Kamal - Aamir - SRK postpone events / Why L2 Empuran was Overseas Hit ?/ Suriya's Rs 10 crore charity

 

Kamal Haasan put off Thug Life audio launch and said India comes First

Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par Trailer Release Postponed  In Respect To Operation Sindoor. London Statue Unveiling Honouring Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Postponed By Shah Rukh Khan Out Of Respect For Ongoing Operation Sindoor

The theatrical release of Bhool Chuk Maaf starring Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi, has been cancelled after heightened security drills across India. The announcement, which was made by its makers a day ahead of the release, followed India’s Operation Sindoor targeting terror camps in Pakistan. The film will now premiere on OTT. Makers said that they had taken this decision keeping in mind nation’s priorities in mind.

The All India Cine Workers Association(AICWA) has issued a firm statement enforcing a complete ban on Pakistani artists, filmmakers, and financiers working in the Indian cinema industry. This statement came immediately after Pakistani actors Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan, and Mawra Hocane, who have worked in Bollywood, criticized the Indian Army’s Operation Sindoor.

AICWA strongly condemns the filmmakers, producers, and artists of the film Abir Gulal for casting Pakistani actor Fawad Khan despite the Pulwama attack, where several Indian soldiers were martyred. What message do such filmmakers want to convey? They even came to India to release this film, showing complete disregard for the nation’s sentiments. This is a disgrace to the sacrifices made by our brave soldiers.

The depiction of the Godhra incident from a secular viewpoint or in other words the victims were Muslims given shelter by a Hindu and the attackers were Hindus in L 2 Empuran seems to have caught the imagination of overseas Indian diaspora. The Film has set a benchmark for Malayalam filmdom in terms of overseas collections. This is the first film for Mollywood to cross $10Million and also 100 crore at the Overseas box office. This record also looks unbeatable and may remain untouched for long years.  The scripting of Murali Gopy combined with Prithviraj’s Direction and the ` shock marketing’ later yielded dividends overseas but not within India.

The film’s box office run was limited to Kerala and not outside. The final Indian tally shows that it has not collected enough to cover the investment from the ticket sales. On OTT too L 2 Empuran is not a great attraction. The controversial elements were later dited out by Director after a backlash on social media.

The Arab countries top the overseas collections; Breakdown :

The Overseas box office closing numbers are as follows:

UAE – $6,270,000
GCC – $2,355,000
Saudi Arabia – $1,094,000
North America – $2,7075,40
UK Ireland – $2,143,000
Germany – $420,000
Australia – $897,000
New Zealand – $188,100
Europe/Rest of World – $815,000

Total – $16.9 Million (144.8 crores)

Suriya, who shared his love and chatted with his media friends for a long time at the event to thank the media for support given to Retro movie, took a photo with them. The media friends expressed their appreciation for actor Suriya. The film is produced by Stone Bench Films along with producers Jyothika and Surya under the banner of 2D Entertainment. Rajasekhar Karpoor Sundarapandyan and Karthikeyan Santhanam are co-producers.the film Retro, released on May 1st and directed by Karthik Subbaraj, has been receiving a great response from the audience and has set a record by collecting over 104 crores at the box office. In this context, Suriya has donated 10 crores from the profits of the film Retro to the Agaram Foundation.The film is produced by Stone Bench Films along with producers Jyothika and Surya under the banner of 2D Entertainment. Rajasekhar Karpoor Sundarapandyan and Karthikeyan Santhanam are co-producers.

 

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Dil Se of Mani Ratnam and Hey Ram of Kamal was edited without Director's knowledge !!!

