42 Straight films and 14 Dub films have released post Diwali in Telugu States. Out of the 42 straight releases there is not even an single film that ended up with an Above Average verdict while there are 3 Dub films ( Adirindhi, Khakee & Gruham) which have ended up as successful films. Out of the straight release, Vunnadi Okate Zindagi and PSV Garuda Vega have ended up as Below Average films while Oxygen, Jawaan & Saptagiri LLB have ended up as disasters. Critically acclaimed films Mental Madhilo & Malli Rava flopped not only in Telugu States but also in USA where these kind of films generally to do well. There are 3 more major straight films in the form of MCA, Hello and Okka Kshanam are slated for release before the end of this year and hopefully these will put an end to this drought.
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INDIA CIRCUIT COLLECTIONS
0.00 Cr | Final: 0.00 Cr 1.24 Cr | 1st Week: 4.69 Cr | Final: 5.55 Cr 0.37 Cr | 1st Week: 1.52 Cr | Final: 1.80 Cr 0.19 Cr | 1st Week: 0.75 Cr | Final: 0.85 Cr 0.17 Cr | 1st Week: 0.70 Cr | Final: 0.82 Cr 0.19 Cr | 1st Week: 0.47 Cr | Final: 0.58 Cr 0.12 Cr | 1st Week: 0.43 Cr | Final: 0.50 Cr 0.09 Cr | 1st Week: 0.39 Cr | Final: 0.50 Cr 0.07 Cr | 1st Week: 0.25 Cr | Final: 0.30 Cr 0.04 Cr | 1st Week: 0.18 Cr | Final: 0.20 Cr 0.00 Cr | Final: 0.00 CrCAST & CREDITS
- Movie HeroKarthi
- Movie HeroineRakul Preet Singh
| Director: | H. Vinoth |
Khakee AP & TS Final Collections – Above Average
Khakee Movie Final Collections
Khakee has ended up it’s theatrical run in Telugu States with a distributor share of over 5.50 Cr.The film is an above average and a success for the hero after two consecutive flops in the form of Kaashmora and Cheliya. The film did well in high end A centres and decent in rest. It is a Hit in USA market as it has grossed 430 thousand Dollars combined with the Tamil version.
Below are the area wise Closing shares
| Area | Final Collections | 1st week | 1st Weekend | Day1 Shares (lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizam | 1.80 | 1.52 | 1.17 | 37 |
| Ceded | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.55 | 19 |
| UA | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 16.5 |
| Guntur | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 19 |
| East | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 12 |
| Krishna | 0.50 | 0.385 | 0.30 | 9 |
| West | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 7 |
| Nellore | 0.18 | 0.185 | 0.13 | 4.5 |
| Total AP & TS | 5.53 Cr | 4.69 Cr | 3.59Cr | 1.24 Cr |
Khakee 1st weekend AP/TS Collections – Decent
Khakee weekend collections
Khakee has a good weekend in Telugu States with a distributor share of over 3.5 Cr. After an average opening day the film maintained steady collections on second day and showed some growth on third day. It has surpassed the full run Collections of Karthi’s last release cheliya but lags behind Kaashmora which had collected 4.5Cr in first 3 days. So far the film has recovered 60 percent of it’s investment and should sustain on weekdays to emerge as a success.
Below are the area wise 3 days shares
| Area | Final Collections | 1st week | 1st Weekend | Day1 Shares (lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizam | 1.80 | 1.52 | 1.17 | 37 |
| Ceded | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.55 | 19 |
| UA | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 16.5 |
| Guntur | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 19 |
| East | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 12 |
| Krishna | 0.50 | 0.385 | 0.30 | 9 |
| West | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 7 |
| Nellore | 0.18 | 0.185 | 0.13 | 4.5 |
| Total AP & TS | 5.53 Cr | 4.69 Cr | 3.59Cr | 1.24 Cr |
Khakee Day1 AP/TS Collections – Average Opening
Khakee Day1 Andhra Telangana Collections
Khakee has taken an Average opening in Telugu States with a distributor share of over 1.20 Cr. The opening is very much better than Karthi’s last film Cheliya but lags much behind Kaashmora which had collected 2.05 Cr share back 2016. Theatrical rights of the film are valued for 6cr. It is carrying decent reports and weekend will be crucial as films aren’t sustaining much in weekdays from last month.
