NTR starrer Jai Lava Kusa, which has him playing a triple role, took a terrific start at the domestic box office despite a Wednesday release. In overseas too, the film opened on a strong note by registering career best premiers for NTR. Including Thursday haul, Jai Lava Kusa notched up a solid $734K and set for a strong weekend run.

Extending its strong run in overseas, the emotional triplet saga has collected more than 260 K on Friday ( counting) and touched the million dollar mark in style. This is the 5th million dollar film for NTR in overseas. Also, NTR now shares a rare distinction of having four consecutive million dollar films in overseas along with Mahesh Babu. NTR’s Temper , Nannaku Prematho and Janatha Garage completed a hat trick of Million dollars films for him and now Jai Lava Kusa joined the elite list.

Trade circles are expecting a solid weekend for Jai Lava Kusa. Despite few narrative shortcomings, NTR’s acting masterclass has resulted in good word of mouth and reflecting the strong collections in all areas.

Directed by Bobby, the film stars Nivedha Thomas and Rashi Khanna as the female leads.