When the teaser alone brightens the time limit, and the theater speakers are already shaking during the fan show, you know that something is big. It is the energy around the Bazuka, the latest action thriller of the Malayalam superstar Mammooty, which today hits a large screen. Directed by the newcomer Dino Dennis, the film has already deployed itself as a crowd magnet, and everyone’s eyes are now at 1 box office number.
Mammooty is not running this release in the cold. His last few outings have created severe speed. In early January this year, Dominic and Ladies purse opened in Kerala for a decent ₹ 1.80 crore and collected ₹ 18 crore in eight days. Earlier, 2024 released Turbo broke expectations with a record day 1 collection of ₹ 6.25 crore in the state. With that type of track record, Bazooka is riding a high ride on anticipation, and industry trackers alone are predicting an inauguration of anywhere in Kerala of 5-8 crores.
And the initial signal? Promising Social media reactions from the initial audience have already turned into digital fireworks. Words such as swag overload, mass interval and murder climax dominate the nonsense. Mammuti’s triple dose of Karishma, Dino’s sleek direction and GV Prakash’s fierce background score have just cooked the right storm for fans.
But smooth sailing? Not enough. Bazuka is releasing with two content-Malayalam films, including Alappuzha Gymkhana and Marana Mass and both are targeting their audience to get out. And it is only within Kerala. Ajit’s good bad ugly, Sunny Deol’s Jat, and Sidhu Jonanalagadda’s Jacks are rolling out in other languages, all are ready to draw attention to the crowd on Wednesday.
Nevertheless, when a mummuti film roars, people listen. If the initial term is strong, Bazuka cannot win the day only, but it can set the tone that a stylish, misery Malayalam film should feel in 2025 that Mohanlal’s L2 Empuran has already completed that magic.
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