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Why is Agent Digital Release Pushed?

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Akhil Akkineni tested his luck with Agent which happens to be the costliest attempt in his career. Sony Liv acquired the digital rights of the film for a record price and the film was scheduled to premiere in May. But the digital release is pushed and this is irritating Akhil’s fans. Surendar Reddy and his team have taken time to edit the final version. Some of the episodes that are chopped for the theatrical release are added in the digital version.

But the delay in the digital release will bring off the interest among the audience. The film is already declared as a dud and there would be a limited audience to watch the film in the digital space. Sony Liv will make an official announcement about the OTT release date soon and Agent is expected to premiere in the month of June. Agent is directed by Surendar Reddy and is produced by AK Entertainment. Akhil will announce and he will kick-start the shoot of his next film in August.

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Akhil responds about Agent Debacle

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Agent is one of the biggest disasters of Telugu cinema and in the career of Akhil. The youngster has dedicated more than two years on the film. But the film ended up as a huge dud. Akhil was calm and did not respond even after being trolled. For the first time, he responded about the film’s debacle. He thanked his fans for supporting him. He specially mentioned the fillm’s producer Anil Sunkara for his support. Akhil did not mention the director Surendar Reddy’s name though he thanked the entire cast and crew.

“To my dearest fans and all my well-wishers. I want to sincerely thank the cast and crew of Agent who dedicated their lives to see our film come to life. While we tried our level best, the film unfortunately didn’t translate the way we wished it would on the screen and we could not deliver a good film for you. A special thanks to my producer Anil garu who was my biggest support system. Thank you to all the distributors who believed in our film and also the media who supported us immensely. The love and energy you all give me is the reason I work and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for that. I will come back stronger for all those who believe in me” posted Akhil on his social media page.

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Bad phase continues for the Akkinenis

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Akkineni heroes Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya and Akhil are through a tough and bad phase. Nagarjuna delivered a super hit years ago. Naga Chaitanya’s recent offering Thank You is a huge disaster. He did a crisp role in Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha and the film too ended up as a dud. Akhil worked for more than two years on Agent and the film is one of the costliest failures of Telugu cinema. Naga Chaitanya sounded very confident on Custody and the film released yesterday.

The film opened to poor response and the footfalls too are quite low. Custody is heading towards one more biggest disaster in Chaitanya’s career. All the Akkineni heroes are currently quite low. They have to bounce back at any cost with their upcoming films. Nagarjuna is yet to announce his next. Akhil signed Dheera and an announcement will be made soon. Naga Chaitanya will soon work with Shiva Nirvana in his next film.

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First Week Box office Update – PS2 below par, Agent is a Washout

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Agent is a huge disaster at the box office with a worldwide closing share at 6.5 Cr. Theatrical rights of the film are valued at 36 Cr and the film hasn’t even recovered 20 percent of it. The closing gross of the film is a mere 14 Cr. The fact is that the Agent’s closing share is less than the Hero’s Debut film (Akhil: The Power of Jua) opening day share.

Ps2 has a below-par first week in the Telugu States with a gross of 11.6 Cr and distributor share at 5.40 Cr. In comparison, the first-week numbers of P2 are less than the weekend numbers of PS1. The numbers of PS2 worldwide in all languages are less than PS1 and it’s a shocker for a Sequel which is the Industry’s highest grosser.

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Tough days for Surendar Reddy

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Surendar Reddy is one of the stylish directors of Telugu cinema. He delivered big hits and huge flops too. There is a strong talk that Surendar Reddy never had a financial control on his projects. Agent is a huge misfire. The initial budget was Rs 40 crores and the final one mounted on to Rs 80 crores. Surendar Reddy joined the film as a working partner and wanted to share the profits. He soon took a U-Turn and pocketed Rs 11 crores as his fee for the film. Lack of bound script mounted up the budgets.

The entire film industry is aware that the shoot went on till April third week, days before the film’s release. Surendar Reddy was not much interested to release the film on April 28th and he wanted a month more. The makers were not ready and they mounted pressure on Surendar Reddy.

