Kannappa poor opening / Sasikumar next another Sri Lankan story / Me Skinny ?- Samantha

 Kannappa performed its best in the Telugu version, which was very much expected due to Prabhas’ presence. Going a step ahead, it could be said that the film got major traction only because of Prabhas‘ cameo. With little support from the other dubbed versions, the film did a business of 9.50 crore net at the Indian box office on day 1. Adjusting for GST, it opened at 11.21 crore gross. It had a chance to cross the 10 crore mark, but mixed to poor word-of-mouth restricted the film from doing so.

With a reported budget of around 200 crores, Kannappa should have scored much above 15 crores on the opening day. 

After Tourust Family a blockbuster hit , Sasikumar next is Freedom . This is yet another Sri Lankan refugee story and has Lijimol Jose as heroine. Sasikumar will next be sharing screen space with Lijomol Jose for a film titled Freedom. It is written and directed by Sathyasiva, who is known for helming Kazhugu and Savaale Samaali. 

Sharing details on the storyline, Sathyasiva says, “This is a film based on a prison break that happened in Tamil Nadu during 1991-95. Sasikumar and Lijomol will play Sri Lankan refugees in the film. It will showcase the emotions of those who are wrongly convicted of crime.”

This is Sathyasiva’s second collaboration with actor Sasikumar after Naan Mirugamaai Maara in 2022. “My previous film with Sasikumar did not succeed commercially, but still had confidence in me, so I promised him that we would join hands again in the future. I presented him with the story of Freedom while narrating the script of Naan Mirugamaai Maara. He liked both of them and said we can do both. It is with his encouragement that I began working on this film,” reveals Sathyasiva.

“I loved Lijomol’s performance in Jai Bhim. This film required a strong female actor who can anchor herself and hold the film together,” he adds. Apart from Sasikumar and Lijomol, Freedom also stars KD Engira Karuppudurai-fame Mu Ramaswamy, Sudev Nair, Malavika Avinash and Bose Venkat.”

Freedom has music by Ghibran, cinematography by NS Uthayakumar and editing by Srikanth NB. The film is co-produced by Sujatha Pandian and produced by Pandian Parasuraman. Shot in Chennai and Kerala, the film is in the post-production stages and is expected to be released by July 1th. In a major move to expand its reach, Freedom will release in five languages — Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.

A user posted a comment that Samantha looks skinny, amd for that Sam posted her workout video .Taking to her account, Samantha shared a story, in which she is seen working out with ease. She posted “Here’s the deal. You don’t get to call me skinny, sickly or any of that crap unless you can do 3 of these first. If you can’t… Then read between the frikkin lines…”

Recently, Samantha Ruth Prabhu was spotted by the paparazzi outside the gym, who were eager to take a picture of her post-workout glow. However, the actress seemed less than happy, as she was caught in the middle of a phone call and looking irritated.

Not in the mood for photos, Samantha’s vented her frustration as she tried to navigate the paparazzi. She said, ‘Stop it, guys,’ and rushed towards her car, avoiding the paparazzi.