2024 Movies That Earned Positive Talk But Couldn’t Break Even

In 2024, many movies were released. However, apart from big-budget films and a few mid-range movies with decent buzz, very few movies managed to succeed at the box office. Surprisingly, some movies received positive reviews but still failed to perform commercially.

Have a look at those films:

1. Yatra 2:

Directed by Mahi V Raghav, this movie focused on the life of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, following the success of the first part based on YSR’s padayatra. Despite positive reviews, it failed to make a mark at the box office. With a break-even target of Rs. 8 crores, it only earned Rs. 2.6 crores, making it a commercial failure.

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2. Operation Valentine:

Starring Varun Tej and directed by Shakti Pratap Singh, this movie garnered positive talk but couldn’t succeed. It had a break-even target of Rs. 17.5 crores but managed to earn just Rs. 3.43 crores, resulting in a disaster.

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3. Prasanna Vadanam:

Suhas in the lead and directed by Arjun Y.K., the movie received good reviews. However, it failed to achieve its Rs. 4.25 crore break-even target, earning only Rs. 1.73 crores.

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4. Krishnamma:

Directed by V.V. Gopala Krishna and presented by Koratala Siva, this film starring Satya Dev had positive reviews but disappointed commercially. It earned Rs. 0.99 crores against a break-even target of Rs. 3.5 crores.

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5. Manamey:

Sharwanand’s film received positive talk but couldn’t recover its Rs. 13 crore target, earning only Rs. 8.89 crores and ending up as a flop.

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6. Harom Hara:

Directed by Gnanasagar Dwaraka and starring Sudheer Babu, this movie had a Rs. 6.3 crore break-even target but earned only Rs. 2.68 crores, making it a disaster.

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7. Pekamedalu:

Starring Vinod Kishan and directed by Neelagiri Mamilla, this movie had positive reviews but only earned Rs. 0.20 crores against a target of Rs. 1.8 crores.

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8. Pottel:

Featuring Yuva Chandra and Ananya Nagalla, this film directed by Sahit Mothkhuri earned Rs. 0.32 crores, far below its Rs. 2.5 crore target.

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9. Mechanic Rocky:

Starring Vishwak Sen and directed by Raviteja Mullapudi, this movie failed to meet its Rs. 9 crore break-even target and ended up as a commercial failure.

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