Hari Hara Veera Mallu Box Office Collection Day 7: Pawan Kalyan's film sees sharp drop, crosses ₹80 crore mark

Mint

3 days ago

Pawan Kalyan's historical action drama, Hari Hara Veera Mallu - Part 1: Sword vs Spirit, wrapped up its debut weekend on a strong note, pulling in large crowds from the very first day. However, the film's momentum dipped as it entered the weekdays.
According to trade tracker Sacnilk, HHVM earned ₹ 1.25 crore (net) in India on Wednesday, taking its total domestic collection to ₹ 80.35 crore. The film showed little to no growth compared to its Monday figures, signalling a sharp decline in weekday footfalls.
Hari Hara Veera Mallu - Part 1 Sword vs Spirit had an overall 13.65% Telugu Occupancy on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Morning Shows: 12.51%
Afternoon Shows: 14.19%
Evening Shows: 14.35%
Night Shows: 13.54%
The film is directed by Krish and Jyothi Krisna.
It stars Pawan Kalyan alongside Nidhhi Agerwal and Bobby Deol in the lead.
The film was initially criticised for its poor VFX and CGI shots. The film was silently re-released with tweaked CGI recently. Some portions of the film were also reduced, shortening its total running time.
Hari Hara Veera Mallu director reacts to poor VFX, CGI
Talking about it, director Jyothi admitted to ABN that he knew beforehand some scenes weren't fully up to par before their release.
'Anyone will troll only those who are in the limelight. People only get views when they write about something famous. I do not take any of the negativity to heart. Every single day, I see something negative being written about Hari Hara Veera Mallu. This is not the first time a film has taken this long to produce,' he said.
Commenting on the criticism around the film's VFX or CGI, he said that they weren't 'that bad'.