When Jaya Janaki Nayaka, a Telugu film starring Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas and Rakul Preet Singh, premiered in 2017, it was unfortunately a box-office disaster. The romance-action drama, directed by Boyapati Srinu, reportedly collected about Rs 20 crore worldwide on a Rs 40 crore budget, resulting in a loss of Rs 80 crore for distributors. But almost 9 years later, Jaya Janaki Nayaka has achieved an unbelievable record. The movie’s Hindi-dubbed version, titled Khoonkar, has amassed more than 1 billion views on YouTube after it was posted on YouTube by Pen Movies in 2019. Jaya Janaki Nayaka’s director on film’s YouTube success Elated by the unexpected viewership on YouTube, Boyapati Srinu shared a heartfelt post on Instagram, featuring Jaya Janaki Nayaka’s film poster. In his caption, the director celebrated the film's unprecedented achievement of crossing 1 billion views on YouTube, describing it as a landmark moment in the movie's journey. He said that the milestone reflected the love and emotions of millions of viewers and noted that Jaya Janaki Nayaka (Khoonkhar in Hindi) had become a timeless success because of their support. Expressing his heartfelt gratitude, the director thanked fans for their unwavering love and said the achievement belonged to everyone who had watched and embraced the film.All about Jaya Janaki NayakaJanaya Jaya Janaki Nayaka, produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy under the banner of Dwaraka Creations, centres around the tumultuous love story of Gagan and Sweety, who are forced to part ways because Sweety’s father disapproves of their relationship. Besides Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas and Rakul Preet Singh, Janaya Jaya Janaki Nayaka also stars Jagapathi Babu, Tarun Arora, Pragya Jaiswal, Sarath Kumar, Nandu, Suman, Jayaprakash and Vani Viswanath in key roles.Boyapati Srinu and Rakul Preet Singh’s latest projects Boyapati Srinu’s last directorial venture was Akhanda 2: Thaandavam, for which he collaborated with the legendary Balakrishna in the lead. The action drama hit the big screens last year in December. Meanwhile, Rakul Preet Singh was last seen in director Mudassar Aziz’s romantic comedy Pati Patni Aur Woh alongside Ayushmann Khurrana, Wamiqa Gabbi and Sara Ali Khan. The movie premiered on May 15.