The prestigious biopic of demised Telugu Legend NTR, Kathanayakudu did a stunning business even before its release. A look at the pre-release trade explains everything.The first installment Kathanayakudu is all about the life journey of NTR from a struggling actor to the rise of new age Politician in eighties. Such an unknown journey of Tollywood’s golden age hero is always a hot cake. The flick got its first trade by Amazon as this online giant bagged the digital rights for 25 crores, the highest in Balayya’s career. The AP and Nizam fetched a 55 crores more and the overseas along with the Rest of India made the total figure cross mind-boggling 100 crores for this Sankranti.
This is said to be the best business in the career of both Krish and Balayya.As the flick is based on the life history of NTR and is coming for the movie festive season of Sankranthi, Kathanayakudu has all the chances to break into the 100 crores club if it hits the right chord with the movie lovers. Directed by Krish, this flick is jointly bankrolled by Balayya and Sail Korapati. Keeravani has scored the music and this project is studded with many Tollywood stars for its grandeur. This first part is hitting the screens on the 9th of this month.