▁later , ▁Sun ▁Pictures ▁cancel led ▁the ▁deal ▁and ▁opt ed ▁out . ▁Sub sequently , ▁Gem ini ▁Film ▁Circ uit ▁acquired ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁release ▁rights , ▁confirm ing ▁the ▁film ' ▁release ▁for ▁the ▁Christmas ▁week end ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁Tel ug u ▁version ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁one ▁week ▁later , ▁distributed ▁by ▁S ures h ▁Mov ies . ▁The ▁film ▁released ▁about ▁ 5 0 0 + ▁screens ▁world wide . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 6 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁tak ings ▁in ▁Chen na i ▁box ▁office ▁in ▁its ▁second ▁week end . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁Be hind wood s ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁ 2 . 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" only ▁for ▁Vik ram ' s ▁fans ▁and ▁action ▁lo vers " ▁and ▁also ▁stated ▁' R aj ap atta i ▁is ▁pop c orn ▁in ▁its ▁flav or '. ▁Pav ith ra ▁S rin ivas an ▁from ▁Red iff ▁described ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁bland , ▁adding ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" just ▁an ▁actor ' s ▁quest ▁for ▁super st ard om , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁fare ", ▁giving ▁it ▁ 1 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 . ▁S ify ▁wrote : ▁" This ▁old - f ashion ed ▁mas ala ▁ent ert ainer ▁is ▁enjoy able ▁in ▁parts . ▁It ▁is ▁v int age ▁Vik ram ▁couple d ▁with ▁rich ▁production ▁values ▁that ▁makes ▁Raj ap