A major milestone has been reached for Chiranjeevi-Ravi Teja's film Waltair Veerayya. The movie only needed five days to join the Rs 100 Cr club. The Telugu movie, which premiered the day after Balakrishna's Veera Simha Reddy, is having an incredible box office success. A remarkable feat to accomplish in such a short period of time, the movie managed to earn in double digits on day five, bringing its total receipts to above Rs 100 Cr.
The Telugu film has established itself as a hit since it was released during the festival occasion of Pongal. Waltair Veerayya made about Rs 13 Cr on the fifth day of its release, bringing the film's total to over Rs 100 Cr nett. The movie brought in Rs 87.30 Cr India net in its first 4 days at the box office. Since making a comeback seven years ago with Khaidi No 150, Waltair Veerayya has proven to be Chiranjeevi's most financially lucrative movie.
Waltair Veerayya, directed by Bobby Kolli, stars Chiranjeevi as a fisherman who assists a local police officer in apprehending a prominent drug dealer who escaped from police custody and fled to Malaysia. The drug dealer had escaped from police custody. Ravi Teja also has a significant part in the movie.