Director Chandoo Mondeti’s mystery action adventure film, ‘Karthikeya 2’, which emerged a blockbuster in theatres, seems to be continuing its success streak on OTT as well, witnessing a whopping 100 crore viewing minutes in a matter of just 48 hours!

ZEE5, the video streaming platform which premiered the film on Dussehra, has now announced that the film had emerged a huge success.

The platform claimed that the film had garnered a 100 crore viewing minutes across languages and states within 48 hours of streaming on the platform.

Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts and People Media Factory, ‘Karthikeya – 2’ navigates through protagonist Karthikeya’s pursuit for the truth.

It leads him to find out the power of the ancient Indian belief system and Tatva of Lord Sri Krishna.

ZEE5 India Chief Business Officer Manish Kalra said, “We are overwhelmed with the response that ‘Karthikeya 2’ has received in 48 hours on the platform. It’s a great milestone to have crossed.”

Director Chandoo Mondeti added, “‘Karthikeya 2’ is really close to my heart. We wanted this film to reach the global audience as it highlights the Hindu mythology which reflects India’s splendid diversity.

“It was possible only with ZEE5’s reach. The whole team has put in a lot of effort to make it a success and I am glad that it’s paid off not only in theatres but also with its digital premiere. The film has achieved another milestone of crossing 100 crore viewing minutes in 48 hours which is a cherishable moment for all of us.”

Actor Nikhil Siddhartha said, “I am extremely delighted with the love that the audience has showered on ‘Karthikeya 2’. It is a surreal moment for me.

“When we started this project, we had never imagined it would receive such an overpouring of love and support. But I am genuinely overwhelmed with the response that the film has received during its theatrical release as well as with its World Digital Premiere on ZEE5.

“Since its release on the platform, I have been receiving so many messages and comments from the fans appreciating my character and the film. I am forever grateful to them and happy that the film has struck a chord with them.”

Telugu actor Nikhil Siddhartha, who got a lot of positive response for his pan-India release, ‘Karthikeya 2’, is a huge fan of the Badshah of Bollywood – Shah Rukh Khan, by his own admission.

Nikhil has been a part of ‘Karthikeya 1’ and ‘Karthikeya 2’ and will also be seen in ‘Karthikeya 3’.

The actor, who started his journey in the film industry as an assistant director, and emerged as a successful actor with ‘Karthikeya 2’, recently shared, “I am a huge Shahrukh Khan fan from the ‘Fauji’ and ‘Circus’ (television shows) time.”

He said that he has seen every single interview of Shah Rukh Khan to understand what it takes to be an outsider and still rule the hearts of millions across the world, “I have watched every interview of his and learnt how he came from outside and became the King of Bollywood.”

After its theatrical run, ‘Karthikeya 2’ will soon be streaming on ZEE5 from October 5. The movie did good business in both the Northern and Southern belts. The actor has a mesmerising line-up of films in the coming year and will be seen next in ‘Spy’, a larger-than-life action thriller.

Karthikeya2 has hit the 100cr gross mark worldwide as the film’s gross now stands at 101.50 Cr. The distributor’s share of the film is about 48 Cr. The film is a huge Blockbuster and the hero Nikhil has entered the 100 cr Gross Club. It got a very good contribution from the North India markets with a gross of 26.50 Cr (22.5 Cr nett). The film is having an excellent run in both the Telugu States and overseas with USA Gross is about 1.4 Million and total overseas is at 1.7 Million.

Below are the area-wise shares:

‘It came, it saw, it conquered, and continues to conquer’ is a phrase that aptly describes the box office journey of ‘Kartikeya 2’ the latest Tollywood offering to capture the country’s imagination. Starring young actor Nikhil Siddhartha, the Chandoo Mondeti directorial has entered the Rs 100 crore club and shows no signs of flagging anytime soon.

The well-crafted socio-mythological thriller revolving around Lord Krishna and Krishna-tattva or philosophy, has been attracting people to theatres in droves without resorting to the high-blitz promotion campaigns that are the staple of most Bollywood releases.

From a low-key entry in about 50 theatres, ‘Kartikeya 2’ soon spread like wildfire across theatres in Hindi markets. At last count more than 3000 screens were showing the movie even on weekdays.

“It’s the word of mouth that is taking the movie forward. There’s nothing bigger than word of mouth and it went viral and was discussed a lot on social media. So I feel the conventional forms of promotion which I feel are definitely important but for this movie it was the guerrilla marketing that helped and the content took it over.”

