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Pawan Kalyan's action thriller, They Call Him OG, continues its blockbuster run at the box office. Kalyan's performance as the gangster Ojas Gambheera in the film has received an enthusiastic response from fans, who praised his return to a full-throttle mass entertainer role.
Directed by Sujeeth, the film also stars Emraan Hashmi in his Telugu debut. Released on September 25, the film quickly entered the ₹100 crore club. According to trade tracker Sacnilk, the gangster action thriller earned approximately ₹104 crore in India after two days of release.
A day before the release, Pawan Kalyan’s OG collected ₹21 crore from its preview shows. The film opened to a massive collection of ₹63.75 crore on Thursday. The total includes a significant contribution of around ₹63 crore from the Telugu market and smaller contributions from the Tamil (₹0.22 crore), Hindi (₹0.5 crore) and Kannada (₹0.03 crore) markets.
Collections dropped significantly, but the film added an estimated ₹19.25 crore, bringing the two-day total to roughly ₹104 crore.
They Call Him OG had an overall Telugu occupancy of 41.57% on Friday, September 26. Despite the second-day drop, collections are expected to rise over the weekend.
The film recorded one of the biggest Indian openings of 2025 and the seventh-biggest opening for a Telugu movie.
Film trade analyst Sumit Kadel rated the movie They Call Him OG 3.5 stars, calling it a “Paisa Vasool gangster drama”. He praised its visuals and the performances of its lead actors.
In a post on X, he wrote, “Overall, They Call Him OG is a Paisa Vasool gangster drama. Pawan Kalyan’s top-notch performance + Sujeeth’s focused storytelling + Thaman’s thundering BGM = MASS + CLASS experience. Dekh k aao maza ayga, it should have been released with a good number of shows in Hindi Belt also. On box office front it has the potential to emerge a BLOCKBUSTER.”
Kalyan's last film, the historical action-adventure Hari Hara Veera Mallu, was a commercial failure, grossing just ₹116.88 crore worldwide and ₹102.38 crore at the domestic box office.
Produced by DVV Entertainment, this Sujeeth-directorial also stars Priyanka Mohan, Sriya Reddy, Arjun Das, and Prakash Raj in key roles. The story of the film centers on a gangster named Ojas Gambheera (Pawan Kalyan), who returns to Mumbai after a decade-long disappearance. His goal is to confront and kill another crime boss, Omi Bhau, played by Emraan Hashmi.
Directed by Sujeeth, the film also stars Emraan Hashmi in his Telugu debut. Released on September 25, the film quickly entered the ₹100 crore club. According to trade tracker Sacnilk, the gangster action thriller earned approximately ₹104 crore in India after two days of release.
A day before the release, Pawan Kalyan’s OG collected ₹21 crore from its preview shows. The film opened to a massive collection of ₹63.75 crore on Thursday. The total includes a significant contribution of around ₹63 crore from the Telugu market and smaller contributions from the Tamil (₹0.22 crore), Hindi (₹0.5 crore) and Kannada (₹0.03 crore) markets.
Collections dropped significantly, but the film added an estimated ₹19.25 crore, bringing the two-day total to roughly ₹104 crore.
They Call Him OG had an overall Telugu occupancy of 41.57% on Friday, September 26. Despite the second-day drop, collections are expected to rise over the weekend.
The film recorded one of the biggest Indian openings of 2025 and the seventh-biggest opening for a Telugu movie.
Film trade analyst Sumit Kadel rated the movie They Call Him OG 3.5 stars, calling it a “Paisa Vasool gangster drama”. He praised its visuals and the performances of its lead actors.
In a post on X, he wrote, “Overall, They Call Him OG is a Paisa Vasool gangster drama. Pawan Kalyan’s top-notch performance + Sujeeth’s focused storytelling + Thaman’s thundering BGM = MASS + CLASS experience. Dekh k aao maza ayga, it should have been released with a good number of shows in Hindi Belt also. On box office front it has the potential to emerge a BLOCKBUSTER.”
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REVIEW – A TECHNICALLY STRONG & STYLISH ACTION ENTERTAINER !!
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐???? ( 3.5 Stars ) #TheyCallHimOG marks the comeback of #PawanKalyan with a bang . As Ojas Gambheera, PK delivers a performance fans have been waiting for – intense, silent, ruthless yet deeply… pic.twitter.com/6Uup7dfytV
— Sumit Kadel (@SumitkadeI) September 24, 2025
Kalyan's last film, the historical action-adventure Hari Hara Veera Mallu, was a commercial failure, grossing just ₹116.88 crore worldwide and ₹102.38 crore at the domestic box office.
Produced by DVV Entertainment, this Sujeeth-directorial also stars Priyanka Mohan, Sriya Reddy, Arjun Das, and Prakash Raj in key roles. The story of the film centers on a gangster named Ojas Gambheera (Pawan Kalyan), who returns to Mumbai after a decade-long disappearance. His goal is to confront and kill another crime boss, Omi Bhau, played by Emraan Hashmi.
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