Surendar Reddy is also badly trolled for his work. There are talks that Anil Sunkara will lose close to Rs 40 crores for Agent. Surendar Reddy will have a tough time as no top actor will risk working with him. With so many complaints on him, even the mid-range and notable actors may not work with him soon. Surendar Reddy will have to work on a solid script before taking a call on his next. There are reports that Surendar Reddy met Allu Arjun but the project too may not happen as Allu Arjun is quite cautious about his upcoming projects. He will be working with directors like Trivikram and Sandeep Reddy Vanga in the coming days.

Hope Surendar Reddy will work on a solid script and make a strong comeback.

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Akhil off to Dubai

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Akhil Akkineni has been struggling for success and he had all his hopes on Agent. The actor spent more than two years on the film and his hard work is clearly visible on screen. The film bombed badly and the makers will lose big with Agent. The entire team of Agent was trolled badly. Akhil was not seen across the media after the film’s release. Akhil was spotted in Hyderabad airport and he flew off to Dubai for a short vacation. The actor has to recover and shift his focus on his next film.

The youngster will return back soon and he will get back to work. There is an announcement coming from UV Creations about Akhil’s next and it is kept on hold. The announcement will be made very soon. Akhil also is in talks for couple of projects that will be finalized soon.

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Weekend Box-office: Virupaksha on the Top

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Akhil Akkineni’s Agent and Mani Ratnam’s PS2 released on Friday with huge expectations. Agent is racing towards one of the biggest debacles of Telugu cinema. The makers will stare at huge losses and the film failed to make any impact over the long weekend. PS2 opened on a dull note and remained low during the weekend. But the film will complete its first week on a comfortable note while Agent will struggle on the weekdays.

Sai Tej’s Virupaksha dominated the Tollywood box-office over the long weekend. The film witnessed packed houses on Sunday and Monday across the Telugu states. Virupaksha has taken the top slot for the last weekend at the Tollywood box-office. Virupaksha marks a perfect comeback for Sai Dharam Tej after the actor suffered a major road accident. Debutant Karthik Dandu directed the film and Samyuktha played the leading lady. Gopichand’s Rama Baanam and Allari Naresh’s Ugram are releasing this Friday.

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Anil Sunkara’s sensational statement on Agent Debacle

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Akhil Akkineni’s recent costliest attempt Agent is heading towards one of the biggest flops of Telugu cinema. The film was made on a budget of Rs 80 crores and the film is struggling to witness minimum footfalls over the weekend. The team is badly trolled and Surendar Reddy, the film’s director’s work was criticized. AK Entertainments would be losing big through this film. The film’s producer Anil Sunkara took his twitter to make a sensational comment about the film’s debacle. He issued a clarification that they went ahead without a bound script.

“We have to take the entire blame for #Agent. Though we know its an uphill task, we thought of conquering but failed to do so as we did a blunder starting the project without a bound script & innumerable issues including covid followed. We don’t want to give any excuses but learn from this costly mistake and see how we can turn around to make sure, we will never repeat the mistakes. Our sincere apologies to all those who put their trust on us. We will make it up for the losses with dedicated planning and hard work in our future projects” posted Anil.

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Agent first weekend Worldwide Collections – Biggest Disaster in Akhil’s Career

Agent had a disastrous weekend worldwide with a distributor share of 6 Cr and a gross of 13 Cr. The film is a humungous disaster in Akhil’s Career and will end up as the least collect film in his career. The film might collect 20-30 lakhs share today as it’s a holiday and from tomorrow it’s a complete washout. The film’s closing collections will be less than the opening day share of Akhil’s first film. So far the star kid has done 5 films and only of them has ended up as Average (Most Eligible Bachelor) and the remaining all are either flops or Disasters.

