Four South filmy poll encounters raise friendship - family ties

Four filmy encounters in Lok Sabha polls down South and the lessons that we share. First Producer Aswini Dutt had challenged that Kalki 2898 would be released after Andhra Polls and that at that time the State CM would be Chandrababu Naidu . For a producer who has invested Rs 500 crores, this was a big risk. As AP CM Jagan can hold back increase in ticket rates for first week and not allow any fan shows and thereby the film would suffer losses. Even poll predictions had given YSR Jagan the upper hand. Now Kalki 2898 AD biz is crossing RRR business and the trailor release on June 10 is a moment of triumph for a Producer who put his crores at risk for his belief in his friend – Chandrababu Naidu. Incidentally, the function will see Big B of Modi camp and Kamal Haasan of INDIA Bloc on stage. Lets move to Kerala – Suresh Gopi is first BJP MP to win through ballot box in Kerala. His daughter marriage saw Modi and Kerala actors Mammootty and Lal in attendance. Now after poll result, comes the news that Mammooty Kompany has signed Gopi. Directed by Mahesh Narayanan it has Faahadh Faasil and Kunchacko Boban in it. Now lets look at the producer’s background – Mammooty is the Chairman of CPM’s Kairali !!! The third is in Tamil Nadu Virudhunagar. We the old timers are witness to the days and nights that Vijayakanth and Sarathkumar spend to rebuild Nadigar Sangam and their friendship. Apart from this Sarath’s wife Radhika and Vijayakanth were co- stars and had a very good vibes. Time passed by and Vijayakanth quit Nadigar Sangham politics to take to politics. He floated DMDK and became an MLA and Opposition Party leader and quite recently passed away. Sarathkumar had floated his own party and aligned with Dravidian parties for polls and became MLA and MP. Now he merged his party with BJP and fielded his wife Radhika against AIADMK – DMDK candidate Prabhakaran. Now Prabhakaran is son of Late Vijayakanth. At that time many felt that Radhika could have avoided this poll against the son of an actor – friend. After the result figures it looks even more bitter. The winner from INC beat Vijayakanth son by a mere 4000 votes and the best part is that Prabhakaran is contesting for first time and his victory was most crucial for future survival of the party his father founded. Radhika came third with 166271 and one feels that if it was not for Radhika – Sarathkumar Star Power , VijayaPrabhakaran could have easily garnered more votes. Ideally, the star couple should have campaigned for VijayaPrabhakaran , going by the past days . The poll helped us give a picture of the financial status of Star Couple and saw videos of hubby doing shayanapradiskhnam (rolling on temple ground) for wife’s victory. Very heartwarming !!! In a fourth instance of family and friendship soaring above politics was Allu Arjun visiting friend who is YSRCP candidate and not making a similar gesture to his Uncle – Actor Pawan Kalyan who is opposing YSRCP in the poll. After the Uncle’s victory, nephew send a congratulatory message and got badly trolled. Question raised was is friendship more important than family by Pawan fans ?.

Kamal to campaign in Karnataka - PS 2 collects Rs 160 cr gross - Rajini fans hit back at Jagan part leaders

The renowned actor and leader of Makkal Needimayam party, Kamal Haasan, has made an important decision with regards to the upcoming Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. He will be campaigning for the Congress party and supporting their alliance, as per the wish of AICC chief Rahul Gandhi. Kamal Haasan is expected to start his campaign tour in the first week of May, details of which will be revealed later. He had previously joined Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi. The Congress party leaders believe that Makkal Needimayam will form an alliance with them for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Recently, Kamal Haasan held a meeting with party leaders from Coimbatore and Salem districts, and there are talks of him contesting from the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency if the alliance with Congress is confirmed.

PS 2 3 days box office collections report Rs 160 gross Worldwide Nizam : Rs 2.47 Cr Ceeded : Rs 38 L UA : Rs 34 L East : Rs 28 L West : Rs 19 L Guntur : Rs 26 L Krishna : Rs 27 L Nellore : Rs 16 L AP-TS Total : Rs 4.35 Cr (Rs 8.50 Cr Gross) Tamilnadu : Rs 54.45 Cr Telugu States: Rs 8.50 Cr Karnataka: Rs 10.05 Cr Kerala : Rs 8.45 Cr ROI : Rs 8.10 Cr Overseas : Rs 70.10 Cr .On its first weekend, “PS – 2” earned approximately $3.5 million (Rs 28 crore). The film also received favorable reviews. Total WW collection : Rs 159.65 Cr( Rs 77.35 Cr Share)

Rajini speech sparked of Jagan - Naidu supporters war Amid a political controversy in Andhra Pradesh, the renowned celebrity Rajinikanth found himself entangled. During an event in Vijayawada to mark the centenary birth anniversary of the late actor-politician NT Rama Rao, Rajinikanth paid his respects and reminisced about his long-standing friendship with former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Nara Chandrababu Naidu. Rajinikanth commended Naidu's leadership skills and visionary outlook, citing Hyderabad's transformation into an IT hub as a testament to his foresight. However, Rajinikanth's speech garnered widespread attention and backlash, particularly from the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh. YSCR Leaders begab to hurl abuses on Rajinikanth and TDP leaders are retaliating back. Now Rajini fans have taken to social media demanding apology from Jagan's party leaders.