Mahavatar Narsimha All Set To Enter Rs 200-Crore Club After Independence Day
Ashwin Kumar's directorial Mahavatar Narsimha has been constantly garnering praise for its quietly confident and emotionally compelling plot. After performing well on its first twenty-one days at the box office, the animated epic puranic action movie soared higher on its third Friday after opening in the theatres on July 25.
Mahavatar Narsimha earned an estimated Rs 7.25 crore at the domestic market on the 79th Independence Day, as per Sacnilk. Despite facing tough competition with War 2, Coolie and others, the animated movie's collection increased by approximately 178.85% on Day 22.
Mahavatar Narsimha Stands At Rs 195.60 Crore On Day 22
After totalling the previous collections, the 131-minute film has thus been standing at a huge amount of Rs 195.60 crore. FYI: It collected Rs 44.75 crore on Week 1, Rs 73.4 crore on Week 2 and Rs 70.2 crore on Week 3, before making a grand entry to Week 4 with the 79th Independence Day collection.
Mahavatar Narsimha's Huge Occupancy On 79th Independence Day
Presented by Hombale Films, Mahavatar Narsimha had an overall 73.69% Telugu Occupancy on Friday, with the maximum collection during the afternoon shows of about 87.81%. This was followed by Night Shows occupancy at 84.05%, Evening Shows at 71.76% and Morning Shows of about 51.15% even on Day 22 from its release. Meanwhile, the film directed by Ashwin Kumar saw an overall 77.85% Hindi Occupancy on August 15.
The animated movie was released in 2D and 3D formats amid low buzz and intense competition. But it surprised everyone with its staggering box office collection, fueled by just positive word of mouth. After a fantastic opening, Mahavatar Narsimha led to a solid dominance of animated movies in India. Given the thunderous response, Hombale have already announced the upcoming list of Mahavatar Cinematic Universe movies over a span of two years.
Mahavatar Narsimha's Plot
Produced by Kleem Productions, Mahavatar Narsimha is based on the 4th avatar of Lord Vishnu. Going as per the epic tale, Hiranyakashyap, a demon, once challenged Lord Vishnu, proclaiming himself a god. Meanwhile, the former's son, Prahlad, was seen as immensely devoted to Lord Vishnu. But shaken by his father's torture of the masses and all those devotees, Lord Vishnu appears as Narsimha, a man-lion, to defeat the demon.
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