Nandamuri Balakrishna's Daaku Maharaj surpasses the box office collections of Ram Charan and Shankar's Game Changer over the Pongal weekend. Daaku Maharaj earned Rs 12 crore on its second day, while Game Changer earned Rs 10.19 crore, with both films reaching significant milestones but facing long journeys to break even given their high budgets.
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