Vakeel Saab is one of the biggest hits in the career of Pawan Kalyan. The film did very well despite the coronavirus pandemic. Now the makers of Vakeel Saab are re-releasing the film on May 1st. The advance bookings for the film are open. May 1st is a national holiday and the makers are quite confident that the film will post decent numbers on the re-release. Vakeel Saab is the remake of Hindi film Pink and it is directed by Sriram Venu. Pawan Kalyan, Nivetha Thomas, Anjali played the lead roles and Dil Raju produced the film.
Vakeel Saab Sequel on Cards?
Venu Sriram is one of the directors who has not announced his upcoming film even after two years of his last film’s release. The director was in talks with several actors and the project got delayed due to various reasons. He is in talks with Nithin for his next and the film is tentatively titled MCA 2. He is also in talks with UV Creations for one more film.
Now in his latest interaction, Venu Sriram revealed that he is working on the Vakeel Saab sequel. The script work of the film is happening currently. Vakeel Saab got released on April 9th 2021 and he is in plans to materialize the sequel. Pawan Kalyan will not be available for Venu Sriram anytime soon because of his prior commitments. Meanwhile, Venu Sriram will complete his current projects.
Vakeel Saab gearing up for a Re-release
After three long years, Pawan Kalyan made his comeback to Telugu cinema with Vakeel Saab and this courtroom drama impressed the audience big time. When the film is doing extremely well at the Tollywood box-office, the second wave of coronavirus turned a speed breaker for the theatrical run of the film. The theatres are shut for the past two months and the film’s producer Dil Raju is keen to re-release the film soon. With the coronavirus cases coming down, the theatres across the Telugu states would reopen very soon.
There would be no notable releases in the first two weeks after the theatres reopen. Dil Raju is in plans to release Vakeel Saab in close to 300 screens in the mid of July. There are talks that the theatres in AP and Telangana will reopen with 50 percent occupancy next month. Vakeel Saab is streaming on Amazon Prime from the last week of April. Dil Raju is confident that the audience will watch the film on the large screen if the film releases again. Sriram Venu directed Vakeel Saab and Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan, Nivetha Thomas, Anjali and Prakash Raj played the lead roles.
A return gift for Vakeel Saab director
Vakeel Saab fame Sriram Venu is celebrating his birthday today. Delighted with the way he handled Pawan Kalyan, his fans gave the tag of Mass God for the young director. Marking the occasion of his birthday, a heap of tweets are posted on Twitter and the tag ‘HBDMassGodVenuSriram’ kept trending on top slot for some time. More than a lakh tweets are posted on twitter by Pawan Kalyan’s fans which never happened for any young director of Tollywood.
Vakeel Saab completed its theatrical run and is now streaming on Amazon Prime. Sriram Venu is currently working on the script of his next film and an official announcement will be made soon. Dil Raju will produce his next on Sri Venkateswara Creations. An official announcement will be made soon.
Digital treat coming for Tollywood audience
With the theatres shut and movie releases pushed, the Telugu film lovers will now have to rely on the digital platforms for entertainment. Pawan Kalyan’s comeback film Vakeel Saab is streaming on Amazon Prime from today and this will keep trending for the weekend. Karthi’s recent offering Sulthan is now streaming on Aha and this makes a decent watch during the weekend. Sundeep Kishna’s recent offering A1 Express streams from May 1st on Sun Nxt.
Nithiin’s recent offerings Check and Rang De will stream on OTTs this month and the official streaming dates will be announced soon. Rana Daggubati’s Aranya too will be out on a digital platform in a week or two. Manchu Vishnu’s Mosagallu will have its digital release this month. Along with these, a bunch of small films and dubbed movies will start streaming on various digital platforms in the month of May to keep the audience entertained.
Apart from these, there are a lot of digital shows and web series on top digital platforms Netflix and Amazon. The film lovers and audience will have a treat in the summer this year and they will have to rely on the digital platforms for major entertainment during the second wave of coronavirus.
Vakeel Saab Early Digital Release: Dil Raju pockets Big
Top digital streaming platform Amazon Prime acquired the digital streaming rights of Pawan Kalyan’s comeback film Vakeel Saab for a record price of Rs 14 crores. The deal was inked as per the rule and the film was planned to stream after 56 days from the day of the theatrical release of the film. With the second wave of coronavirus all over, the theatrical run of Vakeel Saab came to an end soon and the theatres across AP and Telangana are shut. The audience are scared to watch the movies in theatres.