For Dil Se of Mani Ratnam featuring SRK, Priety Zinta and Manisha Koirala when released had audience walk out after 15 minutes of the show as they came to see Chaiya Chiya song featuring SRK and Malaika. Here again Bharat Shah was the presenter along with Ram Gopal Varma. Shah wanted the song to come gain second place and that too after a bomb blast scene. RGV told Mani and the query he got back was ‘How can Shah Rukh Khan hug Manisha Koirala and imagine Malaika Arora?’. Bharat Shah answer was that audience will not ask this and only to see the song again. Shah was worried as samosa sellers in theatres complaied that audience walked out after Chaiya song coming in 15 minutes after the start. ( source Bollywood Hungama) How one of the most iconic songs, "Chaiyya Chaiyya" came to be. The lyrics of "Chaiyya Chaiyya" are based on the Sufi folk song "Thaiyya Thaiyya" with lyrics by poet Bulleh Shah. Singer Sukhwinder Singh originally suggested the song to A.R. Rahman who was looking for a Punjabi devotional song to include on the soundtrack of Dil Se... Gulzar subsequently rewrote the lyrics and changed the name to "Chaiyya Chaiyya". The Tamil Version of the song is still called "Thaiyya Thaiyya". Source; Videowala, FB

Did you know that Hey Ram Hindi version was cut short by 20 minutes and that too without the Knowledge of Director Kamal Haasan ? Did you know that Uyire’s Hindi version Dil Se had the song Chaiya Chaiya two times and it was done despite objection from Director Mani Ratnam. Hey Ram completes 25 years and on this occasion a flashback. Bharat Shah who presented the film Hey Ram in Hindi felt that it was too long. He called Rajkumar Santoshi to see the film and trim it by 30 minutes. Santoshi who follows Tamil as his mother is a Tamil lady and was born in Chennai has directed superhit films like Damini, Ghayal, ghatak , Pukar and earned several awards after seeing it knew that from Kamal’s viewpoint, all shots were important but for North audience it was not digestible. He cut it by 20 minutes and did a fine balancing job between two versions.

Did Pushpa 2 fake box office / IT raid why ? / SRK and Allu Arjun in a film ?

Pushpa 2 Producers payments to Allu Arjun, Sukumar Writings and AA Entertainments that distributed the film in North India were found to be not in order in the IT returns filed by Mythiri Movie Makers. The three players are now to set right the records with the IT who has taken records after the raid. Sources say that it has nothing to with Allu Arjun or false box office claims. Here is a detailed look at the IT records: In case of Pushpa 2- Mythri owns 55% stake of Pushpa 2 only Allu Arjun owns 30% of stake Sukumar own 15 % of stake. - Budget of Pushpa 2 - 250 cr, Non theatricals were sold flat for 420 cr. So that means they had 170 cr profit already before theatrical release In that-Allu Arjun got - 51 cr ,Sukumar - 25.5 cr Mythri made - 93.5 cr This income was taxed appropriately and everyone paid the taxes.. As all these payments are in white, IT had no issues. It was with theatricals that doubts came up: AP/TG - 180 cr Producer released on their own most of the territory and few third party their share was close to 155 cr Hindi- 447 cr Of which 340 cr was producers share and AA film North distributors made whopping 107 cr . In other South States m Producers went on a sharing basis In TN - 41 cr Of which AGS made 5 cr and Producers made 36 cr Karnataka - 45 cr and Producer made 40 cr Kerala - 7 cr and Producer made 6 cr Overseas - Producer made 100 cr Total Producers made was 780 cr Approx- Split up was Mythri made 429 cr Allu Arjun made 234 cr,Sukumar made 117 cr Now Mythri could show taxes for 429 cr but transactions to sukumar writings and Allu Arjun was not properly accounted and IT officers questioned them on that. They have got 350 cr share which means Rs 500 to 600 cr gross and not reported amount of Rs 780 crore. IT department is working with Sukumar writings , Allu Aejun and AA entertainments to fix the shortfalls from Rs 780 cr to Rs 600 cr . So was Mythiri giving inflated figures ? NO. Recorded footfalls show the truth Pushpa had 5.5 cr audited footfalls so far . RRR and KGF2 had less than 5 cr . Also price rise of tickets was across whole India for only 2 to 4 weeks till Christmas release.

