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OTT streaming of Naga Chaitanya-starrer ‘Custody’ locked for June 9

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Prime Video on Wednesday announced the exclusive global streaming premiere of the Telugu action thriller ‘Custody’ on June 9.

Directed and written by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Srinivasaa Chitturi the film stars Naga Chaitanya, Krithi Shetty, and Arvind Swami in lead roles.

Custody will exclusively stream in India and across 240 countries and territories worldwide on June 9 in Telugu and Tamil along with dubs in Malayalam and Kannada.

Custody, which was released in theatres last month, is an enthralling action-drama focusing on Shiva (Naga Chaitanya), a young constable tasked with the high-risk responsibility of transporting a dangerous criminal named Raju (Arvind Swami) to the court in Bengaluru. Unaware of Raju’s role as a key witness against a powerful senior minister, Shiva finds himself become a target, along with the criminal he’s escorting.

As they navigate a treacherous journey, Shiva must protect Raju and ensure his testimony reaches the courtroom. This edge-of-your-seat action-thriller explores the relentless pursuit of justice, despite the betrayal in tow, delivering an adrenaline-fuelled cinematic experience.

Director Venkat Prabhu said: “Custody is a unique blend of drama, action, and thrill, crafted to cater to the tastes of the audience. With Naga Chaitanya in the lead, we have explored a new layer to the character, which he plays to perfection. And Kriti Shetty lights up the screen with her presence and charm. Additionally, working with the legendary composer Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, and the immensely talented Yuvan Shankar Raja for the first time is like a dream come true. ‘Custody’ is extremely special for me, and I am glad that with the exclusive global streaming premiere on Prime Video, audiences in over 240 countries and territories will be able to watch and enjoy it.”

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Custody First Weekend Worldwide Collections – Disaster

Custody has a disastrous weekend with a worldwide gross of 11.30 Cr. Distributor share of the film stands at 4.65 Cr. After a disastrous opening day, the film didn’t show any improvement over the weekend and instead dropped. The collections are flat on Sunday. It will be a washout from today and buyers are going to face huge losses. The film is a consecutive disaster for the hero after Thank You.

AreaFirst Weekend CollectionsDay 1 CollectionsPre release business
Nizam 1.25 Cr
0.72 Cr
AP 2.05 Cr0.98 Cr
AP/TS3.30 Cr1.70 Cr18.5Cr
ROI0.55 Cr 0.20 Cr1.5Cr
OS0.80 Cr0.55 Cr2Cr
Worldwide Share4.65 Cr2.45 Cr22Cr
World wide Gross11.30 Cr5.20 Cr
Pre-Release Business22 Cr22 Cr

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Custody Movie Thanks Meet

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Custody Day1 AP/TS Collections – Disastrous

Custody Day1 AP TS collections

Custody has a disastrous start with very dull collections all over. The film has collected a gross of 5.2 Cr and a disastrous share of 2.45 Cr. Theatrical rights of the film are valued at 22 Cr and the film has a recovery of a mere 10 percent on its opening day. The collections are just above Thank You which itself was disastrous. The film has started with poor morning shows on its second day.

AreaFirst Weekend CollectionsDay 1 CollectionsPre release business
Nizam 1.25 Cr
0.72 Cr
AP 2.05 Cr0.98 Cr
AP/TS3.30 Cr1.70 Cr18.5Cr
ROI0.55 Cr 0.20 Cr1.5Cr
OS0.80 Cr0.55 Cr2Cr
Worldwide Share4.65 Cr2.45 Cr22Cr
World wide Gross11.30 Cr5.20 Cr
Pre-Release Business22 Cr22 Cr

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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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Custody Review: Patience Testing Action Film

Custody Movie Review

Custody Movie Review

Telugu360 Rating: 2/5

Story:

CUSTODY film story revolves between a sincere and young constable Shiva (Naga Chaitanya), CBI Officer (Sampath), Hitman Raju (Aravind Swamy) and a rogue police officer (R. Sharat Kumar). Constable Shiva is forced to follow them after being caught in the crossfire between the CBI and Mafia. Shiva’s love interest Revathi also join the chase occasionally; Rest of the story is about how and why the two teams are chasing Mr. Raju

Analysis:

There are enough expectations for this film due to the director Venkat Prabhu who delivered decent films in the past. Set in 1996, the film opens in a village near Rajahmundry. A bomb blast kills 40 people, thepremise is connected back to the main villain later in the film. The introduction of constable shiva, his love episodes with Revathi (Kriti Shetty) are very stale. The attempted comedy involving Vennela Kishore is poorly written. Once the Raju (Aravind Swamy), CBI Officer and Sarath Kumar characters enter, the film speeds up a little bit. The low budgeted chasing episodes could not leave any impact. Butoverall, the interval part sets some hope on second half. Second half begins with backstory of the shiva family. Subsequently the film goes on and on with the rogue cops chasing Raju. One may wonder why this film has taken 1996 backdrop.Even technically the film is not up to the mark. The background score is lousy, and the songs are bad.

