Ajith in Kurt Russel role - No takers for Simbhu - Jude Anthany film

A big starrer film in Tamil has to be an adaptation from an Hollywood or Korean film. Now our sources in Hyderabad tells us that Vidamuyurchi starring Ajith is the Kurt Russel film Breakdown released in 1077. The plot - On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff (Kurt Russell) and Amy Taylor (Kathleen Quinlan), experience car trouble after an accident. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver, Red Barr (J.T. Walsh), offers to drive Amy to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, only to find his wife missing and Barr claiming ignorance. Jeff then begins a frenzied search for Amy.

Although made in 1997, mobile phones and video-games both feature in Breakdown, but just not in the prominent way that they would if the film was made today. The locals mock Jeff’s car as being reliant on a computer. Here Magizh Thirumeni has the advantage to freak out on today’s technology and as the original film has lot of car chases , Ajith’s real life car racer comes as an advantage. Actor J T Walsh as the villain truck driver gave a terrific performance, and his glassy-eyed nonchalance works wonders in the film. Arjun essays the role. Yet another baddie is Aarav who essays a truck driver. The film was on Amazon Prime till February 2024. Breakdown reminds one of the all time cult movie The Vanishing.

Jude Anthany pf 2018 Malayalam film fame finds that his Tamil debut film hero Simbu is his biggest hurdle in getting Producers. Jude has a budget of Rs 150 crores for his project. 2018 was made at Rs 26 crores and banked heavily on the subject to pull in audience. It was a calculated risk as the 2018 floods was still fresh in minds of the audience in 2022. It collected Rs 176 crore. Outside Kerala, it did not create any ripples like Manjumel Boys and Premalu. As per a settlement deal, Vels had to get Simbu dates. However after hearing the budget , Producer has said no. AGS and Dil Raju were to jointly collaborate. Here again Dil Raju has a Game Changer hanging on his head and so he is not ready. Jude does not understand that Rs 150 crores budget can be for A listers and it does not include Simbu. Simbu is part of Thug Life and has a Design Periasamy directed film that Kamal’s Production was to produce. Here again, the project might change hands and Vels might step in. Many feel that Jude is in a hurry to be a A listed Directors on lines of Lokesh- ARM- Shankar- Atlee.

Imagine Manju Warrier as Janu in 96 - Shane Nigam in Tamil- S J Suryah in SRK film - Sudha to Produce SRK film

If Manju Warrier was reachable to Director Prem, would we have got our Janu of 96 ? Even Manju thinks that she could not think of anyone else but Trisha in the role of Janu in the iconic 96. It was a recall by Manju at Footage film promo . She said that Prem Kumar and his team tried to contact her for Janu role and they could not and also they were facing date issues and finally decided to go in for Trisha as Janu. When she was cast for Viduthalai, Prem Kumar had messaged her about the lost effort to get her on board.

In fact Janu and her yellow churidhar became a rage and It was a hit during Diwali. This costume was designed by Subhasree who is a NID Ahmedabad product and it was her first for a movie and that too as the Director was her friend. Manju said that offers are coming more from Tamil. She is playing wife to Rajinikanth in Vettaiyan and said working with Jai Bhim Director T J Gaananvel was an altogether a big excitement. She finished Vetrimaran Viduthalai 2.

Shane Nigam debut Tamil film Madraskarran teaser is out. The film has Kalaiarasan and Niharika in the lead and Vali Mohandas directs it with Sam C S music.

Yet another cross-industry actor is S J Suryah and he is on board for SRK’s King, is latest news. Not only for South actors who play villain in Bollywood get paid huge amounts but see Sanjay Dutt. He got Rs 9 crores for KGF 2 , Rs 8 crores for Vijay’s Leo and Rs 15 crores for Telugu Double iSmart. He is now in Kannada’s Dhruv Sarja KD The DEVIL and we have no clue what his fees are .

Sudha Kongara is co- producing her film with Sivakarthikeyan as hero under the banner of Meenakshi Cinemas and KVN Productions is other producer. KVN is producer of Dhruv Sarjja KD The Devil. AGS was to produce this film. The film subject was written with Suriya and as he did not agree with the content, it has changed the hero. Film is about a real life character who was in forefront of anti – Hindi agitation in 60’s.

