The Pongal season of 2024 has arrived and Tollywood readied four of its films to release in this slot. Today, that is the 12th of January, the TFI has two outings, and let us see how these two flicks performed on its opening day.
The biggie of the entire set of Sankranti releases, Guntur Karam led the pack right from the beginning because it brings back the incredible combination of Industry hit director Trivikram and Pongal hero Superstar Mahesh Babu. The movie which got record openings for its premiers overseas also saw the same trend in the two Telugu States. However, the mixed talk might limit the movie’s collections not to have any first-day records. The rest of the collections depend on how the film sustains the entire week of the festival break.
On the flip side, Hanuman, which risked hugely by having paid premiers a day before, managed to get positive acclaim. Today the movie officially got released in fewer theaters but the unanimous hit talk is demanding the distributors to get more screens for it. Trade experts say that Hanuman made 4-5 crores of gross and these numbers will increase with each passing day. Prashant Varma’s directorial brilliance is hailed by all sections of the audience.