Kanguva partially clears Reliance debt - Keerthy Suresh to be hubby Deets

Reliance Entertainment was paid Rs 18 crore by Mango Mass Media that handles the Telugu business of Studio Green's ventures. Following this the production company was allowed to complete the Thangalaan OTT deal . Now Studio Green can close the deal and collect the amount from OTT platform. The productio ncompany has agreed to settle Rs 37 crores by tomorrow ( Nov 8) and thereby complete the debt of Rs 55 crores. It looks like Kanguva release hurdles has been cleared.

However the hold of Amaran  and Lucky Bhaskar in Tamil Nadu theatres is creating a problem. These two films are not showing any drop significantly for theatres to give the massive showtimes that Kanguva is asking. Lucky Bhaskar of Dulquer has multiplied the screens after the weekend.
  4 AM shows in all three States except Tamil Nadu has been fixed on November 14th.

We are not sure about Andhra and TS States, but from what we hear Amaran and Lucky Bhaskar is doing pretty well in the theatres. Even KA is doing strongly at the box office. At the Kanguva press meet in Bangalore, Suriya was asked why he is not pulling out his film froom competing with Shivaraj Kumar film releasing on November 14th ?. Suriya delayed the release earlier as he said that he did not want to clash with Superstar Rajinikanth. So is Shivaraj Kumar not a threat ? He could not say that his was a Tamil film and Kannada Superstar film will not affect him as it would amount to saying that Kannadigas were not his target audience. He instead said that both films can succeed as it is now in North with Diwali release. Next question : Then why did you not apply this theory to Vettaiyan ? A shee[ish smile was the answer.

Keerthy Suresh hot avatar in Baby John and prospective hubby details

Yes Producer Alleppey Adhraf who knows the inside goings on in Mollywood ahs in his YouTube Channel said that Keerthy Suresh the daughter of Suresh and actress Menaka is not particular about the caste or the State from where he comes and said that soon everybody will realise this.  Father Suresh is a Nair and Menaka , a Tamil Brahmin. So the future hubby will be a non Brahmin and not from Kerala or Tamil Nadu ?. Will know soon means - there is a wedding or engagement soon ? Now choreographer Shobi is busy shooting an item song in Mumbai with Keerthy - Vaurn Dhawan to Diljit Dosanjh tracks.

Baby John is produced by Atlee and remake of Theri. Keerthy is doing Samantha's role.

Thug Life on Kamal's lucky month - Mani- Abhishek - Aishwarya film a PR stunt ?

 

The news that Abhishek and Aishwarya are coming together after a decade and that too in a Mani Ratnam film has evoked mixed emotions. Just two days back there was strong news that the couple had distanced from each other and that Aishwarya and her daughter are staying in another house. Abhishek is said to be dating Nimrat Kaur, Then comes a news that all these news is false and that Abhishek is not a person who cheats on his wife. Nimrat also dismissed uch news. This followed by Mani film , has given room for the angle that PR of Big B is at work. After Raavan's Hindi debacle, Mani got badly mauled by critics and Big B himself took to twitter and said bad editing made the film inconsistent. Mani shot back saying that he did not make movies for Bachchan's good reviews.

After that Aishwarya worked with Mani and openly called him a Guru. She also publicly demonstrated it  at public function by falling at Mani's feet. If the film news is true, then too it is not so electrifying as coming together of Abhi Aish is not something that audience is just dying for. Secondly read this reaction ; They fell in love while working under mani ratnam's movie . They married each other after finishing a mani ratnam' movie . They gave birth to a child after finishing raavan.

And now just when we are hearing their separation rumors mani ratnam the part time movie director and full time couple therapist of Aish - AB is back to the rescue

Another comment ; And Mani Ratnam is one of India's best movie makers..I know you are joking but he is not some couple's babysitter. Also Aish working with him despite the open hostility of Bachchans shows she has agency and always did, she is not some deprived artist,. She chooses who to work with and when.

another one : Manisaaar = Maniratnam , just a meme of how everyone calls him mani sir, even Gulzar ( who must be at least 20 years older than him) calls him ManiSaaaaar

As Aish is the prodigy child of Mani Saar, he'll make his ways to cast his son in law anyways. I hope its a romcom please this time, nomore rom-tragedy

Also they can still go ahead and divorce but act together if the script is nice.

Aish at-least had PS I & II. Unsure what was the last movie AB junior did. So they might do the film just for that reason. It is not like they have 10 films lined up and they can choose what films they want to do in future.

On Kamal birthday today Madras Talkies announced release date as June 5th. Movies such as Vikram, Kalki 2898 AD, Dasavatram, and Panchatantra were released in June and emerged as Blockbusters and cult classics. So yet another blockbuster.

