Tollywood buyers are placing their bets on the upcoming August 15 releases.

Get ready for a double treat this Independence Day with two highly anticipated Telugu movies hitting theaters worldwide! Fans and trade circles are buzzing with excitement for Ravi Teja’s Mr. Bachchan and Ram-Puri Jagannadh’s Double iSmart.

Mr. Bachchan has already made a decent pre-release business of approximately Rs 30 crore for the Andhra, Nizam, and Ceded rights, while Double iSmart is not far behind with a solid pre-release business of nearly Rs 40 crore. The total bet from Telugu buyers for these two movies is a little over Rs 70 crore.

With August 15 falling on a Thursday, the long weekend ahead is sure to give both films a boost at the box office in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Keep an eye out in the coming weeks to see which of these two movies emerges as the Independence Day winner!