Fahadh Faasil career low opening- Maareesan / Lal 's Mathew to Join Rajini Muthuvel

 

FaFa or otherwise  Fahadh Faasil has recorded the second-lowest opening for the actor in the post-COVID era. It just surpassed Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum’s 55 lakh. See Maareesan 4 day collection.

Day 1 [1st Friday]	₹ 0.75 Cr * rough data	-
Day 2 [1st Saturday]	₹ 1.37 Cr * rough data	82.67%
Day 3 [1st Sunday]	₹ 1.39 Cr * rough data	1.46%
Day 4 [1st Monday]	₹ 0.15 Cr **

 

Overall, Maareesan had an occupancy of 18% on day 1, which resulted in a collection of 75 lakh net at the Indian box office, as per Sacnilk. Adjusting for GST, it stands at 88 lakh gross.

Take a look at the openings of Fahadh Faasil’s post-COVID releases:

1.     Pushpa 2: The Rule – 179.25 crores

2.     Pushpa: The Rise – 45.78 crores

3.     Vikram – 32.05 crores

4.     Vettaiyan – 31.7 crores

5.     Maamannan – 8.5 crores

6.     Aavesham – 3.65 crores

7.     Bougainvillea – 3.3 crores

8.     Malayankunju – 1.5 crores

9.     Dhoomam – 90 lakh

10.Maareesan – 75 lakh

11.Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum – 55 lakh

Apart from Fahadh, the film also features Vadivelu. Released yesterday (July 25), the Kollywood comedy crime thriller opened to mostly decent reviews from critics, with the leading cast getting praised for their strong performances. Even among the moviegoers, word-of-mouth is mainly on the favorable side. Many felt that the the film started as road movie shifted gear to a thriller and probably as somebody told the Director to do so as Tamil audience do not go solely by road stories and want action. What helped Maaman was the political story in it.

Fa Fa revealed his retirement plans in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India as part of the promotional campaign for his film Maareesan. He disclosed his retirement plans only after the interviewer asked him about his idea of becoming an Uber driver in Barcelona. Fahadh responded, “Ya ya, of course.” The interviewer was persistent and wanted to know the specifics. So Fahadh explained his plan: “No, I think it’ll only happen after people are done with me here, you know?” But the interviewer was confident that people were not going to get bored of their beloved FaFa.

Finally Mohanlal as Mathew is all set to join Jailer Muthuvel Pandian in the sequel. Set work is on at Attapadi in Kerala.

Mammootty- Nayanthara to join Rajini in Hukum -Fahadh Faasil main ilwad n Bollywood

 Mammootty and Nayanthara are to join Rajnikanth in Hukum the Jailer 2 sequel is thye buzz. Promo has been shoy in EVP. Announcement on December 12th. Directed by Nelson, Ramya Krishnan who played Rajini's wife is not to play the role, while other actors like Mohanlal, Jackie Shroff, and Shivarajkumar, who are expected to reprise their roles. Technicians remain the same. Nayanthara has acted with Rajinikanth in six films starting from Chandramukhi.

Fahadh Faasil is all set to make his debut in Bollywood. Director is Imtiaz Ali. Imtiaz Ali is one of the most celebrated directors of our time and his work like Jab We Met, Tamasha, Rockstar, Amar Singh Chamkila

Peeping Moon reports; Plot details of the movie have been kept confidential, but sources suggest it will be an unconventional love story, in line with the genre Imtiaz is popularly known for. The Jab We Met director is currently putting the final touches on the script and aiming to commence production in the first quarter of 2025. Imtiaz will also produce this film under his banner, Window Seat Films. “Fahadh Faasil will make his Bollywood debut with this film, and he's extremely excited to begin his journey in Hindi cinema with Imtiaz Ali, who is one of his favorite Bollywood directors.

They've been discussing this project for months, and it was recently finalized contractually. Triptii’s pairing with him adds an exciting and unique dimension to this collaboration. Imtiaz is known for pushing boundaries in love stories, and this one promises to stand out in his repertoire,” revealed a source close to the development. While this marks Fahadh’s entry into Hindi cinema, Triptii Dimri will have a sort of homecoming moment with this project. Imtiaz co-wrote and presented Triptii’s debut film, Laila Majnu (2018), directed by his brother, Sajid Ali.