The main drawback of the film is that patchy production values. The only good thing that worked out is the casting. There is a huge number of reputed artists involved but the output is marred by the weak script. Entertainment values are missing and to compensate for itsaudiences don’t even have adequate action. At some point the film appears like a Tamil film with few Telugu actors. Director Venkat Prabhu seems missed his flavor due to bilingual attempt.

Performances: As always Naga Chaitanya is good in his role, putting his best efforts. Krithi Shetty is adequate as heroine. Aravind Swamy, Priyamani, Sampath and R. Sarathkumar played other main characters. Aravinda swamy getup and characterization is irritating.

Positives:

  • Casting
  • Couple of chases

Negatives:

  • Story, Direction
  • Repetitive chase sequences
  • No Entertainment

Verdict: ‘ Custody ‘ is a patience testing action film with huge casting. The repetitive chase sequences with same trio didn’t offer at least average content. The flashback family story is an age-old one. It is a Tamil film with few Telugu actors in it. Overall, all crafts failed !

Telugu360 Rating : 2/5

Release date : 12 May 2023
Director : Venkat Prabhu
Music director : Yuvan Shankar Raja Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography : S R. Kathir
Language : Telugu
Producers : Srinivasa Chitturi

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Did 2 Months Of Workshop For Custody: Naga Chaitanya

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Naga Chaitanya’s Telugu-Tamil bilingual Custody under the direction of Venkat Prabhu is due for release tomorrow. Sreenivasa Chitturi produced the movie that will have simultaneous release in two languages.

The actor informs to have participated in workshops, before starting the shoot. “We did two months of workshop to get prepared for the character. I used to observe police constables and also interact with them. It was inspiring when I heard stories from police constables. I truly enjoyed doing the role.”

Naga Chaitanya who already watched the movie is pretty confident about the outcome. “Custody is a special film in my career. But I don’t like comparing it with Shiva. I like to attempt different subjects.”

About his character, Chay says, “I played an underdog character of a police constable. I enjoyed the way Venkat Prabhu put together my character arc. By the end of the film, this grows like larger-than-life character.”

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Custody Worldwide Pre-Release Business

Custody Worldwide Pre-Release Business

Naga Chaitanya – Venkat Prabhu’s Custody is gearing up for a grand release tomorrow. Worldwide Theatrical rights of the film are valued at 22 Cr. The film has a very low buzz for the film which in turn the advance bookings very low. It needs to be seen how it will pick up after the word of mouth from Premieres. NC’s last film Thank You has been a colossal Disaster and the hero is hoping this to be a blockbuster.

Below are the area-wise pre-business Details

AreaFirst Weekend CollectionsDay 1 CollectionsPre release business
Nizam 1.25 Cr
0.72 Cr
AP 2.05 Cr0.98 Cr
AP/TS3.30 Cr1.70 Cr18.5Cr
ROI0.55 Cr 0.20 Cr1.5Cr
OS0.80 Cr0.55 Cr2Cr
Worldwide Share4.65 Cr2.45 Cr22Cr
World wide Gross11.30 Cr5.20 Cr
Pre-Release Business22 Cr22 Cr

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Naga Chaitanya’s biggest bet with Custody

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The theatrical trailer of Custody generated enough buzz and it hints that Naga Chaitanya is on action mode. Venkat Prabhu is the director of this stylish action thriller and Aravind Swamy, Sarath Kumar, and Priyamani will be seen in other prominent roles. During the pre-release event of Custody, Naga Chaitanya revealed that this film is the costliest film made in his career. The Akkineni actor also sounded super confident on the film and he thanked the makers for spending lavishly on the project.

