Dil Raju’s New Twist: Sacrifice For Industry

All the while, star producer Dil Raju had been blocking a substantially high number of theaters for Varasudu in competition with Veera Simha Reddy and Waltair Veerayya. In many important segments including Vizag, Varasudu was getting as many theaters as Veerayya and Veera Simha Reddy combined.

But cut to now, Dil Raju has taken a step back as he announced that Varasudu will not be releasing on the 11th of January and has been postponed to 14 January. Delay in production is cited as the reason for it.

Raju called for a media meet to announce the same. “I am announcing the new release date for Varasudu after discussing with industry bigwigs. I am sure that a delayed release is not a problem for a super hit film”.

M9.news asked Dil Raju about when he recently stated how a film should have a long run at the box office and the festival release advantage is not to be too bothered about. He replied “No no, Dil Raju isn’t important here, it’s the cinema, as an entity. Don’t think I’m conveniently changing my argument.”

The fact that Raju said he spoke with industry bigwigs before the new release date announcement implies he’s altered it to accommodate mainstream Telugu films Veera Simha Reddy and Waltair Veerayya.

He has given a new twist to the case with the postponement of Varasudu. But what’s more important here for Tollywood is that Telugu biggies Veera Simha Reddy and Waltair Veerayya can get desired number of screens on their opening days – 12 and 13 Jan respectively.