The Paradise box office collection day 1: Nani gives career-best opening

Nani's The Paradise has registered the biggest opening of his career, earning 75 crore globally. Directed by Srikanth Odela, The Paradise marks his 2nd collab with Nani after Dasara

Nani has scored the biggest opening of his career with The Paradise. The Srikanth Odela-directed action drama grossed ₹76.90 crore worldwide on its first day, according to Sacnilk, comfortably surpassing the actor’s previous opening-day record set by HIT: The Third Case.

 

The Paradise had paid premieres on Wednesday and opened in theatres on Thursday. Despite receiving an A-rating from the CBFC, the movie turned out to be Nani's biggest hit.

 

The Paradise did well on both its opening day and in its premiere performances. It remains to be seen if the film maintains its pace or rises now that it benefits from a Friday and the weekend.

 

The Paradise box office collection update

 

Sacnilk reports that the Srikanth Odela-directed film made ₹76.90 crore on its opening day worldwide. With 9,732 shows on its first day, the action drama made ₹34.65 crore net in India. With preview show revenue included, its India gross was ₹54.90 crore.

 

The Paradise has significantly outperformed Nani's prior greatest opening. HIT: The Third Case, which debuted at ₹21 crore net in India across 4,171 shows and recorded a worldwide total of ₹37.81 crore on its first day in 2025, was his previous record holder. 

The Paradise box office report

Other recent releases by Nani also debuted below The Paradise. On Day 1 of 2024, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram collected ₹9 cr nett in India and ₹19.34 cr globally, ultimately earning ₹98 cr. Nani's first collaboration with Srikanth Odela, Dasara, debuted at ₹23.20 cr nett from 5,705 shows and earned ₹36.28 cr globally in 2023.

 

Although the scale of theatrical releases has varied greatly, the film's opening also places it in a prominent position among recent Telugu releases. On the first day, Prabhas' The Raja Saab made ₹100.20 cr worldwide and ₹53.75 cr nett in India from 16,470 shows.

 

Meanwhile, Ram Charan's Peddi earned ₹110.49 cr globally and ₹51 cr nett from 12,412 shows. The Paradise has a better opening in India and around the world than Chiranjeevi's Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu. On its first day of release, the Chiranjeevi film made about ₹28.5 cr in India and ₹37.1 cr worldwide.

About The Paradise

The Paradise, directed by Srikanth Odela, is his second project with Nani following Dasara. The film, which is set in Secunderabad in the 1980s, centers on a marginalised group battling for acceptance in the face of feudal persecution. In the action drama, Nani portrays Jadal Zamana. Raghav Juyal plays his son Vikram Maalik, while Mohan Babu plays the feudal antagonist Shikanja Maalik. Along with Sonali Kulkarni, Sampoornesh Babu, and Keerthy Suresh in a special appearance, the cast also includes Kayadu Lohar as Subbu. Naveen Nooli is the editor, CH Sai is the cinematographer, and Anirudh Ravichander is the soundtrack composer. Under the SLV Cinemas banner, Sudhakar Cherukuri is the film's producer.