South star Pawan Kalyan’s film ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’ has strengthened its hold at the box office despite the clash with ‘Dhurandhar 2’. This film is making bumper earnings in the South Belt and has caused a big loss to the earnings of ‘Dhurandhar 2’.

Box office collection of ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’

‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’, released in Telugu, has collected more than 14 crores till 4 pm. At the same time, ‘Dhurandhar 2’ has also been released in Telugu but its collection in the South Belt is very less. Till 4 pm, the Telugu version of Dhurandhar 2 has been able to earn only Rs 1.21 crore.

Kannada version of ‘Dhurandhar 2’ has earned Rs 6 lakh, Malayalam Rs 3 lakh, Tamil Rs 60 lakh and Telugu version Rs 1.21 crore till 4 pm. Final figures will come at 10 pm. Let us tell you that the Telugu version of Dhurandhar 2 has not been released in many theatres.

Occupancy
754 shows of this film ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’ are going on in Hyderabad. According to SACNILC, its occupancy in morning shows has been recorded at 82.0%. Whereas in Hyderabad there are 83 shows of Dhurandhar 2 Telugu (2D). Its occupancy has been recorded at 56.0%.

Telugu audience disappointed due to ‘Dhurandhar 2’
The reason for the low earnings of ‘Dhurandhar 2’ is its makers who could not take the film to theaters on time. First, the ‘paid premiere’ scheduled for March 18 was canceled and even today other dubbed versions, including Telugu, could not be released on time. People are also surprised by the fact that till now no official statement has come from the makers regarding this.

Let us tell you that the film has been made by Aditya Dhar. Ranveer Singh is in the lead role in the film. Stars like Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun are also in important roles. Dangerous action has been seen in the film. People are calling the film a masterpiece.

Pawan Kalyan’s Telugu action entertainer ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’ is the much awaited film of the year. Even before its release, tremendous excitement is being seen among the fans about the film. This film is being released in theaters on March 19, 2026 on the occasion of Ugadi festival. There are only a few days left for the premiere of the film, so the first review of the film has started going viral on social media. Do you know how this film is?

First review of ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’ out
Let us tell you that on March 11, trade analyst Umer Sandhu released the first review of ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’ on his X account. Sharing his reaction, he wrote, “Pawan Kalyan’s entry scene is worth the money! Watching the overseas screening of Ustad Bhagat Singh!”

#PawanKalyan Entry Scene is Paisa Vasool !

Watching Overseas Censor Screening #UstaadBhagatSingh !

— Umair Sandhu (@UmairSandu) March 11, 2026

Advance booking craze 120 crossed Rs crore
Even before its release, ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’ has done tremendous business through advance booking. According to a Money Control report, the film has already sold a large number of tickets in the Telugu speaking areas, and has earned around Rs 120 crore from advance bookings in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Approval to increase ticket prices in Andhra Pradesh
Ahead of the film’s release, 123 Telugu website reports that the Andhra Pradesh government has approved a temporary increase in ticket prices for ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’. A new government order confirming the revised prices has also surfaced online. According to the order, single-screen theaters can increase ticket prices by up to Rs 100, which includes GST. With this, the new ticket rate will become Rs 247.

For multiplex theatres, ticket prices may be increased to Rs 125 including GST. The new fare of multiplex will be Rs 302. These increased ticket prices will be applicable for ten days starting from March 19.

For early morning screening ‘benefit show‘ plan of
As per the same government order, there will be no ‘premiere show’ before the official release of the film. Instead, a special ‘benefit show’ will be shown on the day of release. This benefit show will take place on March 19. It will start between 4 am to 5 am. The ticket price for this special show has been fixed at Rs 500 including GST. Apart from this, theaters have been allowed to show five shows daily for the first ten days of release.

Interestingly, this project was initially scheduled to release on March 26. Later the makers decided to advance the release date by a week, due to which it reached theaters earlier than planned. Directed by Harish Shankar, the film stars Sreeleela, Raashi Khanna and R. Parthiban also stars in the lead roles. On the other hand, Pawan Kalyan’s previous film was ‘OG’.