Chennai Love Story Box Office (Closing Collection): Kiran Abbavaram’s Film Fails To Secure Hit Verdict
Chennai Love Story Box Office (Closing Collection): Secures Average Verdict! (Photo Credit: Instagram)

Kiran Abbavaram and Sri Gouri Priya’s latest film Chennai Love Story has wrapped up its theater run. The small film left a deep impression on the hearts of Telugu moviegoers. Even with limited buzz, the film latched on to word of mouth and became a sweet success story.

The Telugu romance drama was released in theaters on July 24. One would have thought that the film would be drowned out by the Jana Nayagan wave. However, the film sustained and found its true audience with positive reviews and strong word of mouth.

How Much Did Chennai Love Story Earn At The Worldwide Box Office?

The film had a strong start at 4.95 crore in India and registered an impressive opening weekend collection. The film maintained momentum in week 1, then gradually declined. Despite the new release, the film managed to stay steady at the box office. As per the closing collection update, the film earned 38.37 crores net in India, which equals 45.28 crore gross. Overseas, the film collected 6.92 crores, bringing the worldwide total to 52.2 crores.

Ends as the 10th Highest Grossing Tollywood Film of 2026 Worldwide (Worldwide Gross)

Chennai Love Story marked the first 50 crore grosser in lead actor Kiran Abbavaram’s career. With its worldwide gross of 52.2 crore, the film managed to wrap up in the top 10 highest-grossing Tollywood films of the year. It trails Dacoit by 4 crore on the list.

  1. Peddi: 323.7 crore
  2. Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu: 300.79 crore
  3. The RajaSaab: 206.57 crore
  4. Maa Inti Bangaaram: 100.96 crore
  5. Ustaad Bhagat Singh: 97.25 crore
  6. Anaganaga Oka Raju: 83.85 crore
  7. Irumudi: 73.09 crore
  8. Lenin: 68.93 crore
  9. Dacoit: 56.88 crore
  10. Chennai Love Story: 52.12 crore

Chennai Love Story Box Office Verdict

While the film had a great run at the box office and recovered its production cost, it fell short of securing a hit verdict. The film only recovered its cost; hence, according to Koimoi parameters, it has secured an average verdict.

Box office summary:

  • Budget: 30 crore
  • India Net Collection: 38.37 crore
  • Recovery: 127.90%
  • ROI: 8.37 crore
  • ROI%: 27.90%
  • Verdict: Average

More about the film

Chennai Love Story is directed by Ravi Namburi and produced by Srinivasa Kumar and Sai Rajesh under the banners Mass Movie Makers and Amrutha Productions. The music is composed by Mani Sharma.

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