AreaFirst Weekend Collections Pre Release Business
Nizam 1.60 Cr (including GST)1.30 Cr (including GST)
Ceeded0.85Cr0.64 Cr
UA0.86 Cr (including GST)0.65 Cr (including GST)
Guntur0.58Cr0.50 Cr
East 0.43Cr0.35 Cr
Krishna0.25 Cr (including GST)0.26 Cr (including GST)
West 0.31Cr0.25 Cr
Nellore0.20Cr0.16 Cr
AP/TS 5.20 Cr (4.80 Cr excluding GST)4.10 Cr (3.80 Cr excluding GST)30Cr
ROI0.60Cr0.30 Cr2.5Cr
OS0.70Cr0.60 Cr3.5Cr
Worldwide Share 5.20 Cr (4.80 Cr excluding GST)5 Cr (4.70 Cr excluding GST)
Worldwide Gross13Cr8 Cr
Pre-Release Business36Cr36 Cr36Cr

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Agent day1 worldwide collections – Disastrous start

Agent has taken a very poor start worldwide with a gross of 8 cr and distributor share of 4.70 Cr. This is the worst opening in Akhil’s career. After a below par start in noon/matinee shows the film has dropped completely from the evening shows and resulted in a disastrous start. Word of mouth of the film is worst and it will be tough for it perform over the weekend itself.

AreaFirst Weekend Collections Pre Release Business
Nizam 1.60 Cr (including GST)1.30 Cr (including GST)
Ceeded0.85Cr0.64 Cr
UA0.86 Cr (including GST)0.65 Cr (including GST)
Guntur0.58Cr0.50 Cr
East 0.43Cr0.35 Cr
Krishna0.25 Cr (including GST)0.26 Cr (including GST)
West 0.31Cr0.25 Cr
Nellore0.20Cr0.16 Cr
AP/TS 5.20 Cr (4.80 Cr excluding GST)4.10 Cr (3.80 Cr excluding GST)30Cr
ROI0.60Cr0.30 Cr2.5Cr
OS0.70Cr0.60 Cr3.5Cr
Worldwide Share 5.20 Cr (4.80 Cr excluding GST)5 Cr (4.70 Cr excluding GST)
Worldwide Gross13Cr8 Cr
Pre-Release Business36Cr36 Cr36Cr

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Amala Akkineni responds to Agent Trolling

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Akhil Akkineni’s Agent released yesterday and the response for the film is quite poor. Akhil, Surendar Reddy are trolled badly. Even the hardcore Akkineni fans trolled the film. Akhil spent more than two years on this film. Amala Akkineni responded to the trolls on Agent and Akhil. She said that the film had flaws but she enjoyed the film thoroughly.

“I understand that trolling comes from inner insecurity and needs for achievement. I watched Agent yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed the film. Though, it had its flaws, if you watch with an open mind you’ll be amazed. I watched it in a power-packed theatre while 50% of the audience among are ladies who are mothers and grandmothers along with their husbands and sons. There were screams when the big action happened. I am sure, his next one will be bigger and better” told the statement of Amala.

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‘Agent’ Movie Review

Agent Movie Review

Agent Movie Review

Telugu360 Rating : 1.75/5

Story:

RAW chief Mahadev alias Devil ( Mammootty) is on a special assignment to tackle the International syndicate led by God ( Dino Morea). Ramakrishna alias Rikky alias Wild (Akhil Akkineni) is an ethical hacker whose ambition is to work for RAW. Ramakrishna uses all his tricks to get attention from Mr. Mahadev but fails largely. At some point Mahadev hires RK on special task to nab the international don. Rest of the story is why in first place the GOD turned badass? how he was confronted by ‘Wild’.

Analysis:

Core point of AGENT has slight resemblance to recent hindi filmPathaan. In both films Ex-RAW agents turn international mafia kingpin to unleash mayhem against India.Root cause for their change is also same in both films.In addition, in both films the heroes are the current RAW agents deployed on a foreign mission. Coming to the content, it is very amateurish right from the word go. When an international spy film is attempted, it takes a lot of budget. In this film the production values are pretty good but the story and direction are not up to the mark . Though cinematic liberty, many of the scenes make you cringe. The songs placement is unarguably worst in the recent years

Akhil has tried his best in the dual shaded Rikky role. The amateurish characterization played spoilsport to his efforts. Sakshi Vaidya as Akhil’s love interest has negligible role in the film. Mammootty as RAW chief is good. Ex- Model Dino Morea is a misfit as mafia don.

