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‘They Call Him OG’ Drops Birthday Glimpse as North America Pre-Sales Near $1 Million

The makers marked Pawan Kalyan’s 54th with a violent tease of his face-off with Emraan Hashmi, as fans auctioned the first Nizam ticket for ₹5 lakh to benefit JanaSena.

Overview

  • Trade trackers report North American premiere advances roughly at $780,000–$899,000 with more than 26,000 tickets sold across about 384–400 locations, figures that outlets describe as record-setting for a Telugu film and projected to cross $1 million before premieres.
  • DVV Entertainment and director Sujeeth unveiled a new birthday poster showing Pawan Kalyan’s Ojas Gambheera in a stylized Mumbai setup.
  • A minute-long ‘HBD OG – LOVE OMI’ video introduces Emraan Hashmi’s antagonist Omi Bhau and teases a brutal confrontation without revealing plot details.
  • An online auction awarded the first Nizam ticket to Team Pawan Kalyan North America for ₹5 lakh, with the host stating the proceeds will be donated to the JanaSena Party within three days.
  • The gangster drama, directed by Sujeeth and co-starring Priyanka Arul Mohan, marks Hashmi’s Telugu debut and is set for a worldwide release on September 25, with U.S. premieres on September 24.