For Diwali, four films released for Telugu audiences: Pradeep Ranganathan’s Dude, Kiran Abbavaram’s K Ramp, Siddhu’s Telusu Kada, and Priyadarshi’s Mithra Mandali. Among these, in terms of ratings and word of mouth, Dude takes the first place, K Ramp comes second, Telusu Kada ranks third, and Mithra Mandali is fourth. The box office numbers are also reflecting the same trend.
Dude is seeing the highest collections among Telugu states for the Diwali releases. Today, the film crossed double-digit gross. With a breakeven set at 20 Cr gross, with today it is set to recover around 50% of the investments. With Diwali holidays continuing over the next two days, the film is expected to easily achieve the breakeven mark.
K-Ramp opened with decent collections, and on Day 2 it witnessed a good jump over the opening day. The breakeven is around 6.5 Cr share in Telugu states, and looking at the current trend, it is likely to reach this within the first week itself.
Telusu Kada is seeing some traction in urban centers, but in mass areas, the numbers are very low. While it was the biggest business film among Diwali releases in terms of collection-wise it ranks third. Achieving breakeven seems very challenging for the film at this pace.
Mithra Mandali is an outright disaster, failing to achieve even respectable numbers. Audiences are showing minimal interest in the film due to disastrous word of mouth and poor reviews.
