Soggadu had a direct 100 days run in 17 theaters plus two shift centers (see table) and created several new records at the box-office:

Collection Records - By number of theaters in Andhra Pradesh:

• 1 theater: Rs. 6.5 lakhs (Basanth, Hyderabad - 110 days)
• 2 theaters: Rs. 12 lakhs (Basanth, Hyderabad - Rs. 6.5 lakhs; Alankar, Vijayawada - Rs. 5.5 lakhs)
• 3 theaters: Rs. 16.2 lakhs (Basanth, Hyderabad - Rs. 6.5 lakhs; Alankar, Vijayawada - Rs. 5.5 lakhs; Saraswathi, Guntur - Rs. 4.2 lakhs)
• 4 theaters: Rs. 20 lakhs (Basanth, Hyderabad - Rs. 6.5 lakhs; Alankar, Vijayawada - Rs. 5.5 lakhs; Saraswathi, Guntur - Rs. 4.2 lakhs; Radha, Nellore - Rs. 3.8 lakhs)
• 5 theaters: Rs. 23.75 lakhs (Basanth, Hyderabad - Rs. 6.5 lakhs; Alankar, Vijayawada - Rs. 5.5 lakhs; Saraswathi, Guntur - Rs. 4.2 lakhs; Radha, Nellore - Rs. 3.8 lakhs; Navarang, Vishakhapatnam - Rs. 3.75 lakhs)
• 6 theaters: Rs. 27 lakhs (Basanth, Hyderabad - Rs. 6.5 lakhs; Alankar, Vijayawada - Rs. 5.5 lakhs; Saraswathi, Guntur - Rs. 4.2 lakhs; Radha, Nellore - Rs. 3.8 lakhs; Navarang, Vishakhapatnam - Rs. 3.75 lakhs; Swamy, Rajahmundry - Rs. 3.25 lakhs)
• 7 theaters: Rs. 30.1 lakhs (Basanth, Hyderabad - Rs. 6.5 lakhs; Alankar, Vijayawada - Rs. 5.5 lakhs; Saraswathi, Guntur - Rs. 4.2 lakhs; Radha, Nellore - Rs. 3.8 lakhs; Navarang, Vishakhapatnam - Rs. 3.75 lakhs; Swamy, Rajahmundry - Rs. 3.25 lakhs; Anand A/C, Kakinada - Rs. 3.1 lakhs)
• 8 theaters: Rs. 32.85 lakhs (Basanth, Hyderabad - Rs. 6.5 lakhs; Alankar, Vijayawada - Rs. 5.5 lakhs; Saraswathi, Guntur - Rs. 4.2 lakhs; Radha, Nellore - Rs. 3.8 lakhs; Navarang, Vishakhapatnam - Rs. 3.75 lakhs; Swamy, Rajahmundry - Rs. 3.25 lakhs; Anand A/C, Kakinada - Rs. 3.1 lakhs; Saroj, Warangal - Rs. 2.75 lakhs)
• 9 theaters: Rs. 35.1 lakhs (Basanth, Hyderabad - Rs. 6.5 lakhs; Alankar, Vijayawada - Rs. 5.5 lakhs; Saraswathi, Guntur - Rs. 4.2 lakhs; Radha, Nellore - Rs. 3.8 lakhs; Navarang, Vishakhapatnam - Rs. 3.75 lakhs; Swamy, Rajahmundry - Rs. 3.25 lakhs; Anand A/C, Kakinada - Rs. 3.1 lakhs; Saroj, Warangal - Rs. 2.75 lakhs; Bhimavaram - Rs. 2.25 lakhs)

• Soggadu is the first Telugu film to collect 3 lakh rupees or more in 7 centers (single theater): Hyderabad, Guntur, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Vishakhapatnam, and Nellore.
• Soggadu is the first Telugu film in Telugu film industry to collect 2 lakh rupees in 14 centers (single theater): Hyderabad, Warangal, Guntur, Tenali, Vijayawada, Machilipatnam, Eluru, Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Bhimavaram, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Nellore, Kurnool, and Tirupathi.
• Soggadu is the first Telugu film to collect 1 lakh rupees in 30 centers: Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Warangal, Nizamabad, Khammam, Ongole, Chirala, Guntur, Tenali, Gudivada, Vijayawada, Machilipatnam, Eluru, Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Bhimavaram, Thanuku, Amalapuram, Tadepalligudem, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Anakapalli, Srikakulam, Nellore, Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa, Chittoor, Tirupathi, and Bellary (33 days).

