Monday, July 21, 2025

Prabhas Rajasaab Hindi gets BIG OTT DEAL / Mahesh Narayanan Tamil Debut on Car Racer Narain





According to Cinejosh, the Hindi version of The Raja Saab’s post-theatrical streaming rights have been sold to Netflix for 100 crores.

This isn’t a surprising amount, as Kalki 2898 AD’s Hindi version was also purchased by Netflix for 175 crores. You might be wondering why Kalki 2898 AD fetched a premium compared to The Raja Saab, because Kalki 2898 AD was a big-budget mythological epic with a dystopian science-fiction setting. Besides Prabhas, the film also starred top actors from several industries, including Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan, so fetching that amount was only natural.

As per the live data, around 140.2K users have showcased their interest in watching The Raja Saab on BookMyShow. It currently ranks at #3 in BMS interests among upcoming Indian films of 2025. Maruthi’s directorial has surpassed every Indian film except two.

Prabhas starrer may soon surpass Jr NTR and Hrithik Roshan’s War 2 in BMS interests. Ayan Mukerji’s directorial has garnered 159.2K likes so far. With around a 13% jump, The Raja Saab will steal its #2 spot.

Pawan Kalyan’s swashbuckler action film Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit conquers the top throne. Set to release in theatres on July 24, 2025, it has gained a massive interest of 258.6K on BookMyShow.

Take a look at the top 5 Indian films with the highest interests on BookMyShow:

Hari Hara Veera Mallu: 258.6K
War 2: 159.2K
The Raja Saab: 140K
They Call Him OG: 128.3K
Vishwambhara: 115.4K

Mahesh Narayanan and Shalini Usha Devi team up for biopic on India’s first F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan

The upcoming Tamil film will chart Narain Karthikeyan’s remarkable rise from the streets of Coimbatore to the elite world of international racing

Writer-editor-director Mahesh Narayanan, best known for helming critically acclaimed Malayalam films such as Take OffMalikC U Soon, and Ariyippu, is set to direct a new biographical feature on the life of Narain Karthikeyan, India’s first Formula One driver. The upcoming Tamil-language project, tentatively titled NK 370, was announced recently and is currently in development under Blue Marble Films. The film will chart Narain’s remarkable rise from the streets of Coimbatore to the elite world of international racing.

The screenplay is being penned by writer-filmmaker Shalini Usha Devi, who earlier co-wrote the Suriya-starrer Soorarai Pottru—a film that earned her the National Award for Best Screenplay, an honour she shared with director Sudha Kongara. Reflecting on the prestigious opportunity to spotlight a subject rarely explored in Indian cinema, Produced by Faraz Ahsan, Vivek Rangachari, and Pratik Maitra, with Amish Shah and Nilaanjan Reeta Datta attached as associate producers, NK 370 is being developed for a global audience with a focus on underdog stories that transcend national and cultural boundaries.

“People understand what F1 is now after Drive to Survive (documentary series on F1 championships) on Netflix, and now the F1 movie as well. So it’s great to tell the story about India’s first F1 driver. To break all the barriers to get there coming from India, there is a lot of drama in it,” said Narain in a chat with Sportstar.

Narain revealed that the project has been in the works for the last 18 months, and he will be involved in ensuring the on-track action is filmed realistically, which will include training the lead actor in the basics of racing.

Mahesh is currently busy directing his ambitious multistarrer Patriot, which is reportedly an espionage thriller featuring a stellar ensemble that includes Mammootty, Mohanlal, Fahadh Faasil, Kunchacko Boban, Nayanthara, Darshana Rajendran and Zarin Shihab, among others. Shalini is awaiting the release of her latest directorial Ennennum, a dystopian science fiction film featuring Santhy Balanchandran and Anoop Mohandas


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