Below are the area wise Day1 shares in (lakhs)
| Area | Final Collections | 1st week | 1st Weekend | Day1 Shares (lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizam | 1.80 | 1.52 | 1.17 | 37 |
| Ceded | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.55 | 19 |
| UA | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 16.5 |
| Guntur | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 19 |
| East | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 12 |
| Krishna | 0.50 | 0.385 | 0.30 | 9 |
| West | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 7 |
| Nellore | 0.18 | 0.185 | 0.13 | 4.5 |
| Total AP & TS | 5.53 Cr | 4.69 Cr | 3.59Cr | 1.24 Cr |
‘ Khakee ‘ Review : Engaging Crime Thriller
Khakee Review, Theeran Adhigaram Ondru Review
Telugu360 Rating : 3/5
Karthi’s Khakee is one of the realistic cop stories in recent times. Khakee is an intense crime thriller based on true incidents occurred between 1995 and 2005. The director wastes no time in establishing the gruesome murders, dacoity of ruthless north indian dacoit gang who travel across the country.
The film is very different in tone and presentation. The makers researched police procedures well, authentically portrayed the functioning and how they investigate. They had shown entire proceedings without much drama or commercialisation. The only commercial thread inserted was DSP Deeraj’s romantic track with his wife priya (Rakul Preet Singh). The romance was good in initial parts but unwarrantedly shown in form of cut shots in second half.
In 1999, Dheeraj (Karthi) a fierce, strict police officer works in Tamilnadu, gets transferred to every nook and corner due to political pressure. However, in the same timeframe, in suburbs of chennai and in various towns in Tamilnadu brutal robberies take place. Dheeraj becomes incharge of this case and finds out that traditional dacoit gang from Rajasthan is behind all this. Rest of the story is how Dheeraj nabs this gang.
Analysis:
The film starts off as a typical honest cop story, but the dacoits’ frightening backdrop adds novelty to this action thriller. The homework done by the director is visible in many scenes. The Rajasthan, other north indian authentic locations made this film stand out from the crowd. Rakul preet singh is cool in her role, chemistry with Karthi was good. Abhimanyu Singh as dacoit gang leader Oma is so powerful.
Positive points of the film are engaging screenplay, edge of the seat action blocks. Dilip Subburayan’s action scenes especially in Rajasthan are superbly choreographed and Sathyan Sooryan’s camera work is in sync with the story including the 90’s tone he maintained. Ghibran’s songs doesn’t offer much but BGM is adequate. Director H. Vinoth deserves an applause for his effort.
Negatives:
In second half, the cops’ attempts to nab the Oma (Om Veer Singh) become redundant. The duration of the film is aproximately 2 hour 40 minutes and badly needs some 15 minutes trimming in the second half to make it crispier.
Verdict:
Khakee is a decent crime thriller with a different backdrop. The action sequences worked really well. The length of the film is little long, considerably dragged in pre-climax episodes. Commercially it may work better in Tamilnadu than in Telugu states due to the genre limitation.
Telugu360 Rating : 3/5
Release Date : 17th Nov, 2017
Director : H Vinoth
Music Director : Ghibran
Choreography : Brindha
Produced by : MD Umesh Gupta
Starring : Karthi and Rakul Preet
12 Films releasing this Week
12 Films releasing this Week (November 17 2017)
With November heading, Tollywood has no big releases and hence there has been a mad rush of small films testing their box-office luck. Despite of decent word of mouth, most of the recent releases suffered getting decent collections across the Telugu states. This Friday, as many as 12 films are testing their luck and among them Karthik’s Khakee and Siddharath’s Gruham have been carrying decent expectations.
Khakee, London Babulu, Gruham, Devi Sri Prasad, Prema Entha Madhuram Priyuraalu Antha Khatinam, Snehameraa Jeevitham, Justice League, Lovers Club, Dare, Prematho Mee Karthik, The Last Horror and Baby are hitting the screens this Friday. We have to wait and see which among these films will perform decent and rake money at the ticket window.
Karthi’s aims a comeback with Khakee
It has been a while since young Tamil actor Karthi tasted success. Though some of his films did well in Tamil, the films failed to make an impact in Telugu. The actor pinned all his hopes on his next film titled Khakee which has been helmed by H Vinoth. Karthi plays a fearless cop in the film and the recently released trailer has been highly impressive.
The makers are in plans to release the film simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil on November 17th in record number of screens. Rakul Preet Singh is the female lead in Khakee and Ghibraan composed the music. The audio of Khakee will be unveiled during the end of this month and the film has been bankrolled by Reliance Entertainments and Dream Warrior Pictures. Karthi sounds extremely confident on his comeback with Khakee.