Oviya new hot mini dress after DEVI with Bhaiji - Turbanator - Sai Pallavi - Chay release date

Oviya posts new photos to excite fans. Former Indian cricket team spinner and current Rajya Sabha MP, Harbhajan Singh, as the lead actor opposite Oviya in Savior is ready for release.Harbhajan Singh plays the role of ‘Dr. James Malhotra,’ while actress Oviya portrays the character ‘Varna.’ GP Muthu will play ‘Muthu Mama,’ and VTV Ganesh takes on the role of ‘Kadapara Ganesh,’ a comedic character. Agni Dev in 2019 and Friendship in 2021 was produced by John Paul Raj. Bhaiji acted in Raj's Friendship and Losliya , Sri Lankan who got famous after her stint at Tamil BiggBoss was the heroine. 

Oviya the Malayali actress too got fammous after her dtint at BiggBoss Tamil. Recently a leaked bedroom scene of her was leaked and she filed a police complaint saying that her lover had leaked the video. Later a video of her partying in Bangkok was posted.

Allu Aravind Presents - Naga Chaitanya, Sai Pallavi, Chandoo Mondeti, Bunny Vas, Geetha Arts - Thandel Theatrical Release On February 7th 2025

The highly anticipated film Thandel, starring Yuva Samrat Naga Chaitanya and directed by Chandoo Mondeti, is gearing up for its release. Produced by Bunny Vas under the prestigious Geetha Arts banner and presented by Allu Aravind, the film's production is nearing completion, and the makers have officially announced the release date.

Thandel will be hitting the screens on February 7th 2025.This release strategically positions the film just ahead of Valentine's Day, giving it the perfect opportunity to capitalize on the romantic mood of the season.

Rebel Star Prabhas Launches ‘The Script Craft’ : A New Website Supporting Writers and Storytelling

India’s biggest star, Prabhas, has launched The Script Craft, a website dedicated to promoting and encouraging writers. Known for his love of storytelling, Prabhas supports this initiative to give writers a platform where they can share their story ideas with a broad audience, showcase their creativity, and gain visibility.

The Script Craft allows writers to submit a 250-word synopsis of their story ideas. Audiences can then read and rate these submissions, with the highest-rated stories rising to the top. The feedback system focuses on ratings rather than comments, creating a constructive environment that helps writers build confidence and receive positive support for their ideas.

Sivakarthikeyan and Major Mukund family get Amaran profit percentage - Dhanush oks Amaran Director

 SK isn't taking a salary

He is taking percentage of the profits

Sai Pallavi is getting ₹5 Lakh a day for a 56 day callsheet Or around ₹2.80 Crore

Sony Pictures - MuKundan Family will get 20% Profit sharing

The movie had 3 schedules - 75 days plus 36 days plus 23 days Or 134 days

At ₹35 Lakh a day that's around ₹ 51 Crore

Rahul Bose is getting ₹3.5 Crore flat

Most of the others are ham and egg actors who may get ₹3–10 lakh

They paid Annalakshmi Films ₹ 10 Lakh for the use of the name AMARAN

So the figure of ₹70 Crore seems closer to the truth than ₹200 Crore

₹200 Crore is definitely impossible

Including VFX which is almost always by London or US for major actors rather than Korea - add another $ 2 Million Or ₹17 Crore

So maybe ₹90–100 Crore would be the final budget

Source; 

Kanthaswamy Balasubramaniam

 reply posted in Quora.

Before anybody can grab Raju Periasamy after Amaran, Anbu Films Chezhian has booked him for a Dhanush film. Next in line is  Kalaipuli Thanu. We hear that the STAR is none other than Rajinikanth. Rajini who saw Amaran has asked Periasamy to narrate a story.

Prithviraj replaces Ayushmann in Meghna Gulzar film - Sivaji grandson in BB Tamil 8

 

Malayalam actor Prithviraj Sukumaran has  been cast in Meghna Gulzar’s upcoming film, replacing Ayushmann Khurrana, who quit the project due to date conflicts. The film, tentatively titled Daayra, is  to feature Prithviraj as a cop, with the storyline inspired by a rea incident.Sidharth Malhotra opted out  Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar, known for hard-hitting films like Talvar and Raazi, iher next project is Inspired from the 2019 Hyderabad encounter case.

The four men behind the the young veterinarian’s horrific rape and murder in 2019  were shot dead by Hyderabad police. The encounter was questioned in Supreme Court and 10 cops were ordered to face action for killing of the four men.

