Leading Telugu producers had become hesitant to
work with him. Amid this came the rumour that
all was not well between Pawan and his elder
brother megastar Chiranjeevi.
Now, Pawan has stunned his detractors and silenced
his critics with his biggest blockbuster of his career,
Gabbar Singh, which completed 100 days in 54 centres.
Hold your breath, the film has raked in Rs 170 crore.
In the process, Gabbar Singh is ranked among the
all-time hits of Telugu cinema.
The star actor, as usual, has desisted from taking a d
ig at his detractors. But the actor was heard informing
his confidants that several top producers, who were
reluctant to work with him following a string of
failures, badly wanted to cast him. “But he has not
entertained any of them till date.He wants to wait
for a few more days and allot dates to producers,
who stood by him in the last two years,” a little birdie
tells us.
Incidentally, the Telugu cinema industry was skeptical
when Gabbar Singh released in 1,600 theatres world
wide because it was a remake of the Hindi blockbuster
Dabangg. The fact that Pawan Kalyan’s previous
movie Teenmaar, a remake of Hindi super-hit Love
Aaj Kal, had failed to make an impact on the box office
had cast doubts on the performance of Gabbar Singh.
However, he proved them wrong by making a successful
film out of the Dabangg remake. Incidentally,
Pawan maintained a low profile during the shooting
phase of the movie and preferred against a razmataz.
He even stayed away from promoting the movie
aggressively.
The superstar has confided in his team that much
of the credit for the success of Gabbar Singh goes to
the director Harish Shankar. The duo, we heard, is
planning another movie. But this time, it may be a
original script and not a remake.
Meanwhile, Pawan Kalyan is busy shooting for Puri
Jagannath’s next venture Cameraman Gangatho
Rambabu, which is produced by DVV Danayya.
Tamannah romances Pawan in the flick. Puri
Jagannath and Pawan Kalyan had last worked in
Badri nearly 12 years ago. The film was a massive
hit, running for more than 100 days in 44 centres.
Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu is scheduled for
release sometime in September. Trade sources indicate
it has the potential to become a superhit. There is a
scramble among the distributors to acquire the
rights for different centres. Pawan has truly returned in
style to the top.