Dhanush and Vishal to take Tollywood route to beat Tamil BAN

As Tamil Film Producers Council decided to block Actor Dhanush and Vishal from signing any new Tamil films, it is said that both these heroes have committed to Telugu films already. These films will dubbed into Tamil and a get Tamil Nadu release. As using Red Card is a practice that can run foul of Competitive Commission, TFPC has asked members to take an advice before signing Dhanush. He has taken advance from many including TPFC President Murali and not honored them. Vishal who already is facing a court battle with Lyca , is now accused of wiping out Rs 12 crore of Council funds , during his tenure as President ( 2017- 2019). He claims that all the funds were spend for member welfare and asked the Council to stop him from doing films. Like in Bollywood, TFPC has decided that A listers films should get released on OTT after an 8 week window after theatre release. Yet another decision that is not given in press release is that after Agust 15th, there will be no fresh Tamil film launches and existing films should finish work by October 31. All bodies of Producers – Distributors and Exhibitors took part in the meeting. The idea is that as OTT prices have toppled or dried up for medium and small film producers and in case of A listers, final price is linked to theatre collections. As per current A lister films on floor, many of them are almost ready to wrap up shooting before November 1.

Tollywood Family driven Czars deny Prabhas his CROWN - REAL TRUTH OUT

Why is Tollywood Czars denying Prabhas his due ? Prabhas only link to Tollywood before became an actor was that his Uncle was Krishnam Raju. Now the Banjara Hills Family driven Tollywood biz and myths that they have built is falling apart. So start a whisper campaign and make it look ggeninue. The other day, I was told by a well-informed trade tracker in Hyderabad about Kalki box office. His contention was that Kalki is a hit outside India and within India and especially for AP and TS distributors, it is a flop. I for one knew that in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the buyers made their money and so I asked him how he arrived at this figure. He said that the distributors who bought Kalki themselves had given the numbers. Among the ones who gave the numbers was a `gentleman’ who comes from a family of Stars – studios and theatres. Now from a tracker in Mumbai, I get these figures. North Indian box office collections have made South films a Pan Indian hit and this includes Bahubaali – RRR and Pushpa. Now let me give you the figures. In India, the Hindi version alone is eyeing to enter the 300 crore club. On 5th Saturday,, it witnessed an unbelievable jump of 163.15% as the collection went from 76 lakh (fifth Friday) to 2 crores (fifth Saturday), taking the estimated collection to 284.05 crores net (31 days). Including taxes, the gross domestic collection stands at 335.17 crores. This what Sacnik reports and does not include overseas collections of Hindi. • After 32 days, Kalki Telugu Nett stands at Rs 281 .81 cr and like in Hindi there is a big jump on weekends with last one getting Rs 1.38 cr. So much for a FLOP film. Now for other languages ; Tamil – 35.30 crores • Malayalam – 24 crores • Kannada – 5.25 crores This feat has not been achieved by any Telugu STAR in Bollywood and Prabhas has shown with Bahubaali , Salaar and even Saaho that Hindi belt is strongly with him. So next best is to say that he is a flop in AP and TS and why? The distributors did not recover the investment as the film was over priced. So even Rs Rs 281 cr net has not made distributors happy ? So what are the prices that each territory in these two States sold for ? Till August 15th, there is no threat to Kalki in North and it might beat Jawan collections. It seems a comedy- horror film film Rajasaab of Prabhas directed by Maruti and KGF Yash Bhai Toxic directed by Geetu Mohandas are releasing on April 10th next year. Both are not big budgeted films like what these Stars had before.

Andhagan Anthem not mine- Santosh Narayanan - Ajith in KGF universe a fake story

Music Industry is shocked that a music label like Sony Music has been accused by a top notch music composer Santosh Narayanan of altering the lines and music arrangement and releasing it. The Andhagan Anthem released in Chennai is according the film composer, not his work and says that Sony has tampered with it and released a version that he did not conceive. Those in know of Music industry functioning say that the Master recording of the film’s songs are with the music label and it has all the right to alter it as it pleases. In this case, many feel that the anthem which was sung by Anirudh was created at last minute after roping in Prabhu Deva as conceptualizer. The song would not have figured in the master recording of the film that Santosh Naryananan had given. As the anthem release was well publicized due to Thalapathy releasing it, Santosh could have raised an objection with Sony about the content. As he was not at the event, Sony would have told him that they were going ahead with the content much before.

The talk of Ajith and Prasanth Neel working on a KGF 3 is pure fiction says our trackers. Neel is full steam on NTR film that will start in August. As Prabhas might dole out dates in pieces, Neel would take it up id he is free and if not, Prithviraj will be the stand in Director. About NTR Jr, it seems Bobby Deol is on board for Devara. Already Saif Ali Khan is the villain and Jhanvi Kapoor is heroine. Director Siva Koratala.

