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- Time of India
Director Maruthi confident that Prabhas starrer 'The Raja Saab' will cross Rs 1000 crore at the box office
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Director
Maruthi
is directing the upcoming horror comedy flick, 'The Raja Saab' starring Rebel star
Prabhas
. Recently the 43-year-old director has expressed high confidence in the film's success.
According to an IANS report, during an interaction in Hyderabad, Maruthi admitted that he feels that the film is on track to breach the Rs 1000 crore mark at the box office upon its theatrical release.
"It will definitely make that sum"
When asked whether 'The Raja Saab' could match or surpass the box office numbers set by Prabhas' previous blockbusters '
Baahubali
' and 'Kalki 2898 AD', Maruthi responded with optimism. Answering the question in Tamil, he confidently predicted that the film would mint those numbers.
Maruthi recalled how his earlier Telugu film 'Prema Katha Chithram' had been remade into Tamil as 'Darling', which turned out to be a massive success. His quote further reads, "You all know how big a hit 'Darling' was over there in Tamil Nadu. It was a remake of my Telugu film 'Prema Katha Chithram'. This film too will definitely work in Tamil as well."
About the teaser
The film's teaser was released earlier which included some high-end visuals giving a rich experience to the horror elements. The teaser shows Prabhas as a happy-go-lucky man who looks to make a fortune out of his ancestral mansion but later finds out that it is filled with haunted spirits.
The movie also stars Sanjay Dutt, Nidhhi Agerwal,
Malavika Mohanan
, Riddhi Kumar,
Boman Irani
and others in key roles.
The movie is set to release on December 5 and it will be released in multiple languages Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.