• Soggadu is the first title role film to have direct 110-day run in as many as 7 centers, while no other heroes' films had not crossed 4 centers: Vijayawada (Alankar, 131 days), Guntur (Saraswathi, 131 days), Nellore (Radha, 120 days), Kurnool (Victory, 120 days), Hyderabad (Basanth, 110 days), Vishakhapatnam (Navarang, 110 days), and Rajahmundry (Swamy, 110 days). The only exceptions were in the form of NTR and in Chiranjeevi's Gang Leader.
• Soggadu is the first Telugu film to be houseful for 5 weeks continuously in 4 centers: Vijayawada (Alankar, 57 days), Vishakhapatnam (Navarang, 39 days), Guntur (Saraswathi, 39 days), and Rajahmundry (Swamy, 35 days).
• Soggadu is the first social color film to have minimum respectable run in as many as 75 centers in the whole of Andhra Pradesh: Ceded (18), Nizam (14), Guntur (10), East Godavari (10), Uttara-Andhra (8), West Godavari (7), Krishna (5), and Nellore (3).
• While Soggadu celebrated its 100 days of run in 19 centers, no other leading hero's film in the same year (1975) had a 100-day run in at least half the number of centers!
• In the year 1975, Soggadu is the only direct 100 days film in the following centers: Ongole, Chirala, Anakapalli, and Chittoor.
• In Hospet (Karnataka), Soggadu was the first Telugu film to run for 50 days!

Collection/Run Records - By Distribution Area:

Nizam Distribution Area:

• Soggadu was the first social film and the first title role film to have 7 centers for direct 50-day run in Nizam region: Hyderabad, Warangal, Secunderabad (at Chitrani), Khammam (at Sundar), Nizamabad (at Ramesh), Karimnagar (at Balakrishna), and Mahabubnagar (at Ashok).
• In twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Soggadu was the first Telugu film to collect 4 lakh rupees over the first 5 weeks of run, with a share of 2.5 lakhs in just four theaters! It ran for a total of 110 days in the first release and collected 10 lakh rupees in the twin cities. This was the first film to have seen 4.2 lakh rupees in collections for 50 days (single theater) in Hyderabad. In Secunderabad, it was the first film to have collected 1.75 lakh rupees in 50 days.
• In Khammam, Soggadu collected 1 lakh rupees in 6 weeks.
• In Karimnagar, Soggadu created a record with a 50-day run in the high-capacity theater, Balakrishna. A previous 100-day film in that theater collected Rs. 45,000/- while 50-day run of Soggadu witnessed a collection record that exceeded the 100-day run of that film! Never in the history of the theater was there such a super hit as Soggadu!
• Even in Ramesh theater of Nizamabad, another huge theater there, Soggadu had 56 days of running, creating a record for itself among films made in color! In the first 40 days, it completed 1 lakh rupees in collection, which is also a record!
• Warangal had a full-run collection record of 2 lakh rupees, and Soggadu crossed it in just 8 weeks!
• In Mahabubnagar, Soggadu released on Jan. 04, 1976, 16 days later than in other major centers, and ran for 62 days in Ashok theater.

• Soggadu was the first social (color) film to run for 50 days in 12 centers in Ceded region.
• Soggadu was the first title role film to run for 120 days, and the first color film to run for 100 days direct in Victory talkies in Kurnool. (The direct 100 days record was the only one until Yamudiki Mogudu also achieved it in 1988.)
• While Tamil star MGR's film Ulagam Chutru Vaaliban was the first film to collect over 1 lakh rupees in Chittoor in its total run, that record was broken by Soggadu in just 35 days, during which time it went on to collect Rs. 1.04 lakhs! Thus, Soggadu also marked the first social film and the first title role film to run for 100 days in Chittoor.
• Soggadu was the first film to collect 1 lakh rupees (single theater) in Tirupathi in just 25 days!
• In Jyothi theater at Madanapalle, Soggadu crossed 1 lakh rupees in collections within 50 days! Prior to Soggadu, only NTR's films collected 1 lakh rupees, and that too in 100-day run.
• Soggadu was the first title role film to run for 50 days (direct) in the history of Hindupur.

• In Kakinada, Soggadu ran for 100 days and recorded a collection of over 3 lakh rupees in Anand A/C theater. (In mid-'70s when Soggadu released, this theater was the largest theater in the town and was notoriously noted for discouraging business! The population of the town itself was about 2 lakhs in the '70s! The theater is now converted into two theaters.) Only Bobbili Brahmanna (1984) celebrated 100 days in that theater of such a huge capacity, though several star heroes films released there! The film boasted of 2 lakh rupees in collections within 36 days of its run in Kakinada!
• In Rajahmundry, Soggadu was houseful in Swamy theater for 5 weeks. The film was the first to collect 3 lakh rupees in 100 days of run at Rajahmundry.
• In Amalapuram, Soggadu collected 1 lakh rupees in just 37 days.
• In Ramachandrapuram, Soggadu became the first film to collect over 1 lakh rupees. Notably, the film released late here and still became the first social (color) film to be played for 10 weeks!
• In Penugonda, Soggadu ran for 38 days in 1976. Never before was there another film in that center that was such a great hit, and the record stayed with Soggadu for a long time thereafter too!
• Mandapeta saw a run of 75 days in Surya Picture Palace - a record for Eastman Color films and social films made in color.