He appreciated the efforts of Venkat Prabhu and his narration. Krithi Shetty is the leading lady and Naga Chaitanya also thanked the entire technical team for their work. Srinivasaa Chitturi is the producer of Custody and the film is hitting the screens on May 12th in Telugu and Tamil languages. Ilayaraja and Yuvan Shankar Raja scored the music for Custody. Naga Chaitanya has to score a super hit at any cost. His last film Thank You bombed badly at the box-office.

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Custody Pre Release Event Photos

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Custody Trailer Talk: Intense Actioner

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Yuva Samrat Naga Chaitanya’s Custody is releasing on May 12th. The Bilingual film marks the debut of Tamil Star Director Venkat Prabhu. And it is the Tamil debut of Chay. The movie is carrying superb buzz and its trailer is out now.

Chay plays a Police constable who goes against the tide despite having so many limitations. He is an underdog but does not mind even stopping a Chief Minister’s convoy. The director did not reveal the story but it looks like an intense actioner.

Arvind Swami comes as a biggest plus with amazing screen presence and in tyrannic character. The confrontation will be very interesting. The action portions and the sound design by Ilayaraja and Yuvan Shankar Raja are very exciting. There is also a hint of the love track as well with Krithi Shetty.

All in all, Custody seems like an intense actioner. The director already hinted multiple twists in the story. And all of that combined can make it a very good watch.

The mood of the audience is game for such films and so, Chaitanya has an interesting project up his sleeve. Srinivasaa Chitturi bankrolls the movie on a grand scale and it will be a simultaneous release in Telugu and Tamil.

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Naga Chaitanya about the bad phase of the Akkinenis

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Akkineni heroes and their fans are left in a tough phase because of the back-to-back debacles. Nagarjuna hasn’t tasted success after Soggade Chinni Nayana and Oopiri which released in the year 2016. Om Namo Venkatesaya, Raju Gari Gadhi 2, Officer, Devadas, Manmadhudu 2, Wild Dog, and The Ghost ended up as disasters. Bangarraju ended up as an average grosser. Naga Chaitanya’s last film Thank You ended up as one of the biggest flops for the actor.

Akhil Akkineni has been struggling for the right success. His recent offering Agent is one of the biggest flops of Telugu cinema. Akkineni fans are left disappointed with the poor performance of the films of their favorite actors. Naga Chaitanya is testing his luck with Custody which is releasing on May 12th. During the media interaction, Chaitanya responded about the bad phase of the Akkinenis.

“We always work hard to give a memorable film for our fans. Giving a good film is a gift for their unconditional love and support. The last few films from us did not work out well. The results were bad. Highs and lows in a career are normal. Everyone will have these and we have to travel with them. The tough phase shall pass very soon. I am very confident on Custody and fans will get the needed result” told Naga Chaitanya.

Custody is an action thriller directed by Venkat Prabhu. Naga Chaitanya and Krithi Shetty played the lead roles.

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Presenting Vintage Melody From Custody

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Naga Chaitanya and Krithi Shetty have worked together for the second time for Custody, after the super success of Bangarraju. Directed by Venkat Prabhu, the Telugu-Tamil bilingual has music by Ilayaraja and Yuvan Shankar Raja.

The makers today unveiled the second song- Timeless Love canned beautifully on Naga Chaitanya and Krithi Shetty in an outstanding manner in 7 different sets. It’s a vintage melody and the lead pair brings that class with their vintage looks and attractive dances.

Yuvan Shankar Raja and Kapil Kapilan are flawless in rendering. Ramajogayya Sastry penned the lyrics and the song is about Naga Chaitanya depicting his love story. This is going to become a chartbuster in no time.

Srinivasaa Silver Screen is bankrolling the project on a massive scale and Custody is gearing up for release on May 12th.

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Naga Chaitanya’s Custody Teaser is Gripping

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Naga Chaitanya needs a solid hit to get back into the race. The actor signed an action thriller directed by Venkat Prabhu and the film is titled Custody. The teaser of the film is out and it is packed with action and it sounds like a perfect gripping tale. Naga Chaitanya plays the role of a ruthless cop and the teaser is well cut. The basic plot is kept under wraps. The teaser hints that the makers spent lavishly on Custody. Tamil actors Sarath Kumar and Aravind Swamy played other important roles in this bilingual. Krithi Shetty is the leading lady.

Custody is heading for May 12th release across the globe in Telugu and Tamil languages. Ilayaraja and Yuvan Shankar Raja scored the music and background score. The cinematography work reveals the mood of the film. Srinivasaa Chitturi is the producer of Custody. The shooting portions of the film will be wrapped up this month.

