "Krishnashtami Songs (2016)". AllIndiaSongs. 9 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
^ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/200216/movie-review-krishnashtami-it-s-old-whine-in-new-bottle.html
^ "Krishnashtami review". The Hindu. 19 February 2016.
^ "Krishnashtami' box office collections rise to Rs 6 crore in opening weekend and ended up with 10 crore gross". financial express news. 22 February 2016.
^ Krishnashtami US box office collection. ibtimes.co.in