Srikanth box office collection day 8: Rajkummar Rao starrer earns Rs 1.35 crore on second Friday

After a stunning first week run, Rajkummar Rao’s latest film ‘Srikanth’, which is based on the life of visually challenged MIT graduate businessman Srikanth Bolla, took a very good start with its second weekend. After minting nearly Rs 17.85 crore in the first seven days, the film on its second Friday added Rs 1.35 crore to its kitty, as per early estimates by Sacnilk. The total collection of ‘Srikanth’ now stands at Rs 19.20 crore. The trade is gung-ho about the prospect of the film and is expecting it to cross Rs 23 to Rs 24 crore over the weekend.

‘Srikanth’ is pretty much having a clean run at the box office as both the new releases this week, Shreyas Talpade’s ‘Kartam Bhugtam’ and Hollywood animation film ‘The Garfield Movie’, have failed to lure in the audience in big numbers. The only solid competition for Rajkummar starrer in the short run is Manoj Bajpayee’s film ‘Bhaiyaa Ji’. which is slated for release on May 24. Post which Rajkummar’s next film ‘Mr and Mrs Mahi’ opposite Janhvi Kapoor will release on May 31.

Srikanth is directed by Tushar Hiranandani who is known for his directorial ventures like 'Saand Ki Aankh' and 'Scam 2003: The Telgi Story', and also stars Jyothik, Alaya F, and Sharad Kelkar in pivotal roles.

Rajkummar is in the midst of promoting his upcoming film backed by Karan Johar’s production house and will soon start shooting for ‘Bhul Chuk Maaf’ with Wamiqa Gabbi in Varanasi. This film is directed by Karan Sharma.