The Samantha Ruth Prabhu-starrer Yashoda, which released in theatres on Friday, has collected Rs 6.32 crore (gross) on day one, worldwide, the makers revealed on Saturday.

The film opened to mixed reviews with a few critics praising Samantha’s performance. “Samantha is at the centre of Yashoda and plays a character straight out of the hero playbook. There are fight sequences, there’s a rousing reveal, there’s sister sentiment, there’s a leader angle… And yet, it’s not a protagonist a man could have played,” notes Cinema Express in its review of the film.

Directed by Hari and Harish, who previously directed Ambuli, Yashoda is bankrolled by Sridevi Movies. Yashoda deals with the topic of surrogacy and is mainly set within a hospital.  The film also stars well-known actors like Varalaxmi Sarathkumar,  Unni Mukundan, Rao Ramesh, Murali Sharma, Sampath Raj, Shatru, and Madhurima, to name a few, in supporting roles.

Yashoda has music by Mani Sharma, cinematography by M Sukumar and editing by Marthand K Venkatesh. The film came at the time when Samantha revealed that she was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called Myositis.

Meanwhile, Samantha has mythological film Shaakuntalam, and romantic drama Kushi in the making.