Excerpt: Despite Srikanth Addala’s high hopes for the film Peddha Kapu 1, it quickly failed at the box office, leaving many surprised.
Srikanth Addala, known for hits like Kotha Bangaru Lokam and Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, is now facing a string of failures. One of the recent disappointments in the film industry is Srikanth Addala’s Peddha Kapu 1, which hit the screens last week.
Despite the director’s unwavering confidence in the movie’s success, it quickly tanked at the box office. Reports now suggest that the producer is deeply dismayed by this outcome. Also discussions about a potential Part 2 only added to the tension, with producer requesting more time to recover from the shock.
Getting into the news, Mriyala Ravinder Reddy, a prominent figure in Telangana’s iron mining and iron-making industry, produced this film after “Akhanda.” Since the film’s lead actor is his wife’s younger brother, the producer invested nearly ₹38 crores, as reported, to bring this project to life. He had hoped that the movie would at least break even at the box office, allowing him to recover the budget. However, all these aspirations were shattered by the film’s shocking failure. When Addala approached him about Part 2, the producer, still reeling from the disappointment, requested more time.
Following this discussion, a blame game ensued, with the producer pointing out flaws in the screenplay, and Addala arguing that the producer had insisted on an unnecessarily high budget to enhance production values. It’s a familiar tale in the film industry when a movie flops, isn’t it?
However, reports suggest that Peddha Kapu 1 has fared even worse than Srikanth Addala’s previous disaster film, Brahmotsavam. It’s rumored that the film hasn’t managed to recover even 10 percent of its massive investment. As a result, doubts now loom over the prospects of the second part of the film ever seeing the light of day.
