The biggest discussion going on in trade circles at the moment is about Baahubali and the film that follows it to box office. If “Baahubali” is fixed for July 10th release, as confirmed in Bollywood circles, will Mahesh dare to release his “Srimanthudu” on July 17th, just a week after this magnum opus hits screens?
Already both Baahubali and Srimanthudu got delayed by miles as they are originally scheduled to enthral audiences in summer. Finally Mahesh Babu declared July 17th as the festival day for Srimanthudu. However Rajamouli hasn’t confirmed Baahubali release date but the unofficial date is July 10th as Bollywood is already making arrangements for that. One wonders what makes Baahubali and Srimanthudu clash with each other in just 1 week time. The only reason that one should back off is to not eat each other’s revenues.
Generally Telugu biggies are maintaining a week or couple to avoid unnecessary eating of other’s revenues. But for the kind of massiveness involved around Baahubali it is needless to say that family audiences will rush to theatres to catch a glimpse of that visual marvel. Irrespective of the talk, maybe a mere two weeks should be left from Baahubali release date for biggies such that their revenues don’t get affected by Baahubali, say trade pundits.
Amidst these speculations, will Mahesh continues with his plan of hitting on July 17th? Reports have that Srimanthudu will be pushed by 3-4 weeks if Baahubali arrives on time, on July 10th, but in case of a miss, Mahesh will not look back for a new date. Otherwise this July 10th vs July 17th date war is impossible.