'KGF' has been touted to be a special movie for the fact that it has been made as a pan-Indian movie. For a regional film to even have such a dream is lofty enough and worthy of praise. Starring Yash as the hero, this period action-adventure will release in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi on December 21.

Just a few days before its theatrical outing, 'KGF' is hardly carrying any buzz in Telugu. Effective promotions have been missing.

Its pre-release event was occasioned by Rajamouli's thumbs-up for the team in general and Yash in particular. Since it's his friend Sai Korrapati who owns the Telugu version's rights, the 'Baahubali' director is even more biased in favour of the film.

After generating some initial buzz, 'KGF' has fast ceded space to 'Padi Padi Leche Manasu' and 'Antariksham', which too are arriving this Friday.

Given its apparent positives, can 'KGF' become this year's last sleeper hit? Only time will tell.