Box Office: ‘Raakaasa’ Outwits ‘Biker’ in Collections?
In contrast, Biker, starring Sharwanand and Dr. Rajasekhar, has lagged slightly behind in terms of collections.
Producer Niharika Konidela has reasons to cheer as her latest production Raakaasa, featuring young actor Sangeeth Sobhan, is putting up a steady performance at the box office. The horror-comedy has reportedly collected ₹6.48 crore share in the Telugu states within the first six days of its release.
According to trade sources, the film raked in ₹3.22 crore from the Nizam region and ₹3.26 crore from Andhra Pradesh, and continues to hold in select centres. “The horror-comedy genre seems to have struck a chord with audiences in a few pockets,” says a distributor. Overseas, the film has performed reasonably well, collecting ₹1.92 crore in the US, while the rest of India contributed a modest ₹66 lakh.
In contrast, Biker, starring Sharwanand and Dr. Rajasekhar, has lagged slightly behind in terms of collections. The film has managed ₹6.33 crore share in the Telugu states so far, with ₹3.70 crore from Nizam and ₹2.63 crore from Andhra Pradesh.
However, its performance in overseas markets has been underwhelming, with collections of just ₹1.02 crore, while the rest of India added around ₹93 lakh.
Despite revolving around a relatively fresh theme of motocross and dirt-track racing, the much-hyped adventure drama failed to ignite the box office. “It had a novel premise and explored the father-son relationship effectively, but somehow it didn’t translate into a winning formula at the box office,” the distributor concludes.