This could be first time in Balakrishna’s 100 films career, a producer made huge money in the form of table profits much before the movie release. Yes, you heard it right. ‘Gauthami Puthra Satakarni’ made prestigiously as Balayya Babu’s 100th milestone flick in Krish direction and bankrolled by Y Rajeev Reddy, Jagarlamudi Saibabu can be the first Sankranti project sitting high on excess yield with pre release business completed long back.
GPSK area wise distribution rights are sold off at unimaginable record prices in Balayya’s career. Despite such high rates quoted by First Frame Entertainment banner, competition went extremely high. Those distributors bagged the area rights re-sold them in retail market to exhibitors at whopping amounts. Especially in Andhra Pradesh coastal districts, trade activity is reported to be massive.
GPSK made on Rs. 55 Crores budget, highest ever in Balakrishna’s career has still succeeded to recover the investment with assured 21 Crores table profit (inclusive of satellite rights) for its makers. Of course, this is hard to believe but that’s the shocking craze for Nata Simham’s Satakarni.