Naga Chaitanya’s Custody collects less than Rs. 9 crore in opening weekend

Tollywood actor Naga Chaitanya’s Custody was released recently to mixed reviews. Directed by Venkat Prabhu, amid high anticipation, Custody failed to make a mark at the box-office and ended up crashing in its opening weekend itself. Trade analyst Trinath confirmed that the film grossed around ₹8.6 crore in its opening weekend.

Trinath said, “The film had a disastrous start at the box-office. In its first weekend, the film collected just ₹8.6 crore and its fate has already been sealed. Even though released amid very high expectations, it will end up as a dud for Naga Chaitanya,”

The film was released in Tamil and Telugu. Naga Chaitanya had dubbed his own lines in Tamil for the first time. Custody also marked the Telugu debut of director Venkat Prabhu.

During an interaction Venkat Prabhu had said: “I’ve always tried to make films in different genres within the commercial template. When I got an opportunity to pitch this idea to Chay (Naga Chaitanya), it was a no-brainer to make it bilingual. Chay has been waiting for the right project to get launched in Tamil and I was looking for an opportunity as well to enter the Telugu market. This felt like the perfect film.”