Saaho is creating ripples in the trade with its pre release business stats. The high budget action extravaganza is set to beat Baahubali 2 pre business record in Telugu states.
The film has fetched a whopping Rs. 25 crore for Ceded distribution rights with individual distributors bidding from different districts. This is sensational by any yardstick.
Saaho's distribution rights of Godavari districts were bagged for Rs. 19 crore, which brings the ratio of Coastal Andhra to Rs. 60 Cr.
In Nizam, UV Creations is releasing the film on its own and the rights are valued at Rs. 40 crore that is equal to Baahubali 2.
On a whole, Saaho is set to fetch Rs. 125 crore from Telugu states alone, which sets a new record overtaking Baahubali 2 pre-business numbers (122 Cr).
Kadapa district rights were fetched by Sobhan for Rs. 5 Cr and AU Cinemas Uday bought Anantapur district distribution rights for Rs. 5.5 Cr. Lakshmikanth Reddy bagged Bellary rights for Rs. 1.5 Cr. There is a mad craze from third parties that are betting big on Saaho.
The film has fetched Rs. 2 Cr Fixed Hires from Anantapur district alone.