Though four films released during the Sankranti season, the competition was just in between Mahesh Babu's 'Sarileru Neekevvaru' and Allu Arjun's 'Ala Vaikunthapuramlo'. The rivalry reminded many of the India and Pakistan cricket match.
Right from the poster releases to the film release dates, they both locked horns with each other. They even printed posters with fake collections to prove themselves as winners. Finally, it is 'Ala Vaikunthapuramlo' who emerged with a triumph without any doubts. But the team of 'Sarileru Neekevvaru' tried to counter it which backfired. People started trolling their efforts which might have made them turn on their silent modes suddenly. The film reached the breakeven mark in Telugu states while it brought losses in the overseas market.
On the flipside, the team of 'Ala Vaikunthapuramlo' are in no mood to stop partying and promoting. Trade analysts say that the real collections are far behind what they are actually claiming. Though they are stating that their film is an industry hit, people still believe that 'Rangasthalam' is the biggest industry hit other than 'Baahubali'. People are wondering why Allu Arjun is getting so excited while Pawan and Charan who bagged industry hits previously stayed quite calm.
Nonetheless, Sankranti season was filled with so much fun. It went overboard too with the entire fake collections and poster saga which irritated the audience to an extent. Hope our stars keep this in mind for their next ventures.
Right from the poster releases to the film release dates, they both locked horns with each other. They even printed posters with fake collections to prove themselves as winners. Finally, it is 'Ala Vaikunthapuramlo' who emerged with a triumph without any doubts. But the team of 'Sarileru Neekevvaru' tried to counter it which backfired. People started trolling their efforts which might have made them turn on their silent modes suddenly. The film reached the breakeven mark in Telugu states while it brought losses in the overseas market.
On the flipside, the team of 'Ala Vaikunthapuramlo' are in no mood to stop partying and promoting. Trade analysts say that the real collections are far behind what they are actually claiming. Though they are stating that their film is an industry hit, people still believe that 'Rangasthalam' is the biggest industry hit other than 'Baahubali'. People are wondering why Allu Arjun is getting so excited while Pawan and Charan who bagged industry hits previously stayed quite calm.
Nonetheless, Sankranti season was filled with so much fun. It went overboard too with the entire fake collections and poster saga which irritated the audience to an extent. Hope our stars keep this in mind for their next ventures.