ARM- Rashmika - Salman in Hyderabad' Taj Falaknamma for a song featuring 200 dancers. Choreographed by Pritam. Sikandar schedule after this is in Mumbai and off to Europe. From Tamil, we have Sathyaraj and Kajol Aggarwal in the cast. This location is a must for  salman as it is his lucky spot.

Sivaji grandson makes entry in BiggBossTamil 8 as wild card entry. 6 contestants were let in and among them was Shiva Kumar. He is son of Sivaji's eldest son Ramkumar and was known as Sivaji Dev. Now he has taken a new name. His wife is actress Suja who was previous BB Tamil contestant.

Jayam Ravi Rs 4 crore surety for Brother - Lokesh praise for Nelson film backfires -

 Jayam Ravi had to step i at last moment to get Brother released. Gold Mine Manish who acquired the digital rights backed out. The amount shortfall was to settle the outstanding dues. First three days report at theatres show that the film is not doing as expected. Apart from the son Makkihi, the comedy of M Rajesh who directed films like Ok Ok, 'Siva Manasula Sakthi' has fallen flat. First two days Brother India collection is Rs 2.5 crore.

Hot Shot Director Lokesh Kanagaraj had praised Bloody Beggar produced by his friend - Director Nelson of Jailer fame. He termed it as something that has not been attempted before in Tamil cinema. Now after the film tanked, the video is doing the rounds and come to haunt him. The film collection is on par with Brother. Considering that Kavin the hero is relatively a newcomer and the Director Sivabalan Muthukumar a non entity, the opening is a credit to Kavin.

Dulquer produce Pranav Mohanlal film - AK VM on Nov 10 - Sree Leeal- Sam rock Pushpa 2

 

Double Delight for Pushpa 2 viewers. Old favourite Samantha and new sensation Sree Leela are coming together for an item song. After going through many bombs, the search narrowed down to Jhanvi Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor. But now all that has been dumped for Sree Leela and latest addition to this song is Samantha. Already Sam’s dance in Pushpa 1 is still a rage. DSP has created a special song for this mass number.

Ajith’s VidaaMuyarchi Teaser to Arrive November 10

Ajith’s  VidaaMuyarchi, directed by Magizh Thirumeni and produced by Lyca Productions, is  up for a Pongal 2025 release, tentatively scheduled for January 9.

Actor Arav, who plays a pivotal role, has commenced dubbing for his character, with the remaining cast members - actor Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Regina Cassandra, and Nikhil Nair.

Another exciting news is that Pranav Mohanlal is making his Tamil debut in a film co-produced by Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Films. The project that was launched by Vignesh Kumar’s Wealth Eye Cinemas has now taken a bigger turn after Dulquer has entered the project. Anusha Pillai who was AD to film featuring Kamal Haasan, V K Prakash and Director Kamal is helming the project. Malayalam novel Ram C/O Anandhi by Akhil P Dharmajan is the subject and it s about the lives of Sriram from Kerala and Anandhi from Sri Lanka

 

Director

Fahadh - Vadivelu combo on

So far we have heard about Tamil- Telugu- Hindi songs hitting the 200 million hits. Now Malayalam has the first song to create this hits in YouTube. Composed and produced by Sushin Shyam, “Illuminati” has become the first Mollywood track to hit 200 million views on YouTube, breaking records as the fastest song in the industry to reach this milestone. Film was released in April 2024. directed by Jithu Madhavan and featuring a star-studded cast including Fahadh Faasil, Sajin Gopu, Mansoor Ali Khan, and Ashish Vidyarthi, was produced by Nazriya Nazim and Anwar Rasheed. 

Diwali poster of  Maareesan starring Fahadh Faasil and Vadivelu has excited movie goers as the combo of this two actors in Maamannan has set the screen on fire. Now this two actors have a great comedy sense and the story line has become a subject of speculation. This is Super Good Films’ 100^th film. Directed by Sudheesh Sankar, music is by Yuvan.

Reliance case on Suriya's Kanguva - Sai Pallavi in Dulquer's next

 Kanguva release on November 14 hinges on the court hearing to take place on November 7^th in Madras High Court. Reliance Entertainment has asked for repayment of Rs 55 crores that Kanguva Producer Studio Green owes. Till then it has asked for stay on the film release and the banner’s earlier film Thangalaan OTT release. Already, the official assignee of financier Arjunlal had procured a stay order against Studio Green to recover Rs 10 crore plus interest. Arjunlal declared insolvent and to recover the money that he has to get, Studio Green has to pay Rs 10 crores to Arjunlal over a production deal for Thangalan that went sour. Studio Green deposited Rs 2 crore as ordered by court and agreed not to take any action till next hearing.