• Soggadu was the first title role (color) film to run for 50 days in West Godavari district at five centers: Eluru (at Gopalakrishna), Bhimavaram (at Venkataramana), Thanuku (at Padmasri), Tadepalligudem (Relangi Chitra Mandir), and Palakollu (at Gajalakshmi). It went on to be the first title role film to celebrate 100 days in three centers: Eluru, Bhimavaram, and Thanuku.
• In Eluru, Soggadu was the first film to collect 1 lakh rupees in 5 weeks!
• In Tadepalligudem, Soggadu was the first Eastman Color film and the first title role film to run for 10 weeks.
• In Thanuku, Soggadu was also the first title role film (in color) to have a direct run for 100 days. Also, it was the first film to collect 1 lakh rupees in 50 days!
• In Bhimavaram, the film enjoyed 31 shows in the first one week, which is also a record! Also, the film was the third to cross 2 lakh rupees in collection. (The first two films also starred Sobhan Babu in the lead role - Manchi Manushulu in 1974 at Sreelakshmi, and Jeevana Jyothi in 1975 at Satyanarayana.)

• Soggadu was the first title role (color) film to celebrate 100 days in 3 centers in this region: Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Anakapalli.
• Soggadu was the first to run for 66 days with three shows in four centers in Uttara-Andhra (Northern Andhra Pradesh) region.
• At Srinivasa theater in Srikakulam, the film collected 1 lakh rupees in 50 days.
• In Vizianagaram, Soggadu was the first film to collect 1 lakh rupees in 5 weeks!
• In Vishakhapatnam, Soggadu ran for 39 days house-full! The film collected 3.6 lakh rupees in 100 days, thus creating the record for second-most collections in the city. (The record for highest collections in the city is also held by Sobhan Babu's film in the same year - Jeevana Jyothi - at Rs. 4.17 lakhs.)
• In the small town of Anakapalli, Soggadu was the second film to run for 100 days, with a gap over 10 years after Lavakusa celebrated its 100-day run. Soggadu was thus the first social film that celebrated 100 days in Anakapalli, followed by ANR's Premabhishekam (1981). Soggadu was also the first title role film to celebrate 100 days in Anakapalli, followed by NTR's Kondaveeti Simham (1981). Soggadu was the first to gross 1.75 lakh rupees in Anakapalli, a record that was broken by Premabhishekam. Other movies that ran significantly in Anakapalli around that time include Khaidi Babai (1974 - 70 days), Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977 - 9 weeks), and Adavi Ramudu (1977 - 8 weeks).
• Soggadu ran for 36 days in Chodavaram, creating a record in collections!
• Tekkali housed Soggadu for 6 weeks, creating a record in collections!

• Soggadu was the first film to cross 1 lakh rupees in collection at Gudivada within 35 days of run!
• In Machilipatnam, Soggadu was the first to collect 2 lakh rupees (at Radhika theater).

• Soggadu was the first title role (color) film to run 84 days in 4 centers in Guntur area: Guntur, Ongole, Chirala, and Tenali (at Ratna).
• Soggadu was also the first color film to have run house-full for 39 days in Guntur!
• Soggadu was the first Telugu film to collect 1.5 lakh rupees in Rathna Mahal theater at Ongole, where it enjoyed a 100-day run. It's interesting to note that the next film to run for 100 days here was Chiranjeevi's blockbuster Gharana Mogudu, 17 years later! (Rathna Mahal, which was in the outskirts of Ongole in 1975 when Soggadu released, became the heart of the town by the early 1990s, when Gharana Mogudu released.)
• In Bhavani theater at Chirala, Soggadu was the first title role (color) film to run for 100 days. The film collected 1 lakh rupees in 8 weeks at Chirala.

• In the 33-year history of the huge Radha Talkies of Nellore, only 4-5 films ran for 100 days! Soggadu was released in this theater 15 weeks after its inauguration, and it ran for 120 days at a stretch with record collections. When no other hero's films had earlier seen a collection of 2.5 lakh rupees there, Soggadu collected 3.8 lakh rupees, breaking the previous records by an easy 1.5 lakh rupees! The film collected 2 lakh rupees in just 40 days in Nellore, thus creating a record!

Compiled by: Vijayabaskar
Edited by: NaChaKi