India, Jan. 9 -- Prabhas is back in theatres this weekend with his horror comedy, The Raja Saab, marking the actor's return to the family entertainer genre after years of starring in mass-action films. Even as there is immense buzz for the film in the Telugu states, its pan-India appeal is slightly lost. The film's advance booking numbers indicate that it is expected to have a strong opening, largely driven by the original language version.

The Raja Saab, directed by Maruthi, is releasing in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada across India. By the morning of Friday, its release day, the film had sold over 5 lakh tickets for its opening day for the Telugu language version alone. The trouble is that the other four dubbed versions ...