The one thing which used to be guaranteed was Nani’s films getting good reception across the Telugu states if the talk is positive. Though his market is a bit weak in the rural areas of Telangana, his movies worked pretty well in towns and cities. He has a very good craze in Andhra and Telangana regions as well. Nani’s films get profits all over the Telugu states if it gets a positive response due to his universal acceptance.
But the situation is a bit different with his latest outing ‘Dasara’. The rustic rural drama got a very good talk right from the morning shows but the collections are not up to the mark. As the movie is based in Telangana rural area, ‘Dasara’ is performing exceptionally well in the Nizam area. The collections are wonderful as it got a share of nearly 7 crores on the first day. The performance continued further and it earned a share of more than 18 crores by the end of the first weekend. These are the collections that usually star hero film gets.
But ‘Dasara’ is underperforming in Andhra Pradesh since the first day. Usually, films get more collections from Andhra and Ceeded compared to the Nizam area. But the collections of ‘Dasara’ in AP by the end of the first weekend is 14 crores as it grossed only 22 crores. It is only 70% of what ‘Dasara’ got from the Nizam region. Though the huge Telangana dialect and flavor might have played a part, these collections are a bit low considering Nani’s following in those areas. Dil Raju who distributed ‘Dasara’ in Nizam is expected to end up in high profits while the buyers are yet to cross the breakeven mark in AP. Let us wait and see what happens in the coming days.
