Watch Kannappa for HOT A Rated / !0 Directors for Vels Banner / S J Suryah Killer PLOT / VJS son is MMA Fighter

 Watch Kannappa with zero expectations. If you can survive the first half and first 30 mins of the second, the last hour rewards your patience with emotion, devotion, and performances that finally click. Prabhas fans will be happy, Vishnu redeems himself in the climax—but the journey to get there is rough. Strictly for the powerful final act, cameos of Prabhas & Mohanlal, and Vishnu's surprising transformation in the last hour. Not a disaster for sure but just an average grosser

Vishnu Manchu’s character performing a sequence that several netizens felt was in poor taste, especially for a film rooted in a revered mythological tale. Comments flooded social media questioning the filmmakers’ decision-making, with many users asking how such a scene made it past the censors without objection.

• Cameos Work Well: Mohanlal gives a bang-on interval appearance as Kiraata. Akshay Kumar is dignified as Lord Shiva—his dialogues in the climax are well-written. Mohan Babu as Mahadevayya is pitch-perfect.
• Music & BGM: Stephen Devassy’s “Shiva Shiva Shankara” and background score during the final 40 mins uplift the movie, enhancing the devotional impact.

• Negatives

  • First Half is Meme Gold: Overstuffed, draggy, and trying too hard to be an action epic. Easily 30 mins could have been trimmed.
  • Production Design Misfire: New Zealand landscapes with snowy peaks for a story set near Sri Kalahasti? Totally misplaced. Green screen usage may feel excessive and costly but this is not alternative
  • Unnecessary Romance & Glamour: Songs and glamour shots of the heroine add no value. It's time to move past outdated commercial templates.
  • Supporting Cast Falters: From over-the-top villains to flat performances by Sarathkumar, Madhubala, Sivabalaji, Raghu Babu—none leave an impression. Even Brahmanandam and Saptagiri’s comedy falls flat.
  • Weak First Half: Painfully slow and barely watchable till the interval bang.
  • Technical Issues: Sloppy editing, poorly choreographed fights, and forgettable songs (except Shiva Shiva) plague the first half.
  
  In a previous conversation with CE, SJ Suryah revealed details about Killer. He shared, “If a James Bond film and my own Kushi are blended together, the result would be Killer. The audience might find this amalgamation to be a bit odd, as it sounds like mixing water and oil. But I am confident that my screenplay would blend everything seamlessly and get the audience invested and excited.” The film is shaping up as a pan-Indian feature and is set to have a release in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi
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  Vels Film International has unveiled a new slate of films scheduled for production and release between 2025 and 2027. Among the filmmakers attached to the slate are several well-known names in Indian cinema, such as Sundar C, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Vetri Maaran, Mari Selvaraj, Prem Kumar, Jude Anthany Joseph, Arunraja Kamaraja, Vignesh Raja, Chella Ayyavu, and Ganesh K Babu. YouTuber VJ Sidhu is also set to make his directorial debut under the Vels banner.
• Of these, Sundar C's Mookuthi Amman 2, Mari Selvaraj's film with Dhanush, Ravi Mohan's Genie, Vishnu Vishal's film with Sathish Selvakumar, and VJ Siddhu's Dayangaram have already been announced. The studio's earlier productions include Comali, Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu, Mookuthi Amman, and LKG, among others, which have had both commercial and critical success.
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  Surya Sethupathi, son of acclaimed actor Vijay Sethupathi, is making his lead debut in Phoenix, a gritty and emotional sports drama set to release on July 4.
  Stepping into the shoes of an MMA fighter, Surya underwent an intense physical makeover. The teaser showed Surya as a professional boxer, who is imprisoned for some reason. While we see him give importance to his sport as much as he gives importance to his life, we also see another party planning a jailbreak.

  Surya has previously made appearances as a child artist in his father's films Naanum Rowdy Dhaan and Sindhubaadh. he directorial debut of action choreographer Anl Arasu, also stars Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Harish Uthaman.

