Raju Gari Gadhi 2 released to packed houses on Friday the 13th, October 2017, and has been holding on to the box office well.
Expectations from this film were high as it stars Tollywood star Nagarjuna and his daughter-in-law Samantha. According to trade reports, the three-day box office collections of this horror comedy is Rs. 12 crore and is likely to go up in the forthcoming days.
Trade analysts revealed that the film’s preview shows on October 12, 2017 had earned the filmmakers Rs. 52.36 lakh. The positive buzz around it has worked wonders at the box office. The distributors in the Telugu-speaking areas have reportedly earned about 9.52 crore while in Karnataka, it raked in about Rs. 1 crore.
While Raju Gari Gadhi 2 is doing well at the box office, its satellite rights have been sold out for a good price. Reports suggest that the satellite rights of the Telugu and Hindi versions of the film have been sold for Rs. 8 crore.
Directed by Ohmkar, this horror comedy has been produced by Prasad V Potluri under the banners PVP Cinema, Matinee Entertainments & OAK Entertainments.
While the story has been written jointly by Ohmkar and Ranjith Sankar, Ohmkar had written the screenplay and Abburi Ravi had penned the dialogues. The film is based on the story of the Malayalam blockbuster Pretham released last year.
Starring Nagarjuna Akkineni in the lead role, the film has Samantha Akkineni playing the ghost. The star cast also includes Seerat Kapoor, Ashwin Babu, Rao Ramesh, Vennela Kishore, Praveen, Nandu, Shakalaka Shankar, Naresh and Avinash.
S Thaman has composed music for Raju Gari Gadhi 2 and the cinematography has been handled by R. Diwakaran with Madhu editing it.
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