After performing on his written material, the Bulbul actress is set to be directed by Imtiaz himself, furthering her reputation as a sought-after actress in Bollywood. The actress, who has become a top choice for every filmmaker and producer since Animal’s tremendous success, will shoot for Imtiaz’s film after completing Vishal Bhardwaj's gangster thriller with Shahid Kapoor. She also has Suresh Triveni’s comedy-drama with Madhuri Dixit, scheduled to start production around April 2025.

Dulquer produce Pranav Mohanlal film - AK VM on Nov 10 - Sree Leeal- Sam rock Pushpa 2

 

Double Delight for Pushpa 2 viewers. Old favourite Samantha and new sensation Sree Leela are coming together for an item song. After going through many bombs, the search narrowed down to Jhanvi Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor. But now all that has been dumped for Sree Leela and latest addition to this song is Samantha. Already Sam’s dance in Pushpa 1 is still a rage. DSP has created a special song for this mass number.

Ajith’s VidaaMuyarchi Teaser to Arrive November 10

Ajith’s  VidaaMuyarchi, directed by Magizh Thirumeni and produced by Lyca Productions, is  up for a Pongal 2025 release, tentatively scheduled for January 9.

Actor Arav, who plays a pivotal role, has commenced dubbing for his character, with the remaining cast members - actor Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Regina Cassandra, and Nikhil Nair.

Another exciting news is that Pranav Mohanlal is making his Tamil debut in a film co-produced by Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Films. The project that was launched by Vignesh Kumar’s Wealth Eye Cinemas has now taken a bigger turn after Dulquer has entered the project. Anusha Pillai who was AD to film featuring Kamal Haasan, V K Prakash and Director Kamal is helming the project. Malayalam novel Ram C/O Anandhi by Akhil P Dharmajan is the subject and it s about the lives of Sriram from Kerala and Anandhi from Sri Lanka

 

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Fahadh - Vadivelu combo on

So far we have heard about Tamil- Telugu- Hindi songs hitting the 200 million hits. Now Malayalam has the first song to create this hits in YouTube. Composed and produced by Sushin Shyam, “Illuminati” has become the first Mollywood track to hit 200 million views on YouTube, breaking records as the fastest song in the industry to reach this milestone. Film was released in April 2024. directed by Jithu Madhavan and featuring a star-studded cast including Fahadh Faasil, Sajin Gopu, Mansoor Ali Khan, and Ashish Vidyarthi, was produced by Nazriya Nazim and Anwar Rasheed. 

Diwali poster of  Maareesan starring Fahadh Faasil and Vadivelu has excited movie goers as the combo of this two actors in Maamannan has set the screen on fire. Now this two actors have a great comedy sense and the story line has become a subject of speculation. This is Super Good Films’ 100^th film. Directed by Sudheesh Sankar, music is by Yuvan.

Vettaiyan ; A Director's Film - Like Rajini - Udhayam will continue

 

Udhayam theatre is not closing and Vettaiyan is not the last film. Theatre Manager has said that it will take time to close shop and it could be possibly after Sivakarthikeyan'a Amaran. Usually as I do not review a film.  I feel that though mine is a blog, I should not give my personal opinion on a film and exception being if the content is such and that it merits a public debate.

However as the Manager dashed my idea to preserve my ticket for  Vettaiyan since it was supposed to be last one in this iconic theatre and having seen it , I write about it. This is a T J Gananvel film. He has stuck to the subject as much as possible. The subject is about a encounter killing v/s arrest and conviction. Though the subject has been handled before and you expect TJ to take the Jai Bhim approach, he takes a new theme along with it - online entrance exams scam and kick starts with a murder of a teacher who stumbles upon a drug racket.

The problem with a Rajini film is that the Director fills in what is called Fan moments and this makes a non Rajini fan squirm and as a reviewer you write that the film is strictly for the fans. Here, I found only one or two moments like that and otherwise, if you look at it as a movie goer with no membership in any Rajini fan club, it is appealing. The message that one gets through Rajini character is that the cop in you should first do a soul searching before pulling the trigger and in short not be trigger happy.