The news that SRK and Allu Arjun are coming together had exited fans of both actors who are biggest box office draws. Now the truth; According to a source quoted by Bollywood Hungama, “Both Shah Rukh Khan and Allu Arjun are Thums Up ambassadors. The brand wanted to unite them for an ad that would captivate audiences across India. Shah Rukh’s fanbase extends into the South, proven by Jawan’s remarkable performance in those markets. Similarly, Allu Arjun has built a solid following in Hindi-speaking regions, which expanded further after the Pushpa franchise.” The timeline for the ad shoot remains unclear, but insiders hint that it could launch in late February or early March. This period aligns with the start of summer, which is a key season for soft drink promotions.

Kamal Haasan MNM crucial meet - Kamal v/s Ajith - Suriya v/s SRK

Kamal Haasan political party MNM has convened a crucial office bearers meet in Chennai next week says our sources. Though according to many media outlets, Kamal is said to be in USA stydying for AI, he is very much in town and wrapping up his portions for Thug Life. Now that MNM meet will take place, wonder what those who said Kamal is in USA say ? He returned to preside over the meet ?. On the film front Red Giant has bought Vidamuyurchi of Ajith and is already behind Thug Life. Now the company is releasing both films for Pongal - January 9 and 10th. Next we hear that Godd Bad Ugly will be ready for a May 1 st release and it is a long time that the actor had a birthday release and that too on a Thursday ( his favourite day). Meanwhile Bollywood media is full about Dhoom 4 going to start and it said that Suriya is being considered for the baddie role. Baddie role in Dhoom is as big as hero role. First part it was John Abraham, second was Hrithik Roshan and third was Aamir Khan.

Raghava Lawrennce 25th film that is to be directed by Ramesh Varma is a remake of the Hindi blockbuster KILL. Pooja Hegde is said to be playing the female lead.Telugu films 'Veera', 'Rakshasudu', and 'Khilladi',were directed by Varma. Jigarthanda by Karthik Subburaj was his previous release.

Thangalaan starring Chiyan Vikram and directed by Paa Ranjith is releasing on Netflic September 20. Only South language versions are available and Hindi will come later. At the SIMMA awards, Chiyan Vikram and Aishwarya Rai , the pS 2 pair were seen chatting up.

On September 27th, DeMonte Colony starring Arulnithi and directed by Ajay willsteam on Zee5. Made at cost of Rs 15 crores, film collected Rs 85 crores. A sequel to the hit film, it was pitted against Thangalaan. Andhagan the Prashanth comeback film that was released before this film is yet to find an OTT release and in Chennai, it continues to be screened in some theatres.

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.

Is Mohanlal a Sangh Parivar guy ? Salaar to pull out of PVR cinemas

Will Mohanlal attend the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla on January 24 in Ayodhya ?. This is the most raging topic after media reported that the actor and Mata Amritanandamayi were invitees to the Ram temple innaguration. Rajinikanth, Dhanush and Chiranjeevi names figure from the South film celebs on invitee list. In none of these States there is no resistance to these actors attending the event. But in Kerala, this is a big topic. Those in the view that Lal should not attend points out that he is a Star with a fan following that has people from all religions and if he attends it, it would alienate minorities and also show that he is a Sanghi ( pet name for RSS worker). Others say that as an individual, he can attend any function and by just attending this function does not make him a Sangh Parivar member. Even if he declines due to personal reasons, it cannot be seen as disapproval of Sangh Parivar is another point. Rajinikanth post Jailer went on a spiritual journey across North India including UP. Here he touched the feet of CM Yogi Adithynath and got photographed with a BJP MLA with a criminal background. Though there were criticisms, nothing much happened. The surprise package is that Dhanush has found a place in the invitee list. Mohanla Neru released today and facing Dunki and Salaar for eyeballs is now overshadowed by Ram Janamabhoomi controversy.

