Golden handed producer cum distributor Dil Raju is known to be the actual man behind immaculate planning of ‘Bahubali’ release in Nizam region which is attributing to be major share offering zone for the film on day one inclusive of premiere shows. To the biggest shock of many cinema lovers who were visiting online ticket portals regularly to block their first day movie tickets of ‘Bahubali,’ nearly 30 to 40 percent of Hyderabad’s multiplex screens haven’t got their bookings opened but still showed a ‘Sold Out’ board. In turn, these tickets were reported to have been sold in high level celebrity circles at premium prices.
Business analysts sensed this as one of the trade tactics played by Dil Raju in building needful hype and ‘Bahubali’ became central topic everywhere in AP and TS from last three to four days. Such craze also helped huge crowd gatherings at single screens. In many B and C grade Nizam area towns, Dil Raju blocked all the available theaters in each town to see that ‘Bahubali’ is the only film left for audience’s weekend choice.
A popular and our close trade analyst shared news that Dil Raju has set stiff targets for each and every screen in Hyderabad and they are almost nearing it. For entire Prasad’s Multiplex, we heard Rs.1 to 1.5 Crores as destination mark fixed by Dil Raju for Friday, Saturday and Sunday together. Bollywood cinema strategists have to learn many things from our 'Bahubali.'