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Kantara Chapter 1 Sets the Box Office on Fire with Over 300 Cr Weekend

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Kantara Chapter 1 Sets the Box Office on Fire with Over 300 Cr Weekend

The box office is buzzing as Rishab Shetty’s spiritual action drama Kantara Chapter 1 performs exceptionally well, surpassing 300 Cr in its opening weekend. This is truly a remarkable achievement.

On day 3, the film saw a jump, and the collections almost matched opening day. On its 3rd day the movie has collected around 80 Cr gross worldwide and takes the total gross to 230 Cr.

Kantara Chapter 1 Box Office: Huge First Weekend

Kantara Chapter 1 has already taken the box office by storm, and today is expected to be its biggest day yet. Advance bookings across all regions have surpassed those of the opening day. The film is also set to enter the 300-crore club at the box office today.

The trade expects the film to hold the good numbers after the weekend, and there are discussions whether it will go near 600 or 700 Cr in its full run. The movie mainly needs a big jump and hold in collections in Hindi.

Kantara Chapter 1 Pays the Price for Minimal Promotions

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Kantara Chapter 1 Pays the Price for Minimal Promotions

Kantara Chapter 1, the blockbuster franchise film by Rishab Shetty released in theaters on 2nd October, collected over 225 Cr gross for 3 days, which is a superb number, but the makers pay the price for minimal promotions.

For a normal pan-India biggie, getting 200 Cr gross number in three days is huge. But for a blockbuster franchise film, which has the potential to collect huge numbers in all 5 languages like KGF 2, Pushpa 2, and Baahubali 2, these numbers are a bit underwhelming.

The main reason for the decline is the team of Kantara took the audiences for granted and did not put big efforts on promotions. Usually, for a pan-India film like this, several promotional videos are released, but the Hombale team chose to release only one trailer.

The trailer cut came across as very plain, dampening the curiosity around the film. The songs were unknown to the audience before release, which further hurt the buzz. Additionally, the team missed out on organizing big events for other languages and didn’t consistently invest time in promotions.

The makers of Kantara Chapter 1 did minimal promotions, which cost the film’s box office potential. They need to understand that not only does the content pull audiences, but there should be the right amount of anticipation for the film as well.

If the film releases with massive buzz and opens with positive reports, then collections will be at a different level. But the team of Rishab Shetty’s directorial is not doing any promotions even after the release.

They can put on some success meets or press meets, but nothing has happened till now. Because of this low buzz, only the film moved out of the 1000 Cr club, costing crores of revenue loss for the makers despite positive WOM.

Kantara Chapter 1 Crosses 200 Cr in 3 Days

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Kantara Chapter 1 Crosses 200 Cr in 3 Days

Kantara Chapter 1, the much-hyped film from the Kannada film industry, has opened to a superb response from audiences and critics. The film crossed 200 Cr gross worldwide within 3 days of its theatrical run. 

The spiritual action drama has had a good day 3 at the box office; especially in South Indian states, the film goes bonkers with terrific numbers. Day 3 is almost on par with the opening day collections. 

Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 has crossed the ₹200 Cr milestone, and the overall gross for 3 days will be over ₹220 Cr. If overseas sees a good jump, then the 3-day collections can even go for the 230 Cr range.

The film’s third day at the box office is significantly better than its second day, which is a promising sign. However, the lack of a much-needed boost for the Hindi version remains a concern for its overall theatrical performance.

The 4th day, Sunday, is expected to be the biggest day for the film, and it is expected to cross the 300 Cr milestone as well.

Mohanlal Rejects a Biopic

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Mohanlal Rejects a Biopic

Mohanlal is having a fantastic run in 2025 with box office hits like Empuraan, Thudarum, and Hridayapoorvam. The latest buzz is that the legendary actor has turned down a biopic project directed by TJ Gnanavel.

The veteran actor scored a worldwide industry hit and a local highest grosser this year with Empuraan and Thudarum. A few months ago, it was reported that he will play the lead role in a film that is based on a real-life person.

Mohanlal and TJ Gnanavel’s biopic on the Saravana Bhavan founder is not going to happen

Dosa King is a real-life story of Saravana Bhavan founder Rajagopal, who was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of murder.

Director TJ Gnanavel narrated this project to Mohanlal, and some discussions happened between them, but finally, the actor is said to have rejected the offer. Now the director is said to have approached Sathyaraj for the same script.

OG 10 Days Box Office: 270 Cr Worldwide, Yet to Hit Break-Even in Telugu States

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OG 10 Days Box Office: 270 Cr Worldwide, Yet to Hit Break-Even in Telugu States

OG’s worldwide box office gross collections (for 10 Days) are set to hit nearly 270 Cr by today, marking an impressive milestone and the biggest achievement for Pawan Kalyan by a significant margin, but the film is yet to achieve breakeven in Telugu States. 

The action drama has already become one of the top-grossing films in the Telugu version, while also raking in massive profits overseas and reaching break-even in the rest of India.

The concern is that even after 10 days of its release, Pawan Kalyan’s OG has not achieved the break even in all territories of the Telugu states, despite the rights being sold at high prices. The rights for the film are priced at 155 Cr for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

OG Telugu States Box Office: Still a long way to reach the break-even

Till now, the movie’s 10-day collections will be around 120 Cr. Still 35 Cr is needed to reach the target. The buyers need a big Sunday, and after the Sunday also, the Sujeeth director needs to run for a few days for the buyers’ recovery.

In regions like Ceeded, Uttarandhra, and Nellore, the buyers haven’t achieved even 80% recovery, making it crucial for the film to have a strong box office performance in these areas.

