Pawan Kalyan’s OG USA advance bookings are getting opened one by one at locations. The initial response is sensational, and the film storms Cinemark XD with a record-breaking release.
The action drama is already seeing 100K range advances for premieres. The distributor promised a record-breaking release for OG, and it is happening now.
“They Call Him OG” got the biggest ever release in Cinemark XD screens with 89+ locations, and it can go to 100+ as well. The previous best is Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 with 81 screens released.
Pawan Kalyan’s recent theatrical release, Hari Hara Veera Mallu, became a big disaster at the box office, but his upcoming film is having a tremendous craze amongfans and normal audiences.
The film is expected to shatter box office records in India as well once the bookings open.
Vijay’s Jana Nayagan was announced for a 9th January release long back. The Raja Saab, starring Prabhas, is also arriving on the same day, which means the Prabhas vs. Vijay battle is confirmed for Sankranthi 2026.
Initially, Prabhas and Maruthi’s horror comedy was announced for a 5th December release, but there was a huge buzz that it was moving to Sankranthi. Now the film’s producer officially announces that Raja Saab will be releasing on 9th January in the Mirai pre-release event.
Prabhas’s The Raja Saab to Compete with Vijay’s Jana Nayagan
With this, both films are arriving on the same date, and they will compete in all languages. So, the box office battle between Prabhas and Vijay is confirmed, and certainly, there will be some fight in finding screens in some areas.
Chiranjeevi’s Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’s release date is not yet announced, but it is likely to maintain a gap, and we need to see if it will be a 2-day or 3-day gap.
Naveen Polishetty and Ravi Teja are also releasing their films for Sankranthi, and another film from Kollywood, Sivakarthikeyan’s Parasakthi, is also releasing for Sankranthi.
Mirai, starring Teja Sajja, is the next biggie in Telugu cinema, releasing in theaters on 12th September. The film’s trailer releases today and gets a stunning response. Another piece of good news is that the film will have no hike in ticket rates.
Nowadays, even the medium-budget films, along with big movies, are applying for the hikes in tickets in Andhra Pradesh. In Telangana, the big films are taking the ticket hikes.
The audiences and exhibitors continuously said that these hikes are impacting films massively, but the industry did not change its ways and continued to apply for ticket hikes in Telugu States.
Now, Mirai will not have any hikes in ticket rates in both Telugu states. The film’s producer officially confirmed in the trailer event that they are going to have affordable ticket prices. So there will be no hikes in Telugu states, and the team will continue with GO prices only.
Akhanda 2, the crazy sequel in the combination of Balakrishna and Boyapati Sreenu, was announced for a grand theatrical release worldwide on September 25. Now, the latest news is that the film has been officially postponed.
For a few months, there was a continuous buzz that the sequel of Akhanda will not be released on the said date, and the rumors became strong when Pawan Kalyan’s OG was announced to be released on the same date.
Postponement Rumors Surrounded Akhanda Sequel From Few Months
However, the makers kept saying that the release will not be delayed, but now they have officially announced that Akhanda 2 is postponed, and a new date will be announced soon.
The team mentioned that the VFX and post-production work of the film demands more time, and henceforth, they decided to work on another. They also said that the fans’ expectations will be carefully addressed, and the film will certainly enthrall them by surpassing their hype.
Official Press Note By Akhanda 2 Makes About Postponement
Anil Sunkara, the producer, has made some interesting comments about the film. Speaking in a recent interview, he stated, “I have watched a few scenes in Akhanda 2, and trust me, the fans will go berserk in theaters. Balayya Babu has just killed it with his mass aura.”
It is widely known that whenever Balakrishna acts under Boyapati’s direction, things tend to work big time. We all saw what havoc they created with the first part of Akhanda at the box office.
So, the same is expected with its sequel, and Balayya fans are quite confident about the film breaking records despite it changing the release date.
Hrithik Roshan and NTR’s War 2 is continuing its slow run at the box office in its 2nd week too. Here are the details of War 2’s two-week box office collections.
The Hindi version posted some numbers yesterday, while the Telugu version is still very poor in its 2nd week.
War 2 has collected 338 Cr gross collections in two weeks at the box office. The Hindi version has collected 171 Cr net in India with a gross over 200 Cr, while the Telugu version contributed around 63 Cr gross and the Tamil around 2 Cr, taking the total India gross to 265 Cr.
The film has collected around 8.5 million USD overseas, which takes the total worldwide gross near 338 crores.
The film is a big box office failure, and it will close around 350 Cr, which makes it a disappointing film for the entire team.
Even with a slight confusion about its release date, Teja Sajja and Karthik Gattamaneni’s Mirai has maintained the craze among audiences. Now, the film’s trailer has been released, which stuns audiences.
In the trailer, we see Yodha (Teja Sajja) facing the terrifying Black Sword (Manchu Manoj), a malevolent who has perfected black magic and is vying for control of the world by locating King Ashoka’s nine sacred texts.