Yesterday, Reliance Entertainment moved the court and this time Studio Green has to pay RS 55 crores. Thangalaan was not a hit and made a dent. As per trade sources Studio Green has invested close to Rs 300 crores. This new case from Reliance is hurdle to the producer who had skipped an October Date and announced November 14 as release date.

Any further postponement cannot be afforded by the Producer and hence a settlement is inevitable. Audio launch of the film was recently held in Chennai

As Lucky  Bhaskar after the first day collection is considered as a safe film in box office, now all eyes are on Akasamlo Oka Tara, Dulquer’s next and the news that Sai Pallavi has joined the cast has ,made it very interesting. More than Sivakarthikeyan, Sai Pallavi acting has earned praise from viewers who saw Amaran. This casting coup by Director Pavan Sadineni. The film's production house Swapna Cinema announced the film on July 28 . Dulquer  previous Telugu hits like 'Mahanati' and 'Sita Ramam' and now Lucky Bhaskar, he is here to stay in Tollywood. Director of TV series Paravu and film Prema Ishq Kadhal, after watching LB wrote - Just watched #LuckyBaskhar What a sensational film! One of the best on banking and conmen in Indian cinema.

@dulQuer

is THE man, stealing the show with a superlative performance!

@Meenakshiioffl

was amazing, and

@gvprakash

’s music feels international. Hats off to Venky Atluri for top-notch direction and writing skills.

 

Kamal and Thalapathy Vijay set for Rs 1000 cr club- Thug Life reshoot in Delhi

 

It seems that Mani Ratnam has decided to add few scenes between STR ( Simbu) and Trisha in Thug Life and so a fresh round of shoot in New Delhi is scheduled. Thalapathy Vijay will start work on 69 project from November 4^th. Viduthalai 2 directed by Vetri Maaran and with Vijay- Sethupathi- Manju Warrier – Soori is set for a December 20 release. Now it seems that a few portions are to be reshot and that features VSP.

Kamal and Rituparno Ghosh would work together in a Bengali film. This is not the first. Kamal reveals that he played a ventriloquist role in a Bengali film Kobita and it has Mala Sinha as the lead. It was remade in Hindi as Jeevan Dhara with Amol Palekar in that role. Kamal reveals that apart from Bengali dialogues, he also had a Bengali song sung by Kishore Kumar.

As we report this, we hear that Irrfran Khan’s son Babil’s next after Quala is to have Krithi Shetty as the heroine. It was seeing ARM the Malayalam film starring Tovino Thomas, that she was decided as the heroine. For Tamil audience she came in Custody that was directed by Venkat Prabhu with Naga Chaitanya as hero.

Thalapathy Vijay pointed out that at his career peak, he was shifting to politics. It is not only his career high but also a Kollywood high, as per trade reports. Now only one high remains to be achieved and that too with Thalapathy 69.

Industry is divided into Pre Covid and Post Covid period. In the Post Covid, SEK, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Prabhas, and Amitabh Bachchan from Bollywood reached the a cumulative Rs 1000 crore mark. The first from South is NTR Jr after Devara release.

So far in Kollywood, the first actor to reach this mark will be Kamal Hassan after Thug Life release. Next in line is Thalapathy Vijay. With just Rs 90.90 crores, he will touch the Rs 1000 crore mark and this will be achieved with H Vinoth film. In fact, with G O A T , it was to be got but fell short. Here is the figures :

• Beast – 131 crore
• Varisu – 178.80 crore
• Leo – 342 crore
• The Greatest Of All Time – 257.24 crore

Total – 909.04 crore

Kamal needs only Rs 21 crores to reach Rs 1000 crore. If Indian 2 had worked, he should have got into the club.

Vikram – 255.09 crores

Kalki 2898 AD – 642.45 crores

Indian 2 – 81 crores

Total – 978.54 crores

Kalki too slowed down and made Kamal miss the mark.

 

No Paid crowds at Vijay Meet BUT smells of an IRON Man in making

 

Genuine crowds and not paid ones at TVK State meet and with dreams of a better tomorrow. Age group from 10^th Std onwards to college goers were in the majority. Those who came took public transport to reach the venue and bikers outnumbered others in the parking lot. All this is music to ears for those looking for a change of Dravidian rule in Tamil Nadu. BUT ..

The hangover of an autocratic Jayalalithaa regime still lingers. From the TV visuals that come in, Thalapathy Vijay has taken his title seriously . Even before winning an MLA seat. He exudes the autocratic behavior. Right from his entry through a ramp lie structure starts the journey of a Leader’s first walk to political arena. Each office bearer is called on stage and finally Vijay. Chairs are placed almost five feet away from Thalapathy. There is no bonhomie and every body on stage has this scared look and avoid eye contact with each other. Remember Jayalalthaa function. Only one chair for her and no one else allowed on stage. Only exception is for election. Candidate allowed on stage and to stand with folded hands.

