Nani's The Paradise Crosses ₹100 Crore India Net

<p>Audience and critic reactions have been mixed even as collections climbed, Times Now notes. Nani told You We Media it was the first time in 33 films across 18 years he had seen such polarized passion, including intense dislike he still read as “aggressive honesty,” TOI recounts. The 1980s-set story follows the Savaari tribe’s fight for recognition against a feudal overlord and co-stars Mohan Babu, Kayadu Lohar, Sonali Kulkarni, Priyadarshi, and Raghav Juyal.</p><p>Trade trackers still list several 2026 Telugu titles ahead of <em>The Paradise</em> on the year chart—including <em>Peddi</em>, <em>Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu</em>, <em>Irumudi</em>, and <em>The Raja Saab</em>—so the ₹100 crore India-net milestone is a personal career mark for Nani more than a claim on the year’s overall No. 1, Times Now’s Sacnilk-sourced ranking shows.</p><p>For readers tracking South releases on <a href="https://ishookdaily.com/bollywood">Bollywood</a>, verified as of Oct. 1–2 trade reports: <em>The Paradise</em> is Nani’s first ₹100 crore India-net film; Day-8 India net was about ₹108.20 crore; worldwide gross was about ₹158.60 crore; figures remain approximate pending final studio tallies.</p>