THE RISE AND RISE OF PUSHPA 2

When Allu Arjun went to Patna around a month ago to showcase the trailer of Pushpa 2, naysayers mocked the move, stating that he's making a mistake about taking a Telugu film there. Guess what, the actor had the last laugh.

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The trailer met with a huge response and the actor's and more importantly, his director Sukumar's strategy paid off. The detractors are in a huge shock as the film is not only racing towards a 1000 crore payday, its dubbed Hindi version is earning more than the original Telugu version. At the time of going to the press, the film had already collected close to 800 crores. According to the trade reports, the Hindi version alone earned an estimated Rs 285.7 crore while the Telugu version came in a close second, earning Rs 198.55 crore. The film recorded a Tamil earning of Rs 31.1 crore while Malayalam and Kannada rounded off the collections at an impressive Rs 10.55 crore and Rs 3.55 crore respectively.

The tremendous success of