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Samantha Ruth Prabhu is starring in Pawan Kalyan's upcoming film "Atharintiki Daaredi." (Image Credit: Twitter/Samantha Ruth PrabhuTwitter

The teaser of Pawan Kalyan's most-awaited film "Atharintiki Daaredi" has taken the internet by storm.

Pawan Kalyan enjoys a massive fan following in Andhra Pradesh as well as from other parts of the world. When it was announced that the teaser of "Atharintiki Daaredi" was getting launched, the social media went frenzy and expectations among his fans soared.

A 23-second teaser, which shows Pawan Kalyan walking stylishly with music playing in the background, hit the internet on 14 July. Within a few hours, the internet was abuzz with news about the teaser. The video posted by idlebrainlive amassed more than two lakh hits and 6,000 likes in just 19 hours of its release.

As of Tuesday (16 July), "Atharintiki Daaredi" fetched over three lakh visitors and received about 9,000 likes, setting a record for any Telugu video uploaded on YouTube. Even after two days of its release, the video is still getting good response from viewers. So far (Wednesday, 17 July), the teaser has been viewed 706,927 times and has received more than 6,000 comments.

The first look poster of the film, which was released a day ahead of the teaser, has also received good response in social media circles. Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, "Atharintiki Daaredi" is expected to be a commercial entertainer. The film has Samanth Ruth Prabhu and Praneetha Subash as female leads.

The entire shooting of the film has been wrapped up and the post-production work is in full swing. The makers are planning to hold a grand audio launch at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad, on 19 July. With the first look poster and teaser receiving fantastic response, the film's crew is looking forward to the audio launch.

Devi Sri Prasad, who composed the songs for Pawan's "Jalsa" and "Gabbar Singh", has also provided the soundtrack for "Atharintiki Daaredi". The film is slated for a worldwide release on 7 August. In that case, it would clash with Shah Rukh Khan's "Chennai Express" (releasing on 8 August) in global markets.