to express their support for him and his desire to end the fighting in Rayalaseema once and for all. Indra has devoted his life to the people of Rayalaseema and is unwilling to be distracted from his duty by getting married and having a family. Cast Music The audio soundtrack of Indra was released on the evening of 14 June 2002 at a neatly erected set in the first floor of Annapurna Studios. This event was a private affair between Chiru fans and the Vijayanthi movie unit. The celebrities who graced this occasion were the Paruchuri brothers (dialogue writers), Aswini Dutt (producer), Chinni Krishna (story writer), VSR Swamy (cinematographer), Sirivennela Seeta Rama Sastry (lyrics writer) and Chiranjeevi. The function started off with a welcome by Raghu Kunche and Suma. Gemini TV covered this event and it was telecast as a 30-minute capsule on Gemini TV. Chiranjeevi selected a coupon from the lucky dip box and called the lucky fan to the stage. Chiranjeevi opened the audio box and handed over the first cassette to that fan, who was so elated that he tried to touch Chiranjeevi's feet, but Chiranjeevi stopped him from doing so. The audio hit the market on 17 June 2002. Release Indra was released on 24 July 2002 in 268 screens, including 223 in Andhra Pradesh, 30 in Karnataka, three in Odisha and 15 in the United States. It grossed more than on a budget of . The film ended up becoming the highest-grossing south Indian film of that time. It held the record of being the first Telugu movie to collect over crores during the first week and until Pokiri broke the record in 2006. Box office The film had collected a distributors' share of . It had a 50-day run in 151 centres, including nine in Karnataka and two in Odisha. It had a 100-day run in 122 centres, including four in Karnataka. It had a 175-day run in 32 centres including a 247-day run in Satyam theatre, Adoni. Indra was the 2nd highest grossing Indian film of 2002 after Shahrukh Khan’s Devdas. Reception Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stating, "First half is a perfect blend of mass and class elements. It's extraordinary. The interval scene gives the right finishing touch to the first half." Legacy Indra is one of the biggest hits in Chiranjeevi's film career. It remained