The Nandamuri family is having a nail-biting Sankranti this time with two major films — from Jr NTR and uncle Balakrishna — hitting the screens at the same time.
Though released with much hype and fanfare, Jr NTR’s Nannaku Prematho is not going smooth on Day 2, if sources are to be believed, whereas, Balakrishna’s Dictator is getting good response in single screens.
Dictator, which was released in 750 to 800 theatres in both the states on Thursday, is expected to be a crowd-puller. “I am getting good responses and I am confident that this is going to be a big one among Sankranti releases. The expectations are very high,” says Srivaas, director and producer of the film.
On the other hand, Nannaku Prematho, which came out with mixed response, has sent waves of panic in the Jr NTR turf as the fans are learnt to be disappointed due to too much mathematics in the film. “I agree that there is a mixed response, but the film is doing well at multiplexes,” says Abhishek Nama, the distributor of the Nizam area.
He added that it collected nearly '3.7 crore in Nizam alone on the first day. “Now, we cut nearly 100 screens for the release of other films. We expect a good crowd in the coming holidays,” says Abhishek.
Balakrishna, however, says that his films are not meant for multiplexes as he had a strong support at ‘B’ and ‘C’ centres. “I spoke to Balakrishna today morning and he is every excited about the results. He is watching the film at Tirupathi,” says Srivaas.
Though it’s quite early to talk about the outcome, it seems that Balakrishna has a slight edge over his nephew!
