Animal’ is already breaking box-office records.
According to a Times Of India report, the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial has earned an impressive $125, 088 (approximately Rs 1 crore) in advance bookings in the US.
In India, the movie is expected to perform spectacularly well among the Telugu-speaking audience. A limited booking was opened in Hyderabad and it has already sold 5,000 tickets.
The advance bookings for India will launch on November 26.
The trailer, which was released on November 23, has managed to create a buzz among viewers. Within 20 hours of release, the trailer raked in 20 million views.
The trailer hints that the movie will be a dark and gritty family drama. Ranbir Kapoor takes on a fierce avatar. He shines as Arjun Balbir Singh, a man who is hellbent on getting even with those who shot his father Balbir Singh (Anil Kapoor).
The movie explores the bitter-sweet equation between a father and his son.
Aside from Anil and Ranbir, the movie also stars Bobby Deol in the role of the antagonist Viraj Surve. The character is speculated to be mute.
Aside from Kapoors and Deol, the movie will also star ‘Pushpa’ star Rashmika Mandanna, ‘Bulbbul’ actress Tripti Dimri, Prem Chopra, Suresh Oberoi, etc.
Taking to Twitter on November 22, Vanga revealed that the revenge saga has been given a rating of ‘A’, and would have a run time of over 3 hours! This makes the action thriller, the longest-running adult film in India.
The movie will hit the theatres on December 1.