Rajini no to Mari Selvaraj / Dragon Telugu compensation to Kanguva/ Rashmika Mandanna Bollywood No 1

Rajinikanth has decided that subjects with social issues as the core theme is not his cup if tea and go only for mass oriented action thrillers like forthcoming Coolie or Jailer. Mari Selvaraj had told him about a subject that deals with a societal issue and Rajini told his formula to follow the box office route. He felt that Kabali and Kaala had put him backwards and that Vettaiyan went more on story telling and giving enough of his Superstar magic. Coolie he feels will showcase his Superstardom and bring back to pinnacle. After that he is to take a safe route like teaming up with Nelson for Jailer 2 and move on to Directors who have scripts that aim to enhance his Superstar- Thalaivaa image. Meanwhile the report that Jailer 2 is about clash between Rajinikanth and Suryah has alarmed his fans as it brings memories if Game Changer and the Ram Charan v/s Suryah. The latter hammed his way through.

Dragon the Pradeep Ranganathan film in two Telugu States is Mythiri’s compensation to the Distributors who lost money in Kanguva the Suriya film that they distributed. There was even a pre- release event for Telugu version. This will clear the way for Suriya’s Retro. Suriya is also to do a film with Telugu Directors. It could be Thandel Director or Lucky Bhaskar director Venky.

Rashmika Mandanna with three Bollywood hits has consolidated her position and after a long time a South Indian actress is at the top. Animal, Pushpa 2 and now Vicky Kaushal starrer “Chhaava”, she is at No 1. Apart rom this her dedication has impressed the industry. Despite her foot injury, she attended all the promotions of Chhaava. She made her acting debut with Kirik Party, a Kannada film, in 2016. She found further success with Chamak the following year. In 2018, she ventured into Telugu cinema with Chalo and tasted success with hits like Geetha Govindam, Dear Comrade, and Sarileru Neekevvaru. Rashmika gained nationwide fame with the success of Pushpa: The Rise in 2021 and its sequel Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024). She made her Hindi film debut in 2022 with Goodbye and her first Bollywood hit with Animal. IN Tamil she acted with Karthi in Sulthan and Vijay in Varisu.