Directed by Palnati Surya Pratap, ’18 Pages’ is a Telugu romantic love drama, which is written by Sukumar and features Nikhil Siddhartha and Anupama Parameswaran in the main lead roles.
The film was opened with mixed reviews from critics on Dec 23, 2022. It received praise for the performances of the main leads and songs while criticized for the slow second half, and routine flashback portions.
However, despite the negative reviews, the film managed to complete the break-even target and emerged as a hit at the box office.
18 Pages OTT Release Date
18 Pages has 8.6 ratings out of 10 on BookMyShow with 25.7K votes. The OTT partners of 18 Pages are Aha video and Netflix, it has been the case with the production house GA2 Pictures of late. Almost all of their recent releases had the dual OTT release.
Now, as per some Telugu media circle reports, ’18 Pages’ is expected to arrive on the OTT platforms on Jan 27, 2023, however, an official announcement is yet to be made by the OTT platforms.
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18 Pages Budget and Business
Reportedly, ’18 Pages’ is made on a budget of 16 crores. And the film was in profit even before hitting the theatres. Telugu trade reports suggest that Nikhil starrer 18 Pages had accumulated 22 Cr from the non-theatrical rights (digital, satellite, and music rights) making 6 Cr profit before the theatrical release.
18 Pages Box Office
18 Pages was opened to below-par performance at the box office, however, it holds very well on the weekdays. The film collected Rs 16 Cr gross (8.10 crore shares) in its first week.
The film has a break-even target of 12.50 crores. It was recently entered into the profit zone to emerge as a hit at the box office earning 22.65 crores gross worldwide.
18 Pages Success Meet
At the success meet of 18 Pages, producer Allu Aravind said, “It is a crazy novel love story, the climax is the most heartwarming part of the story” Check out the video down below for what more he has to say about the film.
All About 18 Pages
Along with Nikhil and Anupama, the film stars Dinesh Tej, Ajay Posani, Krishna Murali and Brhmaji in pivotal roles. The film is produced by Bunny Vas under the banner GA2Pictures and Sukumar Writings.
18 Pages FAQs
A. It will have digital premiere on Netflix and Aha Video.
A. It is expected to release on 27 Jan 2023.
A. Nikhil Siddharth’s romantic drama has good IMDb rating 8.1/10
A. Despite positive reviews, 18 Pages collected only 11 Cr in one week.