Salaar Hindi version has got less screens than Dunki in North India and especially in PVR Chains of theatres. This is seen as method to boost Dunki and pull down Salaar in North. In retaliation, Salaar makers have threatened to not screen in any PVT theatres in South. Yet there is another reason and that is PVR CEO has sung a song in Dunki and so the favoritism. Now PVR has agreed to renegotiate screens as it realizes that Salaar advance bookings are record breakers in the South. Ironically, Tollywood is quiet as it feels that Salaar frequent cancellation of release dates affected business of many medium films.

Veerappan a fan of Rajinikanth was tricked - Salaar is like Animal v/s Romantic Dunki

Speaking about the series Koose Munisamy Veerappan streamed on Zee5 OTT, Editor of Nakheeran, who conducted the interview with the bandit said that Rajinikanth was not aware of what Veerappan had said about him in 1996. Veerappan said that Rajini is like MGR who knows about the problems of common man and is a God fearing man. He said that Rajini should go it alone and not join anyone as he will be ambushed. Gopal said that knowing Veerappan was a film crazy man and fan of Rajinikanth, he had to negotiate a deal with Veerappan and for that he asked Karunanidhi DMK Chief to ask Rajini to call him. Gopal told him that he wanted to tell Veerappan that Rajini wanted to make a film with him and please Veerappan. Rajini gave the go ahead and Gopal went ahead with this trump card. This was in 1997 and after that Gopal has not spoken to Rajinikanth.

Speaking about the series Koose Munisamy Veerappan streamed on Zee5 OTT, Editor of Nakheeran, who conducted the interview with the bandit said that Rajinikanth was not aware of what Veerappan had said about him in 1996. Veerappan said that Rajini is like MGR who knows about the problems of common man and is a God fearing man. He said that Rajini should go it alone and not join anyone as he will be ambushed. Gopal said that knowing Veerappan was a film crazy man and fan of Rajinikanth, he had to negotiate a deal with Veerappan and for that he asked Karunanidhi DMK Chief to ask Rajini to call him. Gopal told him that he wanted to tell Veerappan that Rajini wanted to make a film with him and please Veerappan. Rajini gave the go ahead and Gopal went ahead with this trump card. This was in 1997 and after that Gopal has not spoken to Rajinikanth.

Suriya v/s Kamal - New releases weak at US - Rajasekar wins big - Dunki new posters

 

If Rajnikanth and Aishwarya film is to clash with Dhanush Captain Miller for Pongal then April will see Kamal’s Indian 2 clash with Suriya’s Ganguva on April 11. Lyca announced Kamal film as April 2024 and two good dates are April 5 and 11. If Lyca moves to April 5^th then it will have to face NTR Jr Devara in Andhra and TS.

Japan and Jigarthanda x US collections have ben badly hit after these films got mixed reviews in Indian media. The makers fearing that the response from US could be bad and based on that collections in India would be hit had cancelled Thursday premiere shows. If this was not done these two films could have decent numbers. Karthi Japan collected $44,411 and Jigarthanda got $38,500 only and that too with no Telugu film releases.

The Annual general body meeting of the Chennai Rifle Club for the year 2023 was held on November 4 at the premises of the Police Officers Mess in Egmore, Chennai under the presidentship of Chennai Police Commissioner Shri. Sandeep Rai Rathore I.P.S., who is also Ex-officio President of the club, and Additional Commissioner (HQ) Shri. Kapil Kumar C Saratkar I.P.S., who is the Vice President of the club.

Speaking on the occasion, Commissioner Sandeep Rai Rathore delighted the gathering by assuring them of his continued support for the growth of the shooting sport.

The election for the posts of office bearers and executive committee fo the period 2023-26 was also held on the occasion.

Well known national award winning film producer K Rajsekar Pandian was elected Honorary Secretary of the club while Balaji Dayalan and S Sibi Rajesh were elected Honorary Joint Secretary and Honorary Treasurer respectively.

R Sathish Kumar, S Karthik, Meera Jagadish, K Murugan, Dr Parthiban Manoharan, R M Ashwin Kumar, D J Ranjith Jai prabhu, R Venkatram and P Kandhavel were elected as members of the Executive Committee.

