Captain of the boat
Thandel
70Standing
82nd of 443 in Tollywood
- Out-grossed 80% of Tollywood releases with reported figures ($12M).
- Returned 1.2× its budget, against an industry median of 1.5×.
- Momentum in the 92nd percentile.
- Audience rating 6.2 from 16 votes, the 49th percentile.
- Cost
- $10M
- Took
- $12M
Average1.2× its cost
Against a Tollywood median of 1.5×, so this one returned 0.8 times what a typical release there does.
The money says average. What do you say?
The picture
Inspired by a harrowing true-life incident from 2018, the film follows Raju, a courageous fisherman from Srikakulam who accidentally drifts into Pakistani waters and is captured. While Raju faces interrogation and brutal conditions in prison, his fiancée Satya initiates a relentless emotional and diplomatic battle from their village in Andhra Pradesh to ensure his safe return.
- Released
- 7 February 2025
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- Language
- Telugu
- Industry
- Tollywood
Top billedAll 8 credits
- Naga Chaitanya AkkineniRaju
- Sai PallaviSatya
- Divya PillaiChandra
Made by
- Director
- Chandoo Mondeti
- Writer
- Chandoo Mondeti
- Original Music Composer
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Director of Photography
- Shamdat Sainudeen
- Producer
- Bunny Vas
Filed under
ActionDramaRomanceThriller