The mid-August holiday weekend in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is set to be a high-stakes one for the film industry, with substantial investments riding on some highly anticipated releases. In this section, we tell you what is riding on each of the big releases.
Ravi Teja's 'Mr. Bachchan': The theatrical rights for the Harish Shankar directorial have been valued at approximately Rs 30 Cr. Produced by People Media Factory, the film has Bhagyashree Borse as the heroine.
Ram Pothineni's 'Double ISmart': The buzz around the Puri Jagannadh directorial has led to its theatrical rights being pegged at around Rs 40 Cr. Mainly, the failure of 'Liger' and Ram's previous movie, 'Skanda', has not meant anything adverse for the prospects of 'Double ISmart'.
Vikram's 'Thangalaan' (Dubbed): Although 'Thangalaan' has a comparatively modest valuation of Rs 6 Cr, it would be hard for the movie to recover its investment, given the low buzz for Telugu-dubbed Kollywood movies in the Telugu States these days.
In total, more than Rs 75 Cr is riding on these films during the big holiday weekend in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