Akhil as LENIN the Communist Party Founder and Bhagyasree as Love Interest/ Kubera Tamil- Hindi Flop

 As per a report on Great Andhra, it is mentioned that the makers have roped in actress Bhagyashri Borse as the new female lead in Lenin. But an official confirmation regarding the same is still awaited , The role is of Nadezhda "Nadya" Krupskaya, a Marxist school teacher whom Communist Leader Lenin loved. She was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist. She was a leader of the Bolshevik party  and was married to Vladimir Lenin. The Russian revolutionary leader, Vladimir Lenin, loved two women: his spouse Nadezhda Krupskaya, and the French-Russian communist, Inessa Armand. Despite the rivalry between the two women, all three enjoyed sincere and heartfelt relations, and were essentially a family. Armand's fateful first meeting with Lenin happened in 1909. In fact, thanks to his writings she became a socialist. For a number of years the two were living and working in Paris, and many contemporaries suggested that their relationship had grown into something bigger than friendship during that period. 

By the time he met Armand, Lenin had been married to Nadezhda Krupskaya for 11 years. Apart from being a devout revolutionary and Lenin's trusted assistant, Krupskaya was also his faithful spouse. Despite the natural rivalry for the affection of the Bolshevik leader, the two women managed to establish a friendship.

Lev Danilkin, the author of a recently published biographical work on Lenin, notes that there is no documentary evidence of an amorous link between Lenin and Armand; only the conjecture and gossip of contemporaries.

Nagarjuna, will also be co-producing Akhil Akkineni’s 6th film under the banner of Annapurna Studios alongside Naga Vamsi under Sithara Entertainments. He revealed the film's gripping and dramatic first look in April. Akhil look a lot different from his usual romantic image he carried in films such as Akhil, Hello, Mr Majnu, Most Eligible Bachelor and Agent. The film is like to be based on the life of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.

Kubera Tamil collections are very bad and Romeo Pictures who bought it for Rs 20 crores is set to lose at least half of the investment. Hindi version is a washout and had no takers in other South States, According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Kuberaa minted Rs 4.02 crore in India on Wednesday, bringing its total domestic collection to Rs 65.28 crore. Out of the Rs 4.02 crore earned on Wednesday, Rs 2.92 crore came from the Telugu version, Rs 93 lakh from the Tamil version, and Rs 18 lakh from the Hindi version. Kuberaa had an overall 22.52% Telugu occupancy, 13.65% Tamil occupancy and 8.82% Hindi occupancy on Wednesday.

Suchi attacks Media on Srikanth drug case reporting / WHERE IT ALL STARTED ?

 Singer Suchithra who openly spoke about rave parties conducted by Kollywood celebs on hearing about the news reports of Srikanth drug case and arrest that said the drugs were given to the actor posted- On Monday, Srikanth was arrested by the Greater Chennai Police in connection with the drug case. In the post titled, 'K'wood Cocaine Arrests', she wrote, "Never thought I'd get this 'I told you so' moment, but when I spoke about cocaine at K'wood parties - y'all called ME a drug addict 🤧 Amazing how news channels (and the comments) beneath are saying cocaine was 'given to' Actor Srikanth 🤔🤔. They don't 'buy it' apparently. It is 'given to them'. ☝🏽

Actor Srikanth tryst with drug mafia started with him acting in the Tamil- Telugu film Theenkirai. In this film he plays a cop and Vetri as mime actor. The film is Produced by Ajay Vandiyar. The film heroine is not Apporva S Rao but her song video with Srikanth was a hit and the catch is that Apporva is Ajay’s wife. Heroine is Smriti Venkat. It was through Ajay that the actor got linked to a conman and drug dealer Prasad and his supplier Pradeep based in Bangalore. Srikanth procured cocaine from Prasad and had been passing it on to others and also for self use.

A drunk brawl at a pub Lords Of Rings involving Prasad and accomplices and they being arrested had led to Ajay entering the scene to bail him out. Acting on Chennai COP Arun’s order a team raided Prasad and Srikanth house and out tumbled a racket involving giving fake State Government appointment letters by a network led by Prasad. It was found that Srikanth had transferred many amounts to Prasad’s accounts. At the pub brawl Actor comedian Karunas an MLA was present and it was his friends who attacked a guy for not showing due respect to Ajay. Karunas pleaded ignorance of the brawl. Music Director Anirudh too in the pub on that date.

Ajay a social media influencer has acted in a film and married actress Apporva. Apoorva’s twin sister Aananya also an actress had made her entrance in Bigg Boss Tamil Season 7. Ajay is already picked up under Goondas Act and Prasad who is said to be once a part of AIADMK IT wing too is booked. Further investigation brought in T. Prasad, who had previously worked in film production and maintained close ties with Srikanth. Police believe that Srikanth frequently socialized with Prasad and may have been introduced to these illicit activities through him.