Kamal doubts him hosting BB Tamil - 6 months USA stay - Yash hairstylist Alex Vijaykant reveals Toxic look

In an indication that he might not host the upcoming Bigg Boss Tamil, Kamal Hassan told Cinema Murasam that given his forthcoming commitments he is not sure about being part of the reality show. The YouTube portal Editor DeviMani had dropped in at Kamal’s office on occasion of latter’s birthday. Kamal had pointed out that Indian 3 needs to be complete and so also Thug Life. Apart from this his forthcoming engagements. We are told that Kamal is moving to USA for six months stay and he will not be doing any films. What is on the cards ? It cannot be long holiday as Ulaganayakan is not the one to just soak in US . It could be a prelude to a collaboration with a Hollywood Studio ?. At the rate Thug Life is progressing, it could release for Christmas. Meanwhile we have a news on Kalki 2. Production Designer Nitin, Kamal’s Supreme Yaskin reports to Kali the supreme commander of all 9 universe and Kamal is head of one universe. Makers have not decided about a physical form to Kali. From Tollywood comes the news that Telugu Bigg Boss is ready and contestants are selected. Now along with it comes the news that Nagarjuna who is BB Host is onboard for Rajinikanth Coolie.

A report trending is that Ajith will do two films for Prasanth Neel and it will be a KGF universe. It seems the actor has locked three years for Neel. Neel has to complete Salaar 2 and only think of KGF 3. Yash’s hairstylist is Alex Vijaykanth and photos of new look from Toxic was out. Tara Sutaria and Kiara Advani as heroines, Nayanthara plays sister to Yash.

Documentary on S S Rajamouli angers Telugu viewers - Rajini confirms Vettaiyan delay

Trailor of NETFLIX documentary on S S Rajamouli has angered Telugu audience as the Stars NTR Jr, Ram Charan, Prabhas, Rana Daggubatti among others have their voices in Telugu dubbed and the English conversation in the original voice. Ram Charan said in the trailer, “Sometimes I am shocked. I see myself as a third person when I see his films.” As well as Jr NTR says, “This person is born to make films, and he’s born to tell stories that have never been told. I haven’t met someone like that.”. The trailer starts with an epic line by Rajamouli , “I want to tell an incredible story”.It ends with “The only thing that I am a slave to is my stories”. Netflix, Applause Entertainment, and Film Companion Studios partner for this upcoming biographical documentary feature titled Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli. A great section of the Tamil film viewers think that Director Shankar is more greater a person when it comes to telling stories with grandeur. When Indian 2 got released, the inevitable comparison between Shankar and Rajamouli began. Many felt that without Sujatha’s pen, Shankar is nobody. In reply, many said that if Rajamouli father Vijeyandra did not write, the situation could be same. Releasing on August 2nd. Directed by Raghav Khanna, , who is a former head of Netflix’s documentary production in Asia-Pacific, As NETFLIX studio executive, he was also behind the Academy winner Elephant Whisperers . He directed a documentary Road to Cannes that is hosted by Anupama Chopra and about the Cannes Film Festival. It featured among many others, interview with Dhanush. Singapore-based production group Beach House Pictures has teamed up with executive Raghav Khanna to launch new unit Riverland Entertainment in Mumbai. For morel https://horseshoemedia.co/raghav-khanna

Soubin Shahir known to non Malayalee viewers through Manjumel Boys is joining Coolie cast in Chennai. Fahad Faasil had dropped out. Out.Rajinikanth in a media interaction confirms that Vettaiyan will not come in October as some more dubbing remains to be done. This is what we told you that ten days of work remains and it involves Rajinikanth. As dubbing started, it looked like that Vettaiyan was on track for Diwali. Now we hear that a full length song featuring Rajini with 500 dancers are to be shot. We had told you that Rajini who usually completes a movie fully and moves to another , had this time to change his policy as the Director Gananvel was full of confusion and asking for perfection. Read ; https://southfilmy.blogspot.com/2024/06/rajini-to-start-coolie-as-vettaiyan-is.html Lyca has now the choice to release Ajith’s Visamuyurchi before Vettaiyan as the film wound up the Azerbaijan shoot and now will have a South America schedule. Here too , Ajith is trying to finish it as quickly as possible as he kickstarted work on his next. For Lyca, Diwali festival will see Sivakarthikeyan’s Amaran ready for release. More so the film is distributed by Red Giant, cp=producer of Indian franchise and produced by Kamal banner.

