After a gap of 14 years, Pawan Kalyan teamed up again with Harish Shankar for Ustad Bhagat Singh, which arrived in theatres yesterday as a Ugadi special release. Sreeleela and Raashii Khanna play the female leads.
The film opened to a mixed response, but it has managed to post a decent start overseas. In North America, it has already crossed the $500K mark, which gives it a respectable push early in its run. Interestingly, all movie passes were made available right from day 1, something that rarely happens for a star-led film. With the weekend ahead, it remains to be seen how far the numbers will go.
The film also features Parthiban, Rao Ramesh, K. S. Ravikumar, Gowtami, and others in key roles. Backed by Mythri Movie Makers, the film has music by Devi Sri Prasad, while Thaman has handled the background score.