Now that Nandamuri Balakrishna’s 100th film ‘Gauthami Puthra Satakarni’ got a golden framing in his whole career, appreciations poured unstoppably. However, the magnum opus made on Satavahana backdrop seems to have served one purpose and missed on other.
Generally, Balayya movies perform extra-ordinary business in Andhra Pradesh and most specifically in Ceded area which has been the iron fort while Overseas and metros are his weak territories. In contrast, GPSK pulled off unbelievable numbers in Overseas and metros falling short of expected figures in Ceded.
Having understood a fact that GPSK is already well pitched to touch $1.5M before beginning the USA tour, NBK Fans in Andhra Pradesh opined that USA tour happened to be a damn waste of time as not even one extra ticket was sold due to Balayya presence. In fact, GPSK Sunday revenues in USA were lower than ‘Khaidi No 150’ and ‘Shatamanam Bhavati.’
‘If the same time and effort was invested in success tour across Ceded region, domestic figures would have jumped exponentially and Fans would have pleased. Instead of taking a trip to meet his Ceded Fans, a costly mistake is committed by Balayya by going to USA,’ an analyst commented.