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Choo Mantar Box Office Collection Day 25 (Photo Credit – Instagram)

The Kannada horror comedy Choo Mantar is witnessing a dismal run at the box office. On its 25th day, the film witnessed a sharp drop. Here is taking a look at its box office performance on the 25th day.

Choo Mantar Box Office Collection Day 25

On its 25th day, the Sharan starrer earned a mere 3 lakhs. This was a drop of almost 72% as the movie had garnered 11 lakhs on its previous day. The total India net collection of the film now stands at 5.27 crores.

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The film is yet to cross 6 crores which is truly disappointing. With the day-wise collection reducing drastically and the numbers witnessing a drop instead, it looks like the movie might wrap up below 6 crores.

Choo Mantar Box Office Collection Day 24 (Photo Credit – Instagram)

The Kannada horror comedy film Choo Mantar has been struggling to mint numbers at the box office. The film is still yet to cross 6 crores and remains at the lower levels. Let us look at the box office performance of the film on its 24th day.

Choo Mantar Box Office Collection Day 24

On its 24th day, the day-wise collection of the film stands at 11 crores. This was a decent growth of 57%. The film had earned 7 lakhs on its previous day. The total India net collection of the film now comes to 5.24 crore.

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The Sharan starrer is yet to cross 6 crores despite 24 days of its release.

Choo Mantar Box Office Collection Day 23 ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

The Kannada horror comedy film Choo Mantar has been undergoing a dismal performance at the box office. By the looks of it, there are high chances that the film might wrap up below 6 crores. Let us look at the box office collection of the film on its 23rd day.

Choo Mantar Box Office Collection Day 23

On its 23rd day, the day-wise collection saw a good growth of over almost 250%. The film earned 7 lakhs on its 23rd day, whereas it had amassed 2 lakhs only on its previous day. The total India net collection of the film comes to 5.13 crores.

Choo Mantar is mounted at a budget of around 8 crores. It has failed to cross its budget even after 23 days of its release. The film is turning out to be box office dud. Given its current India net collection of 5.13 crore, it has...

Choo Mantar Box Office Collection Day 9 ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

The Kannada horror comedy film Choo Mantar has been witnessing a moderate run at the box office. The film is now inching towards 4 crores. Let us look at the box office collection of the film on its 9th day.

Choo Mantar Box Office Collection Day 9

The Sharan starrer earned around 38 lakhs on its 9th day. This was almost an impressive increase of 111% since the film had amassed 18 lakhs on its previous day. The film had opened to 20 lakhs at the box office, which was not very up to the mark. The total India net collection of the film now stands at 3.53 crores.

Choo Mantar is now moving towards 4 crores but needs a significant word of mouth to see a boost in the collection. The day-wise collection has not exceeded above 1 crores which is not a very good sign. The Sharan starrer...

SandalwoodThe sequel will be a 10 episode web-series and will go on floors by November or December this year.Digital NativeRadio jockey-turned-actor Danish Sait earlier this year announced that he would return with the sequel of Humble Politician Nograj directed by Saad Khan. Now it is said that the sequel will not hit the silver screens but will be released on a streaming platform directly. The sequel will be a 10 episode web-series and will go on floors by November or December this year. The release date will be announced later. Incidentally, Humble Politician Nograj created a buzz by becoming the first Kannada film to be picked up by Amazon Prime for a huge price. Danish Sait was quoted by Cinema Express as saying," Working on Nograj sequel is getting a lot crazier. A film limits your creativity, which will not be the case with a series. The 10-episode series in Kannada...

