This Friday saw a box office clash between two major Telugu releases, Jatadhara and The Girlfriend. While both films belong to completely different genres, they arrived with the same promise of delivering solid entertainment. Jatadhara stars Sudheer Babu alongside Sonakshi Sinha, marking her Telugu debut, while The Girlfriend features Rashmika Mandanna following her massive success with Thamma.
Let’s take a look at how both films fared at the box office and what their first weekend collections look like.
Jatadhara box office collection day 3:
Jatadhara had a modest start at the box office, collecting Rs 1.07 crore on its opening day, with Rs 0.85 crore coming from the Telugu version and Rs 0.22 crore from the Hindi version. The film maintained the same numbers on its second day, again earning Rs 1.07 crore. On Day 3 (Sunday), the film saw a slight dip, minting Rs 0.99 crore (as per early estimates). With this, Jatadhara has managed to earn a total of Rs 3.13 crore over its opening weekend.
About Jatadhara
‘Jatadhara’ also stars Divya Khosla Kumar, Shilpa Shirodkar, Indira Krishnan, Ravi Prakash, Jhansi and Rajeev Kanakala in the pivotal roles.
The movie focuses on Shiva, a man born from sacrifice, who becomes entangled in a web of ancient secrets and supernatural forces. He unravels truths hidden beneath the temple’s sealed vaults and gets caught up in a cosmic battle between divinity and greed. Sonakshi Sinha plays the role of Dhanapisachini, the Goddess of Greed.
The Girlfriend box office collection day 3:
The Girlfriend had a strong opening weekend at the box office. The film earned Rs 1.3 crore on its opening day, followed by a massive jump on Saturday with collections of Rs 2.55 crore. On Day 3 (Sunday), it continued its steady run, adding Rs 3 crore (early estimates) to its total. With this, The Girlfriend has managed to collect Rs 6.80 crore in its first weekend.
About The Girlfriend
The movie also stars Anu Emmanuel and Dheekshith Shetty in pivotal roles. Rashmika is seen in the role of a naive college student whose life changes for the worse after she gets into a relationship with a fellow student.
Director Ravi Chandran talked about if there is any similarity between Arjun Reddy and The Girlfriend. He told NDTV, “Arjun Reddy is a cult film which was a game breaker in cinema and it’s a much bigger film. My film is not close to it and honestly, this so-called similarity struck me only after the people on social media pointed it out. I actually thought of the story much before Arjun Reddy came about.”
The movie is directed by Rahul Ravindran. Its cinematography is handled by Krishnan Vasant with production design by S Rama Krishna and Monika Nigotre.
