Before the COVID era, Balakrishna had seen continuous setbacks, but he started his 2nd innings with Akhanda, and now it is the right time for him to score records with Akhanda 2. The film has gathered proper buzz after its full audio was released.
From Akhanda to his latest release, Daaku Maharaaj, Balakrishna consistently delivered very good numbers at the box office. The thing is, his movies aren’t hitting the same milestones as those of senior stars like Chiranjeevi’s Waltair Veerayya and Khaidi No 150, or Venkatesh’s Sankranthiki Vasthunam.
Akhanda 2’s budget and business itself took Balakrishna many steps further, and it is time for him to show the progress in box office collections as well. The budget of the film is more than 200 Cr, and the theatrical business of the Telugu version is 125 Cr. These numbers are 50% higher than Balakrishna’s previous films.
Can Balakrishna level up his Box Office with Akhanda 2?
With Akhanda 2, Balakrishna must score his first 200 Cr grosser, and even target the 250 Cr mark too. Then, only the producers will not hesitate to put 200 cr or 250 Cr budgets for him.
If Akhanda 2 fails to deliver big numbers theatrically, then the next films’ budgets of the actor will face hurdles, as now the OTT platforms are not giving high prices, and theatrical business and numbers only decide to what extent a producer can go with the budget.
Whether Balakrishna will go to the next step will be purely decided by Akhanda 2’s Box office numbers. His next film with Gopichand Malineni is announced as a big historical project, and Akhanda 2’s success is much needed for that project to be made on a grand scale.
Akhanda 2 could really help Balakrishna’s market if it picks up some numbers in Hindi as well as Telugu.
