'Peddi' Box-Office Collection: Ram Charan's film mints Rs 236.7 crore in four days despite negative reviews

“Peddi”, featuring Ram Charan, has earned over Rs 200 crore during its first weekend at the global box office.

The sports action drama, directed by Buchi Babu Sana, released in theatres across the country on Thursday. It also features Shiva Rajkumar and Janhvi Kapoor.

Production banner Vriddhi Cinemas shared the box office collection on its official X handle on Sunday. The film opened with Rs 135.36 crore and went on to earn Rs 46.44 crore and Rs 54.66 crore on the following days at the box office.

The total collection of the film stands at Rs 236.7 crore "BOX OFFICE CHAMPION #PEDDI IS UNSTOPPABLE. #Peddi collects a gross of 236.7 CRORES GROSS WORLDWIDE in 3 days. Book your tickets now! https: //linktr.ee/PEDDITickets. #PEDDI in cinemas NOW," read the caption.

Set in 1980s rural Andhra Pradesh, "Peddi" follows the journey of a lower-caste villager who turns to wrestling to win recognition and dignity for his community.

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Actors Jagapathi Babu, Divyenndu and Boman Irani feature in pivotal roles.

The film is produced by Venkata Satish Kilaru under Vriddhi Cinemas, co-produced by Ishan Saksena under IVY Entertainment, and presented by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings.

The music has been composed by AR Rahman.

Peddi shows the leading man in an ambitious roles where he tries to give the eponymous character his all. This is unlike how his female counterpart fares in the supposed masala potboiler. That role has been essayed by Janhvi Kapoor. Her only reason to exist was to be at hero’s service so that he could quench his appetite for her midriff.

The criticism has been scathing so far ever since Peddi has hit the screens. And there’s a post going viral that describes this Ram Charan outing as ‘The Most Expensive Disrespect To A Leading Woman In Indian Cinema.’ Janhvi Kapoor has liked the post that made it go viral.

With added inputs from agencies