Dil Raju inked a new deal with Amazon Prime and the digital premiere was advanced. Dil Raju is said to have pocketed Rs 12 crores more through the early digital release of Vakeel Saab. He informed the distributors about the same before he signed the new agreement. Vakeel Saab will be available on Amazon Prime from tomorrow. Sriram Venu directed Vakeel Saab which is the remake of Bollywood film Pink.
Big News: Vakeel Saab arriving this Weekend
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan’s comeback film Vakeel Saab released on April 9th and it was impacted due to the second wave of coronavirus. The film raked huge numbers in its first week despite several hurdles. The film’s theatrical run came to an end after the governments of Telugu states imposed several restrictions. The film’s producer Dil Raju decided to head for an early digital release as the theatrical run of the film came to an end. The discussions with Amazon Prime are completed recently.
Vakeel Saab will release on Amazon Prime this weekend and an announcement about the date will be made soon. Vakeel Saab is directed by Sriram Venu and Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan, Nivetha Thomas, Ananya, Anjali played other important roles. Thaman is the music director and Dil Raju, Boney Kapoor produced Vakeel Saab.
Vakeel Saab theatrical run coming to an End
Pawan Kalyan’s comeback film Vakeel Saab released on April 9th and had a super strong first week after the film received positive response. After raking massive numbers in its first week and second weekend, the collections slowed down due to the sudden rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the country. The footfalls during the weekdays remained low and the evening, night shows are disrupted because of the new rules imposed by the governments of Telugu states. The theatrical run of Vakeel Saab will end up by this weekend all over considering the current situation.
All the distributors recovered their investments across the Telugu states. The film’s producer Dil Raju himself released the film in Nizam and Vizag territories. On the whole, the producers made good profits through Vakeel Saab and the distributors ended up safe. The film would have a dream box-office run if there was no second wave of coronavirus. The government of Andhra Pradesh created several hurdles for the film but the film stood strong despite all the odds. The film underperformed in the USA and will end up as a loss venture. Vakeel Saab is directed by Sriram Venu and Nivetha Thomas, Anjali, Ananya will be seen in other important roles in the courtroom drama.
Buzz: Vakeel Saab to arrive early on Amazon Prime?
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan’s comeback film Vakeel Saab thrilled his fans and the audience. The film raked huge numbers in its first week and the footfalls came down because of the growing number of coronavirus cases. The film is currently screened in some of the theatres across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The digital rights of Vakeel Saab are sold to the digital giant Amazon Prime for a hefty price and the film will be available on the platform only after 56 days of its theatrical release as per the agreement.
With the theatrical release coming to an end early than predicted and theatres getting closed, Amazon Prime is in plans to revise the deal and release it soon. Amazon approached the film’s producer Dil Raju and the discussions are going on. Directed by Sriram Venu, Vakeel Saab had Pawan Kalyan, Nivetha Thomas, Anjali, Ananya, Prakash Raj, Shruti Haasan in the lead roles. The film is the remake of Bollywood film Pink.
Coronavirus fever grips Tollywood
A heap of films are announced for release in summer but the second wave of coronavirus spoiled the plans of several stars. Almost 10 films that are in the summer race are postponed and they will hit the screens when the situations turn favorable. The number of cases of coronavirus too are increasing across the Telugu states. With no major releases this weekend, Vakeel Saab turned out to be the only option for film lovers in AP and Telangana. The coronavirus fever gripped the Telugu states that the footfalls are quite low all over.
With more than 2 lakh cases reported on a regular basis, most of the audience are not preferring to watch films in theatres. Vakeel Saab will have a decent Sunday and the footfalls will come down from tomorrow. The theatrical business of the film is expected to be closed by next weekend. A bunch of small-budget films will release in the upcoming weeks in this tough time. Telugu film industry will have a tough time in the next 4-5 weeks as there would be no films featuring stars.
Vakeel Saab beats Atharintiki Daredi
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan made his comeback with Vakeel Saab after more than three years. The word of mouth is extremely positive and the film reported exceptional numbers in its first weekend despite several disturbances in Andhra Pradesh. The film continued to report decent numbers during the weekdays and took the advantage of Ugadi holiday. Though the makers never disclosed the collections due to various reasons, Vakeel Saab is named as the biggest hit in the actor’s career till date. Vakeel Saab crossed the lifetime collections of his biggest hit Atharintiki Daredi and the film is expected to have a decent run in the coming days.