“Overseas too it is my first movie which crossed 1.5 million dollars,” an ecstatic Nikhil Siddhartha told IANS.

Made on a modest budget of Rs 15-20 crore, ‘Kartikeya 2’ collections have crossed the 100 crore mark. “We have crossed the Rs 25 cr nett barrier in Hindi which is huge,” Nikhil exclaims.

In contrast, it’s predecessor ‘Kartikeya’ was made at a cost of Rs 5 crore and registered around Rs 20 crore at the box office. Nikhil says it was a conscious plan to make the sequel a pan-India project.

“We thought we’ll have a Hindi release because it talks about our Indian culture as a whole and how we have to get back to our roots. We have some very important aspects of Lord Krishna, which many people do not know. So what happened after the Mahabharat, what happened after the end of Lord Sri Krishna’s avatar. This was the point that we picked up and we thought this should reach maximum people.”

Although dubbed in Tamil and Malayalam, the makers haven’t gone for theatrical releases in those languages. They now plan for an OTT release in these languages, Nikhil said.

Meanwhile, Nikhil Siddhartha is busy criss-crossing the country to promote ‘Kartikeya 2’.

While some quarters are describing ‘Kartikeya 2’ as the latest flag bearer of southern cinema in Bollywood, Nikhil Siddharth modestly attributes it all to the movie’s content and Lord Sri Krishna. “There are no South-North barriers now,” he signs off.

As we all know, Karthikeya 2, the epic action-adventure film, was a massive box office success. The audience loved Karthikeya 2 because they felt a strong connection to the divine spirit depicted in the film. The box office figures are incredible.

Karthikeya 2 grossed 100 crores worldwide as of yesterday, from its August 13th release date. In Kurnool, the makers celebrated their success with a grand event.

These are some truly impressive numbers for Nikhil. He has always experimented with his films, and it is wonderful to see his success pay off in the form of a massive blockbuster.

Nikhil’s journey to this massive record is phenomenal. Starting his career as an assistant director for just 1116/- and now receiving 100 crores for a film is not an easy path. With his hardwork and effort he received many more blockbusters in his career.

His actual supremacy began with the film Swamy Ra Ra, and since then he has never looked back, leaving his imprint in the Telugu industry and promising everyone that his films will be unique and have something new to offer. He went through ups and downs in his career and is now ranked fifth in the Telugu Pan India stars list.

The small film “Karthikeya 2” is reigning supreme at the box office across the board, with the Hindi and Telugu versions of the film doing particularly well.

Last night, during the Karthikeya 2 success celebrations in Kurnool, Nikhil Siddhartha delivered a heartfelt speech in which he thanked each and every audience member for supporting his film and making it a huge success. He stated that the film has been embraced by all segments of the audience.

Nikhil’s recent offering Karthikeya 2 is a smashing hit at the box-office. The film is having an exceptional run across the Telugu states and the film crossed 1 millon USD mark in USA. The film also had a decent release in the Hindi belt. The film collected Rs 7 lakhs on its first day and with positive buzz all over, the film gained strength and Karthikeya 2 is having an exceptional run. On its ninth day, Karthikeya 2 grossed Rs 4.07 crores which is huge and remarkable.

The film opened for just Rs 7 lakhs and it collected Rs 4.07 crores and this is a huge achievement for a regional film. Karthikeya 2 even had a tough competition from biggies like Laal Singh Chaddha and Raksha Bandhan. With both these biggies falling flat, there was a huge advantage for Karthikeya 2. The film is expected to end up as a massive hit in its final run. Karthikeya 2 is directed by Chandoo Mondeti and Nikhil, Anupama Parameshwaran played the lead roles.

Nikhil’s recent offering Karthikeya 2 released on Saturday and the response is unanimous. With minimum promotions, Karthikeya 2 is having a top-class run across North India. The film is running with great numbers during the weekdays. Karthikeya 2 is the next biggest grosser for Telugu cinema in the Hindi belt after Pushpa: The Rise. With no big releases in the coming weekend, Karthikeya 2 is expected to do terrific business in the coming weekend. Nikhil and his team are now touring across North India and will promote the film till this weekend.

Karthikeya 2 is also super strong across the Telugu states. Krishnastami holiday would be an advantage for the film. Karthikeya 2 is directed by Chandoo Mondeti and the film has Nikhil, Anupama Parameshwaran and Srinivas Reddy in the lead roles. Karthikeya 2 is made on a budget of Rs 20 crores and the makers will make handsome profits. People Media Factory and Abhishek Agarwal Arts are the producers.