Superstar Mahesh Babu’s prestigious 25th film Maharshi is gearing up for grand release on May 9th. Directed by Vamshi Paidipalli, the film is a joint production of Dil Raju, PVP and Ashwini Dutt.
As Mahesh carries stupendous track record in overseas, his films usually create a lot of buzz in trade circles before the release. However, the buzz for Maharshi in overseas trade is quite underwhelming. Though the film’s release is just five weeks away, there are no takers for overseas rights of Maharshi. Producers initially quoted 18 Crores for theatricals in USA. As no distributor came forward to buy the rights at such high price, producers waited for a decent offer to close the deal. With the release date fast approaching, they are now looking to give away the rights at-least for 12 Crores. Still no distributor is willing to bag the rights as there is no great buzz on the film and due to heavy competition at the US box office during its release.
Both Dil Raju and Ashwini Dutt are in a dilemma and are pushing each other to close the deal at the earliest. If no distributor comes forward, the producers might release the film on their own in overseas.
