Pawan Kalyan’s OG Shatters Records in North America

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00:00Tollywood actor Pawan Kalyan's They Call Him OG has set the box office on fire, crossing

00:04200 crores and wrapping its opening weekend with a staggering 230 crores worldwide.

00:09Directed by Sujit, the film follows gangster Ojas Gambhira, played by Pawan, who resurfaces

00:14in Mumbai after a decade to take on crime boss Omi Bhau, essayed by Imran Hashmi.

00:19In North America, the frenzy was even bigger.

00:22OG raked in 4 million dollars in just two days, that's over 33 crore rupees, making

00:27it the highest-grossing Indian opener in the region.

00:30It even outperformed Rajnikanth and Lokesh Karnaraja's coolie, which had held the crown

00:34with 3.04 million on its first day.

00:36But 2025 has also belonged to some unusual suspects, who have kept Telugu cinema's flag

00:41flying high.

00:42It all began with Venkatesh's comedy-action entertainer Sankrantiki Vastunam, which wrapped

00:47up its North America run with lifetime collection of 2.9 million dollars.

00:52Not only was it the highest-grossing Telugu film of the year so far, but it was also the

00:56biggest hit for Venkatesh in the circuit, a milestone in his four-decade-long career.

01:01Telugu films have built a loyal audience in the US, where Telugu is now the 11th most spoken

01:05foreign language, according to the US Census Bureau's Statistical Atlas report.

01:09The diaspora-driven demand explains why movies like RRR, Pushpa, Kalki 2898AD, Dewara and

01:16now OG continue to dominate the overseas charts.

01:18For Telugu stars like Junior NTR, Prabhas and Pawan Kalyan, premiere nights in America often

01:24feel like festivals, with long queues, fan groups hyping up screenings and advanced ticket

01:29sales setting records.

01:30Carefully timed releases around holidays, cross-language tubs and targeted distribution

01:35in diaspora-heavy regions amplify their box office impact.

01:38Over the last decade, North America has become a vital market for Tollywood.

01:42And with They Call Him OG, it's clear that Telugu cinema's global wave isn't slowing down

01:47off screenings, while Bayon.

01:48So we'll see you anytime soon.

01:50Long.