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 It's time to move past outdated commercial templates.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.

Mookuthi Amman 2 Pooja costs Rs 1 crore ? / Anna Ben in Yakshi Hindi film

In recent times , film poojas are rarely conducted spending huge amounts. Reminding of glorious old times of Kollywood , Mookuthi Amman 2 invite cost Rs 6000 per piece. 20 lady social media influencers were given a diamond mookuthi ( nose ring). Opening day set designed for film promo alone cost Rs 1 crore. After discarding her Lady Superstar tag, Nayanthara, who rarely attends the pooja ceremony of her films, has made an exception by gracing the launch of her upcoming movie Mookuthi Amman 2. Her banner Rowdy Pictures is co- producer along with C Sundar- Kushboo Avni Cinemax. Directed by Sundar C, the film is a sequel to Nayanthara and RJ Balaji's Mookuthi Amman which released in 2020.

Before she walked on stage, Nayanthara got a roaring welcome at the venue enterance. She then went on to greet other noted celebrities at the event. Dressed in a bright red saree, Nayanthara showed her devotional side, by folding her hands in front of the Amman deity in front of her for the first shot. Talking at the event, producer Ishari Ganesh spoke about Nayanthara's preparation for the role. He said "Mookuthi Amman is a divine role. So, she went on fasting for a month. Her children have been fasting for the last week" he said.

Ahead of the event, Superstar Rajinikanth has extended his wishes to producer Ishari K Ganesh for 'Mookuthi Amman 2', showing his support for the film. The makers posted "Our very own thalaivar Superstar #Rajinikanth's blessings & wishes for #MookuthiAmman2 ". Iconic actor Kamal Haasan also shared his wishes to the producer. The post read "An exciting chapter 2 begins! #KamalHassan ❤️ wishes for the grand beginning of Mookuthi Amman 2! " The event saw director Sundar C, his wife actress Khushboo as well. Regina Cassandra, Duniya Vijay, Meena, Yogi Babu and Ravi Mohan were also in attendance. Ishari Ganesh announced that Vels Film International has been listed in the stock exchange and soon a list of other projects will be made.. Actor Nayanthara, Madhavan and Siddharth's much-awaited film Test has got a release date. The makers have taken to social media to share the details. Test On OTT It has been announced that Test will release on Netflix from April 4.

Anna Ben, celebrated for her roles in Kumbalangi Nights, Helen, Kottukali, Kalki ,took to social media to announce the exciting project, Yakshi in Hindi . Written and directed by Karan Sunil, known for his work on the series Code-Switched, Yakshi is an Indo-American co-production backed by Lambe Log Productions and Full Spectrum Features. Babil Khan, son of the late Irrfan Khan, is playing the lead. The details of the plot for Yakshi remain undisclosed.

Kriti Sanon to romance Simbhu in Gautham Menon film

 

Kriti Sanon will be romancing Simbhu in Gautham Menon’s Nadhigalilae Neeradum Suriyan'(NNS),revealed a source. The actress was suggested by A R Rahman who scored the music for Mimi ( in which she plays the lead  released on Netflix) . Rahman is composer for Gautham- Simbhu’s NNS film. The film which is the third collaboration between the director and actor has raised high expectations in the fan circles of the director and the actor. The Tamil film viewers who are lovers of romantic film genre still consider Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa released in 2010 in which Simbhu romanced Trisha and directed by Gautham with music by Rahman as the benchmark.

The combo set off speculation when Gautam released a short film  Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn which featured a phone conversation between Karthik ( Simbhu) and Jessie ( Trisha), two characters in VTV. Fans expected that it was a teaser  of part 2 of VTV. However Gautham scotched rumors that he was making a sequel.

The film NNS is all set to start shoot. Simbhu had finished work on Maanaadu directed by Venkat Prabhu and an extended cameo in Maya with Hansika in central role too ready for release. Simbhu is paired with Kalyani Priyadarshan in Maanaadu. On the floors he has Krishna’s Pathu Thala with Priya Bhavani Shankar as heroine.

Kriti Sanon had started her career in  Telugu with Nenokkadine opposite Mahesh Babu in 2014. After that she has not acted in any South films. Now she has signed the Hindi- Telugu film Adipurush with Prabhas and directed by Om Raut. She plays Sita in the film based on Ramayana .the epic. In Bollywood , she has  Bachchan Pandey with Akshay Kumar , Bhedhiya with Varun Dhawan ,  Hum do Hamare do with Rajkummar Rao. 

The film NNS title has an interesting tale. Simbhu had asked Gautham to name it Superstar but the producer Ishari Ganesh - director Gautham felt it might not go down well with Rajinikanth fans. They put a star symbol instead of alphabet A in word Suriyan on the poster( cover photo). Simbhu played character Rajinikanth in Gautham’s film  Acham Yenbathu Madamaiyada'. Simbhu aks STR is also known to fans as Little Superstar and Young Superstar.