RAJNI MEDIATION WORKS AS SHANKAR - KAMAL TO START INDIAN 3

 Why Rajinikanth wants Indian 3 to be released ? He has agreed to do a film for Lyca Productions to compensate for the loss incurred over Lal Salaam . Now Lyca cannot proceed without getting Indian 3 released. After Thug Life, Kamal feels  Indian 3 has the chances of a winner. So Shankar who is now without any production house backing him for his Velpari needs a Indian 3.

Director S. Shankar’s last two films, Indian 2 and Game Changer, have both flopped. Despite having A-list stars, massive budgets, and impressive pre-release hype and promotions, both films crashed and burned. The production house behind Indian 2 and Indian 3 is Lyca Productions, which is currently facing its own financial troubles.

Naturally, the production house seems to be insisting on lowering the budget for Indian 3. However, Shankar has been firm in his demand for a production budget of 6 to 8 crores to complete the remaining portions. If this were before 2024, when these two flops had not yet occurred, the production house might have agreed to the budget. But considering the performance of Indian 2, this demand is seen as excessive.

What is the role of Rajinikanth here

Rajinikanth is acting as a mediator in this ordeal. He has worked with both the director and the production house on 2.0, which was released back in 2018. Additionally, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan are good friends. As a result of these relationships, Rajinikanth met with Shankar to convince him to proceed with a reduced budget. Latest news is that Shankar has agreed to Lyca’s amount and if everything goes right, the film will release for Christmas.

Thalapathy Vijay has been unbeatable since 2017. In 2017, Mersal earned around 23.8 crore gross, creating an all-time record in the state. It was followed by another record opening with Sarkar in 2018, which earned 31.75 crore gross. After Sarkar, Beast delivered the biggest opening.

Beast has the highest day 1 collection in Tamil Nadu

Beast is currently the biggest opener at the Tamil Nadu box office. Released in 2022, the film earned a mind-blowing 35 crore gross. Even Leo, despite a huge hype, failed to beat it and opened at around 34 crore gross. But now, it seems that Beast will finally be dethroned, and Coolie is likely to capture its position.

Rajinikanth is likely to seize the throne with Coolie

Now, with Coolie enjoying crazy hype in Tamil Nadu, Rajinikanth has a chance to dethrone Vijay’s Beast from the top spot. Rajini’s last record opener was Kabali, which earned 19.1 crore gross at the box office in 2016. It remained at the top spot for a year and was dethroned by Mersal.

So, Rajinikanth has an opportunity to seize the throne in Tamil Nadu after 8 years, and the task is likely to be accomplished on August 14.

 

 

 

Anupama Paradha gets OTT deal / Kubera - DNA ON OTT

 Even before the release date has been announced, the Anupama Parameswaran – Darshana Rajendran film Paradha directed by Cinema Bandi fame Praveen has signed a deal with Amazon Prime. The film is backed by the acclaimed director duo Raj and DK. Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., collectively known as Raj & DK, are an Indian filmmaker duo. They are best known for their work as creators, directors, writers, and producers of the Hindi-language thriller series The Family Man (2019–present), Farzi (2023–present), and Guns & Gulaabs (2023). Raj is BF of Samantha.

Kuberaa stars Nagarjuna and Dhanush in lead roles. alongside Rashmika as the lead actress. Directed by Sekhar Kammula, The film will be streaming tonight on Prime Video in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi

Garudan remake is Bhairavam Stars Bellamkonda Srinivas, Manchu Manoj, and Nara Rohit as the leads. Directed by Vijay Kanakamedala, this action drama will be streaming from tonight on ZEE5. It is Aditi Shankar's Telugu debut.

 DNA the Tamil film starring Atharva and Nimisha is releasing on July 18 as My Baby and on July 19 it gets released on HioStar. So who will see the Telugu film in theatres ? This comes in the backdrop of a Exhibitors demand that films released in theatres should have a 4 week OTT window.

 According to the latest reports, Netflix has acquired Kingdom’s post-theatrical streaming rights for a whopping Rs. 50 crores. The deal reportedly includes rights for all languages. The makers are betting big on this Vijay Deverakonda starrer and have spent lavishly on the film without any compromises.

It is said that the producers have recovered a major portion of their investment through digital and other non-theatrical deals. Directed by Gowtham Tinnanuri of Jersey fame, the movie stars Bhagyashri Borse and Satyadev in key roles. Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya are producing the film, with music composed by Anirudh.

