Nandamuri Kalyanram amazed and surprised the audience with his recent offering Bimbisara. The film is directed by a debutant Vassishta and the film had Kalyanram playing a dual role. Kalyanram played a ruthless Chola King Bimbisara in one of the roles. The VFX work, the action episodes and the performance of Kalyanram made the film emerge as a super hit. Made on a strict budget of Rs 35 crores, the trailer kept big expectations and the film opened with a bang.

The theatrical rights of Bimbisara are sold for Rs 18 crores and the film collected a theatrical share of Rs 35.35 crores in 17 days of its run across the globe. Bimbisara is the biggest hit in the career of Kalyanram and the film will end up collecting Rs 40 crores in its final run. Catherine and Samyuktha are the heroines and NTR Arts are the producers. MM Keeravani's background score is a major highlight of this periodic drama. Kalyanram already announced Bimbisara 2 and the shoot commences soon. Here are the 17 days collections of Bimbisara:

Nizam: Rs 11.01 Cr
Ceeded: Rs 7.37 Cr
Vizag: Rs 4.66 Cr
Guntur: Rs 2.13 Cr
East: Rs 1.87 Cr
West: Rs 1.38 Cr
Krishna: Rs 1.56 Cr
Nellore: Rs 0.89 Cr

AP and Telangana: Rs 30.87 Cr

Rest of India: Rs 2.20 Cr
Rest of World: Rs 2.28 Cr

Total Worldwide: Rs 35.35 Cr