 

A search of Srikanth's home in the Nungambakkam Lake Area uncovered small quantities of cocaine. His blood test at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital came back positive for narcotics. Based on this evidence, he was arrested.

Srikanth who got the Nandi award and FilmFare award was seen as a n actor in family-friendly, emotional, and character-driven roles.

 

Public Reaction and Industry Impact 

News of the arrest spread quickly across India and the Tamil diaspora in the U.S., Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore. Fans expressed a mix of disbelief and sadness. Who is Srikanth?

Born in Chennai to a Tamil mother from Kumbhakonam and a Telugu father from Chittor, Srikanth was raised in Hyderabad.

His father used to work with the State Bank of India. Srikanth lost his older brother to dengue following his return from the United States.

Srikanth uses his name as Sriram in Telugu films to avoid confusion. he married Vandana on 7 September 2008 and has two children.

His recent work includes the Tamil films Konjam Kadhal Konjam Modhal, the Telugu film Erracheera, and the JioCinema web series Harikatha, reported Times Now.

 

Suriya's Karuppu Music Director Sai to Face Film Music Lovers on July 23

 July 23^rd is Suriya’s B ’Day. Karuppu Teaser will be released. Apart from Suriya’s fans, the large section of the viewing community is waiting. They are waiting to hear the BGM score by Sai Abhayankkar. This will be the first film among the 17 films that he has signed, that will get a taste of public opinion or rather the film music lovers. He has signed 17 Tamil – Telugu-- Malayalam films and a Hindi film . No official confirmation yet. Sai Abhyankkar's hit song is "Katchi Sera", a Tamil indie fusion single clocked 200 million views on YouTube. He also achieved significant success with his second single, "Aasa Kooda" with 100 million views.  On this two hits, Kollywood has signed him. Now a different take on this 20 year  GENIUS, Read On,

Sai Abhyankkar will not be the next big thing!

Hearing works outside of his indie singles reveals that he plays by the gallery.

Future of music ? Even if all the PR and talent agencies try to force that narrative down my throat, I will not buy it.

It is fairly obvious that he has the support of reputable talent agencies in order to guarantee that they create a monopoly.

There is no way in hell that someone could sign thirteen film deals without releasing a single one.

In order to create a monopoly in the mainstream music industry, CAA, Route, and ThinkMusic use him as a pawn for the next fifteen years.

He secured a 600 crore project despite not demonstrating to the audience that he is capable of scoring such magnum opus projects.

The purpose of Sai Abhyankkar is to prevent any underground, genuine indie, or underprivileged musicians from becoming major music directors in the mainstream.

They are already working around the clock to improve his image and force him to attend all award shows, paying major magazines to feature him, and getting ongoing advice from reputable Hong Kong agencies, so they will somehow succeed in this story of positioning him as the next big thing. His portfolio as an assistant to ARR, Anirudh, and GVP, Magesh, who leads think indie, almost constantly posts about Sai Abhyankkar on an hourly basis, ensuring and paying foreign regional FMs to play Sai Abhyankkar records.

Lobbying takes place for every major film to place him as the MD.

It's not just Route!

He has multiple agencies to help him out!

He receives fashion advice from a HK agency that works with artists such as Jackson Wang.

He also has some excellent programmers, whom he has not credited in any of his previous works.

You may wonder he isn't from that big of a family?

As long as they have a respectable background, all of these talent agencies and label deals look for the ideal nepo kid, regardless of whether they are ARR or HJ kids.

So why did not Ameen (AR Rahman son) and Nicholas (Harris Jayaraj son) grow to be as famous as Sai?

The simple answer is that they knew it would backfire, so they did not want to do that.

Until someone steps up and breaks his monopoly, Sai Abhyankkar will not realize that he is nothing more than a fake prodigy planted by avaricious individuals in the industry to maintain their monopoly.

Mark my words, I am not a prophet, but when there is a monopoly, there will be a strong force to break it. Someone will undoubtedly emerge from a non-musical background and challenge Sai Abhyankkar within the next 5 or 6 years.

Until then, Sai Abhyankkar can enjoy his monopoly. He or she, whoever, may give him and his executives a reality check.

