Overview

• Industry tracker Sacnilk estimates a ₹60 crore India day-one net, with roughly 1 million tickets sold and the second-biggest Kannada opening after KGF: Chapter 2.
• Trade estimates put worldwide opening-day grosses near ₹90 crore, including about $2 million from overseas markets.
• The Hindi-dubbed version contributed an estimated ₹19–21 crore on day one, outpacing new Bollywood release Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari.
• Early audience and critic reactions praise Rishab Shetty’s performance, the technical craft, and a crowd-pleasing finale, fueling strong word of mouth.
• Multiple outlets report post-theatrical rights have been sold to Amazon Prime Video for about ₹125 crore, with an OTT debut widely suggested for late October, though not officially announced.