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Mahesh wins the clash of the Titans - Times of India

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It was billed as super Sankranti in Tollywood, as Superstar Mahesh Babu was pitted against Victory Venkatesh at the BO as their respective action flicks "Businessman" and " Bodyguard" released as festive offerings amid much fanfare.

The trade figures of indicate that Mahesh Babu's "Businessman" has emerged as the clear winner. Businessman went on to gross a whopping Rs 18,73,54,00 in collections worldwide on day one. It is new industry record as far as opening day collections go in Tollywood. In comparison Venky's "Bodyguard" only managed to collect a gross of Rs 6.5 crore worldwide on first day of its release. Clearly Mahesh Babu seems to have hit a purple patch in his career and is unquestionably the biggest superstar in Tollywood at the moment.

Mahesh Babu is understandably pretty excited and has been tweeting non stop since the movie hit the screens. "Thankyou 4 making businessman another sensational hit of my career:) the whole experience has been overwhelming.. my eyes turn moist with every compliment received .. never felt this way b4:),"(sic) tweeted Mahesh.

The actor singled out director Puri Jagannath for special praise. "jagan garu gave me super stardom with pokiri.... with businessman, he's taken me to a the next level as an actor..cudnt have asked 4 more:) thank you sir.. will always b indebted 2 u:),"(sic) he posted. Coming together five years after the record breaking success of "Pokiri", the actor-director duo has set a new benchmark for successful combinations in Tollywood.