 

Drishyam 3 same acript in all Languages says Director/ Kerala Censor revenge for Empuran fiasco

 

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Drishyam 3 director Jeethu Joseph confirms that the Hindi, Malayalam, and Telugu versions will follow the same script, with adaptations for cultural context. Ajay Devgn, Mohanlal and Venkatesh return to lead their respective versions. A simultaneous release in 2026 is being discussed.

In an interview with ETimes, the director said, "The script of the third film is nearing completion. There have been reports that the Hindi version will have a different story, but that's not true. The Hindi film will also be based on my story. Once I complete my script, it will be shared with the Hindi team, who will then adapt it to suit their setting and make suitable cultural changes."

There’s also growing interest in whether the Malayalam, Hindi, and Telugu versions will be filmed simultaneously. While the director said that it's too early to confirm parallel shoots due to actors' availability, with Mohanlal, Ajay Devgn, and Venkatesh leading the Malayalam, Hindi, and Telugu versions, respectively. The team is seriously considering a simultaneous release.

Joseph added, "There was a request from their side for a simultaneous release. So, we have been discussing the prospect of releasing the films simultaneously, not just the Malayalam and Hindi versions, but the Telugu one as well. In this OTT age, they feel that releasing on different dates might reduce the film’s impact in the other languages."

'Drishyam (2013) showed how Mohanlal’s character Georgekutty tried to protect his family after an accidental death in self-defence. In the second part, which came out on OTT in 2021, trouble increases when a new witness comes forward. The story of the third part is still being kept a secret

Kerala CBFC has done it again. After goofing with L 2 Empuran, the board that gave a +13 certoficate to Janaki v.s Kerala State and with Union Minister Suresh Gopi in the lead has now withdrawn the certificate and that too with days to go for release. Read on.

According to Onmanorama, the film passed CBFC certification without a single cut and was even praised, at least according to that report.

Although the CBFC had no issues with the content of the film, it raised one major concern. The CBFC has prevented the release of the film due to its title and the name of its titular character, Janaki.

The General Secretary of the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA), B. Unnikrishnan, confirmed that the directive was delivered orally. He mentioned that the request was too strange to be put into writing as an official order. According to him, the exact reason the CBFC objects to the name “Janaki” is that the character is portrayed as an abuse victim, and Janaki is an alternative name for Goddess Sita. He communicated this to Onmanorama.

One of the lead roles in the film is played by Union Minister Suresh Gopi. According to Kerala Kaumudi, he directly intervened in the matter, but his efforts did not bear any fruit. In 96 places, Suresh Gopi says Janaki in the film and CBFC wants it removed along with it the title changed. Why did CBFC take a late reaction and that too after release date fixed ? Was it to embrass Suresh Gopi and show that guidelines are so stupid and does not spare a Union Minister ? A revenge for Regional Officer being in the dock over L 2 Empiran ?

Vinveli Nayagan and Master Story Teller WORST BOX OFFICE RUN ENDS

 As Thug Life window  bookings through BookMyShow app winds up with disastrous figures, the lowest in career of Kamal and Director Mani, we go back to what Mani thinks is a BAD FILM . When asked if there’s anything like a ‘bad film’, Ratnam replied, “I am an audience first. If I don’t like a film, it is a bad film. That’s how you look at it, you can’t pretend it’s not there. But as a maker, what you try to do is put your best in front. You try to make a good film. You want it to be a hit, but you also want it to be sensible, intelligent, engaging, and logical. So, that’s what you try to do.”

The filmmaker added that it’s important to accept the audience’s diverse opinions. “It’s true for any art, isn’t it? Art is something that reaches you individually. It’s your perspective. You have to anticipate and accept the diversity in views.”

Thug Life, in its lifetime, has registered a ticket sale of only 755K on BMS. The film could not even touch the 1 million mark and surrendered to its fate much before. Still, it managed to bring the seventh-best ticket sales for Kollywood films on BookMyShow in 2025!

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Check out the top ten lifetime ticket sales of Kollywood films of 2025 on BMS.

