Akhanda 2 storms theatres with powerful start and huge advance bookings

Akhanda 2: Thaandavam, action drama ft. Nandamuri Balakrishna made its big premiere today, Dec 12. On the day of its release, experts shared their forecasts at the box office

Akhanda 2
Akhanda 2 Box Office Collection
Sonika Nitin Nimje New Delhi
2 min read Last Updated : Dec 12 2025 | 5:21 PM IST
Akhanda 2: Thaandavam has exploded onto the big screen today, 12 December, marking Nandamuri Balakrishna’s return to high-voltage action under filmmaker Boyapati Srinu’s direction. Despite a last-minute delay—pushed from its original 5 December release due to financial hurdles—the sequel has lost none of its momentum. 
 
Pre-sales for Akhanda 2 have already exceeded Rs 25 crore, according to the recent information from box office analysts. 
 
According to BFilmy Official, the advance grosser from the first day alone has already surpassed Rs 12.13 crore. Under such circumstances, it wouldn't be incorrect to predict that Balakrishna's film will easily make over Rs 10 crore worldwide on its first day of release.

Akhanda 2 Box Office Collection Day 1

More than 530,000 tickets have reportedly been sold for the movie's opening day. Furthermore, Akhanda 2 will be released in over 402 cities globally. The movie is expected to make about Rs 30 crores globally on its first day of release due to its huge release and substantial advance booking. 
 
However, according to Sacnilk's statistics, Telugu occupancy is 47.24%, and Akhanda 2 has already made Rs 7.43 crore according to the latest data in India. 

Akhanda 2 release date

Akhanda 2: Thaandavam has released on big screen today, 12 December 2025.   

All about Akhanda 2 movie

Akhanda 2's teaser and trailer have already generated a lot of buzz on social media, which has helped the film's box office debut. In this follow-up, Nandamuri Balakrishna plays two roles: Murali Krishna and Akhanda Rudra and Sikandar Aghora. It is anticipated that the picture would be primarily distinguished by these two characters' outstanding action and diverse styles.
 
Samantha Menon plays a prominent role alongside Balakrishna in the movie. Important characters will be portrayed by Adi Pinisetty, Harshali Malhotra, Kabir Duhan Singh, Saswata Chatterjee, Ronson Vincent, Achyuth Kumar, P. Sai Kumar, Poorna, Ravi Maraiah, and Harsha Chemudu.   
 
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First Published: Dec 12 2025 | 5:16 PM IST

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