Indian 2 on August 2 - Thalapathy backs Chiyaan rival film - Cheran in Tovino film

Decades later two blood relatives and both Stars too are clashing with each other at the box office. We are talking about TOP STAR Prasanth and Chiyaan Vikram. On August 15th, the Prasanth starrer Andhagan and Vikram’s Thangalaan are releasing. Prasanth is first cousin as his father is maternal uncle of Vikram. Vikram’s mother is Rajeswari is youngest sister of Thiagarajan , father of Prasanth. Vikram’s real name is Kennedy John Victor and his father Vinod Raj was an actor. It seems almost 23 years back Prasanth’s Majnu and Vikram’s Kasi clashed at box office. Kasi gave Vikram a good name as he played blind man in it while Majnu was a big hit. Reports indicate that Thalapathy Vijay will release Andhagan anthem song sung by Anirudh and Vijay Sethupathy and cisual concept by Prabhu Deva and choreographed by Sandy. Prasanth is sharing scrn space with Vijay and Prabhu Deva in G O A T. Prasanth as hero was Johny released in 2018 and co starred in a Telugu film with Ram Charan and released in 2019. Vikram last release was PS 2 last year. Thangalaan trailor has created a huge buzz for the looks of Vikram and also that it is directed by Pa Ranjith , who has a great following among the youth. Ravi Teja film Mr Bachchan is also releasing on same date and it will be a competition to Vikram film in two Telugu States. It seems that the OTT company that holds Ravi Teja film had wanted this date for theatre release. Mr. Bachchan is a Telugu remake of the popular Ajay Devgn starrer Raid.

Indian 2 South languages will stream from August 2 on NetFlix . As per multiplex rules, Hindi will not release till 8 weeks after theatre release. Shankar’s next Game Changer will release on Christmas said Producer Dil Raju at pre- release event of Rayaan in Hyderabad.

Director- Actor Cheran is making his acting debut in Malayalam with Naarivetta directed by Anurah Manohar and has Tovino in the lead. It is produced by Indian Cinema Company. They are also producing a film with Fahadh and S J Suryah and directed by Vipin Das.

Mammootty in GVM's Suriya reject role ? Sushmitha Bhat Mammookka heroine

Our Trackers from Kochi said out a line of the Mammootty- Gautham Menon film and our guys here tell us that it was the basic plot line that Menon had told Suriya . he actor wanted a full script before deciding and Menon is not one who works out of a script and takes liberties as film progress. Also Suriya did not ask for a script when he worked with Menon in two of his earlier films.Highlight of the film is that the film is a thriller with liberal comedy. It is like a Sherlock Holmes type role and it could be a welcome to see a comic Detective after the Swamy of CBI Diary kuripu. Last time Mammootty did comedy was in Hitler. Sushmitha Bhat the Kannada actress makes her debut as heroine in Malayalam with this film. She is popular in Kannada TV for her role in serial Kavyanjali and her recent release was Chow Chow Bath , a comedy film directed by Kenja Chethan Kumar.

Aishwarya Lekshmi is playing a pivotal role in an upcoming Web series in Tamil that will be streamed in Sony Liv. The series is produced by makers of Bommai Nayagi, Nakashatram Nagaraithu and Kuthirvaal. She has yet to start work on Thig Life. Her Malayalam film with Sharafdeen is due to release.

When Nayan snubbed Allu Arjun on stage - Why Dulquer is happy in Tollywood ? Biju Menon in Tamil

SIMA Awards nominations list is out. This brings to mind a anecdote that was told by a veteran film scribe as we were watching on YouTube the MT anthology trailor launch function. We saw Ramesh Naryanan send Asif Ali back to his seat and instead accept the memento from Jayaraj who gave him the chance to score the music. My friend says that in 2018 SIMA awards, Allu Arjun was called on stage to present an award for Tamil Best actress in Naanum Rowdy Thaan. She came on stage and took the mike and said that if Allu has no objection, she would receive the award from her hubby Vihnesh as he is the Director. Why should Arjun object ? Fans tore Nayan apart in the social media. Coincidentally, both never worked together. I told my friend that what Ramesh got was only a memento and not an award. Years later Allu Arjun on X reviewed Jawan and commended Nayanthara and wrote - Nayanthara shines brightest on a national scale," She replies So sweet of You. Talking about awards, I remember when Ajith was invited to receive the Best Actor trophy. He said that he never attends and receives awards. He then started talking and found that one of the person who invited him was going to do a grihapravesh. The actor gave him a hefty sum.

Why is Dulquer Salman very contended doing non Malayalam films ?. At present, he has Telugu film Lucky Bhaskar directed by Venky Atluri and two films produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and Kaantha produced Atluri and two fil/ms produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and Kaantha produced by Rana Daggubatti. One interview that he gave during the time when he was doing the Hindi film Chuup directed by Balki coud explain this. “ In Malayalam Industry there is a section of the people who want to just identify me as son of Mammootty and nothing more. It is the secret agenda and they come to Chennai also to dub me as just son of Mammootty. I am proud to be son of Mammootty but I do not want to be always in his shadow. In other languages, I am getting good subjects with Pan Indian appeal and nobody sees me as just Mammootty’s son. They see me as Dulquer. I am not the person who wants to work in the filmdom using my family TAG “.

