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Telugu film star Akkineni Nagarjuna says Suriya, whom he admires, is a bigger star outside of Tamil Nadu too.

“I’m a fan of a very few actors. Suriya happens to be one among them. I fell in love with his work, especially after ‘Ghajini’, and I think he is a bigger star not just in Tamil Nadu. He is equally popular in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana too,” Nagarjuna said at the audio launch of his upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual “Thozha” on Friday.

Suriya was the chief guest at the event, where also present were Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia, the lead actors of “Thozha”.

Talking about the film, which is the official remake of French drama “The Intouchables”, Nagarjuna said he was lucky to have worked in it.

“I consider myself extremely lucky to have been a part of this project. It is a film very close to my heart,” he said, adding that he found a younger brother in Karthi after working with him in “Thozha”.

In the film, Nagarjuna plays a quadriplegic millionaire bound to a wheelchair, and Karthi will be seen as his caretaker.

Taking a dig at Karthi, he said: “My only problem with the film was that Karthi got to dance with Tamannaah, but I couldn’t.”

Nagarjuna also credited Karthi for helping him to dub in Tamil after many years.

Directed by Vamsi Paidipally, the film is produced by PVP Cinema and it’s slated for release on March 25.

The film is titled “Oopiri” in Telugu.

Leading production house 14 Reels Entertainments, known for making big movies like “Dookudu”, has produced “Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha” with Nani and new heroine Mehreen.

The film is now in its third week. Although it has raked in good money so far, it cannot be declared a hit.

Take a look at the overall profits/losses the film gets at end of its run.

The film was produced by 14 Reels with the budget of Rs 14 Crs (Cost of production of Rs 12 cr + Print and Publicity Rs. 2 cr).

The producers sold the movie’s theatrical rights of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states for Rs 8.5 Crs to Abhishek Pictures. Rs 4 Cr came from Satellite rights.

From overseas, Rest of India and other ancillary rights like music, digital have fetched the producers another Rs 4 Crs. So, 14 Reels were already in profit of Rs 2 Cr before the release.

However, the film might make a loss of Rs. 2 cr for sub distributors in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. So far, the movie has earned Rs 10 Cr share from theatrical revenue worldwide (including overseas figures).

Except overseas distributors, all distributors in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would loss an estimated 10 to 15 % by end of its run. If it really continues its good run in 4th and 5th week, then distributors might get breakeven.

Overall, “Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha” is profitable venture for producers and loss for distributors in AP and TS.

Actor Allu Arjun’s Telugu actioner “Sarrainodu”, which is directed by Boyapati Srinu, will hit the screens worldwide on April 22, said a source.

“The makers had originally planned to release the film on April 8, which happens to be Arjun’s birthday. However, Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ releases on the same day and, hence, they have locked April 22 as the release day,” the source told media.

The film’s audio will be released towards the end of March.

Also starring Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa and Aadi Pinisetty, the film has music by S.S. Thaman.

“Sarrainodu” is produced by Geetha Arts. The film will also be dubbed in Tamil and Malayalam.