As ‘Bro’ fails to hold momentum, political slugfest begins on Twitter

Entertainment By Prakash Pecheti 01/08/2023 Read the article

Pawan Kalyan-starrer Bro sent a resounding message with record collections last weekend. However, the joy is short-lived as the movie failed to hold its momentum long.

[{"selector":"#anim-839a4008-6418-4c6a-bff2-65e180ee4562","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a0f767c-76a5-44a5-9d9a-a7d42afed7b0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 46.52301%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-661111f0-dd09-4034-a5d1-c2bf5441c31b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-56cfbb22-8c97-47bd-8ca8-53770a4cea46","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 140.46721%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa04a40c-6ff5-495e-8076-8af4a38ab2a6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-25.496093601311244%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2a6db852-da53-4241-84cc-6e95ec170c5a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-112.42425%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7eb1e23c-7e21-48ba-af06-cf9027b6a742","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa73c466-6809-4410-9ea2-a9653c76e5d9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read the article Entertainment

The collections dropped miserably on Monday, 31 July, compared to the numbers of the small-budget movie Baby which was released a fortnight ago.

[{"selector":"#anim-25476cb8-5c17-4ea4-b725-a305f37b7fbb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bd57b23c-ae2a-4c1f-80a9-60091e571d45","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 46.52301%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-22275bc5-9fdb-45f0-b844-ba8dafe512b5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca3891b1-3bf3-4d80-98c3-535d89be0107","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 140.46721%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-11c77303-2afb-49c9-8881-a6b2f2e808ae [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.937499914669296%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04cc946d-9518-42c8-a2e2-980a21449022","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.2807%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43c599ee-f51c-4920-b681-612796552c83","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7e946f24-2824-4c6a-8861-75c20615b6ba","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read the article Entertainment

Sai Rajesh directorial (Baby) earned ₹4 crore on the first Monday, 17 July, while Samuthirakani directorial (Bro) managed to cross ₹3 crore (in Telugu states).

[{"selector":"#anim-fe053dd7-69a4-47a3-832d-eb0b1c7688e7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8805d9b2-d1be-4c62-8692-fec4ed53798e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 46.52301%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7c53a1a2-986d-4a81-82ab-ee9f4dc00a07","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7397cf8c-5040-4cf4-ae9f-1c9b1331a069","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 139.67357%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c3ee483b-0d3e-46a3-9dc4-e2576759f5c6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.26171863629683%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2f927f7-2c42-4a76-b404-5f974e281d8f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.43835%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-85e8994d-1ef2-47a3-9cc7-a5b4f679d568","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fdf0c52e-5e36-4e70-8690-6cc54cb86f4e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read the article Entertainment

The rivals of Jana Sena — particularly YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabu — took a dig at Jana Sena founder-actor Powerstar Pawan Kalyan following Bro’s performance.

[{"selector":"#anim-69676e3d-3615-4721-898a-ac3fafd90028","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-15da8038-b6aa-4cde-a734-3d8c5a5a67d8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 45.97280%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-06a6ab94-41b3-4b71-a173-f03656d152a1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bc9fc1c8-f912-4d4a-84e4-e55d6ffa2e66","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 141.03538%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5330dabe-16de-486d-a018-92623f1624c6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-445070e7-587e-4e66-8ff9-a75909e536e6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119.36027%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44f22b4a-43fd-4941-8c15-9ccd31d1c74c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5d3aec0b-f1a3-4a3a-a126-223318e38741","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-57166462-91e2-4684-ab9c-32a8a456be5f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-87dea315-0a3a-4d2d-902c-79308541b3e6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -244.44444%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read the article Entertainment Credit : X

Attributing to the film’s box office collections, he threw a satire at Kalyan saying, “Collection for the producer looks nil! The package star filled his pocket full (sic).”

[{"selector":"#anim-e33c4dc4-d729-4642-8046-37b64b85c9d8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0ae76ca4-e27a-4a34-91d1-2172910033b0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 46.52301%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-19400bd1-a689-4ba7-b5b2-139d886b3bcd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ee750fa1-cebb-4e5f-b978-4a83b62846e0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 140.46721%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c8d2090e-3cb6-4f3a-b31e-bf0830adcd19 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-36.27417118743044%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1f295dcb-13f1-4378-81f4-3bf80174eb2a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-103.7859%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-03d2186b-a0ba-4dcd-b3b8-f367cbd94bce","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8ec220ec-7772-4e3d-acfb-e77cc2dc9e79","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read the article Entertainment

The flurry of tweets saw some unexplored talent among the users. Commenting and attacking Ambati with a war of words while at the same time showing their talent at poetry.

[{"selector":"#anim-ed9d9be0-7fe7-475c-99c4-f2ce05e7b588","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a8432ab8-23f3-48f9-8775-6591cc1ef871","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 46.52301%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e0696ea1-5f64-48ab-8013-939c79a3a8af","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6f6f178b-4a92-4a44-958c-fe3c2d731597","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 138.19448%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e6a29694-4e30-4e94-bb95-a258b60ae843 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-25.306145876036656%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-371a1a01-35a8-4c17-83b9-08f7b962b641","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.85714%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5fff7a49-35f8-4086-a8fc-33f7a1dcac2d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-018b00b7-452b-48a4-b42c-e38a6455d916","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read the article Entertainment

Starring Priya Prakash Varier, Ketika Sharma, and Sai Dharam Tej in the lead roles, the film features Pawan Kalyan as the God of time —Titan.

[{"selector":"#anim-4e45261d-050b-49dd-949b-31813cdaf4d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fceac98e-22ae-45a8-80c4-ea44cd437be6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 43.77197%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46a2dab3-7d58-454c-a841-256523d31fb6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9c677638-df5f-4761-8c7d-f237f4863361","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 140.46721%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61a7bad8-d519-4065-9e39-0bdd94c1ebdc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-10.146760891775331%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d093d54b-44e6-4386-8757-4c3a26af6cb9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-140.35088%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-88b7ce84-1a9a-47bd-84c3-1f2ba55ba246","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ce18180-3946-4719-88bf-2aaf8accb648","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read the article Entertainment

Bro collections reached ₹55 crore at the box office worldwide. The flick just managed to recover half the investment, including the theatrical rights.

[{"selector":"#anim-4582337b-14f0-4587-bcfc-13b4db0fc8c9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d55498a0-30de-43b7-a478-c0a8d28c93ac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 43.77197%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fc6d9604-e32c-479d-b8ea-c441dbe19f8c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3be35bde-fa3f-40ff-9213-c229b7866288","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 140.46721%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f7315946-ce15-44fd-bb07-aa27bbb7e4d5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.22656238608351%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44185f16-7ef8-423a-929f-9071e874a285","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.74931%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e586ae44-ebbe-495a-935d-1383d9751be1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2a69e1fe-458a-40ab-9fd7-4f06140301f4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read the article Entertainment