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Samantha’s Hit To Wrap Up As 4th Highest Tollywood Grosser Of 2026

Samantha’s Hit To Wrap Up As 4th Highest Tollywood Grosser Of 2026

Maa Inti Bangaaram Worldwide Box Office Day 27 (Photo Credit: Instagram) Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Maa Inti Bangaaram has achieved some notable milestones at the worldwide box office. It is the first Tollywood film to cross the 100 crore mark. BV Nandini Reddy’s directorial will now wrap as the 4th highest-grossing Telugu film of 2026 globally. Scroll below for the day 27 update! How much has Maa Inti Bangaaram earned worldwide? According to estimates, Maa Inti Bangaaram has collected 100.40 crore gross worldwide in 27 days. This includes 61.74 crore net, which converts to 72.85 crore gross from the domestic circuit. The remaining 27.55 crore gross comes from international markets. The female-led action comedy drama is a big win for Telugu cinema. The last highest-grossing film in the genre was Anushka Shetty’s Rudhramadevi (86.92 crore). But new benchmarks have been set following its highly positive worldwide reception. Beats Ustaad Bhagat Singh Maa Inti Bangaaram had recently surpassed the global lifetime of Pawan Kalyan’s Ustaad Bhagat Singh, which earned 97.25 crore gross worldwide. It now ranks as the 4th highest Tollywood grosser of 2026. Surpassing The Raja Saab will be out of …

Samantha’s Maa Inti Bangaaram emerges as highest earning women-led Telugu film | Telugu News

Samantha’s Maa Inti Bangaaram emerges as highest earning women-led Telugu film | Telugu News

3 min readHyderabadJul 1, 2026 03:12 PM IST Samantha Ruth Prabhu‘s Maa Inti Bangaaram has created history at the Telugu box office, surpassing Anushka Shetty’s Arundhati to become the highest-grossing solo women-led Telugu film of all time. According to Sacnilk, the film’s worldwide gross stood at Rs 83.12 crore by its twelfth day, crossing Arundhati’s lifetime worldwide collection of Rs 70 crore, a record that had stood unchallenged for sixteen years. The milestone was first crossed on Day 10, when the film’s worldwide gross reached Rs 78.71 crore, according to Sacnilk data. On that day, the film added Rs 5.30 crore net in India, an 8.2 per cent jump from the RS 4.90 crore it had collected on Day 9, taking the total India net collection to Rs 48.25 crore and the India gross to Rs 55.86 crore. Overseas added Rs 1 crore on Day 10, taking the international gross to Rs 22.85 crore. By Day 12, according to Sacnilk, the worldwide gross had climbed further to Rs 83.12 crore, with the India net collection …

Exclusive| Samantha’s FIRST chat on pregnancy and Maa Inti Bangaaram success: Going on maternity break on a high

Exclusive| Samantha’s FIRST chat on pregnancy and Maa Inti Bangaaram success: Going on maternity break on a high

It’s a time for double celebrations for Samantha Ruth Prabhu as she is currently cherishing successes in both her personal and professional lives. While on the work front she has had success with Maa Inti Bangaaram, on the personal front she is expecting her first kid with husband, filmmaker Raj Nidimoru. Excited about this phase, the actor says, “I am taking my maternity break on a professional high. It’s time to soak it all in in this little break and I will be back when I am back. I will focus on something big for my return.” Samantha Ruth Prabhu (Photo: Instagram) Reflecting on the success of Maa Inti Bangaaram as a female led commercial actioner, Samantha Ruth Prabhu says, “It was specifically designed to be mainstream. Raj, while he was designing the film, had the intention to flip the script. He took all the ingredients of a male action commercial entertainer and made it into a female lead film. This character Swarna was designed to be the ‘shero’ and that is what the audience …

Samantha’s husband Raj says she’s ‘aware of shelf-life of actors’ amid her pregnancy | Telugu News

Samantha’s husband Raj says she’s ‘aware of shelf-life of actors’ amid her pregnancy | Telugu News

