Nandamuri Balakrishna witnessed a lukewarm response to his latest OTT arrival with Akhanda 2. The film arrived on Netflix last week, and its debut did not fetch enough eyeballs! The film was trending within the list of the highest 10 non-English movies of the week in 7 countries: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, and Maldives! In India, it secured the third spot after De De Pyaar De 2, and Haq!
Could Not Beat Daaku Maharaaj!
Interestingly, Nandamuri Balakrishna couldn’t match the debut week numbers of his last Netflix arrival. Daaku Maharaaj began streaming on the platform in 2025, and it registered 2.4 million views on the platform in its debut week!
Akhanda 2 OTT Verdict
As per the data by Netflix from January 5 – 11, 2026, Akhanda 2, in its debut week, garnered a viewership of 2 million on Netflix against 5.6 million viewing hours and secured the 4th spot within the globally trending list of top 10 non-English movies on Netflix, which is ruled by South Korean Sci-Fi disaster drama, The Great Flood at no 1 this week.
fifth Lowest Debut For A South Indian Film!
Nandamuri Balakrishna’s biggie matched the debut week numbers with Rashmika Mandanna’s The Girlfriend. It’s the fifth-lowest debut week numbers for a South Indian film since 2025.
Take a look at the bottom 10 debut week viewership for a South Indian film on Netflix since 2025.
- Good Bad Ugly | Officer On Duty: 2.6 Million
- Dude | Thug Life | Retro | Daaku Maharaaj: 2.4 Million
- Court: State VS A No one | Kadhalikka Neramillai: 2.2 Million
- Jack | Dragon: 2.1 Million
- The Girlfriend | Akhanda 2: 2 Million
- Stephen | Maareesan: 1.6 Million
- Aaryan: 1.5 Million
- Telusu Kada | Bison Kaalamadan: 1.3 Million
- Kaantha | Mass Jathara: 1.1 Million
- Thammudu | Rifle Club: 1 Million
Note: The debut week viewership numbers are the official numbers given by Netflix for all the movies that arrived on the platform, irrespective of the day they arrived in per week. Some arrived on the fourth day of the week, some on the fifth, and so forth, but the debut numbers are calculated by Netflix weekly, not day-wise.
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