Natural star Nani’s latest offering Gentleman, which released last Friday, is holding strength at the box office in its first weekend. The suspense thriller managed to garner decent web reviews and the positive word of mouth is helping the film register good collections despite some shortcomings in the narration. The commendable performances by Nani and Nivedha Thomas coupled by the stunning background given by Mani Sharma helped the film big-time.

Nivedha Thomas is the surprise package in the film and she is flooded with words of appreciation for her performance. The Malayalam girl, while speaking to the media on the occasion of film’s success, showered praises on Nani. She said that Nani is a natural performer and compared his acting abilities with those of Kamal Haasan. Nivedha added that she liked Nani’s Astha Chamma and Pilla Zamindhar movies very much. She thanked the audience for making Gentleman a big success and concluded saying that she will continue to do roles which have scope for exploring the actress in her.

Directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti, Gentleman features Surabhi and Avasarala Srinivas in important roles.