As Chiranjeevi’s ‘Bhola Shankar’ runs into a controversy, Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer’ to have an edge at Telugu box office

Entertainment By South First Desk 09/08/2023 Read the article

Superstar Rajinikanth’s film Jailer is likely to rule the Telugu box office this weekend. The Rajinikanth-starrer is likely to gain the edge over Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Bhola Shankar.

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A distributor named Satish from Visakhapatnam alleged that the makers of the film cheated him of ₹30 crore. Satish also filed a case demanding a stay on the release of Bhola Shankar.

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He alleged that producer Anil Sunkura, duped him into giving the distribution. Anil Sunkara sold the rights of Bhola Shankar to other people causing him severe financial loss.

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Meanwhile, Anil Sunkara refuted the allegations saying the distributor Satish falsely accused him with the help of fake documents.

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Bhola Shankar starring Chiranjeevi, Tamannah Bhatia, and Keerthy Suresh, is a remake of Tamil flick Vedalam (2015). The Telugu movie is releasing in theatres on Friday, 11 August.

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Starring Ajith Kumar, Shruti Hassan, and Lakshmi Menon in the leads, the Vedalam was a mass hit. The makers in Tollywood decided to dub it in Telugu with the title “Avesam” (rage).

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It is learnt that Jailer fetched a positive talk from the Censor Board. However, Bhola Shankar apparently has the ingredients to appease the Megastar fans.

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As the film has another 48 hours left for the screening of its first premiere, there’s unease among the fans as the film ran into a controversy.

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