Bala Krishna’s movies have a very good market in ceded area compared to other regions. Everyone in the industry knows this. His movies break even quickly in ceded region. But there has been a reverse in trend with Gautamiputra Satakarni.
While the movie has been doing well in urban centres like Vizag and other regions, it is slightly lagging behind in ceded region.
The reason could be that Gautamiputra is not a standard Balayya masala movie and is more of a classic movie preferred by multiplex and overseas audiences.
Having said that, the movie is definitely going to turn out to be a safe project for ceded buyers also. It’s only that this is the first time in recent memory that ceded was not in the forefront for a Balayya movie.