Positives:

  • Akhil’s getup and toned physique
  • Couple of high budget action episodes
  • Production Values

Negatives:

  • Poor Script and Irresponsible Direction
  • Songs and their placement
  • Casting

Verdict: AGENT film has a weak script double down with a bad direction and topped with worst music. Everything went wrong with this farcical action film. Akhil’s characterization backfires, Dino Morea as the villain is a miscast. It is difficult to sit through this silly film.

Telugu360 Rating : 1.75/5

Release date: 28 April 2023
Director : Surender Reddy
Music director: Hiphop Tamizha
Bheems Ceciroleo
Cinematography: Rasool Ellore
George C. Williams
Producers : Rambrahmam Sunkara
Ajay Sunkara
Pathi Deepa Reddy

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Agent Worldwide Pre-Release Business

Agent Worldwide Pre-Release Business

Akhil – Surender Reddy’s Agent is gearing up for a grand release tomorrow ie, 28-04-2023. Theatrical rights of the film are valued at 36 Cr which is the second highest for Akhil behind his debut film. The film had hype in trade when it was announced and when the initial teaser dropped.
But the film got delayed and delayed and that lead the buzz to go down. Advance bookings are below par for the film and now it depends on the word of mouth from the initial shows to have the film a decent opening day.

Below are the area-wise pre-business Details

AreaFirst Weekend Collections Pre Release Business
Nizam 1.60 Cr (including GST)1.30 Cr (including GST)
Ceeded0.85Cr0.64 Cr
UA0.86 Cr (including GST)0.65 Cr (including GST)
Guntur0.58Cr0.50 Cr
East 0.43Cr0.35 Cr
Krishna0.25 Cr (including GST)0.26 Cr (including GST)
West 0.31Cr0.25 Cr
Nellore0.20Cr0.16 Cr
AP/TS 5.20 Cr (4.80 Cr excluding GST)4.10 Cr (3.80 Cr excluding GST)30Cr
ROI0.60Cr0.30 Cr2.5Cr
OS0.70Cr0.60 Cr3.5Cr
Worldwide Share 5.20 Cr (4.80 Cr excluding GST)5 Cr (4.70 Cr excluding GST)
Worldwide Gross13Cr8 Cr
Pre-Release Business36Cr36 Cr36Cr

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Last minute hurdles for Akhil’s Agent

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Akhil Akkineni has been focused for more than two years on Agent. He took more than half a year to gain the desired chiseled look for the film. Agent is finally hitting the screens this Friday but the final work is yet to be completed. There may be a delay in the USA release as the content may not reach on time. The early premieres may be disrupted. During the promotions, the film’s producer Anil Sunkara said that they are left with a short time but he expressed his confidence in delivering the content.

Agent is expected to open on a strong note all over. The film is also heading for a record release all over. Agent also has the advantage of the long weekend (May 1st) if the word of mouth is positive. Agent is a spine-chilling thriller that is directed by Surendar Reddy. Sakshi Vaidya is making her debut as the heroine and Anil Sunkara’s AK Entertainments produced this stylish action entertainer.

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Pan-Indian failures from Telugu Cinema

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Telugu cinema and Telugu films reached a new place after the release of Baahubali franchise. Films like RRR, KGF: Chapter 2 and Kantara made enough noise at the Indian box-office last year. Telugu cinema has a chart of films that will release across the nation. Films like Micheal, Dasara and Shaakuntalam released across the nation and failed badly. Ravi Teja’s Ravanasura was announced as a pan-Indian film but it did not release in any other language due to various reasons. Akhil Akkineni’s Agent is hitting the screens on April 28th and is made on a huge budget.

