India, Oct. 13 -- If there was a Sankranthi release that many had hoped would turn out better than what the promotional material hinted, it was Maruthi's horror comedy The Raja Saab with Prabhas. Unfortunately, the film, made on an estimated budget of over Rs.400 crore, grossed only Rs.208 crore worldwide. Producer TG Vishwa Prasad of People Media Factory spoke about it while promoting his upcoming release, Garividi Lakshmi, in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

At the press conference, Vishwa was asked about how he had analysed The Raja Saab's failure. The producer smiled and responded, "We are in a very good mood, not that talking about The Raja Saab would put me in a bad mood. One of the fundamental mistakes was coming in a season (Sankranthi). It...