Vijay Devarakonda Kingdom Negativity ? / Aishwarya Lekshmi ona roll/ Fahadh- Vadivelu Rocks

 Vijay Devarakonda Kingdom is ready for a Pan India release and that includes Hindi. The second song promo is getting trolled for Anirudh’s singing. Apart from this the film’s Producer Nag Vamsi feels that he has to fight so much of negativity that is spread about the film. Releasing on July 31 the film is about a man rebellion in an island with Bhagyasree Borse for company. Jersey fame Gowtam is directing the film.

Last week, there were reports that Vijay Deverakonda’s Kingdom, which is coming to screens on July 31, will skip theatrical release for its Hindi version due to the OTT theatrical window and other issues. However the film’s producer revealed in a recent interview that the Hindi version is getting theatrical release. “Kingdom is releasing in Hindi. We didn't add it to the poster just because we've a title issue. It'll be released on the same day with a different title like Samraj or something,” said Naga Vamsi. 

Aishwarya Lekshmi ‘s popularity in Tamil along with Joju George and Urvasi , both known to Tamil viewers, Aasha is going to be a film to be released in  5 languages. Apart from Aishwarya has announced that she is soon to be reaming up with Gautham Ramachandran again after Gargi. Aishwarya was the co= producer of Gargi and it won accolades for Sai Pallavi who played the main lead.

The title-look poster of "Aasha" was also unveiled during the ceremony, sparking interest among film enthusiasts.

Presented by Ajith Vinayaka Films, the film is produced by Vinayaka Ajith. "Aasha" marks the directorial debut of Safar Sanal, who also pens the story. The screenplay and dialogues are jointly written by Joju George, Ramesh Girija, and Safar Sanal.

Cinematography: Madhu Neelakandan, Editing: Shan Mohammed, Music: Midhun Mukundan, Sound Design and Sync Sound: Ajayan Adat, Production Design: Vivek Kalathil, Make-up: Shameer Shams, Costume: Sujith C.S., Stunts: Dinesh Subbarayan, Production Controller: Shabeer Malavattam, Chief Associate Director: Ratheesh Pillai, Associates: Jijo Jose, Febin M. Sunny, Stills: Anoop Chacko, PRO: Yuvraaj, Publicity Design: YellowTooths.

The trailer of the film 'Mareesan', starring popular Tamil actors Vadivelu and Bhagat Faasil, has been released. The trailer has been viewed by more than one million viewers within a short period of its release, setting a record.

 In an announcement that could get all the Prabhu Dheva-Vadivelu combo fans excited, The untitled project is written and directed by Sam Rodrigues, who previously helmed Prabhu Dheva's Musasi. The film, produced by Kannan Ravi, has music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematographer Vignesh Vasu, editor Anthony, and stunt choreographer Peter Hein in the technical team.

The two actors have previously collaborated in Kaadhalan (1994), Love Birds (1995), Mr Romeo (1996), Kaathala Kaathala (1998), Manadhai Thirudivittai (2001), and Engal Anna (2004). Vadivelu has also featured in Prabhu Dheva's directorials Pokkiri (2007) and Villu (2009).

 

WIMBLEDON HONOURS THALAPATHY VIJAY / Did Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh sau No to Coolie

 As Sinner lifted his trophy after a high-octane five-set clash, Wimbledon dropped a striking visual featuring the champion in a power pose that mirrored Thalapathy Vijay’s iconic Republic Day poster from Jana Nayagan. With Sinner holding his trophy in selfie style — reminiscent of Vijay’s pose in the film’s teaser — the post was captioned, “The First Roar”, a nod to the powerful background score composed by Anirudh Ravichander. It continued, “JANNIK SINNER IS YOUR WIMBLEDON CHAMPION.”

In a first-of-its-kind global crossover between sports and Indian cinema, Wimbledon has paid tribute to upcoming Thalapathy Vijay starrer Jana Nayagan following Jannik Sinner’s epic win over Carlos Alcaraz in the 2025 Wimbledon final. The post, shared on Wimbledon’s official social media handles, sent shockwaves through fans across the globe — marking the first time an Indian film and actor have been honoured by the prestigious tennis championship.

This unexpected yet monumental tribute has made Jana Nayagan the first Indian film ever to be acknowledged by Wimbledon, cementing its place in global pop culture history. Fans were quick to connect the dots, hailing the crossover as a proud moment for Indian cinema and Thalapathy Vijay fans worldwide.

