Pongal is the only exception until now for releasing good number of big films at a time. However, in the days when only first week collections decide the fate of a film, even a Pongal clash would certainly do some damage! Mahesh Babu's previous film Dookudu made use of no competition season and raked in huge profits out of it.
Businessman is not going to have such free space though. Bodyguard and Nippu are the films that would compete with it. So much is riding on Businessman and the competition has been a worrying factor for the producers of this film. Hence they are planning to release this film a week early to the actual scheduled date, Jan 11, to have a full week's advantage before Bodyguard hits the screens. Nothing is confirmed yet. Stay tuned for the official update.