iSmart
Shankar,
featuring
actor
Ram
Pothineni
in
the
lead
role,
hit
screens
on
July
18,
2019
and
opened
to
a
good
response
at
the
box
office.
The
film,
helmed
by
mass
director
Puri
Jagannadh,
did
well
over
the
weekend
and
emerged
as
the
top
choice
of
the
'aam
janta'.
The
masala-entertainer
remained
strong
in
Week
2
as
well
and
destroyed
Dear
Comrade
in
most
mass
centres,
which
ruffled
a
few
feathers.
Now,
iSmart
Shankar
has
ended
its
box
office
run
with
a
worldwide
closing
share
of
Rs
34.5
crore.
A
Blockbuster
iSmart
Shankar's
worldwide
theatrical
rights
had
fetched
Rs
20
crore,
much
to
the
delight
of
Ram
fans.
As
the
film
has
recovered
over
172
per
cent
of
the
initial
investment,
it
can
be
called
a
clean
'Blockbuster'.
A
Hit
In
The
Telugu
States
iSmart
Shankar,
ended
its
run
at
the
AP/TS
box
office
with
a
closing
share
of
Rs
31.6
crore
and
proved
to
be
a
runaway
hit.
Many
feel
that
it
found
phenomenal
success
at
the
box
office
as
it
fared
extremely
well
in
most
B
and
C
centres.
Finer
Deets
Ceded
:
Rs
5.45
crore
Nellore
:
Rs
1.05
crore
Nizam:
Rs
13.60
crore
Guntur
:
Rs
1.95
crore
Krishna
:
Rs
2.00
crore
West
:
Rs
1.75
crore
East
:
Rs
2.05
crore
Uttarandhra
:
Rs
3.80
crore
ROI:
Rs
1.90
crore
Overseas:
Rs
1
crore
Puri
Silences
Detractors
Puri
Jagannadh
suffered
a
big
setback
when
films
such
as
Paisa
Vasool
and
Mehbooba
under-performed
at
the
box
office
and
left
his
fans
in
a
state
of
disbelief.
With
iSmart
Shankar
hitting
the
jackpot,
the
ace
filmmaker
is
back
to
winning
ways,
which
should
silence
his
detractors.
The
Road
Ahead...
Puri
Jagannadh
will
soon
be
beginning
work
on
the
sequel
to
iSmart
Shankar,
titled
Double
iSmart.
The
film
is
likely
to
be
wilder
and
massier
than
the
first
part.
The
buzz
is
that
the
Pokkiri
director
had
decided
to
make
a
sequel
even
before
iSmart
Shankar
hit
screens.