Was Vijay Sethupathi the first choice to do the role that Shoubin plays in Coolie ? Read on what Lokesh says - Revelation came about organically as a response to another question posed to Lokesh Kanagaraj. He was asked, “Lokesh, when you’re writing, is there a mathematical calculation like, Oh my God, he got a highlight in this scene, so he should get another highlight three scenes later?” His answer was: “No no, if I don’t have the highlight for that character, I won’t even approach them. Likewise, Soubin sir, and initially it was written for someone, some other star. I don’t want to mention the name, but I couldn’t work with him for various reasons. But I don’t know where to go after that because I really wrote it for him. I wrote for him for, uh, at least six months, and it was like he couldn’t do it. He couldn’t take it, and I don’t know where to fix that character.”

He didn’t reveal the name of the actor who was supposed to play that role initially. Then he went to Fahadh as his second option, and Soubin was his last option: “I want to work with Fahadh sir again, but Fahadh sir was also not available, and I didn’t want him to do the same thing he had done in Vikram. So I was searching for a lot of other actors, and finally, I’ve signed on Soubin sir.”

Coolie is releasing in theatres on August 14, 2025. The “Monica” song lyric video was recently released, and Soubin appeared in the video alongside Pooja Hegde. But here is a fun fact: according to Tupaki, that song was created for the character played by Nagarjuna, and in the final film, it is likely that Nagarjuna and Pooja are going to be the main focus. 

Siddharth 3BHK takes a lead over Ram film / Vedan scores music for Goli Soda sequel

 Siddharth’s film is currently trending better than Shiva’s film, which is 68% higher in total collection. Paranthu Po, in 10 days, has earned only 5.83 crore at the box office.On the tenth day, the second Sunday, 3BHK earned 91 lakh at the box office, It would have been phenomenal if the film would have hit the 1 crore mark, yet again, however, the numbers are still celebratory, as they witnessed a visible jump from the previous day which earned 86 lakh.

Siddharth’s 3rd-Highest-Grossing Film Post-COVID

3BHK has surpassed Maha Samudram to become the 3rd highest-grossing film for the actor post-COVID. It would take another week to claim the second spot if the film manages to stay at the box office for another week!

3BHK Box Office Summary

Check out the breakdown of the film at the box office after 10 days.

• India Net Collections: 9.83 crore
• India Gross Collections: 11.59 crore
• Overseas Gross Collections: 1.75 crore
• Worldwide Gross Collections: 13.34 crore

Malayalam rapper Vedan (Hirandas Murali) is making his  film debut as muusic Director in director Vijay Milton's upcoming bilingual, tentatively titled Production No. 5.
The project also brings Telugu actor Raj Tarun into Tamil music for the first time.
Vedan first made waves with his 2020 track Voice of the Voiceless, which spoke out against caste and social injustice.

Vedan's move follows his success in Malayalam films like Kondal and Checkmate, showing he's ready to reach a bigger audience.
His recent song Kuthanthram from Manjummel Boys hit over 50 million streams, and he just picked up the Priyadarshini Award for his impact on music and culture.
Keep an eye out—the official movie title drops later this week! The director's upcoming film is touted to be a project related to his 2014 Goli Soda. The film also had a sequel Goli Soda 2, which was followed up by Goli Soda: Rising, a series which was released on JioHotstar.

Vedan had his first major his in 2020, with his song 'Voice of the Voiceless', that addressed the caste-based discrimination, marginalization, and social injustice. He has also sung for films like Nayattu, Padavettu, Kondal, Narivetta, and All We Imagine As Light.

Vedan was accused of sexual harrasment by several women as a part of the MeToo movement in 2020. He subsequently responded with an apology. He was also arrested for possession of cannabis, and was later released on bail.

Vijay Milton's upcoming film stars Bharath, Sunil, Aari Arjunan, Ammu Abhirami, Kishore DS, Vijetha, Prasanna Balachandran, and Imman Annachi. Rapper Paal Dabba is also part of the cast.

Mohanlal - Sivakarthikeyan film dropped

 Currently, Sivakarthikeyan has two projects nearing completion, Madharasi, directed by A.R. Murugadoss, and Parasakthi, directed by Sudha Kongara. After completing these two, he was preparing to begin work on the project with Mohanlal, directed by Vinayak Chandrasekaran. However, according to 123 Telugu, the collaboration may not happen anytime soon, as Mohanlal is tied up with other commitments. As a result, Sivakarthikeyan has reportedly decided to pursue another project with director Venkat Prabhu. Read; https://dhakshinscreen.blogspot.com/2025/07/sivakarthikeyan-venkat-prabhu-final.html

Mohanlal is enjoying the success of his recent theatrical release Thudarum and the re-release of his 2007 film Chotta Mumbai. Sivakarthikeyan, on the other hand, is also riding high on the massive success of Amaran. So, the news of both stars teaming up for a Kollywood project is naturally buzzworthy, especially since rumours about such a collaboration have been circulating for a while now.

