Hidden cameras in Mohanal film sets confirm Radhika- Suriya reason for MASS flop- 7 AM GOAT show

Radhika Sarathkumar has told Kerala Police SIT team that the issue of hidden cameras kept in Caravan was at the Ittymani Made in China location. The film has Mohanlal and Honey Rose in the lead and is produced by Lal’s man Friday Aashirvad Cinemas. She said that Mohanlal phone her to confirm whether it happened in Ittymani locale. She told him that neither he nor anybody known was at the location when she caught the hidden cameras in the caravan. She made a noise and had the contents deleted. Sidiqque, KPAC Lalitha, Salim Kumar , Aju Varghese and Dharmajan are other known actors in the film directed by Jibi Joju. Shooting locales were Ernakulam and Alapuzha apart from studios in China. In the earlier disclosure, she said that the contents got from the hidden cameras were kept in separate folders and viewed by men in the location. She said that after this incident, she used only the hotel room to change her costumes. As the Hema committee report was out, she was only recalled her past experience working in a Malayalam film and was not a publicity gimmick.

Director Venkat Prabhu in his promotion of GOAT has blamed the hero of MASS and Agent for the film’s failures. He blamed Suriya for MASS failure saying that scenes had to be changed as the hero was not keen on working in night shifts. Suriya fans are enraged with this observation.

G O A T first show in Tamil Nadu is at 7 AM and that too in Broadway Cinemas located in Coimbatore. A feat that 1100 screens in Tamil Nadu has not been able to do. Theatre which has the license to screen with recliner seats, a first, is named GOLD and another is IMAX screen and third one being EPIQ screens which uses special projection of Qube. As per Tamil Nadu Government rules only screens that have special facilities that regular screens do not have can screen films more than the permitted four shows a day. Broadway has regular screens too. Similarly ticket rates to these premium screens has a cap up to Rs 500 per seat while regular screens can charge only Rs 170 plus GST. On the pricing front, State Distributor says that fan clubs are buying advance tickets at Rs 2000 a piece and that he has informed the local authorities. However, trade says that the State Distributor is a DMK man and it is happening with his party support. Without national chains PVR and INOX , GOAT is being released in 500 theatres and 1000 screens by Zee Studio. In Tamil Nadu, advance booking for opening day has touched Rs 6 crore and Rs 3 crore in two Telugu States and Kerala each. Kochi and Chennai Metro trains have been for the first time opened up to branding and GOAT posters have lined up inside the trains and on platforms in these two cities. Director Venkat Prabhu in his promotion of GOAT has blamed the hero of MASS and Agent for the film’s failures. He blamed Suriya for MASS failure saying that scenes had to be changed as the hero was not keen on working in night shifts. Suriya fans are enraged with this observation.

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 ?.