Malayalam actor Biju Menon is playing the baddie in Sivakarthikeyan film directed by A R Murugadoss. Many Producers of Malayalam films has been told that Biju dates are not available till November.

Trisha in Salman Khan film - Lyca Profits from Indian 2

Our Trisha trackers are excited as they heard that their idol is to feature in a Hindi film with Salman Khan and produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions. Director is Vishnuvardhan. It was ten years back that she made her Hindi debut.

Our Trackers say that Lyca the main Producers of Indian 2 have only profited from the film’s business and to a certain extent, Red Giant has suffered a dent as the film in neighboring States did not do well and within Tamil Nadu, it had underperformed. Red Giant will face the same buyers in other States for Indian 3 and though the buyers need not be compensated for losses, the banner will have to make adjustments. Lyca overseas biz seems to have exceedingly well and giving them much needed moolah. As per Comscore on number 1 is Despicable Me 4 and on 7th place is Indian 2 with total Worldwide collections at $13,658,696 and collections outside India at $11,690,000. USA weekend stood at $1969,696. Totally it amounted to Rs 114 crores. The India nett is at Rs 45 crores and rest has gone to Lyca. Trade points out that if taking into the interest on capital and years that the amount was locked, this is not much. Red Giant that has funded both the versions has been able to take not much but then Rs 45 crores for 5 days is not bad for a film that got drubbed badly. With the OTT and TV rights, Red Giant loss might be not much. Part 3 will decide whether the account books of Red Giant will be on the plus.

Our Trackers say that Lyca the main Producers of Indian 2 have only profited from the film’s business and to a certain extent, Red Giant has suffered a dent as the film in neighboring States did not do well and within Tamil Nadu, it had underperformed. Red Giant will face the same buyers in other States for Indian 3 and though the buyers need not be compensated for losses, the banner will have to make adjustments. Lyca overseas biz seems to have exceedingly well and giving them much needed moolah. As per Comscore on number 1 is Despicable Me 4 and on 7th place is Indian 2 with total Worldwide collections at $13,658,696 and collections outside India at $11,690,000. USA weekend stood at $1969,696. Totally it amounted to Rs 114 crores. The India nett is at Rs 45 crores and rest has gone to Lyca. Trade points out that if taking into the interest on capital and years that the amount was locked, this is not much. Red Giant that has funded both the versions has been able to take not much but then Rs 45 crores for 5 days is not bad for a film that got drubbed badly. With the OTT and TV rights, Red Giant loss might be not much. Part 3 will decide whether the account books of Red Giant will be on the plus.

Rs 2 crore watch gift from Ambani - Kamal cameo in Kaithi 2 - MT anthology on Zee5

If you see Audemars Piguet Royal model watch on hands of Rajinikanth – Venkatesh- Pawan Kalyan – Mahesh Babu -Ram Charan and Director Atlee as it is the gift from Mukesh Ambani to VIP guests who attended the wedding of his son. From what we gather is that only South heroines at bash were Nayanthara ,Rashmuka and Kajol. Rajini at the airport said that as it was the last wedding in Ambani family, it was conducted with gusto. He has yet to see Indian 2. His dance movements at the wedding was a big hit.

The friends of groom posed with this watch. So what great about the watch – For one it costs Rs 2 crore. As we are not watch enthusiasts we ask you to visit : https://www.beyondthedial.com/post/hands-on-review-audemars-piguet-royal-oak-double-balance-wheel-openworked-37mm-frosted-gold/.

As we decided to wait till Tuesday to talk about Indian 2 box office, comes a news that Kamal Haasan will pay back the favour done by Suriya who came as Rolex in Vikram. Kamal will play a cameo in Kaithi 2 starring Karthi. We are greatly anxious to see the trailor of the anthology of stories writer MT Vasudevan Nair releasing today as it’s his 91st birthday. This anthology was lying with NetFlix as the OTT platform could not afford to buy it – reason is that Mammootty and Mohanlal have acted in it and top most directors have helmed. Now this anthology got a new name and trailor release date. Will we get a release date ? Our curiosity got bigger as poster featured Kamal Haasan too. Is he also part of this anthology ? No . He is releasing the trailor along with lead actors. This time Zee5 has bought it anf so watch it on this platform. We are told that this nine part series is coming on Onam. We forgot to tell you about Indian 3 trailor. Now those of you are angry with Shankar for conning you with sequel might say so now another con ? From what we heard from our sources mainly production design team the third part has so any breathtaking scenes that feature the British era with the monarchy and the forces stationed in India. There is a sequence where British Army officers in ceremonial dress attending a banquet for the British Monarch. Each uniform was made at cost of Rs 15 lakhs. Now we see Senapathy upset with border tensions between India- China and Pakistan. It takes him to the memories when his father Veerashekaran was in forefront of battling British forces in India. Senapathy remembers his mother played by Kajol. On the whole it looks very vibrant and enjoyable. The big task is to get audience to see it. Shankar has cut Indian 2 short by 20 minutes. We hope that he shoots a song with young Kamal to a new peppy number composed by Anirudh. This could spin a magic or better still will ARR give a single for this time ?