The film is releasing in Telugu and Malayalam due to the last-day rush. The shoot is completed recently and the dubbing work is yet to conclude. Pan-Indian release needs a proper planning and a grand promotional plan. A bunch of films from young actors are announced for pan-Indian release but there should be takers or those who have to come ahead and bear the digital expenses. It is quite easy for the makers to release posters with pan-Indian release but it is not so easy for any film to have a grand release across the nation in all the major languages.

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Agent Has All Elements Needed For A Blockbuster: Nag

Akhil Akkineni and Surender Reddy’s Spy Thriller, Agent is all set for a grand release on April 28th. The hype around the film hit a peak after the trailer release. The grand Pre-release event of the film happened in Warangal and a massive crowd is in attendance. King Nagarjuna is the Chief Guest for this event.

Speaking at the event, Nagarjuna said, “Telugu cinema audience is very great. If you give a good movie with a new genre, it will become a blockbuster. Now Surender Reddy is coming up with a good movie, a thrilling movie, a spy movie with the same new genre. That’s why I think it will be a blockbuster. I haven’t seen the movie, I haven’t heard the story. But I used to listen to Akhil at home. It has all the elements needed to become a blockbuster. You will see stunning visuals. If Superstar Mammootty agrees to the story, it will not be ordinary. Knowing that he has accepted the film, I am happy that this film will definitely be a big hit for Akhil. My Wild Saala is always energetic since his childhood. Suri used all of it in this movie. I am confident the movie will be a big hit”.

Akhil is a happy man with the confidence of his father and also the massive crowd that turned out for the event. “Agent is a two-year journey. When Surender Reddy and I met, we wanted to do something crazy. We did it like crazy. There is also the question of what will happen to me after working at such a high level. The agent gave me courage and confidence. Anil Sunkara is the backbone of the agent. He offered so much support. Mammootty accepted this project and I feel honored to work with him. I am working hard for the love and strength of the audience and fans. I will take as much as you give. See you at the theaters on April 28,” Akhil told.

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Agent Pre Release Event

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Urvashi Rautela responds to Akhil Harassing statements

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Urvashi Rautela has a special appearance in Akhil Akkineni’s Agent. The actress will be sizzling with Akhil in an item song in the film. There was a controversy on the internet after critic Umair Sandhu claimed that Urvashi was uncomfortable and she was harassed by co-star Akhil in Europe while shooting for Agent film. Umair Sandhu wrote, “#AkhilAkkineni harassed Bollywood actress #Urvashi Rautela during the shoot of #Agent in Europe. As per her, He is a very immature kind of actor and feels uncomfortable working with him.”

Urvashi reacted to the allegations and has filed a legal notice. She wrote, “Defamation legal notice has been served by my legal team. Definitely disgruntled by an indecent journalist like you for your spurious/ridiculous tweets. You’re not my official spokesperson. And yes you’re very immature kind of a journalist who made me & my family extremely uncomfortable.”

Surprisingly journalists and critics are taking a dig at Akhil. Earlier while he was addressing Agent movie press meet, journalists have twisted questions for him, where the actor handled in a very mature way and now critic false statements on his immature behaviour.

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Agent Totally Different From Other Spy Thrillers: Akhil

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Young Hero Akhil Akkineni is coming up with his ambitious Spy Thriller ‘Agent‘ releasing on April 28th. The recently released trailer upped the expectations on the film. Akhil interacted with media ahead of its release.

“I always like to larger than life action films. While doing Bachelor, I always felt doing something that is not in my zone. I approached Suri and that’s how the movie happened,” he told how the movie happened.

“I got inspired by Hrithik Roshan‘s body but very quickly realised every body‘s body is different and we can not build body like someone. I worked really hard but also enjoyed it. It took ten months to get this body,” he told.

“My character in the film is crazy. He behaves like a monkey all the time. This will give a unique feel to the film. Agent is an intense story that happens between three characters. It will be a new world totally. We are confident audience will love it,” the star added.

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Akhil Akkineni Interview

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