Nandamuri Balakrishna, who is in the top form with back to back hits like Akhanda and Veera Simha Reddy, has collaborated with director Anil Ravipudi who has rarely given a flop in his career. And with yet another deadly combination of him collaborating with Balayya in the pipeline, Bhagavanth Kesari has already garnered ample curiosity. However, it all doesn’t end there! We here that a lot of expectations riding high on the movie, with the film's theatrical rights being sold for over Rs. 70 crores.

After unveiling the glimpse of Nandamuri Balakrishna in his Bhagavanth Kesari avatar on his birthday, fans of Balayya have already expressed their excitement of watching him in his usual action-packed role. Furthermore, his dialogues featuring the Telangana accent has also added to the excitement. If that was not all, makers also revealed details of the film which included Kajal Aggarwal as the female lead and Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal making his Telugu debut.

Considering these factors, there has been a massive demand for the theatrical and non-theatrical rights of the movie. And now we hear that the movie has already done exceptional pre-release business.

The worldwide theatrical rights of the movie were sold out much in advance, two months before its theatrical release for over a whopping Rs.70 crores which is the highest for Nandamuri Balakrishna. Speaking about the film, a source had earlier mentioned, "It's evident from the recently released glimpse that Bhagavanth Kesari is not a regular commercial potboiler and Anil Ravipudi is making it with a different concept along with presenting Balakrishna in a different character.

Produced by Shine Screens, the film stars Sreeleela in a supporting role. Bhagavanth Kesari will arrive in cinemas on October 19, during the occasion of Dussehra.