The phenomenal success of Baahubali apart from putting Tollywood on the stage of world cinema also served to increase the market of Tollywood exponentially, overnight.

Nobody expected the movie to perform the way it did, although they were confident of a grand outing. Now, the public is getting ready for the sequel and trade analysts are amazed at the business potential of the movie.

In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana alone, the movie is expected to do business of around Rs 200 crore.

And considering the Bollywood and international markets and other regional languages, satellite rights, merchandising etc, the movie can easily generate business of close to Rs 1000 crore.

If that indeed happens, Tollywood cinema wold shine on the international stage like never before.