The film entered into the breakeven zone in some of the regions and will attain the mark in the other territories before this weekend. Pawan Kalyan’s packed performance, courtroom drama, Sriram Venu’s writing and direction are appreciated widely by the audience. Anjali, Nivetha Thomas and Ananya played other pivotal roles in Vakeel Saab which is the remake of Pink. The film’s producer Dil Raju made decent profits even before the film’s release. With no releases around, Vakeel Saab will continue its dream run for the next 3-4 weeks.
Tollywood Exhibition Industry heading for a Closure
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan’s comeback film Vakeel Saab released on Friday and the film raked massive revenues over the weekend. The government of Andhra Pradesh issued a special GO on the ticket prices which are quite less than the normal prices. They are categorized based on the region (city, municipality, town and village). The exhibitors of Andhra Pradesh are left in deep shock with the revised prices as it is completely impossible to recover the expenses if the tickets are sold as per the new GO. In villages, the prices are capped between Rs 10 and 20 for AC theatres.
Most of the exhibitors decided not to screen films at these prices. Some of the exhibitors are screening Vakeel Saab and the rest of them called off the shows in most of the C centers of Andhra Pradesh. Going with the current situation, the entire exhibitors will head for a protest against the government of Andhra Pradesh after the Ugadi holiday. They are also mounting pressure on the distributors to mount pressure on the producers and Tollywood celebrities to fight against the GO before the exhibition industry lands into one more trouble. The theatres across the country are shut for more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. When the exhibition industry is slowly recovering, the AP government shattered the recovery plans of the exhibitors.
The Tollywood celebrities should step out to save the Telugu exhibitors in this crucial time. Else, the entire exhibition industry is in plans for a closure. Several biggies like Acharya, KGF: Chapter 2, Radhe Shyam and RRR are heading for release in the coming months. The issue should be sorted at the earliest before further damage happens.
Dil Raju tested positive for Coronavirus
Top producer Dil Raju is a delighted man as his long-delayed dream of working with Pawan Kalyan turned true through Vakeel Saab. The film released on Friday and Vakeel Saab received a positive response from the audience. Dil Raju along with the director Sriram Venu and the cast members are promoting the film aggressively. Dil Raju is tested positive for coronavirus today and he is currently in home isolation. The top producer asked the entire team of Vakeel Saab who are in contact with him from the past couple of days to get tested for coronavirus. Dil Raju has no symptoms of coronavirus currently. His production house Sri Venkateswara Creations is producing a bunch of projects which are in the various stages of production.
Real test starts for Vakeel Saab
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan made his comeback with Vakeel Saab and the film released on Friday. The film received fantastic respone from the audience and it recovered close to 70 percent of the theatrical rights. The AP government issued a GO and revised the ticket prices which turned out to be a rude shock for the buyers during the coronavirus season. The real test for the film starts today.
Vakeel Saab has to collect exceptional revenues with revised prices to end up as a decent grosser in its final run. The film attained hit status but the final numbers are yet to be known. Sriram Venu directed Vakeel Saab and Dil Raju is the producer. Pawan Kalyan, Anjali, Nivetha Thomas, Ananya, Prakash Raj played the lead roles in this court drama. The theatrical rights of Vakeel Saab are valued at Rs 90 crores.
Pawan Kalyan in Quarantine!
Jana Sena official Twitter handle has shared shocking news saying that Powerstar Pawan Kalyan is in Quarantine. However, in the same tweet, they revealed that it is just a safety measure as his party members, security persons, and others who stay close to Pawan were tested positive.
As a precautionary measure, Pawan met doctors and he is now in quarantine to be extra careful. He has chosen a peaceful entertainment to stay as per the doctor advice.
Also, he is conducting meetings online with his party members to discuss political issues. On the film front, his Vakeel Saab which was recently released is getting love everywhere, though opposition parties are trying to spoil it!
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AP Government wins over Vakeel Saab in tickets hike issue
The High Court division bench revised the order of the single bench’s decision of allowing the hiked ticket prices for Pawan Kalyan’s recent offering Vakeel Saab. The single bench reversed the order of AP government and granted ticket hike for the film in the state till Sunday and scheduled the next hearing for Monday. The AP Government approached the division bench which rejected the hike in the ticket prices considering the current situation of coronavirus. All the exhibitors will have to follow the strict rules for the ticket prices from Monday as per the GO issued by the government of Andhra Pradesh. It is unclear as of now if the GO will be applicable for all the future projects.
