Janatha Garage is 2016’s most watched Telugu movie in TV

Telugu cinema’s young star and Mollywood’s superstar Mohanlal teamed up last year for Janatha Garage directed by Kortala Siva. The movie was a massive blockbuster registering over 130 crores from the box office alone. Now, the team can proudly add another feat as the film became the most watched movie of the year on television.

According to TV metrics analysis agency, Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), Janatha Garage was the most watched Telugu film on TV in 2016, that got maximum viewer impressions during its channel runs.

According to trade sources, the film has collected a whopping Rs 134.8 crore in both Telugu and Malayalam box office. Janatha Garage was also dubbed in Malayalam. The movie has reportedly emerged as the third biggest hit in Tollywood after it crossed Attariniki Daredi’s worldwide share with its Telugu collections alone. Reports also suggest that Janatha Garage is right behind SS Rajamouli’s Magadheera when the dubbed versions are also taken into account.

Janatha Garage had a stellar star cast in Jr NTR, Mohanlal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nitya Menon, Unni Mukundan and many other popular actors. Mohanlal played the character Sathyam, a do-gooder who runs a garage. He is also a very influential person who is the first to hear people’s troubles. Jr NTR played Anand, an environmental activist who eventually becomes the heir to Sathyam’s garage.

Terrific performances from the lead cast, Devi Sri Prasad’s chart buster songs, stunning action sequences and Kortala Siva’s direction were the major highlights of the movie.