India, July 24 -- Pawan Kalyan is returning to the big screen with Hari Hara Veera Mallu, his first outing since becoming the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The actor-politician has implied that he may be on the last lap of his acting career in order to focus on political and administrative duties. Hence, the anticipation for Hari Hara Veera Mallu has been high. But it seems that all that has not translated into box office receipts.

The advance booking for Hari Hara Veera Mallu opened on a promising note earlier this week. Sacnilk reported on Thursday evening that the pre-sales crossed Rs.20 crore in India and Rs.10 crore overseas a few hours before release. Industry sources put the final advance booking gross in India at aroun...