Mahanubhavudu gets a 100 new screens in week 2!

Director Maruthi Dasari is delighted with the adulation

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has received at BO. “It feels good that the movie turned out to be a success, especially because the audience has received it the way I hoped they would. But to be honest, I didn’t expect the theme of the film to connect with so many. The movie is reaching the mass audience as well. In fact from today, a hundred more screens are being added, and that’s a huge thing in the second week of a film,” says Maruthi.
Mahanubhavudu has not just been received well in India, it is doing well overseas also. “The movie first clicked overseas and made half a million in just four days,” beams Maruthi.

The film runs on the quirky point of the protagonist suffering from OCD and Maruthi claims, many have expressed surprise that a subject like this clicked. “Usually love stories run on same tropes and appeal just to the youth, but many have appreciated me for not going down that route and making a clean family entertainer. What I’ve understood from the success of the film is that the audience is open to new concepts. It has made me hopeful that I can continue to make films on unique themes. I have received more love for the film than I expected,” he says.

Sharwanand, who is revelling in the praise for his portrayal of Anand, believes that the well-etched character with a unique quirk is what brings the film together. “The way the cleanliness obsession of Anand has been portrayed struck a chord with everyone because we all know someone like that. It’s such a relatable trait; I think that’s why people like the film,” he says, adding, “Maruti’s direction,

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’s music and Nizar Shafi’s cinematography also made the film stand out. What I like most about the movie though is the entertainment factor! There are such beautiful moments throughout the film,” he says.