Custody Box Office Collection Day 1: Naga Chaitanya Starrer BEATS Samantha’s Shaakuntalam Opening

Custody Box Office Collection Day 1: Naga Chaitanya’s crime film Custody witnessed a decent collection on opening day and is expected to gain better weekend collection, according to reports. The Tamil film, directed by Venkat Prabhu, opened to mixed reviews and now Sacnilk has reported that the film beat Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Yashoda and Shaakuntalam.

The publication reported: “The guard earned 3.20 Cr India net on the first day for all languages.” This is a bit higher than Yashoda, who collected Rs 3.06 crore on day one for all languages, and Shaakuntalam, who earned Rs 3.00 Cr India net on day one for all languages. The box office collections of Yashoda and Shaakuntalam were reported by Sacnilk.

Yashoda was released in November. The film was Samantha’s first film since her divorce and myositis diagnosis. The film was adored by her fans, with Samantha impressing everyone. The actress starred as a pregnant woman looking for her sister but uncovers a bigger secret. However, Shaakuntalam did not perform as expected. The big-budget film was expected to do well at the box office, but it struggled to earn even Rs 10 crore in its opening weekend. The film was based on Kalidasa’s acclaimed Sanskrit play Abhijnana Shakuntalam.

As for Custody, the film stars Naga Chaitanya in the lead but Krithi Shetty, Arvind Swami and Priyamani play key roles. Naga Chaitanya’s first bilingual (Tamil and Telugu) film, Custody is produced by Srinivasaa Chitturi. It is presented by Pavan Kumar.

Custody is a crucial film for Naga Chaitanya, especially since his recent films have done average business at the box office. Talking about the underperforming movies lately, Naga Chaitanya admitted that the latest movies “didn’t perform as expected” and added that “time will pass soon.” “We always strive to give fans good movies. For all their support and unconditional love, all we could give back is great cinema. The latest versions did not work as expected. Ups and downs are completely normal in this career. We all have to go through these ups and downs. This time will pass soon and we will come back for sure,” Chaitanya said as quoted by Hindustan Times.