The trend of re-releasing old blockbuster movies is strong in Telugu cinema. Superstar Mahesh Babu (Mahesh Babu) His movies are in huge demand during re-releases. For the same reason, ‘Pokiri’ in May. (Pokiri) Preparations were made to release the movie again in a grand manner. But, now this release has faced an unexpected obstacle. All this is due to director and producer Puri Jagannath. Mahesh Babu movie release Puri Jagannadh What is their relationship? Here is the answer..
The rights of ‘Pokiri’ movie are with the director Puri Jagannath. According to sources, the overseas rights of the film were bought by an American firm for a huge amount. However, Puri Jagannath’s ‘Liger’ movie flopped at the box office, causing a huge loss to the distributors. It is said that Puri Jagannath has not yet fully paid the outstanding amount at that time.
During the release of the movie ‘Double Smart’, Puri Jagannath had paid some money and promised to pay the rest later. But since that promise has not been fulfilled, the distributors’ association led by Sunil Narang has insisted that they will not release any of Puri Jagannath’s films or the films of his rights.
Due to this tough decision of the distributor, the re-release of the movie ‘Pokiri’ has been stopped for now. It has been decided to release Mahesh Babu’s movie ‘Atithi’ where ‘Pokiri’ was supposed to be released. It has been reported that when the overseas firm that paid for the rights called Charmi Kaur to discuss the matter, she was not receiving the calls.
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If this financial dispute continues like this, the release of ‘Slumdog’, directed by Puri Jagannath and starring Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role, is also likely to get in trouble. Until the dues of the distributors are cleared, their path forward does not look smooth. Puri Jagannath is yet to respond to this controversy.
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