Paid Negative reviews killed RETRO says Karthik / Thug Life 5th 100 cr / Vijayakanth son escapes Flop

 After Paid reviews to say positive aspects of a film, now Director Karthik Subburaj says that "I am fine woith critical reviews of a film. But this paid hatred and paid agenda to share negative reviews for a film... I just can't take that. " The Director was referring to his film Retro that he claimed was a blockbuster but in reality had just about scraped through. The Director had earlier thamked the media for good reviews and went on to announce a Rs 235 crore collection. It was silent on whether it was a theatrical collection but it turned out that it was inclusive of all earnings from theatre and non theatrical. The silver lining was that Suriya donated Rs 10 crore which he said was profit to his Charity Foundation.

A few days back a producer was seen in a video saying that his small film was not reviewed bya big reviewer who thinks that he is GOD as he could ask him to pay from the review. Irony was that this Producer was te pioneer to created a Twitter lobby of critics and industry watchers – trackers with the sole intention to give inflated box office figures for a set of producers that he advocated. The lobby that he created has now outgrown him amd become a rogue lobby.

Lets hear what Karthik and Bhardwaj Ranhan the host of the website has to say. Karthik says - He said "I am fine with critical reviews of a film. But this paid hatred and paid agenda to share negative reviews for a film... I just can't take that. " The host also acknowledged his views. Bharadwaj Rangan said "Even I heard from somebody that every actor has an enemy camp on Twitter, they are paid to run a campaign and discredit someone who shares good things about a film. " Karthik Subbaraj said "Not just that, they have an office, and they get paid for it. "

He added that, when he went to the theatre to watch Retro with the audience they seemed to enjoy it. "Everyone who I spoke to liked the film, they told me they are confused as to why the film got negative reviews. This paid campaign is very dangerous and it is very shocking. "

Karthik Subbaraj stated that Suriya’s Retro will continue as a web series. The filmmaker revealed that he has plans to release his film as a web series by extending each phase of the film into an episode. Retro on OTT did not create any ripples .

Kamal Haasan 100 crore worldwide grossers

In his career, Kamal Haasan only has 4 films that have entered the 100 crore club worldwide so far. It is to be noted that we’ve only considered films starring him as the leading actor, hence Kalki 2898 AD has not been included.

Check out Kamal Haasan’s 100 crore+ worldwide grossers below:

1. Vikram (2022) – 426 crores
2. Indian 2 (2024) – 150.94 crores
3. Dasavathaaram (2008) – 104.85 cr gross
4. Vishwaroopam (2013) – 103.60 cr gross

Thug Life is only 3.51 crores away from becoming his 5th 100 crore grosser globally. That milestone is expected to be unlocked in its lifetime!

The Late Vijayakant’s son Shanmuga Pandian starrer Tamil action film, Padai Thalaivan kickstarted in an impressive manner at the box office. However, on its 4th day it slumped but the theatre collection till date has recovered 80 % of the budget as it is around Rs 5-6 crores only. The OTT- TV and digital rights combined might pull the film to a no profit- loss situation.

The Shanmuga Pandian starrer opened at 1.29 crores which was not a very bad opening. However, on its second day, it saw a drop of around 5% and amassed 1.22 crores. But on the third day, the movie again saw a stellar growth of 43% and earned 1.75 crores.

Now, according to the early estimates in Sacnilk, the movie saw a crash of around 50%. It only garnered 87 lakhs which is the lowest day-wise collection for the film till now. The total India net collection of Padai Thalaivan 5.13 crore. Including the taxes, the gross collection comes to 6.05 crore.

Vikram- Gautham Menon Dhruv Natchitram v/s Suriya's Retro - A coincidence ? / Thalaivar and Thalapathy rule North America

