Trade story - 16th May 2005

Hit talk to Bhadra
Though it got an average reviews, Ravi Teja's latest film Bhadra is running housefuls everywhere. This film was released with more than 135 prints, which is highest in the career of Ravi Teja. The openings of this film are at par with any of the top mass heroes of Telugu film industry. This film is going housefuls even on Monday. For the first time, a Ravi Teja's film managed marvelous openings in Ceded area. In Guntur, this film was bought for 70 lakhs and would easily make profits. For Vizag area, this film was bought for 65 lakhs and released in 17 centers. This film is running with hit talk.

Athanokkade steady hit
Kalyan Ram has got his commercial break with Athanokkade film. This film opened with unanimous hit talk all over and is expected to go for a long run with steady collections. This film was initially released by the producer Kalyan Ram itself. After it generated hit talk, buyers for all areas contended for this film and bought it. Athanokkade collected a share of 9 lakhs by releasing with 9 prints in Guntur area. It collected 10 lakhs of share in Krishna area for the first week. This film is released with 6 prints in Uttarandhra. Sairam films distributor has bought this film after one week on MG (minimum guarantee) basis for 40 lakhs.

Chandramukhi shows the power of Rajnikant
Chandramukhi has become a superhit all over Andhra by proving the undeniable spell Rajnikant has on Telugu film lovers. This film is bought for 40 lakhs for Guntur area and is expected to make a minimum of 50 lakhs. It is still going housefuls in main theater of Guntur and Ongole. This film is bought by the distributor who bought hit film Puttintiki Raa Chelli for 60 lakhs for Uttarandhra. This film is expected to make more than 1 crore in total run in Vizag territory. In the main theater of Jagadamba itself, it collected a share of 20 lakhs so far and is expected to collect 10 more lakhs. In Gajuwaka it would make 10 lakhs and in Gopalapatnam it would make 5 lakhs. In Vizag city limits alone, Chandramukhi is going to make 50 lakhs.

Bunny getting profits to buyers
Allu Arjun's Bunny is getting profits to all the buyers. The Guntur distributor bought this film on 40% share basis and is getting handsome returns. In Guntur territory, this film collected a share of 87.83 lakhs in 35 days. In Krishna territory, this film collected a share of 78.93 lakhs. In Vizag, Bunny was released by the producer himself. This film collected a share of 1.3 crores so far in Vizag territory. This film is expected to make over 1.8 crores in long run. Allu Arjun's first film Gangotri made a share of 1.86 crores in Vizag. His 2nd film Arya made a share of 1.9 crores. His third film Bunny is expected to cross 1.8 crores in total run.

Silent Superhit Sankranthi
Venkatesh's silent sensation Sankranthi turned out to be a big winner in the long run. This film collected a share of 1.16 crores in Guntur for 12 weeks. This film is running for 100 days in 11 centers of Guntur. In Vijayawada territory, Sankranthi made a share of 92.17 lakhs. In Vizag, this film collected a share of 1.67 crores so far and is expected to cross 2 crores in the long run. Vasantham film holds Uttarandhra's highest record among Venkatesh' films. Sankranthi is expected to cross Vasantham in Uttarandhra. Mohini Films released Sankranthi in Uttarandhra.

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