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One song, 7 sets: Naga Chaitanya film ‘Custody’ mounted on grand scale

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As many as seven sets have been constructed for the song shoot of Tollywood actor Naga Chaitanya’s Telugu-Tamil bilingual project ‘Custody’.

Directed by leading filmmaker Venkat Prabhu, the movie is being filmed in the Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. The song features lead pair Naga Chaitanya and Krithi Shetty. The film will have its theatrical release on May 12 this year.

Production designer Rajeevan and art director D.Y. Satyanarayana have come together to create the grand sets.

Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja and his son, Yuvan Shankar Raja, have scored the music for the movie and the choreography for the song is by Shekar Master. It is going to be a visual feast to watch this dance number on the big screen.

Each and every update related to the movie got a terrific response. As of now, the makers have unveiled the first-look posters of Naga Chaitanya and Krithi Shetty, besides releasing a small glimpse.

Arvind Swami plays the antagonist and Priyamani will be seen in a powerful role. The film also stars Sarathkumar, Sampath Raj, Premji, Vennela Kishore and Premi Vishwanath.

‘Custody’ is one of the most expensive films in Naga Chaitanya’s career. Srinivasaa Chitturi is producing the film under the Srinivasaa Silver Screen banner. Abburi Ravi has penned the dialogues and S.R. Kathir is directing the cinematography.

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Krithi Shetty As Brave Revathi From Custody

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Akkineni Naga Chaitanya’s Telugu-Tamil bilingual project under the direction of Venkat Prabhu has seen making headlines once again. Krithi Shetty is playing the female lead in the film.

Introducing her character poster, the makers wrote “Presenting the Charming and Gorgeous Krithi Shetty as the Courageous Revathi 🔥 from Custody.” Krithi Shetty is playing the role of Revathi, who is strong-hearted and brave.

The retro-themed poster featured Krithi in a stunning avatar and she can also be seen behind bars. It looks like viewers get to witness another side of actor Krithi Shetty in the film.

Now everyone is eagerly waiting to witness this action thriller on screens. The recently released Custody glimpse has generated massive buzz.

Touted to be an action thriller, the movie will have high production values and technically rich settings. Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and Yuvan Shankar Raja compose music for this movie, produced by Srinivasaa Chitturi under Sriniivasaa Silver Screen banner.

Pavan Kumar presenting the film which will be gracing the cinemas on 12th May, 2023.

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Custody Glimpse: Introducing World Of Shiva

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Young and talented hero Naga Chaitanya is currently starring in director Venkat Prabhu’s action thriller titled as “Custody.” Krithi Shetty was cast alongside Naga Chaitanya. The bi-lingual film’s shoot is currently underway.

The recently released first look of Naga Chaitanya impressed everyone. Today makers unveiled a short glimpse as New Year gift introducing the world with Shiva in action. Along with Naga Chaitanya action and fierce look, makers also showcased few intriguing visuals.

Just like how every one of us expected, the film’s glimpse has hiked the expectations of the film. This film also stars Arvind Swami, Priyamani, Sarath Kumar, Vennela Kishore and Premgi in important roles.

Custody is hitting the screens on 12th May 2023. With high production values and technical richness the film is bankrolled by Srinivasaa Chitturi under Srinivasaa Silver Screen, features music by Maestro Ilayaraja and Little Maestro Yuvan Shankar Raja. Pavan Kumar is presenting this ambitious project.

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Naga Chaitanya’s Custody 1st Look: Imposing

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Naga Chaitanya and Venkat Prabhu’s NC22 pre-look was unveiled yesterday to begin the former’s birthday celebration in advance. The film is backed by Srinivasa Chitturi under the Srinivasa Silver Screen banner. Krithi Shetty is the female lead.

The makers have locked the interesting title “Custody” and also released the first look poster today. Chay plays a ferocious cop named A Shiva who is honest and strong-minded. The first look poster is truly imposing. The tagline for Custody is ‘A Venkat Prabhu Hunt.’

Each aspect of the first look poster raised expectations on this action flick being made with high production values and technical standards. The ensemble cast includes Arvind Swami, Priyamani, Sampath, Sarathkumar, Premji, Vennela Kishore, and Premi Vishwanath, among others.

The music for NC22 is composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja along with his son-composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. Pavan Kumar presenting the film.

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