A blockbuster film from me will collect around 75 crores.’ These were the confident words spoken by Superstar Mahesh Babu before the release of Srimanthudu. True to his words, the film has collected more than 70 crores in just 12 days and now looks to enter the 80 crore club and end up as an all-time second highest grossing film after Baahubali.
Srimanthudu’s success can be considered a great achievement. With no festival or holiday season and no typical comedy scenes, the film still collected so huge only due to Mahesh’s star power and strong content. But, we still can’t stop feeling bad about one fact.
Srimanthudu was earlier planned as a summer release. With the holiday advantage and the film’s emotional story, more number of families would have thronged to the theaters and the film would have easily collected 10-12 crore more in summer.
But here’s a reason to cheer up for all Mahesh fans. The Superstar’s next film, Brahmotsavam, is a wholesome family entertainer and the makers are aiming at an early summer release around March, if they miss the Pongal race.
Even if the content gets an above average talk, Srimanthudu’s success vibes and summer holidays advantage will make Brahmotsavam a sure shot blockbuster with a huge margin.So, Brahmotsavam will compensate for all the losses Srimanthudu incurred for missing out on summer.