Tollywood awaits Mahesh vs Rajinikant

It���������s the ultimate BO face-off ��������� every viewer���������s dream come true and a distributor/exhibitor���������s worst nightmare.
In a never before scenario, we have three southern superstars ��������� Mahesh Babu (���������Mahesh Khaleja���������), NTR Jr (���������Brindavanam���������) and Rajinikant���������s (���������Robot���������) ��������� in a screen tussle as their big ticket flicks get set to release in October, around the same time.An estimated ` 80 crore is riding on these three films, and their success could determine the fate of Tollywood.
Debutant producer Kanna Rao is confident about ���������Robot��������� which he���������s bought for a whopping ` 24 crore. ���������We have full faith in the Rajinikanth-Shankar combo, and are set to release our film on October 1,��������� he says. Vamsi Paidipally, director of the NTR starrer ���������Brindavanam���������, is taking the clash sportingly. ���������On many occasions, big films released on the same day and succeeded on their own merits. We can���������t afford to miss the festival season. Our film is a family entertainer blending NTR���������s larger than life image with a love track . Our film hits the screens on October 8,��������� he says. ���������Mahesh Khaleja���������is set for release on October 7 with a huge number of prints, say reliable sources.
Buyers and exhibitors are favouring ���������Mahesh Khaleja��������� , while ���������Brindavanam��������� (` 34 crore plus) is a close second, ���������Robot��������� (`` 18 to 20 crore) is third.
���������In Rayalaseema ���������Mahesh Khaleja��������� has been sold for a whopping sum because it is the superstar���������s first film in three years,��������� says Srinivas Reddy, a leading exhibitor and distributor of that region. Alankar Prasad, exhibitor of Vijayawada and Ambica Ramachandra, exhibitor in East Godavari vouch for Mahesh���������s film too, but say that they���������d like to release their ���������films in theatres that are willing to share��������� their investment and not give it to ���������exhibitors who let out theatres on rental basis.���������
A leading film distributor of Hyderabad says, ���������The producer of ���������Puli���������and ���������Mahesh Khaleja��������� has committed his film to a distribution house a year ago and the producer of ���������Brindavanam���������, has his chain of theatres, so other distributors have no room.���������
With three superstars ready to woo them, the audience will be spoilt for choice!
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