Pawan Kalyan’s They Call Him OG Breaks Records

They Call Him OG, directed by Sujeeth and starring Pawan Kalyan with Emraan Hashmi as the antagonist, was released on September 25, 2025, and quickly became a major commercial event. The film opened extremely strongly, with reported paid-preview-inclusive openings of about ₹84 crore and industry estimates of roughly ₹100 crore for opening day. It crossed the ₹200 crore worldwide mark within three days and by day four had earned ₹140.20 crore net (₹168 crore gross) domestically and about $7 million (≈₹62 crore) overseas, taking the four-day worldwide gross to roughly ₹230 crore. After the initial spike, daily collections dipped to around ₹18.45–18.50 crore before steadying, and its early run has already eclipsed the lifetime totals of several recent big releases. Netflix has reportedly acquired the multi-language streaming rights for about ₹92 crore—its biggest Indian digital deal to date—with a likely streaming window four to eight weeks after release (probably late October). Critics and audiences have cited Kalyan’s performance, the film’s stylish execution and action sequences as key drivers of its box-office and streaming value.