A R Rahman - Micheal Jackson song for 2.0 - Sorpy upset with Guruvayoor Ambalandayil- Aditi Shankar new film

Music Director A R Rahman recalls how he missed doing a single with Michal Jackson for the film 2.0. Composer Sirpy is peeved that makers of Prithviraj’s Malayalam film Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil did not acknowledge him in the film credits as they used his song from Ullathe Allitha . ARR said that he had a meeting with Micheal Jackson and both got very friendly. Director Shankar who was working on Rajinikanth film 2.0 told ARR that he should get Jackson to sing a song under his composition and money was not a problem. Jackson agreed and asked ARR to fix a date to sing. While the song was under composition, Jackson died. This is how Indian filmdom missed a chance to get Jackson to work in an Indian film. Late Producer GV ( brother of Mani Ratnam) had got Jackson to do a show in Mumbai but it got cancelled at last minute.

Music Director Sirpy’s song Azhagiya Laila in Ullathe Alitha and filmed on Rambha, who did a Marlyn Monroe with air gushing from below and her skirt flying high. It was a hit. The song now has been featured in Malayalam film Guruvatoor ambalaNadayil and used in background as when heroine Nikhila Vimal comes on screen. Sirpy unlike Illaiyaraaja who sued producer for using a song from Manjumel Boys for using his song from Guna , has only asked that his name be used in credits. Meanwhile, Hemdev who has the rights of Guna got a court stay restraining Pyramid Films from releasing It in theatres.

Arjun Das, a highly esteemed actor known for his content-driven performances in the Tamil film industry, has commenced shooting for his new project, tentatively titled 'Production No.4', with a traditional pooja ceremony in Chennai. The movie, currently known as 'Production No.4', is directed by debut filmmaker Vignesh Srikanth and stars Arjun Das and Aditi Shankar in the lead roles. Aravind Viswanathan is in charge of cinematography, while Nash handles editing. Nava Rajkumar is the costume designer, and Raj Kamal oversees art direction. This film, an all-out entertainer, is produced by Yuvaraj Ganesan of Million Dollar Studios and co-produced by VR Vamsi of FYNTEMAX. The producers, known for delivering commendable feel-good entertainers, along with the talented Arjun Das and Aditi Shankar teaming up for the first time, have heightened the curiosity and expectations surrounding this project.

Tovino and Korean Lalettan as baddies- Mammootty - GVM- Dulquer - STR in news

Tovino Thomas is all set to make his Kannada debut in Geethu Mohandas directed film Toxic with Yash as leading man. Tovino plays the baddie.You might have known that Kiara Advani is playing sister to Yash in the film and the leading lady is Nayanthara and Huma Qureshi. There is a 200 day shooting schedule that includes a stint in London. The 10th film of Yash and one after KGR 2 coming after almost two years after the last release, the film has evoked a lot of response from Yash fans. This is also first production from Yash. Already a schedule was shot in March. Unconfirmed reports said that Kareena Kapoor and Shruti Haasan are part of the film. Film is about a drug cartel that is operating in Goa. KVN Productions are co-producers. Yash is committed to Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayan and he plays Ravan.

Coming September 7th, Dulquar Salmaan film Lucky Bhaskar will be releasing in Tollywood and this release date is very special as it is birthday of his father Mammootty. Di;quer film though Telugu is set in Mumbai and tells about the life of a bank cashier in the 1980- 90 period. Meenakshi Chaudry is the heroine and G V Prakash scores the music and Venkyt Atluri directs. Venky last release was Vaathi / Sir with Dhanush. Meanwhile Mammootty – Gautham Menon Malayalam film was launched in Kochi today. Bazooka directed by Deen Dennis son of writer Dennis Joseph is soon to come and in it Gautham co stars with Mammootty. Viji Venkatesh the lady who acted in Fahad Faazil Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum as the one who assigns the job to track her missing servant girl is cast in the GVM film . This film ptoduced by Mamootty Kampany has Gokul Suresh and Lena. Reports say that Samantha who was to play the lead is not available and instead it coulf be Nayanthara or a Kannada actress. DOP - Vishnu Dev (Dhruv Natchathiram) Music - Darbuka Shiva are the other credits. Mammootty parachute pants and oversized shirt kind of gave a style statement.

