Suriya - Jyotika Hindi film v/s Kamal's Indian 2

Prithviraj has yet another Pan Indian film. This time, he is part of Director Rajamouli’s next after RRR. Mahesh Babu is in the lead and this film is titled #SSMB29 and news has created a big buzz. Prithviraj was part of Prabhas Salaar and also part of Salaar Part 2. His film Aadujeevithan the Malayalam film had done well in overseas but within the domestic circuit, it had a limited run in languages other than Malayalam. However the film collected Rs 150 crore. On the topic of RRR and Rajamouli, trade sources say that Producer DVV could not make much money as the budget overshot and in turn release dates got changed. He decided that if any project looked like it risky, he would aback out. He found Prabhas- Maruti project as risky and handed it over to People Media for a margin. Now for Vijay last film, he was okay if the Director had an appeal in multiple languages. Vijay locked H Vinoth and asked Rs 250 crores as his fees. DVV walked out as Vinoth had no appeal outside Tamil Nadu. The most waited film Indian 2 and Bharateeyudu 2” release dates are July 12th, tomorrow a single song release is expected and soon an audio in June 1. Hindustani 2 release has to be on same date and two Hindi films- Veda with John Abraham and Tammannah and Ajay Devgan – Tabu film Auron Mein Kahan Dum. This pair has given two hit- Drishyam and Bholaa. Secondly music is Oscar winner Keeravani. However the most funniest challenge is from film Sarfira and Why ? Two of the producers are Suriya and Jyorika. Director is Sudha Kongara and you guessed it – Remake of Soorarai Pottru. Nothing to fear as hero Akshya Kumar has two big duds in the near past and secondly the Tamil film is on OTT. Going by release dates, we will see 4 Kamal films coming in 2024. Indian 2, Indian 3, Kalki ( cameo) and Thug Life. Of this, Indian 3 might go to January 25. To Think that it was in 1989 that I remember that Chanakayan ( Malayalam) was released and we had Indran Chandran ( Tamil- Telugu) and Vetri Vizha too releasing same year and all were hits. It was my first Cover story and interview of Kamal Haasan for Screen. Taken at Thiruvanthapuram where Chankayan was shot in Museum lake and a ride back with Ulaga Nayakan from the city to Ashoka in Kovalam. Next morning a photo shoot in Kovalam. Done by Vijayamohan. I had a free run on Vetri Vizha locales as Producer was Sivaji Films and Director was Pratap Pothen. My first nastiest experience of PR power – I was stopped from seeing Indran Chandran at press show in Mena Theatre as I was a non entity to him. I was send in after Eknath who bought the Tamil Nadu rights intervened. Later, I became an entity is another story. Incidentally, Suresh Babu ( Rama Naidu) who produced Indran Chandran has bought Andhra and Nizam of Bharateeyudu 2” .