Long awaited Dhruv Natchitram of Vikram- GVM is set for a May 1st release and guess what it is to face Suriya- Kartik Subburaj Retro. If the report is true and it states that Tirupur Subramanian the Coimbatore igg Boss who has taken the job to release the Vikram film has held multiple screenings for Distributors and told them that May 1 st is release date. Now this film is expected to do what Madha Gaja Raja did for Vishal. Interestingly, Subramnian and Suriya had a faceoff during the Covid time over the latter going to OTT instead of theatres. The exhibitor had said that Suriya will lose his fan base by taking the OTT route. Post Covid, Suriya has to deliver a hit. Secondly, Gautham Vasudev Menon still cribs about Suriya giving him the cold shoulder after giving three hits . Report based on https://www.moviecrow.com/News/34588/dhruva-natchathiram-vikram-suriya-retro-release-date Director Vetrimaaran confirmed the update given by Producer Thanu during a recent appearance at an event. The film’s pre-production is progressing steadily, and shooting is expected to commence in May or June. Vaadivaasal marks Suriya and Vetrimaaran’s first collaboration According to Only My Health, in an interview, the actor said he maintained a no-salt and no-sugar diet to get those six-pack abs within 100 days. The actor even sacrificed biryani and adopted sugar abstinence to get picture-perfect abs. Despite his strict diet, Suriya has a favorite dish: Kongu biryani, a traditional meal made with rice and lentils.

North America is biggest overseas box office for any Indian film and Tamil films are no exception. A look at the top 10 Tamil films that excited North American based Tamil viewers shows that it has Superstar Rajinikanth and Thalapathy Vijay and an odd Ponniyin Selvan both parts ( Mani the Director’s draw) and Kamal’s Vikram that came after a long gap. So we can expect Coolie – Vijay-H Vinoth and Kamal- Mani Thug Life to rock in this region. Will Sivakarthikeyan- Dhanush- Suriya and AK come in to fill Thalapathy gap ? Back in home territory, Dhanush directed NEEK is now inching towards 7 crores. But it is far away from its budget recovery and might wrap up without covering even half of its budget. Dhanush’s last directorial Raayan amassed around 60 crores in 7 days.

Suriya's RETRO gets best Netflix deal / Ajith copied Vijay Leo look and weapon ?

Suriya’s Retro OTT Deal Proves His Star Power is intact Suriya Kanguva did not do well in theatres but did well on OTT Space: Even though Kanguva didn’t live up to the hype, Suriya’s strong pull in the digital market hasn’t faded one bit. "Kanguva" received mixed responses. However, its inclusion in the Oscars shortlist has sparked renewed interest among fans and the film industry. Netflix has grabbed the streaming rights for Retro for a massive ₹80 crore, covering all languages—showing the confidence they have in the film’s team of Karthik Subburaj and Suriya’s popularity. The movie stars Suriya and Pooja Hegde as the leads, with veterans like Jayaram, Joju George, Karunakaran, Nassar, and Prakash Raj making the cast even stronger. Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, produced by 2D Entertainment and Stone Bench Creations, and with music by Santhosh Narayanan, Retro first glimpse of the movie has already created buzz among fans, with 2 crore views and raising expectations for this romantic action drama. The title announcement teaser of ‘Retro’ was unveiled a few weeks ago. In the teaser, Suriya and Pooja are seen sitting together on stairs. Not much has been revealed about the film’s title but Suriya’s dialogues give some hints. He said in the video, “I will control my temper. Will quit working with my father. Violence, rowdyism, and hooliganism… will quit everything from this moment. Will try to smile and be happy. The purpose of my birth, in your language, my Dhammam, is love. Pure love. That’s it. I’m saying it cut and right. Now, tell me, should we get married?” retro hits theatres on May 1, 2025.

Has Ajith copied Vijay’s hairstyle and costumes of Thalapathy Vijay from Leo ? A post by Bharani on X feels so. He posted the pixs saying Parthipan Hair Style and Parthipan Dress code and Parthipan weapon code. Parthipan is character name of Vijay in Leo. Before AK fans coud react Actor Parthipan reacted by thanking the X post and that created a confusion about who was Bharani talking about, This sort of lead to a war between AK and Thalapathy fans from being sparked off. Ajith Kumar’s upcoming Tamil film “Vidaamuyarchi” has been dubbed into Telugu under the title “Pattudala.” Directed by Magizh Thirumeni and produced by Subashkaran of Lyca Productions, the film promises an adrenaline-pumping action thriller, with Ajith Kumar playing a high-octane action role. As the title suggests, Ajith appears to be a determined guy on a mission to find his missing wife in Azerbaijan. The clip shows Ajith undertaking incredible feats, which would provide an exhilarating experience to the audience in cinemas. Following 2011’s hit Mankatha (Gambler in Telugu), Ajith reunites with Trisha and Arjun. Regina Cassandra, Arav, Nikhil Nair, Dasarathi, and Ganesh have important roles in the film as well. Anirudh Ravichander is creating the music for this film.