Now we hear that as part of a rift with Vels International and STR , a compromise formula was made. As per the deal, Malayalam film 3018 director Jude Anthany will do film with STR and has Mohanlal in a pivotal role.

Talking about Mohanlal, South Korean Actor Don Lee who is known to Kerala audience as Korean Lalettan as they feel that he has a physical resemblance to their idol will be the baddie in upcoming film Spirit starring Prabhas and directed by Sandeep Vanga of Animal fame.

Indian 2 advance bookings dull - Mythiri back with Thalapathy - Nassar and Bigg Boss Raju news

Our own Nassar is once again teamed up with S S Rajamouli for Mahesh Babu film. He like in Baahubali, RRR , will be the dialect tutor for Mahesh Babu. He is so fluent in Telugu and Tamil, that his efforts paid off in Baahubali and RRR, where he coached Prabhas and later NTR Jr and Ram Charan.

If you cannot produce a film with Thalapathy, the next best to do is buy the distribution rights. Mythiri movie makers has acquired the two Telugu States rights of G O A T as per trade and for a staggering Rs 30 crores. Mythiri is the producer of Ajith’s Good Bad and Ugly. They have sequel to Pushpa The Rise under production. Now that Thalapathy’s last film producer has not been announced officially, will it be Mythiri ?. Indian 2 telugu has been sold for Rs 25 crores.

The overseas advance bookings for Indian 2 has started and in single screens across India. Our trackers say that on Day one the film in North America sold $350 thousand tickets. Even before official advance release, the film premiere shoed in 640 locations in USA for Rs 54 lakhs. After official bookings started, $ 640 worth tickets were sold. Vijay’s Leo opened to $8 milion. Within four days, Indian 2 may touch $ 3 mllion is the best that one can hope for!. Now Indian 2 word of mouth positive talk can stop Kalki from touching Rs 1000 crore as it will hit collections mainly in Hindi belt where it is gaining fay by day. Similarly , if Sarfira of Akshay get a positive public feedback, it will cut Hindustani 2 run in Hindi. Kamal said that like a vendor on the street he is marketing his film to tell people about its merits. Meanwhile Gold Mines is releasing on YouTube the dubbed Hindi version of Sooru Potturu on same day Sarfira is releasing. Shehzada film makers paid crores to GoldMines to stop release of original film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

Bigg Boss fame actor Raju, who is making his debut as the lead, has Bun Butter Jam releasing soon. The makers of the film unveiled the first look toda

Akshay - Suriya Sarfira threat to Kamal Hindustani 2 - Reba in Coolie - Ram Charan wraps Game Changer

It seems only film that can stop Kalki run in Hindi belt is Sarfira . Those who saw it within the industry say that it has the potential to cause a dent in Kalki’s mad rise. At this rate our question is will Sarfira be a threat to Hindustani 2 ? Read’ https://southfilmy.blogspot.com/2024/05/suriya-jyotika-hindi-film-vs-kamals.html. Our Box office trackers say that Kalki has seen a 100 % jump on Friday and mire son in Hindi market. Surprisingly, film has done this feat in Malayalam and other South Languages including Telugu. In Telugu the Saturday collections are double of Friday. If this trend continues, the film by this weekend will reach 800 crores and needs another week to reach 1000 crore. In Hindi it is Rs 173 crore nett. In North America the film has already surpassed the total earnings of “RRR” (including re-releases) and Ranbir Kapoor’s “Animal”. The film will gross more than $16 million by the end of its second weekend. The film has a good chance of becoming the highest-grossing Indian film ever in North America. Currently, “Baahubali 2” holds the top spot with a total gross of $20.5 million. “Kalki 2898 AD” might surpass this collection.

Reba Monica John is the latest addition to Coolie says our Hyderabad trackers. Lokesh and crew with Rajinikanth – Sruthi Haasan is in full swing. This is probably the big ticket for Reba . Remember the acid victim girl in Bigil and the way she get back. She had all the claps as Thalapathy roots for her. Now let’s see what she has in Thalaivar film. Our trackers are not able to confirm whether Fahadh Faasil is acting with Rajinikanth in Coolie. He just finished Vattaiyan with Thalaivar. Lokesh had given Fahadh very good footage in Kamal’s Vikram.

Ram Charan has finally wrapped his portion in Game Changer and is off to Buchi Babu directed film RC 16 with Jhanvi Kapoor. The film has Vijay Sethupathi in an important role and Rahman scores the music. Ten days of shoot with rest of cast remains. The actor shared a collage of two pictures from the first and last day of shooting to share the news with his fans. He also teased the audience by hinting at the film's release in the coming months.

