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The lucrative Sankranti weekend is all set to host a clash between several Telugu films, most notably the Mahesh Babu-starrer Guntur Kaaram and the mythological superhero film HanuMan. Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, Guntur Kaaram is an old-school ‘masala’ potboiler that also features Sreeleela. The movie is set to pick up where the Prabhas-starrer Salaar left off, marking an auspicious start to the new year for the Telugu box office. Three other films – HanuMan, Saindhav and Naa Saami Ranga – are also vying for attention this weekend.
According to the industry tracker Sacnilk, Guntur Kaaram has sold advance tickets worth nearly Rs 25 crore for day one, just in India. HanuMan, on the other hand, has sold advance tickets worth Rs 3 crore so far. Late last year, Salaar defied expectations to deliver an opening day domestic haul of Rs 90 crore, and has since made Rs 400 crore in India and more than Rs 700 crore globally.
Unlike Salaar, which performed in several regions across the country, the majority of attention for Guntur Kaaram is expected to come from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The movie has sold over Rs 10 crore worth of advance tickets in Andhra Pradesh alone, with a further Rs 10 crore coming from Telangana. The film’s official social media accounts posted that it has grossed $1.3 million in preview grosses in the US, which amounts to Rs 10 crore. By comparison, Salaar had made $2.5 million in Thursday previews, before making $5.5 million in its opening weekend.
Mahesh Babu was last seen in Sarkaru Vaari Paata, which emerged as a hit with over Rs 200 crore in global box office revenue. The actor’s biggest hit remains Sarileru Neekevvaru, which was released in the same period in 2020, and grossed Rs 260 crore worldwide. The movie made Rs 45 crore on its opening day in India. The actor will soon begin work on potentially the biggest film of his career, a globe-trotting adventure movie directed by SS Rajamouli, serving as the filmmaker’s follow-up to RRR.
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