Vakeel Saab is a career turning film for me: Sriram Venu
Vakeel Saab marks the comeback of Powerstar Pawan Kalyan and the film received a positive response from the audience. The film’s director Sriram Venu happens to be a diehard fan of Pawan Kalyan and he says that Vakeel Saab is a career-turning film for him. Calling it a thrilling experience, Sriram is completely delighted with the response and the love showered by Pawan’s fans. “I was surrounded by a heap of fans after the special premiere show in Hyderabad and this never happened to me. Compliments kept showering for the complete Friday. My phone kept ringing and ringing for the whole day. I received compliments from several Tollywood celebrities” told Sriram Venu.
Pawan Kalyan’ performance, the courtroom episodes and Sriram Venu’s writing, direction are widely appreciated from all the corners. Responding about how he managed to handle Pawan Kalyan, Sriram says “I did enough homework and I clearly knew how to present Kalyan garu as a fan. This made things easier for me. I thank the fans and Tollywood audience for the tremendous response for Vakeel Saab”.
The dialogues of Pawan Kalyan from the movie thrilled the fans and the audience. When asked about the dialogues, Sriram Venu says “I am delighted with the response for the dialogues. I penned the one-liners and the dialogues of all the episodes of Pawan Kalyan in Vakeel Saab. Kalyan garu never suggested or asked me to add any episodes or dialogues in Vakeel Saab forcefully. I am happy that they reached all the corners and the audience are enjoying them thoroughly”. Vakeel Saab is racing towards the biggest hit in Pawan Kalyan’s career and is expected to have a blockbuster weekend.
AP Government continues to haunt Vakeel Saab
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh stalled the plans of AP Government which tried hard to restrict the special shows and ticket hikes for Pawan Kalyan’s recent release Vakeel Saab. A midnight GO about the ticket prices was issued by AP government which never happened in the past for any Telugu film. The High Court asked the buyers to continue the sale with hiked prices for the weekend and the next hearing on this will take place on Monday. The AP government is keen to file a house motion petition challenging the High Court’s decision today.
Trade circles along with the politicians and the people of Andhra Pradesh are left in shock with the government’s moves against Pawan Kalyan’s film. Without respecting the High Court’s move and waiting for Monday, the government of Andhra Pradesh is just focused to restrict the numbers of the film. Vakeel Saab received a thumping response from the audience and the first day numbers are outstanding even after several restrictions from the government. Vakeel Saab is expected to have an exceptional weekend at the Tollywood box-office. Sriram Venu is the director and Dil Raju bankrolled Vakeel Saab.
Vakeel Saab gets a relief from AP High Court
The government of Andhra Pradesh has been strict against granting special shows and hike the prices for Pawan Kalyan’s recent offering Vakeel Saab. After canceling all the granted permissions, the AP Government also issued a midnight GO which turned out to be a rude shock for the producers and distributors of Vakeel Saab. The producers filed a lunch motion petition in the AP High Court and the recent GO issued by the AP Government is stayed. The further hearing about this case will take place on Monday. As of now the theatres across Andhra Pradesh will have a hike in the prices till this weekend which is a huge relief for Vakeel Saab.
The final call would be taken by the High Court on Monday. Going with the happenings and the word of mouth, Vakeel Saab will have an exceptional weekend all over. Vakeel Saab is directed by Sriram Venu and it featured Pawan Kalyan, Anjali, Nivetha Thomas, Ananya in the lead roles. Dil Raju is the producer of Vakeel Saab which released in a record number of screens.
AP govt issues a midnight GO against Vakeel Saab
The government of Andhra Pradesh gave a rude shock to the makers and distributors of Vakeel Saab after they canceled the permissions for special shows and ticket hikes for two weeks. Without stopping here, the government of Andhra Pradesh issued a midnight GO with revised prices which are slashed down than the normal prices. The newly capped ticket prices will be applicable from tomorrow across the state. The maximum allocated price for corporations is Rs 100 and for B centres it is Rs 70. For C centres, the balcony ticket price is locked at Rs 30. This is a huge shock for the buyers who invested a bomb to acquire Vakeel Saab.
The makers of the film filed a Lunchmotion petition in the AP High Court which would come for hearing before this evening. The film’s producer Dil Raju is quite confident on High Court granting permissions for the hike in the ticket prices during the season. Vakeel Saab released all over today and the response has been unanimous. Sriram Venu directed the movie and Pawan Kalyan,. Anjali, Nivetha Thomas and Ananya played the lead roles.