Manju Warrier Footage - Netflix docu on Rajamouli- Suresh Gopi son `Special Girl'

We told you about Suresh Gopi visit to Chennai, and now his son Madhav has gone public with the news about the girl that is special in his life. It is Celine Joseph ,actress in Malluwood. He says no relationship but very special. Celine is from Canada and acted in Ranam and Oozham. This post was for her birthday. Madhav is acting in Tamil film Kummatikali. This is directed by Vincent Selva and produced by Super Good Chowdury and his 98th film production.

Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli is coming to Netflix on August 2nd, 2024, the streaming platform announced on Friday. The announcement post read, “One man. Numerous blockbusters. Endless ambition. What did it take for this legendary filmmaker to reach his peak? Modern Masters: S.S. Rajamouli, coming on 2 August, only on Netflix!”

The much-anticipated poster for ‘Footage,’ Mollywood’s first true found footage thriller, has finally been unveiled, and it’s nothing short of spectacular. At the heart of this groundbreaking project is the ever-talented Manju Warrier, who takes on the core leading role, promising yet another powerhouse performance. Making waves with his directorial debut is Saiju Sreedharan, an editor renowned for his work on acclaimed films like Anjaam Paathira, Kumbalangi Nights, Maheshinte Prathikaaram, and more. Saiju’s transition from editing to directing is highly anticipated, and ‘Footage’ is poised to be a testament to his versatile storytelling prowess. Joining Manju Warrier are Nair Visakh and Gayatri Ashok, who round out the cast with their compelling performances. The film is produced by Bineesh Chandran under the banners of Movie Bucket, Pale Blue Dot Films, and Cast N Co Entertainment. Co-producers Rahul Rajeev and Suraj Menon, along with line producer Aneesh C Salim, have played crucial roles in bringing this ambitious project to life. The screenplay and dialogue, crafted through a collaborative effort by Shabna Mohammed and Saiju Sreedharan, promise a gripping narrative. Designed by Sandeep Narayan, the movie features songs by the band Aswekeepsearching and a haunting background score by Sushin Shyam. Cinematographer Shinoz captures the eerie and intense visuals, while art director Appunni Sajan sets the perfect atmosphere for this thrilling ride. The film’s technical brilliance is further elevated by Nixon George’s sound design, VFX by Mindstin Studios, and costumes by Sameera Saneesh. Together, these elements create an immersive experience that is set to redefine the genre in Mollywood. ‘Footage’ is not just another film; it’s a trailblazer. With its innovative approach and stellar cast and crew, it is sure to captivate audiences and set a new benchmark in the industry. Keep an eye out for this one—it’s going to be a game-changer.

Sathyaraj look trends - Suresh Gopi in Chennai- cuss words in Indian 2 out

As we told you, Rajinikanth has started work on Coolie directed by Lokesh and Producer Sun Pictures has confirmed this. Now the hot trending is Sathyaraj look. Is it from Coolie ? No, it is from Sikandar directed by A R Murugadoss. Pratiek Babbar has joined the cast. Sathyaraj comic role in Munjya the Hindi film. As per the latest collection update, Munjya attained a collection of 100.45 crores at the Indian box office in 25 days. With this, it became the 4th Hindi film to hit a domestic century after Fighter, Shaitaan, and Kalki 2898 AD (Hindi). That’s not it, as this Sharvari Wagh and Abhay Verma starrer became the first Super-Duper Hit of Bollywood in 2024.

Indian 2 gets a U/A censor and runtime is 3 hours and 4 second. CBFC has asked to make statutory cigarette warning bolder and set in white background and black lettering. In many scenes the word Indian and Dirty Indian as well as F**K are used to denigrate Indians and they are to be muted. A body exposure in a song was deleted. The scenes which involve a Bribe Market has to be shown after the offending board is removed. Censor was given NOC from A M Rathinam for scenes used from Indian in the sequel. A scene showing body exposure has been removed. The plot line reads that Senapathy comes back from exile to join the war against corruption started by a You Tuber Chithra Vardharajan. Red Giant has tied up with all big distribution players for a wide release. Only nominal advance is being collected and in many areas where distributor response is poot, very little advance is taken. Normally a film like Indian 2 should see profits before release but Lyca and Red Giant are in no hurry. Many areas in Tamil Nadu, Red Giant has gone in for own distribution.

Suresh Gopi Union Minister was in Chennai to attend the wedding of Actress Varalaxmi and then made a surprise visit to press meet of Gaganachari ‘s Tamil version of Malayalam hit. Film has Suresh’s son Gokul in the lead. It has given Gokul a lot of acclaim for his acting. Now the film will be distributed in al llanguages by Gemini Film Circuit.