
Daaku Maharaaj
85th of 443 in Tollywood
- Out-grossed 88% of Tollywood releases with reported figures ($15M).
- Returned 1.3× its budget, against an industry median of 1.5×.
- Momentum in the 94th percentile.
- Audience rating 5.5 from 20 votes, the 30th percentile.
- Cost
- $12M
- Took
- $15M
Against a Tollywood median of 1.5×, so this one returned 0.9 times what a typical release there does.
The money says average. What do you say?
Set against a gritty historical backdrop, the story follows Sitaram, a principled Chief Civil Engineer who arrives in the volatile region of Sonapur. When he witnesses the brutal oppression of the local villagers by the ruthless Prince Balwanth Singh Thakur, Sitaram abandons his government position to become their protector. Adopting the mantle of a formidable dacoit known as "Daaku Maharaaj," he leads a violent rebellion to dismantle the Thakur's criminal empire. Years later, the narrative shifts as a matured Sitaram operates under the alias Nanaji, working as a driver to clandestinely protect a young girl named Vaishnavi and her mother, Nandini Thakur, culminating in a high-octane showdown between the legendary King of Bandits and the remnants of the Thakur lineage.
- Released
- 12 January 2025
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Language
- Telugu
- Industry
- Tollywood
- Nandamuri Balakrishna"Nanaji" Seetharam / Daaku Maharaj
- Bobby DeolBalwant Singh Thakur
- Pragya JaiswalKaveri
- Shraddha SrinathNandini
- Vedha AgarwalVaishnavi
- Makrand DeshpandeGovind Gujjar
- Director
- Bobby Kolli
- Screenplay
- K. Chakravarthy Reddy, Hari Mohana Krishna, Vineeth Potluri
- Original Music Composer
- S. Thaman
- Director of Photography
- Vijay Kartik Kannan
- Producer
- Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, Sai Soujanya