Last
year,
actor
Mahesh
Babu
became
the
talk
of
the
town
for
all
the
right
reasons
when
Bharat
Ane
Nenu
opened
to
a
thunderous
response
at
the
box
office
and
emerged
as
a
hit.
The
Koratala
Siva-directed
movie
featured
him
in
the
role
of
a
Chief
Minister
and
helped
him
put
the
Spyder
debacle
behind
him.
At
present,
he
is
in
the
limelight
due
to
Maharshi
which
hit
screens
on
May
9,
2019
and
opened
to
a
spectacular
response
at
the
box
office.
More
than
a
week
later,
it
is
still
the
top
choice
of
the
target
audience.
Day
11
Collections
According
to
early
estimates,
Maharshi
raked
in
around
Rs
2.4
crore
at
the
AP/TS
box
office
on
Day
11
and
continued
its
dream
run.
Trhe
film
had
a
good
second
Sunday
with
the
night
shows
witnessing
good
occupancy.
The
film's
total
AP/TS
share
stands
at
Rs
72
crore
which
is
an
enviable
figure.
A
Disappointment
In
Ceded
The
film
is,
however,
struggling
in
Ceded
and
might
not
break-even.
Its
Day
11
share
was
merely
Rs
38
lakh
which
is
quite
underwhelming.
The
total
collections
stand
at
Rs
8.37
crore.
The
film
needs
to
collect
another
Rs
3.63
crore
to
break-even
which
might
prove
to
be
a
herculean
task
even
for
the
'Super
Star'.
Maharshi
Beats
The
Mixed
WOM
The
general
feeling
seems
to
be
that
Maharshi
is
a
reasonably
engaging
attempt
at
storytelling
that
features
a
lively
performance
from
‘Super
Star' Mahesh
Babu
but
suffers
due
to
its
mundane
screenplay
and
ordinary
plot.
While
many
felt
that
the
mixed
WOM
would
affect
the
film's
collections,
the
reality
has
turned
out
to
be
quite
different
which
bears
testimony
to
Mahesh
Babu's
star
power.
The
Road
Ahead...
Allu
Sirish's
ABCD,
which
released
on
May
17,
2019,
has
not
been
able
to
impress
fans
and
critics
alike.
To
make
matters
worse,
its
box
office
performance
is
below
the
mark.
As
such,
it
is
unlikely
to
slow
down
Maharshi
in
the
coming
days.
Enough
said!