4 min readKochiJun 23, 2026 09:45 AM IST Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu and her husband, writer-filmmaker Raj Nidimoru, are on cloud nine, not just because their latest outing, director BV Nandini Reddy’s Maa Inti Bangaaram, has turned out to be a massive success, but also because they are set to script a new chapter in their lives. Although the couple hasn’t announced it themselves, sources close to the actor have confirmed to SCREEN that Samantha and Raj are expecting their first child together. It is amid the elation over this personal milestone that the success of Maa Inti Bangaaram — which was penned by Raj Nidimoru and co-produced by the power couple — has come knocking at their doors. ALSO READ | Bollywood’s ‘caste system’: Food in A, B, C categories; character actors paid after 90 days Raj Nidimoru on creative synergy with Samantha While this marks Samantha and Raj’s third project together after The Family Man Season 2 and Citadel: Honey Bunny, the writer-filmmaker recently admitted that he hasn’t seen much of the actor’s …

Maa Inti Bangaaram box office collection day 1: Samantha’s actioner earns Rs 5.35 crore | Telugu News

Maa Inti Bangaaram box office collection day 1: Samantha’s actioner earns Rs 5.35 crore | Telugu News

2 min readMumbaiJun 20, 2026 09:08 AM IST Maa Inti Bangaaram box office collection day 1: Samantha Ruth Prabhu is back on the big screen with the action entertainer Maa Inti Bangaaram, which hit theatres on Friday and registered a strong start at the box office. According to trade tracker Sacnilk, the film earned an estimated net collection of Rs 5.35 crore on its opening day. Its domestic gross collection stood at around Rs 6.2 crore, while the film added another Rs 4.5 crore from overseas markets, taking its worldwide gross collection to approximately Rs 10.7 crore. A language-wise breakdown of the film’s opening-day numbers shows that the Telugu version contributed the bulk of the earnings, collecting around Rs 5.15 crore net. The Tamil version accounted for the remaining Rs 20 lakh. The film was screened across 2,658 shows and recorded an overall Telugu occupancy of 39.12%. Occupancy began at 26.15% in the morning shows, rose to 36.15% in the afternoon, climbed further to 40.15% in the evening, and peaked at 51.38% during the night …

‘Sharmila Tagore wanted to wear a bikini, Shammi Kapoor suggested his entry on a helicopter,’ Shakti Samantha’s son recalls An Evening in Paris shoot | Bollywood News

‘Sharmila Tagore wanted to wear a bikini, Shammi Kapoor suggested his entry on a helicopter,’ Shakti Samantha’s son recalls An Evening in Paris shoot | Bollywood News

Shakti Samanta, whose centenary was celebrated on Tuesday, was a filmmaker renowned for effortlessly blending romance with thrills. A cursory glance at his filmography reveals iconic titles like An Evening in Paris, Aradhana, Amar Prem, and several others. His collaboration with actors Sharmila Tagore and Shammi Kapoor was especially notable, spanning multiple projects. Among these, one of the most talked-about films was An Evening in Paris, particularly the song “Aasman Se Aaya Farishta,” where Shammi Kapoor made a memorable entrance by hanging from a helicopter. Recently, Ashim Samanta, Shakti Samanta’s son, in a conversation with Radio Nasha Official,  recalled how the idea of the helicopter entry actually came from the actor himself. “The suggestion to come in a helicopter was Shammi uncle’s. He told my father, ‘What if I come swinging from a helicopter? How will that look?’ My father replied, ‘It will look amazing!’ Later, Shammi uncle told me, ‘I actually told Shakti that I could come in a helicopter, but then I thought, why did I even say this? I have a problem …

Samantha’s alleged Rs 1.5 crore ring is NOT ordinary; know the mystery designer behind it

Samantha’s alleged Rs 1.5 crore ring is NOT ordinary; know the mystery designer behind it

Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s wedding to filmmaker Raj Nidimoru on December 1, 2025, at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore sparked wide attention, especially for her unique wedding ring. The intimate Linga Bhairavi Vivaha ceremony took place in the morning, and the photos quickly went viral online. While Samantha impressed fans with her traditional red silk saree, minimal makeup, and elegant jewelry, it was her diamond ring that generated the biggest conversation. Samantha’s rare lozenge-cut diamond ring stands out India’s first celebrity jewelry expert Priyanshu Goel revealed in a video that Samantha’s ring featured a rare lozenge-cut diamond. He explained that “a lozenge-cut diamond is rare and it often comes with steps at the centre.” However, he pointed out that Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s ring was different, adding, “Samantha’s ring was plain.” Goel described the ring as one of the most unique pieces he had seen on any celebrity. He shared that the design included eight petals of portrait-cut diamonds and a 2K diamond at the centre. The ring also had “8 custom diamond petals,” making …

Is Raj Nidimoru The ‘Raj’ Of Popular ‘Raj & DK’ Duo Who Wrote Film ‘Stree’? – Samantha’s Wedding Sparks Curiosity

Is Raj Nidimoru The ‘Raj’ Of Popular ‘Raj & DK’ Duo Who Wrote Film ‘Stree’? – Samantha’s Wedding Sparks Curiosity

Samantha Ruth Prabhu tied the knot with filmmaker Raj Nidimoru on Monday, December 1. The couple who have been hush-hush about their relationship got married at Isha Foundation’s Linga Bhairavi Temple in Coimbatore. Samantha confirmed the news by posting a bunch of pictures from the wedding on Instagram. She simply wrote, “01.12.2025” and added heart emojis. As congratulatory messages pour in from all sides, some social media users are also asking whether Raj is part of the famous filmmaker duo Raj & DK. The short answer is yes. Raj and his friend Krishna Dasarakothapalli, better known as DK, are a renowned filmmaker duo. They are known for their unique blend of comedy and thriller genres in Indian cinema. Their breakthrough came with Stree (2018), after which there was no looking back. Raj and DK forayed into the world of web series too, with the now-popular spy thriller The Family Man. Led by Manoj Bajpayee, the Prime Video show returned for its 3rd season recently. Raj was born in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, to a Telugu family …

Konda Surekha withdraws statement on Nagarjuna’s family after court case; fans ask ‘where’s Samantha’s apology?’

Konda Surekha withdraws statement on Nagarjuna’s family after court case; fans ask ‘where’s Samantha’s apology?’

Updated on: Nov 12, 2025 04:24 pm IST Telangana Minister Konda Surekha claimed last year that politician KTR was the reason for the divorce of actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.  Last year, Telangana Minister Konda Surekha made a claim that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) was the reason for actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s divorce. She also made some shocking claims about Nagarjuna’s family in general, which resulted in Nagarjuna filing a defamation case against her in October last year. Surekha now posted on social media that she withdraws claims made against Nagarjuna and his family. Konda Surekha was dragged to court for the statements she made on Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nagarjuna’s family. Konda Surekha withdraws statement against Nagarjuna and family Surekha wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that her intention was never to hurt Nagarjuna or his family members. She wrote, “I would wish to clarify that the statement I had made in relation to @iamnagarjuna Garu was not intended to hurt Nagarjuna Garu …

Keerthy Suresh on her Bollywood debut and Samantha’s support

Keerthy Suresh on her Bollywood debut and Samantha’s support

Keerthy Suresh recently revealed that Samantha recommended her for the Hindi film Baby John, a remake of Atlee’s Tamil hit Theri (2016). In the original, Samantha played a key role, which Keerthy took over in the remake. Speaking to Galatta India, Keerthy expressed gratitude towards Samantha for believing in her ability to portray the character, despite her initial fear of stepping into the role. Keerthy shared that Samantha’s support meant a lot to her, recalling a heartwarming Instagram story where Samantha praised her performance. Keerthy called Baby John a dream debut, adding that she was thrilled to play a character she truly loved. While the film itself hasn’t impressed audiences widely, critics have lauded Keerthy’s performance, describing her as a talent to watch out for in Bollywood. The film, directed by Kalees, features Keerthy as Meera, with her acting and dialogue delivery being widely appreciated. Reviews highlighted her performance as a standout, proving her potential in Hindi cinema. On the personal front, Keerthy recently got married to her longtime partner, Antony, in a traditional South …