Leo slows down and will not cross Jailer - Rashmika in Girlfriend - S J Suryah in Nani film

Leo box office collections will not surpass Jailer in two Telugu States and Karnataka. First day it grossed Rs 15 cr and second day it fell to Rs 5 crore in two Telegu States. In Karnataka, it opened to Rs 13 crore and second day it is Rs 4 crore. In Kerala, number of shows has been reduced and Mammooty’s Kannur sqad that released one month back has increased the shows. Producer Lalit Kumar said that the weak business in North India due to multiplexes not screening them. Kumar said that after they sold the OTT rights the North Indian multiplexes decided that a 8 week window from release date and OTT streaming was needed for a film. In Tamil Nadu, collections are dropping. From Rs 27 crores it dropped to Rs 15 cr and third day it was Rs 13 cr. It just surpassed Rs 50 cr and in contrast Jailer in three days touched Rs 76 cr. The person most affected by Leo was Shiva Rajkumar. His film Ghost did not get enough theatres in Central Bangalore due to Leo and two Telugu films. Word of mouth is good and now shows have increased and moving to a hit status.

DVV Creations announced that S J Suryah has come on board for their film with Nani. Natural Star Nani and Talented Director Vivek Athreya who delivered a cult entertainer like Ante Sundaraniki are coming together once again for #Nani31. The movie will be produced by DVV Danayya and Kalyan Dasari of DVV Entertainments who delivered an Oscar movie RRR with their last film. This time they are going to explore a difficult genre and it is evident from the announcement video that dropped in today.

Geetha Arts, Mass Movie Makers and Dheeraj Mogilineni Entertainment next prestigious project with National Crush Rashmika Mandanna and director Rahul Ravindran announced. talented filmmaker Rahul Ravindran helming the project. The title of the film is The Girlfriend, and the dialogues are about the perfect love he expects from his girlfriend while Rashmika is seen breathless in the water. Glimpse is both beautiful and meaningful. The film's principal photography will commence soon. Krishnan Vasant weilds the camera while musical sensation Hesham Abdul Wahab will score the music, both of which will surely be among the movie's highlights. Ace producer Allu Aravind presenting the film while Vidya Koppineedi and Dheeraj Mogilineni are producing the film.

Anupama Parameswaran to tie knot with Ram Pothneni - Raveena Tandon daughter in Ram Charan film - Mammooty Yatra 2 First look

Tollywood is abuzz with the news that after Varun Tej and Lavanya Tripathi marriage, it is the turn on Ram Potheneni and Anupama Parameswaran. They acted in Vunnadhi Okkate Zindagi and ‘Hello Guru Prema. After her debut film Premam in Malayalam, she got offers from Tollywood and has a good number of successful films in that language but in Tamil her debut film Kodi with Dhanush was not a hit.

Finally RC 15 Game Changer with Ram Charan started again, news is that Buchi Babu who is directing RC 16 held an audition and signed Rasha Thadani , daughter of Raveena Tandon. There is rumour that Zee bought Game Changer OTT for Rs 350 cr but the real thing is that the amount quoted was for satellite and OTT.

Mammootty posted on FB the first look of sequel to his Telugu film Yatra. Along with him plays Jiva. Mammooty played Late AP CM YSR and there is reports that Jiva will play Jagan current AP CM.

Vignesh Shivan liked a video posted on X and in turn created an uproar among Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj fans. The video was a clip of an interview in which the director asked about the tussle with Vijay after Naa ready song was released and after that Lokesh stopped adding hashtag Vijay and Leo in his tweets. Lokesh said that as he was busy in post production , he had no time to reply to such fake news on social media. Vignesh liking the post looked like he was approving that there was a rift between Lokesh and Vijay. Seeing the backlash, Vignesh removed the like and apologized saying that he just saw Lokesh in the video and liked it but did not hear the content. He like others was waiting for Leo. Yet another controversy cropped up as a dialogue in the trailor is abusive and Lokesh rushed to defend Vijay who faced a backlash like what happened after Na ready song lyrics. Lokesh said that Vijay had raised doubts about it but it was him who insisted that it was a must for the character. On the biz front. As multiplexes In North India will not screen Leo due to OTT release date, 2000 single screens have been roped to screen Hindi version.

Fake Vijay clip slams Kannadigas - Stephen Devassy in Telugu - Lijo next with Kunchacko

Cauvery dispute took an ugly turn with a twitter handle Thala Aravind posting a video clip in which Vijay lashes out at Kannadigas for protesting at promotion of Siddharth Chittha in Bangalore and saying that Leo will not be released in Karnataka. Leo Producer is planning to take action on this fake clip. Shivaraj Kumar had apologized to Siddharth for promo promotion disruption. Leo USA bookings has touched $230K and by the time of release it will have a million dollar premiere. In UK on advance booking day one it is £250,520 . This beats the last record set by PS 2. Among the Telugu film this year biggest grosser in USA is Anuksha film Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty which has collected $1,780,341 gross till now.

Mohanlal has joined Prabhas and Nayanthara in Kannappa which has Manchu Vishnu in the lead and produced by his father Mohan Babu. The film is a pan Indian one and directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh of Mahabhartha series on Star TV. Writers Parchuri Gopalkrishna, Burra Sai Madhav and Thota Prasad, music by Mani Sharma and Stephen Devassy who is famous keyboard player and has scored music for Malayalam films.

After Mallaikottai Valiban with MohanLal , Lijo next is with Kunchacko Boban and Manju Warrier says a report. Boban upcoming film is Chaver and has Amal Nerad action film Jay K’s Grr is in post-production stage. Kunchacko is for firs time to team up with Dulquer for a Shoubin directorial.