Having seen all Rajini films as part of my job as a film journalist and a person who scripted for a documentary telecast on Japan official TV, I do not think any character in a Rajini film has stolen the limelight and that too in a role that is not an antagonist. In Vettaiyan, Fahadh Faasil does it and backed by a strong writing, he gets his teeth into it. No wonder Rajini said that he will wait for him till eternity.

Best actors in a Rajini film can do is that speak to all and sundry about and gush about Superstar before release. For Manju Warrier, this is yet another Tamil film and nothing more. Here however , she has a song to take home as a memento. Anirudh and his BGM is said to be heart of any film but I am no expert on this. If you ask me whether the BGM intensified Rajini on screen as  I think even otherwise, it would pass muster as Vettaiyan is not that dependent on BGM as Jailor.

To my generation the coming together of Rajini and Big B in one frame is memorable. But as I or my gen do not decide a film's success , TJ has kept it to the level it deserved. Rana Daggubatti compared to the bad guys in Rajini film is no great shakes. I am not an expert on technical aspects- I did not disturb me. A sensible film . Box office ? What till Monday fright .

Rakul Preet Indian 2 cameo - Anirudh - SRK again- Jeethu- Fahadh - Lal- Shobana - Suriya- Pooja Hegde team up

Kamal Haasan trackers inform us that Rakul Preet Singh plays an IPS officer in Indian 2 and that her role comes into play in second half. That does not mean that she is just another cameo but something important like that of Alia Bhatt in RRR. The other day Kamal was Chief Guest at an event to mark 100th anniversary of D Ramanujam, Known as DR , the man who headed the State Exhibitors Associations for decades along with Chithamani Murugesan of Distributors Association were one time the undisputed trade leaders. Most striking factor was Kalaipuli Thanu was the event organizer and he was seen welcoming Kamal at the event. So What ? After Aalvaandhan , Producer Thanu and Kamal parted ways. It was a welcome scene to see both on same platform. The function was organized by Exhibitors Association represented by Paneerselvam of which Thanu is a member and also owns a multiplex. I as Screen weekly ‘s Special correspondent in Chennai had to keep a regular line to DR as he was not only the general secretary for a record 20 times of South Film Chamber of Commerce and so many times in film trade unions apex body FFI. At that time, Screen was the only trade weekly that was a common link to all film trade bodies across the country. He piloted an amendment to Copyright Act to curb video piracy. Later on he was struck with Parkinsons and still was at the helm. I live a few streets from Late DR home and I think of the days when plush latest cars of film producers lined in the street as the owners were inside grappling with release issues.

Will Anirudh do the mistake that A R Rahman did at the peak of his career ?. The news that Anirudh is on board for KING starring Shah Rukh Khan directed by Sujoy Gosh. It marks SRK daughter Suhana Khan debut. ARR at peak of his career with Tamil films shifted to Bollywood as bucks were big. Even his regular Directors and Producers in Kollywood were given a raw deal. After the Oscar, the Madras Mozart offers from Bollywood dried up. By that time, Anirush- D Imman- Haris Jayraj – G V Prakash had become Tamil music lovers favourites. It is with great difficulty that ARR picked up his Kollywood libks and got back with big banners. However, Anirudh is far ahead in terms of popularity charts and renumeration. If Anirudh balances work between Bollywood and Tamil- Telugu industries, he will not face plight of ARR who put the blame on the caucus that control Bollywood.

Yesterday we told about Ram film directed by Jeethu getting ready after the problems with producers solved, today we have a news – E4 is bankrolling a film with Jeethu and Fahadh Faasil. Fahadh already has signed a action film with S J Suryah as co- actor for a Vipin Das film. Meanwhile we learn that Shobana is pairing with Mohanlal after 15 years in Tharun Moorthy Directorial, The hit pair was last seen in Jackie Alias Sagar. Shobana is said to be in Rajini- Lokesh film. Now Director- actor Lal Jose posted a photo with Lokesh Kanagaraj. Is he acting in Rajinikanth’s Coolie ?. Yet another report is that Pooja Hegde is coming back to Tamil with Suriya – Karthik Subburaj film.