A middle-class masterpiece.
Writer Padmabhushan
46Standing
242nd of 443 in Tollywood
- Out-grossed 26% of Tollywood releases with reported figures ($1M).
- Returned 2.9× its budget, against an industry median of 1.5×.
- Momentum in the 51st percentile.
- Cost
- $500K
- Took
- $1M
Hit2.9× its cost
Against a Tollywood median of 1.5×, so this one returned 1.9 times what a typical release there does.
The money says hit. What do you say?
The picture
Padmabhushan is an aspiring writer living in Vijayawada who finally achieves his dream of publishing his first book. Despite his excitement, the book fails to gain traction until a popular blog appears online under his name, garnering immense praise and making him a local celebrity. As he struggles with the guilt of claiming credit for someone else's work, he embarks on a mission to find the real author. The journey reveals touching secrets about his own family and the hidden talents of those closest to him.
- Released
- 3 February 2023
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Language
- Telugu
- Industry
- Tollywood
Top billedAll 14 credits
- SuhasPadmabhushan
- RohiniSaraswathi
- Ashish VidhyarthiMadhusudhan Rao
- Tina ShilparajSarika
- Sri Gouri Priya ReddyKanna
- Praveen KatariSoumitri
Made by
- Director
- Shanmukha Prasanth
- Writer
- Shanmukha Prasanth
- Original Music Composer
- Shekar Chandra
- Director of Photography
- Venkat R. Shakamuri
- Producer
- Chandru Manoharan, Anurag Reddy, Sharath Chandra
Filed under
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