Kamal and Tovino at San Deigo - Keerthy Suresh in Theri remake - Telugu Leo sold

Keerthy Suresh is set to portray the role previously played by Samantha in the Tamil film "Theri." The director of "Kee," Kalees, is now remaking the movie in Hindi, with Atlee making some modifications and serving as a co-producer. The film faced criticism upon its initial release for similarities to the old classic "Chathriyan," produced by Mani Ratnam. Additionally, Atlee's debut film, "Raja Rani," was also accused of being inspired by Mani Ratnam's "Mouna Ragam." In "Theri," Amy Jackson takes on another significant role as the teacher of the protagonist's child. Samantha's character in the original film was the wife who tragically meets her end at the hands of the villainous gang. After her success in "Maamannan," Keerthy's fee has been raised from Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore. In the Telugu film industry, she has two projects in the pipeline, "Bhola Sankar" featuring Chiranjeevi, and a Tamil film called "Siren" that is yet to be released. Currently, she has three films in production. In the Hindi version, Keerthy will be paired with Varun Dhawan, who will be essaying Thalapathy Vijay's role from the original "Theri

Deepika Padukone, a member of the American Actor Union currently on strike, was unable to attend the San Diego Comic Con event for the film Project K. On the other hand, Kamal Haasan received a warm welcome from his numerous fans and their families at the event venue. The makers of Project K will reveal Kamal's look in the movie after releasing the first look. Unfortunately, the first look of Prabhas in the film has received significant criticism from trolls. During the event, Rana announced his own project in India, which is based on a subject from Amar Chitra Katha. However, this decision drew criticism from Director Gunasekhar, who claimed that he had originally brought the subject to Rana's attention. The project will be directed by Trivikram. Tovino Thomas, meanwhile, shared the exciting news that the character Minnal Murali from his film is now a part of a TINKLE comic book, #MinnalMurali now in #TINKLE comics!! This announcement was also made at the San Diego Comic Con.

Sithara Entertainments, having previously been a producer for the bilingual movie "Sir" starring Dhanush, is now expanding into distribution in the Telugu states with their latest venture called LEO. The team expressed great joy and pride in this partnership and is committed to providing a grand release for Thalapathy Vijay's films in the Telugu language, taking into consideration his ever-growing market and popularity. LEO is being produced by SS Lalit Kumar, known for his work on the highly acclaimed movie "Master" with director Lokesh Kanagaraj and Thalapathy Vijay. Additionally, Jagadish Palanisamy, who was a co-producer for "Master," is also joining as a co-producer for this exciting ACTION BONANZA.

Mohanlal - Rajinikanth in Kochi, Lokesh Kanagaraj turns actor - Alphonse Puthran in Tamil

Mohanlal to join Rajinikanth in Kochi

Mohanlal is scheduled to join Rajinikanth and his team in Kochi for the final 10-day shoot of "Jailer." The filming is expected to be completed by April 15, after which post-production work will commence. Yesterday, Mohanlal was seen at Mumbai airport. He was coming from Jaisalmer where the shooting of Malaikottai Valiban is going on. He also has to shoot for Bigg Boss Malayalam season 5 launch .

Director Lokesh Kanagaraj in R J Balaji film

Robo Shankar, an actor in director Gokul's upcoming film "Singapore Saloon" starring R J Balaji, has revealed that Director Lokesh Kanagaraj is currently juggling multiple projects. In addition to working on Vijay's upcoming film "Leo," Lokesh is also appearing in "Singapore Saloon." Lokesh had previously made a cameo appearance in his own film "Master," which starred Vijay. The makers of "Leo" have announced the completion of the Kashmir shooting schedule. Recently, a photo of a thin-looking Robo Shankar had surfaced online, sparking rumors about his health. However, his wife posted a video clarifying that his appearance was simply a result of his role in the film and not indicative of any health concerns.

In accordance with its title, RJ Balaji assumes the role of a hair stylist in the movie, and it has recently been announced that filming has concluded. The film is slated to be released during the summer of 2023.

 Vijay Deverakonda and Sam film Kushi to hit on September 1

The much-awaited Tollywood film "Kushi" is all set to hit theaters on September 1st, bringing together two dynamic actors, Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha, in lead roles. The film, directed by Shiva Nirvana and produced on a grand scale by Mythri Movie Makers, promises to be a proper love drama that is eagerly awaited by fans.

To build up excitement for the release, the makers of the film have release

d a new poster featuring the lead pair holding hands, exuding a pleasant and loveable vibe. Shooting for the film is progressing at a brisk pace, and given the star power of Vijay and Sam, there is a lot of anticipation surrounding the project.

"Kushi" is also set to release in multiple languages, adding to the excitement of fans across the country. With the release date now officially confirmed, moviegoers can mark their calendars for September 1st and get ready to witness the chemistry between these two talented actors on the big screen.

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Alphonse Puthran next in Tamil

Alphonse Puthran, the director of the highly successful Malayalam film "Premam," is set to make his debut in Kollywood. According to the director's tweet, he will be directing a new film for Rahul, the producer behind Romeo films. The opportunity came about thanks to the efforts of Shenbgamoorthy, who manages Red Giant, a production and distribution company owned by Udhaynidhi Stalin.

Raahul, who is also producing Kavin's next project, which will mark choreographer-actor Sathish's directorial debut, has revealed that Alphonse is planning to start filming this new film by the end of April.

The upcoming film is expected to be a comeback for Alphonse, following the underwhelming performance of his last film "Gold," which starred Prithviraj and Nayanthara but was panned by critics.

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