Chiru’s film shatters records, Balakrishna holds ground
BIG FESTIVAL RELEASES KHAIDI NO. 150 AND GAUTAMIPUTRA SATAKARNI ARE DOING EXTREMELY WELL AT THE BO
This Sankranti has been huge in Tollywood as both the big films that released have become successful. Chiranjeevi’s comeback film Khaidi No. 150 is erasing all previous records with its first day collections, while Balakrishna’s film Gautamiputra Satakarni has become his career best. Chiranjeevi’s film released first, in more than 2000 screens all over the world. “The film collected `47.7 crore on the first day from all over the world, which is a record,” informs Allu Aravind about Chiranjeevi’s film, adding that in both the Telugu states, the film collected over `30 crore. Speaking about the film’s success, he says, “More than the story, people wanted to see Chiranjeevi’s comeback and how he looked in the film.”
The family has been celebrating.Meanwhile, Balakrishna’s film released in nearly 800 to 900 screens and collected about `20 crore the first day. The makers are expecting a steady collection in the long run. “The film was appreciated by all and the distributors are very happy. We are not bothered about the collection on the first day as we are focussing on the long run,” says Rajiv Reddy, the producer of Balakrishna’s film. Gautamiputra Satakarni will be seen on more screens from the second day onwards. “We got only 15 screens in Tamil Nadu because of Vijay’s big release there, but with the demand, we are increasing the number of screens in Tamil Nadu,” says Rajeev Reddy.
The producer of Chiranjeevi’s film is expecting it to cross the `100 crore mark easily by Sunday. The Telangana government has already given a tax exemption to Balakrishna’s film and the makers are expecting the same from the AP government by Saturday. The coming few days are holidays and both these films are expecting huge turnouts.