Ironically on same day, I switched to Kerala TV channels to see what is Beti Priyanka doing in Wayanad and update on the lady who spoke the `truth’ and led to an ADM suicide. Priyanka was sitting with some khadi clad guys on a stage and exchanging pleasantries. These guys on stage are some local guys. It somehow crossed my mind about our Thalapathy and his TVK Maanaadu. Here is a lady who comes from a Gandhi family and known globally to Indians and seeking her vote and it is her first election battle. This simplicity show is for votes and after the result, these Khadi guys will have only the group photos or selfies to remember. Can they go near24 Akbar road ?.

Could not Thalapathy put out such a show of humility and at least show some bonhomie with party leaders on stage ?.

I have covered many party State and national conferences including what Reds call Party Congress. Most important place here is the Media Room. I did not see any  visual in which Vijay spoke to any media before – after the Maanaadu. In an indirect way, he says that you need me and I call the shots.

I can visualize Vijay going past the  40 feet gate in his Panniyur Palace and falling into a plush couch and beaming. Proud that his non stop speech packed with what is called punches went smoothly . It sounded like a filmy dialogue. Apart from punches, did it pull your heart strings ?.

He could have given biggest punch- Yes M K Stalin and his DMK are my first target. You guys work towards kicking him out.

NO IT DID NOT HAPPEN

Instead he says anybody who joins as an ally , will get a share of power. So even those are with DMK are welcome. Very practical. Look at Vijaykanth. He aligned with Jayalalithaa to get a sizable number of seats and till then he was a lone Ranger. Kamal Hassan too understood this after going to polls alone and now joined DMK allies. Our Thalapathy is clever. He has no such dreams of capturing power alone. How about a coalition Government to fulfill my ambition to serve you ? ask Vijay.

Is attack on Sai Pallavi also on Kamal Hassan's Amaran ?

 

Sai Pallavi is anti – Indian ! Sai Pallavi is a Naxal ! Remove her from film Ramayana , - this is the refrain that is now orchestrated by Mumbai based PR agency just a few days ago before release of Amaran the Tamil film. Sai plays wife of Martyred Major Vardarajan in the film. From what we hear is that the campaign is twin pronged. One against Sai Pallavi as she bagged the Sita role in Hindi film Ramayana . Secondly , against Kamal Haasan who is the Producer of Amaran. An old interview video see link ; https://x.com/Sai_PallaviFans/status/1850038684990476376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1850038684990476376%7Ctwgr%5E5e63375ff232345852342040334dd9ced6118dac%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatvnews.com%2Fentertainment%2Fnews%2Fwhat-did-sai-pallavi-say-about-indian-army-netizens-got-angry-after-watching-her-interview-2024-10-26-959013. She says in a question on Naxalism posed by a Telugu journalist , she says that she is confused about the Naxal use of violence to get justice as she is against any violence and said that from the viewpoint of them, it could be justified. To show that perspectives changed when looking at things from one’s point of view , she said that Pakistan Army to us is terrorist and it could be the same view of them about our Indian army.

Kamal Haasan has always been a scare to Bollywood and the caucus that controls it. They have feared his talents and lost no chance to deride him. Amaran is jointly produced by Kamal and Sony . If the film clicks in a big way , Kamal’s RKFI will be a force to reckon in Bollywood. Apart from this, Kamal who kept away from Bollywood is back in a new avatar. Through Kalki he made his appearance and the film was a hit in Bollywood. Second part is mainly the clash between Prabhas and Kamal. To top it, Atlee is in process of tying up Salman Khan and Kamal in one film. Yet another biggest scare for Bollywood is that two films- Indian 3 and Thug Life. Director Shankar and Mani Ratnam. Bollywood worry is not without basis. Shankar gave Robo 2.0 in Hindi and that is an all time record breaker. Bollywood has not forgotten Mani who gave Roja that swept the nation. Both these Directors are coming with Kamal.

Though they cannot directly target Kamal for the Sai Pallavi’s old interview, they have unleashed a whisper campaign about Sai Pallavi in real life being a Radical and anti national. All this is to show that she is not fit to be in a film about a national war hero.

Sai Pallavi got an open adulation from Mani saying that he is her fan !!!. Sai unlike other actresses has been choosy about her roles and is no hurry to get into the numbers game. Those in Bollywood who are insecure are out make all efforts to make her insecure and tarnish her image in North India.