make way for the prince of tollywood

make way for the prince of tollywood

Going by the box office collections of the initial one week, Mahesh Babu starrer Athidi was said to have broken all the records in Tollywood.

The film which is being screened at 712 packed cinemas across the State had an opening day collection of Rs 6,14,95,876.

And critics who said that this was just an opening day craze were silenced when the film grossed a massive Rs 16,72,58,868 on its fourth day.

Trade gurus then went on to claim that any film would usually do well around the Dasara vacations, and that Athidi was no exception.

The film’s real test they said, would be if it continued to do well even after the holiday season.

Luck seems to favour the film and it’s Mahesh who is having the last laugh. two weeks later, the figure has reached an astronomical Rs 32 crores and they are still counting.

This, they say is much lesser than what was expected, since the unexpected rains played spoilsport.

Mahesh Babu however, is content. "I am thrilled at the response this film is getting. Believe me, I never knew that I had such a great fan-following. Honestly, it feels good.

After the huge success of Pokiri, my friends and fans used to call me ‘Pokiri’. And now they call me ‘Athidi’. I’m on top of the world," he said.

According to some trade pundits, Athidi has rasied Mahesh Babu to an iconic status of a true superstar, a la Rajinikanth or Chiranjeevi, whose films run only on their name.

Noted Tollywood director Trivikram Srinivas says, "Tollywood has developed a certain set of rules since NTR’s time. Everything is very loud here.

Loud fights, loud dialogues, loud romances. But Mahesh Babu is completely different. He followed his own set of rules, right from day one.

He never compromised. He’s ready to experiment and has tons of patience. Even the film Athidi is not being watched for anything else but Mahesh Babu.

Not many people in Indian cinema could achieve this kind of a craze in such little time."

amritha rao abt mahesh anfd athidi

to a special interview to headlines today amritha rao shares her joy working in a telugu movie with superstar mahesh babu

how did u got the offer ?

i got the offer from padmalaya

director Surender Reddy eplained the script and i loved it

i couldn't say no as i was getting the opportunity to be in a film

where my role was as significant as the hero's part.

Another reason for saying yes would be mahesh who is so hamdsome and good looking

have u seen any movie of mahesh ?

"I saw Mahesh's films even before I ventured into Tollywood and

I was impressed with his acting skills."

i saw pokiri athadu and other telugu movies of mahesh .

how was it working in a south movie ?

i was great fun and i enoyed it

we has 20 days shooting in delhi

and then moved to hyd where we had a 1 month shoot

i had a nice time in hyd

do u know telugu ? was language some problem for u ?

i dont know telugu

but i could understand some telugu

on the sets mahesh and surrender use to call me as "amma "

i did not understand what they were talking abt me

tell us abt songs and dance sequences ?

our last song shoot was in padmalaya song called "vala vala "

which is a rain song we had rain falling on us and ac which was really cool

i was litterly shivering on the sets

i even had severe cough for 1 week after the shoot

our cherogapher raju sundaram made u s dance a lot

i had lot of problem with dance steps

because in bollywood we pratice dance steps for 1-2 days

but in south we have to learn the steps in 5 - 10 mins and dance

mahesh was relly proffesional

he use to see the step learn in 5 mins and does it relly well

i had to run to raju 's assistants and ask them to show the steps and then learn

are u going to do more south movies ?

yes i will do a south movie if the script is good

there are rumers that u r the main reason for kareena and shaid break up is it true ?

i dont want to react to rumers

finally can u tell u s our headlines today viewers a dialogue form the movie ?

yes this dialogue is in climax where the vilan waits for his brother's call

where i say this dialogue " nee thamudu a leka naa mogudu aa "

athidi 2nd week 32 crs

athidi hyd current theatres

athidi songs top the chart

The top five Telugu songs of this week are

:1. 'Khabaddharani' - Film: 'Athidhi'. The song with a 'techno' touch is sung by Naveen and Rahul and has lyrics in Telugu, Hindi and English - which seems to be a trend these days as most Telugu film lyrics are a blend of three languages. A lot of drums are used in the composition. Considering it is Mahesh's film, the song 'Khabaddharani' has a youthful feel and tempo.

2. 'Happy Days' - Film: 'Happy Days'. The title song has a nice symphonic feel. Mickey Meyer has scored a 'grand' composition, which is quite popular amongst the Gen-X.

3. 'Champaka Champaka' - Film: 'Chirutha' - Ranjith and Geeta Madhuri render the duet with a youthful feel and tempo. The lyrics of this song too are a mix of Telugu, Hindi and English.

4. 'Vennelintha' - Film: 'Thulasi' - A slightly melodious track with a foot-tapping beat by Devisri Prasad is one of the new entrants on the list. It is sung by Venu and Sunitha.

5. 'Rubbaru Gajjulu' - Film: 'Yamadonga' - The song is very much part of the chartbusters even though it's the last on the list. Music composer M.M. Keeravani gets the bhangra king Daler Mehndi to croon it - perhaps his first song in any southern Indian language. Keeravani has composed the music keeping in sync with Daler's singing style - a folksy lively and lilting rhythm with verve