When it comes to Tollywood, Mahesh Babu is undoubtedly the “King of overseas market.” The actors’ films were instrumental in creating a market for Telugu films internationally. It is Mahesh who laid the foundation for the one-million-dollar club in the USA region with his blockbuster Dookudu. Even his flop films will collect solid numbers in foreign markets.
Mahesh Babu has the most one million dollar films (11) in the USA among the Tollywood heroes. A movie like Spyder, which received an outright negative talk from the first show, achieved one million dollar premiers in the US. Many might not be aware of the fact that the overseas collections of Bharat Ane Nenu are much bigger than the then non-Baahubali industry hit Rangasthalam. In its first week, Bharat Ane Nenu collected 4.6 million dollars from overseas, which is nearly 40 crores today. Khaleja’s collections in the USA are on par with the industry-hit Magadheera.
Now, the actor is coming up with the mass entertainer Guntur Kaaram. Among the North American audience, Trivikram has a huge following, and this is an added advantage for Guntur Kaaram. Even without any trailer or teaser, the movie has raked in about 450K$ from the USA pre-sales, which speaks volumes about Mahesh’s stardom.
Telugu films have a long way to go in overseas regions (excluding event films like RRR, Salaar, Baahubali franchise). There are a lot of foreign markets that the Tollywood movies are yet to capture, and if anyone can take the Telugu market to the next level, it has to be Mahesh Babu.
