Pokiri Special Show Tickets Sold Out In Minutes Across The World!

This
August
9
is
a
remarkable
day
in
the
history
of
Tollywood.
The
day
not
only
marks
the
birthday
of
Superstar
Mahesh
Babu,
but
also
has
set
the
platform
for
re-writing
the
history
of
his
epic
blockbuster
film
Pokiri.

The
movie
is
being
re-released
on
the
occasion
of
the
actor’s
47th
birthday
as
an
attempt
to
entertain
the
fans
and
contribute
the
respective
proceedings
to
Mahesh
Babu’s
charitable
trust
for
child
welfare
and
health.

In
what
can
be
termed
as
a
sweet
shock,
the
movie,
which
was
released
almost
17
years
ago,
has
opened
to
a
never-before
response
at
the
box
office.
The
movie
was
scheduled
to
release
across
theatres
in
entire
south
India
and
across
overseas
in
digitally
enhanced
4K
picture
quality.
Tickets
for
the
same
have
been
sold
out
within
a
few
minutes
of
being
available.
Interestingly,
people
in
the
US
are
also
excited
to
watch
the
film
on
the
silver
screen.

According
to
the
available
data
shared
by
fans
on
Twitter,
Pokiri
is
being
released
all
over
the
world
in
175
and
plus
theatres.
The
character
of
Pandu
gadu
from
the
film
is
ready
to
set
the
screens
on
fire
again.
The
shows
were
sold
out
100
per
cent
in
Texas
and
California.
It
was
almost
sold
out
in
Arizona,
Virginia,
North
Carolina,
Maryland
and
New
Jersey.
Texas
and
California
have
5
shows
each.
Put
together,
the
USA
special
shows
gross
has
been
rounded
off
at
$11,261
with
as
many
as
1805
tickets
being
sold
in
17
locations
with
24
shows.
This
is
equal
to
the
figures
of
many
big-budget
films
having
its
first
theatrical
release.

Irrespective
of
how
well
the
director
and
actor
vibe
now,
it
is
undeniable
fact
that
Puri
Jagannadh
has
sealed
the
actor
as
a
Superstar
in
Tollywood
with
this
cop
drama
film.
It
was
Pokiri
that
catapulted
Mahesh
Babu
into
the
top
cadre.
The
movie,
which
was
released
back
in
2006
on
April
28
went
on
to
become
the
highest
grosser
ever,
back
then.

Back
home,
the
movie
is
playing
across
60
screens
in
Andhra
Pradesh
and
42
screens
in
Telangana.
An
additional
33
screens
are
reportedly
going
to
be
added,
according
to
an
entertainment
website.

With
this
special
birthday
re-release
of
Pokiri,
Mahesh
Babu
is
setting
a
new
benchmark
in
the
industry.
Pokiri
stars
Ileana
as
the
female
lead.
Prakash
Raj,
Ashish
Vidyarthi,
Sudha,
Mumaith
Khan,
Nassar,
Ajay
are
some
of
the
actors
who
played
pivotal
roles
in
the
film
produced
by
Manjula
Ghattamaneni,
Mahesh’s
sister
and
Puri
Jagannadh
under
their
Indira
Productions
and
Vaishno
Academy
banners.

The
movie
was
then
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
12
Crore
and
the
soundtrack
was
composed
by
Mani
Sharma.
The
songs
of
the
album
were
super
hits.
The
movie
made
an
estimated
Rs
66
Crore
in
2006.
Shyam
K
Naidu
was
the
cinematographer
and
Marthand
K
Venkatesh
was
the
film’s
editor.