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Political Debate Adds Another Dimension To The Paradise

By Rambabu Updated at: 2026-09-28 01:38:38 PM IST
Political Debate Adds Another Dimension To The Paradise

Nani’s The Paradise has delivered a strong opening at the Telugu box office, emerging as one of his biggest theatrical openers. Trade estimates suggest the film collected around ₹50–55 crore share from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during its first four days.

The film reportedly opened with more than ₹25 crore share across the Telugu states, followed by around ₹10 crore on Day 2, ₹9 crore on Day 3 and nearly ₹10 crore on Day 4. Despite the strong start, the subsequent trend has raised questions about its pace toward the reported ₹80 crore Telugu states break even target.

Coming to Overseas, The Paradise sold its overseas rights for ₹17 Cr in North America and ₹5.0 Cr in the Rest of World (RoW) markets, taking the combined overseas share to ₹22 Cr. The fm has collected 30 crore gross in overseas so far with share around 15+ crores.

The Paradise has also generated political discussion over Priyadarshi’s Shankaranna character, whose appearance, Telangana dialect and mannerisms have been widely compared with former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. For distributors, the immediate focus remains sustained weekday collections and whether The Paradise can approach its reported break even requirement.


- Veda

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