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New Additions For Mahesh’s Re-Release Film: Will it Work?

Even if a film gets remastered as 4K, many are wondering why the audience would head to theatres.

By:  Shanaz B Syed   |   13 April 2026 10:35 AM IST
New Additions For Mahesh’s Re-Release Film: Will it Work?
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Back then, some old films used to get screened during festivals, but now, that has become a trend as many stars are heading for re-releases of their previous blockbuster. Superstar Mahesh started with the re-release of the Pokiri movie, and then, almost every movie, including the flop ones, is getting released too. On May 29th, the makers of Mahesh’s Athidhi, a film that was declared an outright disaster on its release back in 2007, are getting re-released in theatres.

Even if a film gets remastered as 4K, many are wondering why the audience would head to theatres. For the very same reason, this Surender Reddy directorial is now getting a new background score from Mani Sharma. As the composer is part of many iconic films by Mahesh, including Okkadu and Pokiri, he’s now creating the background score again, catering to the tastes of present-day audiences. The makers are expecting that this change would bring in more crowds to theatres.

However, in recent times, the re-release films lost their craze as all this excitement is staying only for the first day, first show, or a couple of more shows on the first day. Some fans are heading to theatres to perform some scenes themselves and share those videos on the net, like how it happened in the case of the Murari movie earlier. So we have to see if Athidhi 4K remastered version, featuring a new background score from Mani Sharma, will get the needed attention or not.