'In the first stage, 'Magadheera' was released in 30 theatres in the state. And now the distributor of the film has released it in more theatres outside Bangalore which has really affected the collections of Kannada films,' said Joe Simon, secretary of the Kannada film producers association.

Incidentally, 'Magadheera', which stars Ram Charan Teja, son of superstar Chiranjeevi, is being distributed by Vijayakumar who is also the secretary of KFCC.

'Magadheera' is expected to rake in over Rs.3 crore in just two weeks of its screening in the state and has the potential to reach the Rs.5 crore mark. It has affected the collections of some good films like 'Male Barali Manju Irali'.

Now distributors are gearing up for the release of Tamil film 'Kandasamy' starring Vikram and Shriya Saran. Made at a budget of Rs.60 crore, the film is releasing Aug 21.