Fans pose for selfies exterior the Jagadamba Theatre, in opposition to a poster of the newly launched movie ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’, starring Deputy Chief Minister and actor Pawan Kalyan, which hit theatres in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: V RAJU
Massive public turnout marks the discharge of Deputy CM and actor Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ at Jagadamba Theatre in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: V RAJU
Fans erupted in celebration as ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’, starring Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party (JSP) President Ok. Pawan Kalyan, hit theatres on Thursday. The film marks his return to the large display screen after greater than two years, the film premiere drew overwhelming crowds, regardless of elevated ticket costs.
Enthusiastic followers flocked to cinema theatres throughout Visakhapatnam metropolis to witness the premier reveals, which started screening from late on Wednesday night time. Celebrations broke out at a number of venues, with followers bursting firecrackers and performing ‘abhishekam’ on posters and huge cut-outs of their beloved star. At Jagadamba Theatre, an enormous cut-out of Pawan Kalyan was unveiled.
Social media platforms had been flooded with selfies and movies, particularly from girls followers, capturing their pleasure. As Pawan Kalyan appeared on display screen, theatres became festive grounds, with followers throwing ‘items of colored papers’, dancing and even climbing onto the podiums in sheer euphoria. Many followers shared their standing on social media with footage of PK, and captioned it “very long time no see,” marking the actor’s cinematic comeback.
On Friday, screenings will start as early as 7 a.m. Single-screen theatres are operating as much as 5 reveals a day, whereas multiplexes have scheduled upto 10 to fifteen screenings each day by means of the weekend.
In Visakhapatnam alone, over 180 reveals are scheduled for Friday, all of which have offered out upfront, with related demand anticipated to proceed on Saturday and Sunday.
Adding to the celebratory temper, JSP leaders and supporters organised bike rallies and prayer ceremonies at temples, for the movie’s success. Local MLAs, together with Panchakarla Ramesh Babu, Sundarapu Vijay Kumar, and Ch Vamsikrishna Srinivas, actively participated in these occasions.
So far, the movie has acquired blended reactions. While many followers praised Pawan Kalyan’s presence and power within the first half, they felt the second half may have been tighter. They background rating was extensively appriciated.
“Our Power Star’s highly effective entry, high-octane struggle sequences and the primary half have been spectacular. VFX and the second half of the film may have been higher,” mentioned Ok. Krishna, who works within the metropolis police division and is a hardcore fan of PK.
Published – July 24, 2025 08:42 pm IST