1. Good Bad Ugly: 2.65 Million
2. Dragon: 1.98 Million
3. VidaaMuyarchi: 1.51 Million
4. Tourist Family: 1.39 Million
5. Retro: 1.10 Million
6. Madha Gaja Raja: 883K
7. Thug Life: 755K
8. Veera Dheera Sooran: 700K
9. Maaman: 562K
10. Kudumbasthan: 488K

Thug Life Ticket Sales Summary

Check out the ticket sales breakdown of Kamal Haasan’s film on BMS.

• Pre Sales: 360K
• Day 1: 154.32K
• Day 2: 66.59K
• Day 3: 63.18K
• Day 4: 38.16K
• Day 5: 14.71K
• Day 6: 11.86K
• Day 7:  10.8K
• Day 8: 9K
• Rest Of The Day: 26.38K

Total: 755K

Thug Life Box Office Summary

Check out the breakdown of the film at the box office after 15 days.

• India net: 44.77 crore
• India gross: 52.77 crore
• Overseas gross: 44.74 crore
• Worldwide gross: 97.51 crore
• According to a report in Pinkvilla, Netflix is reconsidering the deal with a 20-25 per cent dip from the previous quoted amount. The makers of Thug Life reportedly sold the digital rights for ₹130 crores. This whopping number was quoted because of Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam's combination, but the movie failed to leave a mark at the box office.

 

Arya - Santhanam make Profit From Flop Film / Dawn Baskaran Back-Suriya- Chiyaan - Fahadh next

 Actor Arya and Santhanam are the people who have perfected the art of coming out with money from flop movies.  Let’s take DD Next level released in theatres and now streaming on Zee5. Actor Arya  presenting the film, which is being produced by Niharika Entertainment and The Show People. The film is a sequel to "DD Returns"

Arya and Santhanam undertook the production of the film for Rs 24 crores for Producer Boyapatti. Out of the Rs 24 crores , they spend Rs 15. 48 crores. Profit for Arya & Santhanam - ₹ 24 Crore - ₹ 14.48 Crore = ₹ 8.52 Crore .  Any amount that comes above Rs 27 crores to Producer Boyapati, Arya and Santaanam gets 50%.

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irst Copy Rights Payment - ₹ 24 Crore

Budget:-

Salaries - ₹7.51 Crore

Santhanam - First Copy Partner

Gautam Vasudev Menon - ₹ 2 Crore

Kasthuri - ₹ 36 Lakh

Reddin Kingsley - ₹24 Lakh

Mottai Rajendran - ₹ 48 Lakh

Selvaraghavan - ₹ 30 Lakh

Other Cast members - ₹ 1.70 Crore

Technical Team - ₹ 2.1 Crore

Rohit Abraham - ₹ 7.50 Lakh

Director Premanand - ₹ 25 Lakh plus 25% of Remake Rights

Production - ₹6.97 Crore

Music Expenses - ₹ 17 Lakh

Production - ₹ 6.80 Crore

Print & Publicity Expenses - ₹ 1 Crore

Budget - ₹15.48 Crore

Pre Release business was Rs 7.50 crore and post release was Rs 9,49 crore got from Distributor.

Producer loss is  Rs 7.1 Crore , Net Producer Gain / Loss = (+) ₹9.40 Crore (+) ₹7.50 Crore (-) ₹24 Crore = (-) ₹ 7.10 Crore or ₹7.1 Crore LOSS

Dawn Pictures Bhaskaran subjected to ED raid has cleared all clogs and he is back. The issues revolving around the production company have ended and they will be rebooting soon. Parashakthi shoot will begin from September, Idli Kadai release won’t be postponed, and STR49 shoot will begin in December-January with STR51 parallel.

• Suriya- Aavesham director Jithu Madhvan direction film will be produced by Kalaipuli Thanu as Vaadiivasal is getting delated. Vetrimaaran has moved to STR film. The whole team and production management is frustrated, and is hoping that the animatronics of the bulls will be completed by December. If this doesn’t happen the project will be fully dropped. Suriya will move on to a film with Aavesham director after Suriya46.
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• FAHAD FASSIL as Karate fighter : Fahad Fassil is gearing up for his next project titled Karate Chandran, produced by Bhavana Studios. Shoot will begin from October, and the film will release next year. It is a proper karate film where Fahad was specially trained.
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·         CHIYAAN64: Vikram  has asked 96 director Premkumar to develop his script which is a brutally violent action thriller, so talks will happen after the script is complete. The project with Maddone is 100% dropped.

