With his debut feature "Uppena," Vaisshnav Tej earned a massive blockbuster, but the movie's success hasn't done much to advance his career. Regardless of the buzz and evaluations, the first day sales should be good. But "RRV" was unable to accomplish that. In contrast, "First Day First Show" was a total failure. In many theatres, only 15 or 20 people showed up.
Nikhil declared: "I want to thank god and the crowd first. Prekshakulu devudu, which translates to "the audience is god," is how we pronounce it in Telugu. They are the ones on whom so much love has been bestowed. They have once again demonstrated that if a movie has a compelling plot, people will flock to see it. I recently visited Ahmedabad. We had a sold-out special performance that we held. The performance preceding that likewise had high occupancy. I've noticed that people are having a great time seeing the movie everywhere I've been, whether it was delhi or Mumbai."