According to the producers' numbers,
natural star Nani's
dasara had a record-breaking worldwide
box office debut, earning close to 38 crores. Even
industry insiders claimed that the
movie made nearly $20 crores in global
box office receipts, elevating
nani to the status of Tier 1 hero. What about the rival
hindi and
tamil movies that just came out yesterday?
Simbu's
gangster drama Pathu Thala and
ajay Devgan's Bholaa, both remakes of the Tamil-Telugu smash Khaidi, are in direct competition with Nani's film. If we examine the
box office results for those films, it appears that
nani has outperformed
ajay Devgan and
simbu as well. Bholaa, starring
ajay Devgan, wound up earning more than 25 crores at the
international box office. Simbu's Pathu Thala has a very poor
box office take, only earning a few crores in
tamil cinemas.
So, whether it is
telugu state collections or overseas figures, Nani's
dasara has demonstrated absolute authority, though it has not yet made strong numbers in
bollywood and Tamilnadu.
telugu movie fans must be delighted that
nani is earning more money than a senior actor like
ajay Devgan could with a successful film remake.