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SandalwoodConsidering the huge popularity of its lead star Danish Sait, whose online shows are hugely popular, the filmmakers have decided to release it in the Us.Digital NativeDigital NativeThe much-awaited political satire, Humble Politician Nograj hit the silver screens on January 12th and is doing well at the box office. Directed by Saad Khan, the film has been bankrolled by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah, Hemanth Rao and Rakshit Shetty under the banners Pushkar Films, Lost & Found Films and Paramvah Studios. With the film getting positive reviews and running to packed houses, it has turned out to be a profitable venture for its makers. And the latest we hear from the team is that Humble Politician Nograj is all set to be released in the United States of America, as Danish has a strong fan base there. Considering the huge popularity of its lead star Danish Sait, whose online shows are hugely popular, the filmmakers have decided to release it in the Us. Sources in the trade say that Humble Politician Nograj will be released in various centers across the Us. While Danish Sait plays the lead role in the film, it also stars Vijay Chendoor, Sumukhi Suresh, Roger Narayan, Sruthi Hariharan and Srinivas Prabhu in important roles. The highlight of the Humble Politician Nograj is that it has the Sandalwood superstar Puneeth Rajkumar appearing in a cameo role. The film has been written by Danish Sait, Saad Khan and Vamsidhar Bhogaraju and its technical crew also include Sricharan Pakala, Jeet Singh, DJ Jasmeet and Prajwal Pai for music, Kam Chawla for cinematography and Jagadeesh, Ram Sabare and Chandni Asnani for editing. In an interview to The New Minute earlier, Danish, while speaking about the film had said, “In the film, we are not telling you whom to vote for but we are telling you whom not to vote for.” On making a sequel to Humble Politician Nograj, he had said that it is too early to talk about it and would move things one at a time. Meanwhile, Saad, is wrapping up his next film, Love and She, about postpartum depression. It is an intense film and will be releasing in the Us during the summer and will be premiered in India later.

ReviewBut ‘Humble Politician Nograj’ is just not irreverent enough.Rakesh MeharEarly on in Humble Politician Nograj, the title character – ably played by Rj and comedian Danish Sait – sings: “Maadodella maadthira, naavu maadidre problemmu (You’ll do everything you want, but when we do it, it’s a problem).” The telling illustration that follows this points out, “You’ll give bribes, but if we take them it’s a problem.” With lines like that early in the film, you’d expect Humble Politician Nograj to grow into a powerful satire that properly pins the blame on all of us for the sorry state of our politics these days. But as Nograj’s story unfolds, you realise that the film is never quite willing to stick its neck out all the way. So, instead of a delicious black comedy that really hits a raw nerve, you end up with a humorous but predictable film that merely repeats the ‘commonsense’ about scamster politicians and gullible voters. Even the film’s most powerful line – that a corrupt politician could not buy all his votes, but must get at least some from honest voters – never goes anywhere beyond stating this truism. To be fair, Nograj’s Machiavellian journey from Corporator to Mla – co-written by Danish and director Saad Khan – is never boring. Indeed, at points the absurdity of the tale does work quite well. When Nograj engineers a power shutdown and then threatens to do himself harm unless his constituents get the electricity they need, for instance, you can’t help but chuckle at the theatrics of such political stunts. In much the same vein is the photoshoot in which he poses with a diya for Diwali, the picture of a goat for Bakr-Eid and ribboned bells for Christmas. Nograj’s political philosophy is fairly simple: tell people what they want to hear and they’ll let you get away with outrageous stuff. Ranged against him is Arun Patil (Roger Narayan), an Nri businessman who jumps into politics out of a genuine desire to do something for the people, but finds himself struggling to play the system. Arun is easily the weakest character in the plot, falling for Nograj’s plots so easily that you are left wondering if such a man can be the great middle-class hope. He often becomes the foil that keeps the film from foraying into more interesting territory by focusing solely on Nograj. In terms of humour too, Humble Politician Nograj sometimes takes the easy way out. While there are some hilarious lines and situational set-ups in the film (a robbery that Nograj attempts in Arun’s office, for instance), there are far too many jokes involving Nograj’s thickly accented and badly structured English. A series of jokes around a homosexual party functionary do not strike a pleasing chord either. But the film stays entertaining throughout thanks to some great performances, including from Danish, who completely inhabits his character. Nograj’s wheezy, slightly disturbing laugh, for instance, is one trait that really brings home the character. Vijay Chendoor as Nograj’s sycophantic assistant and Sumukhi Suresh as the politician’s jolly wife are just as brilliant. Sruthi Hariharan, however, is fairly wasted in the role of Arun Patil’s wife. Humble Politician Nograj manages to hit quite a few funny notes and definitely qualifies as enjoyable timepass. But it leaves you wondering at how much more fun this film could have been if it had been just a tad more irreverent. Disclaimer: This review was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the film. Neither Tnm nor any of its reviewers have any sort of business relationship with the film's producers or any other members of its cast and crew.