The project is being helmed by director Vinayak Chandrasekaran. With Sivakarthikeyan on board, the makers have approached Mohanlal to play the role of Sivakarthikeyan’s father. Mohanlal, too, has reportedly agreed to be part of the film.

Sivakarthikeyan’s next release is Madharasi, which is expected to hit the silver screen on September 5, 2025. This A.R. Murugadoss directorial also stars Sanjay Dutt, Vidyut Jammwal, Biju Menon, and Shabeer Kallarakkal, with music composed by Anirudh Ravichander.

Next up for Mohanlal is Hridayapoorvam, directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film also features Sangeetha, Siddique, Malavika Mohanan, Baburaj, and Sangeeth Prathap. It is scheduled to be released in theatres on August 28, 2025.

Allu Arjun as GrandPa to grandson - Shivarajkumar in Peddi Not in Jailer 2 ?

 Reliable sources have confirmed to Bollywood Hungama that Allu Arjun has 4 different roles in A6. "Allu is playing the entire family tree in Atlee's next film. He will be seen as a grandfather, father, and two sons in the film, making it a quadruple role for Allu. This would mark the first multiple role film of his career," a source told Bollywood Hungama.

We hear that Atlee initially wanted Allu to play a double role, and cast two other actors for the parts of father and grandfather. "However, Allu insisted on playing all four characters himself. At first, Atlee was hesitant, but on doing the look test, he felt this worked in favour of the film. The audiences will get to see 4 different avatars of Allu Arjun at the price of one ticket," the source told us further.

A6xAA22 is slated to hit the big screen in 2027, and the shoot is presently underway in Mumbai.

Global star Ram Charan is set to redefine action cinema with Peddi, a rural sports action drama that blends intense character arcs with never-before-seen cinematic spectacle. Helmed by director Buchi Babu Sana, the film is currently making waves with its ambitious scale, gripping character reveals, and gripping First Shot Glimpse. Produced by Venkata Satish Kilaru’s Vriddhi Cinemas, and presented by leading banners Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, Peddi is being mounted on an unprecedented scale.

Meanwhile the makers wishing the actor on his birthday unveiled the first look of Kannada superstar Shiva Rajkumar who is playing a pivotal role in the movie. With a fierce stare, thick handlebar moustache, and rugged demeanor, Shiva Rajkumar brings a commanding presence to Peddi that elevates the film’s intensity. His character, Gournaidu, is portrayed as a figure of immense power and authority.

The film also stars Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead, with Jagapathi Babu and Divyendu Sharma in key supporting roles.

Behind the lens is renowned cinematographer R Rathnavelu, while the soundtrack is composed by Oscar-winning maestro A.R. Rahman. National Award-winning editor Navin Nooli handles the cut.

As the team races toward its targeted release date of March 27, 2026, coinciding with Ram Charan’s birthday, the anticipation around Peddi continues to soar.

Cast: Global Star Ram Charan, Janhvi Kapoor, Shiva Rajkumar, Jagapathi Babu, Divyendu Sharma

Technical Crew:

Writer, Director: Buchi Babu Sana
Presents: Mythri Movie Makers, Sukumar Writings
Banner: Vriddhi Cinemas
Producer: Venkata Satish Kilaru
Music Director: AR Rahman
DOP: R Rathnavelu
Production Design: Avinash Kolla
Editor: Navin Nooli
Executive Producer: V. Y. Praveen Kumar
Marketing: First Show
PRO: Yuvraaj

 

As Century Star Shivarajkumar celebrates his birthday on July 12, several exciting film posters and announcements have been unveiled, stirring anticipation among fans. Notable poster mising was from makers of Jailer 2  .Among the highlights is Project 131, along with a film directed by Pavan Wadeyar and Uttarakaanda backed by KRG Sudios. Shivarajkumar has also signed another project under Myra Productions, further expanding his busy slate. However, the poster that has truly captured attention comes from KP Sreekanth, the producer of the hit film Tagaru. This new poster hints at the long-discussed and eagerly awaited sequel to Tagaru, which originally starred Shivarajkumar and was directed by Suri.