Bunny Goes Bang Bang !

Stylish star Allu Arjun is on a roll. The actor's latest release S/O Satyamurthy has entered the prestigious club of all-time Top 10 grossing Telugu films for the second time in a row after Race Gurram. According to trade pundits, Trivikram-directed S/O Satyamurthy has grossed over Rs 75 crore at the box-office in 18 days since its release. "With a distributor share of over Rs 48 crore, the film has done phenomenal business at the box office. It's currently at eighth position in the list of top ten grossing Telugu films," a trade source told Mirror. At fourth position in the list is Race Gurram, which was the biggest blockbuster of last year, collecting a share of over 57 crore.

The film opened to mixed reviews, earning equal share of brickbat and bouquets from audiences and critics alike. However, the masses lapped it up, especially the family audience. At the success meet of the film, which was recently organised in Vizag, Arjun said, "It was easier for me to cash in on the success of Race Gurram and do another commercial entertainer. But I chose to do a different film with strong family values because I wanted to try something different than anything formulaic". He also went on to say that S/O Satyamurthy was supposed to be watched with heart as it's about values and emotions. In the movie, Arjun played a son who puts everything at stake to save his father's honour.

The film continues to keep the cash registers ringing after Naga Chaitanya's recently released film Dohchay failed to create an impact. "There was a lot of hype on Dohchay. People expected drop in the collections of S/O Satyamurthy, but since Dohchay opened to poor word-of-mouth reports, it didn't make much of a difference for Arjun's film," said the analyst. In Karnataka, Arjun's film has set a new record by collecting over Rs. 10 crore in two weeks.

Apparently, it has minted over Rs 7 crore from Bangalore, while the rest from other parts of the state.

If the successful run of S/O Satyamurthy continues for couple of more weeks, it might even make it to the top three in the list of top grossing Telugu films. Other films in the list include Attarintiki Daaredhi, which holds the first position with a whopping distributor share of over Rs 75 crore. At second position is Ram Charan's Magadheera with a share of about Rs. 73 crore, while Pawan Kalyan's Gabbar Singh with a share of around Rs. 60 crore holds the third position. At fifth and sixth positions are Mahesh Babu's Dookudu and Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu with shares of Rs. 56 crore and Rs. 52 crore respectively. Other four positions are held by Prabhas's Mirchi, Ram Charan's Yevadu, Naayak and NTR's Baadshah in the range of Rs 45 crore-50 crore.