'Rao Bahadur' box office collections day 4: Satyadev's film drops 66.7% on Monday; India net reaches Rs 5.19 crore

Satyadev's 'Rao Bahadur' experienced a slowdown at the box office on its first Monday. After completing its opening weekend the psychological thriller saw collections fall sharply.According to Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 34 lakhs in India net collections on Day 4. The latest figure marks a 66.7% decline from the Rs 1.02 crore earned on Sunday.

Worldwide gross nears Rs 9 crore

'Rao Bahadur' has taken its India net collection to Rs 5.19 crore. The film's India gross collection now stands at Rs 5.91 crore. So far, Rao Bahadur has collected Rs 3.00 crore in international markets.The film's worldwide gross collection has now reached Rs 8.91 crore.

Occupancy improves during later shows

The film was screened across 925 shows on Monday. The Telugu version registered an overall occupancy of 11.97%. Morning occupancy stood at 7.85%, before improving to 12.77% during the afternoon shows. The evening shows recorded 9.85% occupancy while the highest audience turnout came during the night shows with 13.46% occupancy.

A psychological thriller driven by mystery

The film is directed by Venkatesh Maha. 'Rao Bahadur' presents a psychological thriller that focuses more on atmosphere than conventional suspense.

The narrative explores the blurred boundary between reality and perception, having all the elements of an off-beat film.

ETimes verdict

ETimes appreciated the film's unconventional storytelling and its willingness to move away from familiar thriller formulas.The review reads, "There are thrillers that keep audiences guessing with twists. Then there are films like Rao Bahadur, which ask a far more unsettling question: what if the mystery isn't what's happening around the protagonist, but what's happening inside his mind? Director Venkatesh Maha has never been interested in taking familiar roads, and Rao Bahadur continues that streak.

Instead of chasing jump scares, cliffhangers or easy reveals, he builds the narrative through atmosphere, silence and uncertainty.

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