India, July 20 -- Junior marks the Telugu debut of mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy's son, Keerthi Reddy. This big-budget film was also special as it marked the comeback of Genelia Deshmukh to Telugu cinema after a long gap of 13 years.Junior hit screens on July 18, 2025, to a decentbuzz in Telugu states, as the hero promoted the film extensively.

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The openings of Junior were decent. Compared to Kannada, on day one, Junior collected Rs.1.5 crores worldwide, in Telugu alone. But in Kannada, thefilmmanaged only Rs.20 lakhs in Kannada. However, with positive word of mouth regarding the debutant and the presence of noted stars, day two collections improved, ...