The much-awaited movie Thandel seems to undergo severe delay as there is a 90% chance that it might miss the Sankranti 2024 release. The reason behind this delay has been bothering the fans waiting for the film so dearly. Two big films are going to dominate the Sankranti box office if Thandel delays releasing on time-GameChanger and NBK109. This allows these movies to enjoy a big head start over their competitors in what is one of the most competitive festival seasons for Telugu cinema.
Delayed Production Translates to Pushed Release For Thandel
Sources close to the industry have validated that Thandel is facing a production delay, which further reduces the possibility of the film being available by the time the Sankranti deadline is reached. Shooting of the film has been delayed due to logistical complications, bottlenecks in post-production, and various unforeseen obstacles. Despite such strenuous efforts on behalf of the team, the film chances remain only 10% in respect of its entry into the theaters during Sankranti. Fans are hence highly disappointed.
Advantage for GameChanger and NBK109
With Thandel ruling himself out of the fray for Sankranti, it is going to be a keen contest between two big movies: Ram Charan’s GameChanger and Nandamuri Balakrishna’s NBK109. Both are touted as big hits.
GameChanger : Shankar’s flick was also one that promised to be a gamechanger, if it was up to the hype. At least with Ram Charan in the lead role, it was promising a mass political thriller. Given that Thandel was likely to sit out, GameChanger would have been expected to sail through well at the box office during Sankranti.
NBK109: With Bobby at the helm, NBK109, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna is another sure-shot contender for the Sankranti box office collection. Balakrishna boasts of a huge fan following and it is surely going to cause waves, given the general scenario in the Telugu states. Coming to the less competition, NBK109 would easily be able to garner a large share of the box office pie.
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Sankranti Box Office Outlook
It is one of the best seasons for Tollywood films. Sankranti has become a season where all types of family audiences throng the theatres. If Thandel does not release, it will free more scopes for GameChanger and NBK109 to have a monopoly in the market. They both would benefit through the reduced competition. Each one might end up achieving an all-time record that would be written in gold at the box offices.
While fans would still be keeping their fingers crossed for that last-minute entry of Thandel in time for Sankranti, the words are already turning stacked against this film. Probable non-inclusion of Thandel will undoubtedly give a huge boost to GameChanger and NBK109, and Sankranti 2024 becomes interestingly an exciting showdown between two of Tollywood’s biggest stars.
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