 

 

 

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Kuberaa review ; Dhanush - BGM OK but others ? Will Beat Ajith Post Covid numbers ?

 Dhanush has just delivered a masterclass on performing arts in Sekhar Kammula’s Kuberaa, and audiences cannot get over his stellar acting in the film. The crime drama has arrived in the theaters, and viewers have offered their reviews of X. The film also stars Nagarjuna, Jim Sarbh and Rashmika Mandanna, but hardly anyone has talked about them yet! Apart from Dhanush, if there is one star who is being talked about, it is Devi Sri Prasad and his music! The background music of the film is being hailed as one of the main stars of this crime drama!

However, audiences have pointed out a major issue with the film. The length! A viewer on Reddit wrote, “Just saw it, it’s 45 minutes too long, feels 4 hours long. But the emotions for the first 2 hours of work are botched. Dhanush carries. They could’ve ended things on a lighter note and given a proper payoff. But it’s watchable.” 

Deccan Chronicle review; Kuberaa suffers from a lack of tonal consistency and narrative coherence. The plot, while ambitious, is contrived and fails to emotionally connect with the audience, barring some episodes showcasing the pitiable world of beggars, particularly one scene where a deceased beggar is left untouched even by GHMC workers, and other beggars burn him in the dump yard.

Dhanush’s demand for ₹10,000 crore for the welfare of beggars across India seems outlandish and symbolic, and the sequence where he forces Jim Sarbh to beg for a day stretches believability.

Jim Sarbh feels miscast, lacking the menace required for such a pivotal role. Rashmika Mandanna plays a semi-tragic character who forms a bond with Dhanush after a personal heartbreak, but her role feels underwritte

With 323.79 crores, Dhanush can surpass Ajith Kumar’s post-COVID run if Kuberaa hits a century at the Indian box office. For those who don’t know, Ajith’s post-COVID sum is 428.77 crore net. To topple him, the Raayan actor needs 104.99 crores more. Achieving this much with Kuberaa is a very difficult task, still, anything is possible if word-of-mouth is positive.

Check out the top 10 ticket pre-sales for Telugu Films of 2024 – 25 on BMS.

• Sankranthiki Vasthunam: 442K
• HIT 3: 336K
• HanuMan: 286L
• Daaku Maharaaj: 235K
• Thandel: 155K
• Kuberaa: 150K
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• Dhanush along with his son Lingaa were present at a popular theatre to watch the first day of Kuberaa. A video doing the rounds on social media shows fans cheering and welcoming the father-son. Director Sekhar Kammula joined Dhanush for the FDFS of the film and even took some pictures with fans.As fans cheered for Dhanush, he became emotional. The video of Dhanush showing his vulnerable side has gone viral on social media.

Kannada Dimple Queen Rachitha in Trouble / Malay Rapper Darkkey,Biopic

 Sandalwood’s Rachita Ram, fondly called as the ‘Dimple Queen,’ is currently facing two separate complaints filed against her with the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), raising concerns among industry professionals.

The first complaint has been lodged by Sanju Weds Geetha 2 director Nagashekar, who claims the actor failed to participate in any promotional activities for the film’s release on June 6. While Rachita was present at the film’s muhurath, a song launch, and a few press events nearly two years ago, the director states she was absent from all major promotional efforts during the critical weeks leading up to the release.

“I’ve directed 11 films and never had to take this step before,” Nagashekar said. “Her fans are sharing edited footage to suggest she promoted the film, but those are from earlier events. When we organized the pre-release function and invited Shivarajkumar, she chose not to attend. She participated during the initial phases — the shoots and celebrations — but did not support the film when it mattered most.”

Sanju Weds Geetha 2 producer Chalavadi Kumar also approached the KFCC, noting his disappointment. “When senior actors like Shivarajkumar and Upendra are extending their support to the film, it is discouraging to see a key cast member unwilling to engage with its promotion. Even after senior producer Rockline Venkatesh tried to intervene, there was no response from her side.”

In addition to this, an older, unresolved issue involving Rachita Ram has resurfaced. Veteran producer Vijayalakshmi Aras alleges that the actor accepted an advance of ₹13 lakh in 2017 for the film Uppi Ruppi, which featured Upendra and was to be directed by K. Madesh. However, Rachita later exited the project and allegedly failed to return the advance.

