Krishnashtami

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Krishnashtami
Krishnashtami poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Vasu Varma
Produced by Dil Raju
Starring Sunil
Nikki Galrani
Cinematography Chota K. Naidu
Edited byGautham Raju
Music byDinesh
Production
company
Release date
  • 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
Running time
160 min
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Krishnashtami is a 2016 Indian Telugu 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.

Contents

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

Cast

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]

SongSingers [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]

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References

  1. "Sunil’s next pushed further"
  2. "Krishnashtami theatrical trailer impresses - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. "Krishnashtami Songs (2016)". AllIndiaSongs. 9 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/200216/movie-review-krishnashtami-it-s-old-whine-in-new-bottle.html
  5. "Krishnashtami review". The Hindu. 19 February 2016.
  6. "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.
  7. Krishnashtami US box office collection. ibtimes.co.in