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Teja Sajja joins elite league
With Mirai crossing the landmark of $2.5 million collections in North America, the milestone enabled Teja Sajja to earn a unique distinction. After the blockbuster HanuMan, the actor followed up with another $2.5 M club. In the process, he became only the third actor to have back-to-back $2.5 M films in North America after Prabhas and Jr NTR. What more, With Mirai, Teja became a hot favourite among kids and families. “Teja is presently in the US and touring all the theatres. He is interacting with the audiences and has been warmly greeted by kids who have turned out in large numbers to get a glimpse of him. They also presented Teja artwork inspired by HanuMan and Mirai,” says an exhibitor in the US.
Mirai came like a package
After the blockbuster success of HanuMan, many wondered why Teja had chosen Mirai which also features elements of fantasy and devotion. Put this to the actor, he replies, “I always go by instincts when choosing scripts. I was fascinated by several elements in Mirai — action, adventure, drama, mother sentiment and devotion — so Mirai came to me like a package. The film’s VFX work took the narrative to the next level and today, the graphics became the film’s X factor,” said Teja, speaking to Filmfare. Adding, “Mirai has not just been a journey of collaborative effort, but I have learnt so many things about the craft and filmmaking.”