“Only 35% of the film was completed. We had scheduled international shoots, booked her flights and accommodations — and she never turned up. Our losses exceeded ₹1.5 crore,” said Vijayalakshmi. “Despite multiple attempts to contact her, we have not received the advance back, nor any communication.”

Rachita Ram has so far chosen not to comment on either matter. While she has maintained a reputation for professionalism in the past, her continued silence in both cases has drawn attention within the industry.

 

The life of Darkkey Nagaraja, known widely as Darkkey, is being adapted into a feature film, titled Aku Darkkey. One of the pioneers of Malaysian Sambarock, Darkkey was recently seen in the Ajith Kumar-starrer Good Bad Ugly, performing his song 'Arakana', which was titled 'AK The Tiger' in the film's album.

Darkkey found fame when he released the single 'Akkamage' along with his band, The Keys. He then released a full-fledged album, also titled 'Arakana'. In cinema, Darkkey most famously featured in 'Ulagam Oruvanukka' from Rajinikanth's Kabali, which had music composed by Santhosh Narayanan and was written and directed by Pa Ranjith.

Aku Darkkey, which translates to I Am Darkkey from Malay, follows the story of The Keys' frontman in his journey from his humble beginnings in Kuala Lipis, Malaysia, to attaining stardom in Kuala Lumpur and beyond. The film is set to feature scenes with Darkkey, some live-action cinematic recreations of his life, and some sequences in the style of anime. Aku Darkey is also set to feature archival footage from his previous performances.

The film is directed by Vicram Lachumanam, who has worked with directors like Venkat Prabhu and Pa Ranjith. Ashwath and Roshan Jamrock are producing the music, with Yugan Shanmugam as the director of photography, and Elayaraja Sekar as the editor. Veerasegar Thyagarajan and Thiruvarasu Sandreseger are producing Aku Darkkey, with Lachumanam and Amaresh serving as executive producers. The film is set to release in 2026.

Thug Life Karnataka Distributor BACKS OUT / Mohanlal Ooty house for Rent

 Distributor of Thug Life in Karnataka says that he is not releasing the film. One reason is that the multiplexes are giving 30 # of the screens, negative reviews and Producers ( RKF have to return the advance paid by the Distributor  have I and Madras Talkies have not returned advance running to crores as the film skipped the release date and will hereafter given on commission basis. Read on : Venkatesh Kamalakar, who had acquired the Karnataka distribution rights under VR Films, confirmed that Thug Life will not be released in the state — at least not by him.

“We are not planning to release, and, we will not release. We had taken the distribution rights for Thug Life, but could not release it earlier for reasons already known,” he says.

When asked if the film might still hit screens later, Venkatesh explains: “It’s already been two weeks. The film is underperforming everywhere, collections are falling, and multiplexes are not enthusiastic. Moreover, the multiplexes now offer only 30 per cent of the original expectations."

Insiders say financial issues are also part of the problem. A reliable source reveals to Cinema Express that the producer has yet to repay a significant advance amount back to the distributor, which runs up to crores, and its settlement is still pending.

 

We already know that Mammootty’s house in Panampillu Nagar Ernakulam is available for rent and cost only Rs 75,000 per day. Now Mohanlal;s Ooty bungalow is out for rent- Rs 37000 plus taxes. It is a 15 minute drive from Ooty bustand. Interiors are wooden and living room has a miniature of Lal and a well stocked Mini Bar that is called Gun Room, Here Lalettan personal Chef cooks for you.

In Chennai on the ECR stretch is the Sridevi bungalow that is available for rent. Take a look; Recently, Janhvi Kapoor opened the doors to her mother Sridevi's opulent Chennai home According to Airbnb's official website, Kapoor's Chennai home has been listed in the 'Icons' category, alongside other celebrity-owned properties. The website also states that the 27-year-old actress will be welcoming two guests who will have exclusive access to the lavish four-acre property. These guests will also get to enjoy local delicacies like Ghee Podi Rice, Andhra Biryani, Pesarattu Dosa, and Palkova, with the Bollywood actress.

In July 2022, the Kapoors sold their triplex apartment, located on the 14th, 15th, and 16th floors of a premium residential tower in Juhu, to Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao and his wife Patralekhaa for Rs 44 crore. Later in November (2022), the Kapoors purchased a spacious duplex home in Pali Hill, Bandra, for around Rs 65 crore.