''Krishnashtami'' is a

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film written and directed by

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, cinematography by Chota K. Naidu, and produced by

Dil Raju Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 17 December 1970), known professionally as Dil Raju, is an Indian film producer and distributor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also financed some Tamil and Hindi films and owns the production ...

under Sri Venkateswara Creations. It features Sunil, Nikki Galrani and

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in the lead roles. The film was released worldwide on 19 February 2016.

Cast

* Sunil as Krishna Vara Prasad * Nikki Galrani as Pallavi *

as Priya *

Mukesh Rishi Mukesh Rishi (born 19 April 1956) is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films. He has also appeared in Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi and Tamil films. He got his first break in Hindi in 1988 and has ...

as Raghupati *

Ashutosh Rana Ashutosh Ramnarayan Neekhra (born 10 November 1967), known professionally as Ashutosh Rana, is an Indian actor, producer, author and television personality. He has worked in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi films. He has also worked ...

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Posani Krishna Murali Posani Krishna Murali (born 22 January 1958) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 150 Telugu films and directed a number of films. In 2009, he also conte ...

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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.

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 ''Maryada Ramanna'' is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy drama film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The film is produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under Arka Media Works. The film stars Sunil, Saloni and Na ...

. The film grossed ₹6 crore in its opening weekend.

Overseas

Krishnashtami collected $29,382 at the US box office in its first weekendKrishnashtami US box office collection
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References

2016 films 2010s Telugu-language films Indian action comedy films 2016 action comedy films Sri Venkateswara Creations films {{2010s-Telugu-film-stub