Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi’s Thandav was released in theaters worldwide this February, and it received good reviews and became a success at the box office. Despite the film’s lead actor getting praises for their performances and its good run at the box office. The 100 Cr controversy has surrounded Thandel’s producer during the Chhaava Telugu Promotions.
Before the release itself, Gettha Arts, the makers of the Thandav movie, continuously stated that the movie would deliver a triple-digit number for Naga Chaitanya, and they particularly stressed the 100 Cr mark in almost all of the promotional interviews.
Box Office: Thandel producers and trade numbers are different
The movie was released in theaters on February 7th and did extremely well at the box office and emerged as the biggest grosser of Naga Chaitanya’s career. The makers announced that the film had crossed 100 crore gross in the second week itself, but the trade numbers for the film till now are in the 80-85 crore range.
Bunny Vas talks about Thande’s Collections
With this, the 100 Cr controversy has surrounded Thandel’s producer during the Chhaava Telugu promotions. A discussion was done that the makers have exaggerated the numbers for the benchmark, which is very normal in Tollywood.
Geetha Arts banner is releasing Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava in Telugu this weekend. The trailer was released today in the press meet; producer Bunny Vas faced a question about the discrepancy in Thandel’s collections.
The producer gave a funny answer that if the journalist (who asked the question) is ready to pay the income tax for him, then he will give the exact numbers. He also stated that people will say so many things, but the truth remains the truth.
A Better Release Date Could Have Helped Thandel’s Collections
Putting this 100 Cr controversy aside, Thandel is a commercial super hit film, and it could have done more numbers with a better release date. The film is arriving on Netflix this Friday in all languages.
