Rs 30 Cr Pre-release Business for Uppena:- Uppena is one small film that caught everyone's attention after the release of the music album. Sai Dharam Tej's brother Vaisshnav Tej is making his debut as the lead actor with this romantic entertainer and Krithi Shetty is the heroine. Sukumar's protege Buchi Babu is making his debut as the director and the film completed all the formalities long ago. The movie was aimed for release last year but it was pushed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The film also received OTT offers but the makers rejected the deals.

The makers now closed all the theatrical deals. The movie is made on a budget of Rs 24 crores and the non-theatrical rights fetched Rs 10 crores. The theatrical rights of the film are now closed for Rs 20 crores which is huge for a small film that features new faces. The total business of the film touched Rs 30 crores which is the highest for any debutant's film. Uppena is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Devi Sri Prasad composed the music. Top director Sukumar presented the film and he personally supervised the work of the film.