Protectors of Dharma, the people of Dharamshala call on Yodha to stop his reign of terror and retrieve the staff, Mirai, a heavenly weapon created during Lord Sriram’s Treta Yuga. Overall, the Mirai trailer hits it out of the park and stuns everyone, as it exceeds expectations and promises a spectacular theatrical experience for audiences.
The last shot of Lord Sri Ram will give goosebumps for sure. Teja Sajja is coming up with something much bigger than HanuMan.
The movie, which also stars Jagapathi Babu, Ritika Nayak, Jayaram, and Shriya Saran, will be released in theaters around the world on September 12, 2025. Mirai-Super Yodha is produced by TG Vishwa Prasad and Krithi Prasad.
Naveen Polishetty’s last theatrical release was Mr. and Mrs. Polishetty (2023), and he took a long gap after that. His next film, Anaganaga Oka Raju, is set to become a jackpot film of Sankranthi 2026.
Sankranthi is undoubtedly the biggest season for Telugu cinema, as it can accommodate 3-4 films, and all films find big audiences even with mixed WOM. An average film also sees good numbers at this festival season, and if the WOM is positive and it is an entertainer, then the numbers will be very huge.
Naveen Polishetty’s Anaganaga Oka Raju can be a big jackpot on Sankranthi 2026
With biggies posting huge numbers aside, Sankranthi season works for small films most of the time. Many times we have seen small-budget films posting numbers like biggies; especially entertainment films will boost huge returns for buyers.
As big films will have huge business, they can give returns up to 30%, 40%, or 50%, but small films can give returns of 200% or 300% and even more.
For 2026 Sankranthi, Chiranjeevi is coming with Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Gaaru, Prabhas is likely to come up with The Raja Saab, and Raviteja is coming with Kishore Tirumala’s film.
Along with the above mentioned stars, the young actor Naveen Polishetty is coming with Anaganaga Oka Raju, which is a thorough entertainer. The film’s glimpse was released a few months back, received such a good response, and promised full entertainment.
Anaganaga Oka Raju Pre-Wedding Video
The team also released a special poster for the Ganesh Festival, promising it is a proper festival film.
So definitely, even though there is competition with huge star films, Naveen Polishetty’s Anaganaga Oka Raju will find audiences, as he is one of the young actors who can pull big numbers. If the WOM is positive, then definitely it will be a jackpot for the buyers.
Director AR Murugadoss is undoubtedly one of the biggest directors from Kollywood who has captured the market in Telugu and Hindi. With continuous setbacks, his upcoming film Madharaasi brings a do-or-die situation for him.
The Kaththi director’s recent big films, such as Spyder, Darbar, and Sikandar, became big failures, and his market took a hit.
Now Murugadoss is in a do-or-die situation; if Madharasi works, then he’ll be back to form, and he will be able to get the dates from big stars and big budgets.
But if the film fails, then it means the end of the stars’ saga for Murugadoss. Till now, he has worked with only big stars, including Madhraasi, as Amaran made Sivakarthikeyan a big star.
Madharaasi – Telugu Trailer – Sivakarthikeyan and AR Murugadoss
The positive sign for the film is that the trailer, which was released recently, gets a good response and brings some buzz around the film, which hits theaters on 5th September, which is a big day for Murugadoss’s career.
OG USA advance bookings opened for Premiers yesterday with limited shows, and the response is astonishing. The trend is better than all recent biggies, including Devara and Pushpa 2.
Sensational Start for OG USA Bookings
Devara clocked $75K in the initial 24 hours of advance bookings, and Pushpa 2 registered $52K in advance bookings, whereas OG registered $82K in advance. Also, the film registers such a record of bookings starting with lesser shows compared to other films, including Devara and Pushpa 2.
These opening stats say how big the trend is, and the film is expected to register 3 million premieres at this trend. Till now only RRR, Kalki, and Pushpa 2 have registered more than 3 million premieres in the USA, and Pawan Kalyan’s “They Call Him OG” is on track to join this club.
The second single, Suvvi Suvvi, which was released yesterday, is getting a good response, which adds more buzz to the film.
Nivetha Pethuraj, the talented actress from South India, just shared some big news about her personal life. She introduced her fiancé and longtime boyfriend, Rajhith Ibran, and they are going to marry soon.
The actress shared a pic with her boyfriend on social media, hinting that they might tie the knot soon.
Latest buzz says Nivetha Pethuraj is tying the knot with businessman Rajhith later this year. The wedding will be a small gathering with just family and friends, and the couple will share the official details pretty soon.
Rajhith works in the hospitality field and calls Dubai home. By the way, Nivetha is said to have been hanging out in Dubai for a few years now. The details of their love story are still a bit fuzzy, but the fans are curious to know how they ended up together, as they confirmed that their wedding bells are on the way.
