“Don’t Trouble The Trouble” climbs on day two: 2.05 crore rupees on Saturday, Fahadh Faasil’s Telugu debut gains ground

The Telugu-language fantasy film “Don’t Trouble The Trouble”, Fahadh Faasil’s debut as a leading man in Telugu cinema, is gaining ground at the Indian box office. According to tracking by Sacnilk, cited by Filmibeat, the film collected around 2.05 crore rupees net in India on Saturday, its second day of release — around 24.2% more than the opening day, which brought in 1.65 crore, following the premiere on 2 October 2026.

With this rise, the total for the first two days reaches around 3.70 crore rupees net in India, with gross receipts of around 4.30 crore. Saturday’s theatre occupancy was recorded at around 16.6% across 1,175 tracked shows, an indication that audience interest is growing after the first day.

The bulk of the receipts came from the Telugu version, with around 1.91 crore rupees net and occupancy of around 20% across 826 shows. The Malayalam version collected around 11 lakh rupees with around 7% occupancy across 300 shows, while the Tamil version took around 3 lakh rupees with 17% occupancy across 49 shows.

“Don’t Trouble The Trouble” is the first time Fahadh Faasil has carried the lead role in a Telugu film, after several supporting roles in this industry. The cast also includes Ssara Palekar and Saurabh Sachdeva; the film is directed by Shashank Yeleti, with music by Kaala Bhairava, and produced by S. S. Karthikeya, Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni for Showing Business and Arka Media Works. The film is presented by S. S. Rajamouli.

The plot follows Suri, a street magician in Hyderabad, who sees the little girl Divya disappear during a stage trick and discovers that she has extraordinary abilities — in fact she is a jinn who grants wishes. Sunday, the third day, will clearly show the full course of the opening weekend.