To compensate ‘Kathanayakudu’ losses, Balakrishna gives away ‘Mahanayakudu’ for free?

Despite critical acclaim and positive word-of-mouth, the first part of

NTR biopic

titled ‘

Kathanayakudu

’ failed to rake in decent moolah at the box-office. Released on January 9th as a Sankranthi special, the theatrical rights of the Krish directorial were sold at a hefty price of Rs 70 crore. Surprising one & all, the film wasn’t able to recover even 50% of the investment, thus pushing all distributors into heavy

losses

. Nandamuri Balakrishna was pretty much disappointed with the result and immediately, took a sensational decision.
Aware of the losses incurred,

Balayya Babu

decided to

compensate

the buyers by giving away the theatrical rights of NTR Mahanayakudu for free. After recovering their investment lost on the first part, the distributors are expected to pay him back. Considering the situation, this is a welcome move by the Nandamuri scion and hope it inspires other filmmakers in the

Tollywood film fraternity

.
While the initial part focused on the inspiring journey of how NTR strived hard to become a superstar and demigod of Telugu cinema, the sequel

Mahanayakudu

will showcase his achievements on the political arena like becoming the Chief Minister barely 9 months after forming the party and launching a series of path-breaking welfare schemes. Currently in the post-production phase, the film will be hitting the screens on February 14th.
Hope this kind gesture by Balayya turns the second part into a huge blockbuster!