Director Atlee has been unsuccessful in doing a film after his Jawan starring Shah Rukh Khan which grossed more than 1000 crores worldwide. The Director initially planned a film with Allu Arjun and had discussions, but this didn’t go forward with the planned film shelving later.
The Director is facing issues regarding the budget plans. The planned film with Allu Arjun was also shelved for the same reason, and he had also planned a multi starrer with Salman Khan and Kamal Haasan. But this too was reported to be shelved for the same reason.
After the humongous success of Pushpa 2, Atlee is back again with his plan to rope Allu Arjun. Both are also said to be demanding higher and record remunerations. The film’s budget will also be very higher to make it a Pan Indian film, and this is worrying the Producers now.
There is a buzz that Atlee is keen on receiving 100 crores as remuneration and Allu Arjun too wants a whopping 250 crores. If this holds truth, then the budget will rocket to around 700 crores which will also be a big risk. OTT business is also on the down trend now with the Satellite platform already hitting the rock bottom. The film can fetch a 300 crore range number as non-theatricals, and still it needs 400 crores from the theatrical performance. This means that the film must collect at least 800 crores theatrically just for the break even mark.
This is definitely a big risk for the Producers. They might believe that a budget around 500 crores will be a good one, but we need to see how the discussions result. Going with some remuneration in advance and share profits after the theatrical performance might work for both the parties.