Kantara Chapter 1 Hindi 3 Days Collections Still Below KGF 2 Day 1

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Kantara Chapter 1 Hindi 3 Days Collections Still Below KGF 2 Day 1

Kantara Chapter 1, the biggest project of Kannada Cinema directed and led by Rishab Shetty, is having superb consistency in the South, but in Hindi, the film’s 3-day collections are still below the day 1 number of KGF 2. 

Kantara Chapter 1 is trending on par with KGF 2 in Karnataka, and in other Southern states, even though it is not on par with Yash and Neel’s big sequel, the trend is strong. The most disappointing territory for the film is the Hindi Belt.

KGF 2 Hindi version opened with 54 Cr net in India and created an all-time record at that time. Kantara’s prequel opens with 18 Cr in Hindi, and it collected around 13 Cr net on day 2, which takes the total net to 31 Cr.

Today, on day 3, the film is holding on par with opening day, and 3 days net will be close to 50 Cr, which is less than KGF 2’s opening day.

Overall, it is kind of a shocking performance by Kantara Chapter 1 in Hindi, and at this trend, the film doing 200 Cr net also looks like a very tough task.

Kantara Chapter 1 Takes the Lead Over Idli Kadai in Tamil Nadu

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Kantara Chapter 1 Takes the Lead Over Idli Kadai in Tamil Nadu

Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 is performing exceptionally well in South India right from the start, and now the spiritual action drama takes the lead over Dhanush’s Idli Kadai in Tamil Nadu.

For Idli Kadai, most of the numbers are coming from Tamil Nadu only, and the movie’s target market is also the same. For 3 days Idly Kadai has collected 25 Cr gross, while Kantar’s prequel collected 11 Cr gross in 2 days.

Kantara Chapter 1 dominates Dhanush’s Film in Tamil Nadu

Surprisingly, on Saturday, Kantara Chapter 1 takes over Idly Kadai in Tamil Nadu. While the Dhanush directorial continues to maintain strong collections, the Rishab Shetty directorial is showing better occupancy rates. Trade expects that the film’s collections will grow further on Saturday and Sunday.

Also, Kantara’s prequel needs such huge trends, as the movie’s theatrical rights are sold at 32 Cr. So, to achieve the breakeven, it needs to collect more than 60 Cr gross, and that is why it needs to continue the strong run at the box office, at least for 2 weeks.

Chiranjeevi Film Sets Record Theatrical Business

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Chiranjeevi Film Sets Record Theatrical Business

Megastar Chiranjeevi and Anil Ravipudi have collaborated for the first time with “Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu.” The film is set for Sankranthi 2026, and it is getting a record number of theatrical business offers. 

Sankranthi season has always been lucky for both Chiranjeevi and Anil Ravipudi, with the duo delivering massive blockbusters during this time. Now, their first-ever collaboration, Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu, is set to hit the screens for the same festival.

Reportedly, Chiranjeevi and Anil Ravipudi’s film is setting up record theatrical business for both the actor and director, as the numbers that are getting circulated in distribution circles are massive.

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu: Massive Theatrical Business for Chiranjeevi and Anil Ravipudi’s Film

The makers expect a 70 Cr ratio for Andhra, 25 Cr from Ceeded, and 40 Cr from Nizam. With this Telugu state, business itself goes near 135 Cr, and with ROI and overseas, the makers’ total theatrical business will go near 160 Cr.

Sankranthiki Vasthunam collected 160 Cr in theatrical share. So, Chiru’s film needs to do the same numbers just to break even, and it needs to target a 200 Cr share to achieve profits and take the breakeven status.

With Anil Ravipudi and Chiranjeevi’s films pulling in massive numbers during Sankranti, there may not be much room for negotiation in the market, as buyers are already competing to secure the rights to this film.

Dhanush Film Wrapped in No Time

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Dhanush Film Wrapped in No Time

Dhanush consistently works on films and completes them one after another, a trait that amazes everyone. Recently, the actor wrapped up another project and is now gearing up to release two movies within just four months.

Dhanush’s 54th film shoot started in July, and producer Ishari Ganesh (who also announced Vada Chennai 2) recently revealed that the shooting for the film, directed by Vignesh Raja, is now completed, and they are aiming for a February 2026 release.

Dhanush sets back-to-back releases

As said above, Dhanush always delivers continuous films, and 2025 also is the same for him. Kuberaa was released on 20th June, and his latest film, Idli Kadai, for which he is also the director, was released on 1st October.

The actor has Tere Ishq Mein set to be released on 28 November, and now, D54 is set to be released in February 2026.

Dhanush has an impressive working style, managing to release a film every three months.

Ustaad Bhagat Singh Time Begins

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Ustaad Bhagat Singh Time Begins

Pawan Kalyan film updates are continuously coming for fans and audiences after a long time. The actor recently scored massive openings with OG, and the fans loved the film. Now, the Ustaad Bhagat Singh time begins for updates.

Earlier this year, Hari Hara Veera Mallu was released in theaters, followed by the continuous updates of OG, which was released two weeks back and is currently successfully running in theaters.

Now it’s time for Pawan Kalyan’s next Ustaad Bhagat Singh update. The actor has already completed shooting for the film, and the team is said to be planning the movie’s release in summer 2026.

There is a buzz that the film’s release date will likely be announced on Diwali, and promotions will start thereafter. Sree Leela and Raashi Khanna are lead actresses in the film.

PSPK fans will witness continuous updates from Harish Shankar and team from this Diwali.

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