The latest batch of Telugu films released on Friday has struggled to attract audiences, resulting in a disappointing start at the box office. Despite the release of several small-budget films, most of them failed to generate the expected opening-day numbers, raising concerns about their performance over the weekend.

Among the new releases, Itlu Arjuna emerged as the most expensive film. The movie was made with considerable effort and received extensive promotional support ahead of its theatrical arrival. However, the opening-day response was below expectations, and the film failed to show noticeable improvement in audience turnout as Friday progressed.

Despite the disappointing box office opening, the film has a few positive aspects. Young actor Aniesh delivered a good performance in his role, while Thaman's background score stood out as one of the major highlights. Although the initial response has been decent in certain aspects, the film needs stronger audience support to improve its theatrical prospects.

Sudigali Sudheer's GOAT is another notable release that failed to make an impression at the box office. The film opened to weak audience turnout, and its initial performance indicates a challenging theatrical journey ahead. The response so far has raised concerns about the film's commercial prospects.

Meanwhile, Mouli's DNK managed to record comparatively better footfalls than the other new releases. However, the audience response has not been encouraging despite attracting relatively more viewers. The film is also facing difficulties at the box office and is heading towards a disappointing outcome based on its initial performance.

The situation was even worse for Maya Lady, as several shows were reportedly cancelled due to a lack of audience turnout. Other films released on Friday also failed to register strong openings, making it an underwhelming day for the latest Telugu theatrical releases.

With most of the new films struggling to attract moviegoers, attention is now shifting towards the weekend box office performance. Ramayana and Scene are expected to perform well and dominate theatrical collections over the weekend.

Overall, Friday turned out to be a disappointing day for the latest Telugu releases. Whether any of the new films can recover through weekend collections remains to be seen.