The super duper success of ‘Dabangg’ series in Bollywood is translated to South. While Pawan Kalyan ‘Gabbar Singh’ stood as a blockbuster, the Tamil version of the same titled as ‘Osthi’ in heroic action of Simbu, directed by Dharani stood as a meager average grosser. After too many years of gap, ‘Osthi’ is arriving in Telugu states as ‘Timmiri’ hitting the screens today. The movie also stars Sonu Sood, Richa Gangopadhyay and the special item song from Mallika Sherawat like the original.
Simbu is almost a forgotten name in Tollywood. When many Tamil stars like Rajinikanth, Kamal Hasan, Surya, Vikram, Karthi have build a strong fort in Telugu with decent businesses done in earlier films, it has been years Simbu got a real breakthrough here. So, he is hoping something really sensational to happen with ‘Timmiri.’
At the same time, Telugu cinema critics are seeing ‘Timmiri’ as just a ploy by its producers to exploit on the summer season. Majorly in B & C class centers, there is a probable chance of audience turning out in good numbers due to Mallika factor. Surprisingly, very few people knew this ‘Timmiri’ as a Telugu dubbed ‘Osthi.’