King of Kotha box office collection Day 1: Dulquer Salmaan starrer has a slow start, makes Rs 7.7 crore on opening day

Directed by Abhilash Joshiy, King of Kotha has DQ in a never-seen-before avatar as a gangster. The film also stars Aishwarya Lekshmi, Shabeer Kallarakkal, Prasanna, Gokul Suresh. Dulquer has hinted that they could make a sequel of the film. He said at an event in Kochi, “If you (audiences) end up cherishing the film to that extent and embrace it wholeheartedly, we will certainly contemplate a sequel.”

In an earlier interview, Dulquer had revealed that they reshot the climax of the film as it “warranted something even bigger.” He told Bollywood Hungama, “Yes, we did reshoot the climax of King of Kotha, but it’s not because there’s anything problematic. I think when you watch the film in one continuous flow, it warranted something even bigger.”

Indianexpress.com’s Anandu Suresh called the film a “skillfully-crafted gangster film which fails to offer a gripping narrative.” A part of the review read, “Though the Dulquer Salmaan-starrer possessed the potential to be celebrated alongside iconic gangster movies like Satya, Vada Chennai, and Gangs of Wasseypur, its failure to feature a compelling narrative prevents it from reaching the lofty heights.”