The prestigious Chennai Rifle Club was formed in the year 1952 with an aim of not just honing its members' shooting skills but also instilling in them laudable qualities such as discipline and self-consciousness.
 
The rifle club has two shooting ranges - one each in Egmore and Alamati. The ranges have been named after the late Dr P Sivanthi Aadithyan as a gesture of gratitude for his selfless efforts to facilitate the growth of the shooting sport in Tamil Nadu.  

Celebrating the feeling of being with friends and family, the makers of Dunki launched two delightful posters of the film today to mark the festive spirit and the joy of being with our loved ones this Diwali.

Filled with love, laughter and friendship, the two new posters present the ensemble cast of Dunki, which includes, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Vikram Kochhar, Anil Grover along with Shah Rukh Khan, who radiate the true spirit of camaraderie, embodying the idea that friends are an extension of one's family.

Vijay on 2026 polls and Rajinikanth - Nayanthara has more ffootage in Jawan OTT

 

At Leo success meet, Vijay put to rest the war between his fans and that of Rajinikanth. He acknowledged that there is only one Superstar and that is Rajinikanth and also said that there is only one Thala and that is Ajith. He said that his fans are Kings and he is their Thalapathy ( head of army) who will do as the Kings say. The event was covered by Sun TV. Vijay was asked what will happen in 2026 and Vijay said Football World Cup and asked to tell about Tamil Nadu, he ook a line from his film Bigil as said Cup is important. This seen as his intention to enter the Assembly polls

However Rajini fans says dialogue writer Ratnakumar speech that ho high a bird flies, it has to come down was indirect dig at Superstar who spoke about Eagle and crow story at Jailer function. Ratnakumar posted x that he is keping off as he is preparing for his next film but many feel that hate messages from Rajini fans is the reason.

 

Jawan OTT version has five minutes more of Nayanthara. Streaming on NetFlix, SRK on his 58^th day birthday is relasing first look of Dunki scheduled for December release. Mixed opinions have come out and some say that it is going to be Zero2. Zero was the biggest flop of SRK. There were reports that Nayans was upset that her portions were chopped. SRK too admitted that not much of her role as super cop and single mother could be shown. Now SRK is doing his bit .

Oviya back in Bigg Boss - Vijay to play villain - September to see biggies

Oviya who was formerly a contestant in Bigg Boss Tamil season 1 revealed that Star Vijay had invited her to take part in the upcoming season, after seeing promo, Oviya said that she could not figure out the twin house concept and wondered the two houses are in same place or in different cities. She said that all those who took part in fist season were those did not know the game and had no strategy but later those who came with okan and she said that those plans will not work out as everything is for real. She said she is doing a web series in which she is playing a RJ. In the frank talk she said being an actress was not a dream but a job that gives money. She said that talks with the channel was on and nothing was finalized.

AGS Productions Archana, Director Venkat Prabhu and co producer Jagadeesh are in California ‘s Institute of Creative Technologies which comes under the University of South California. They are using the 3D face scanning technology to fix the father look of Vijay in his next film. The film is a face off between father and son and Vijay plays dual role. After Atlee’s Bigil, Vijay is donning a dual role and one of the characters is an antagonist says reports. Meanwhile UK distributor is starting advance bookings for Leo from September 7th and thereby becomes first Indian film to start booking six weeks ahead f release.

September is going to be big bonanza for movie goers. On September 1 t , Khushi with Vijay Devarakonda and Samantha is releasing along with Santhanam’s Kick , Thankar Bachchan Karumehankal and Yogi Babu’s Luckyman. On 7th coms SRK Jawan with a bunch of Tamil stars in it. Anusha Shetty’s Mr Shetty and Mrs Polishetty also releases On 15th being Vinayaka Chathuruthi week comes Vishal S J Suryah Mark Antony along with Kangana Ranaut- Raghava Lawrence Chandramukhi 2 . On September 28 comes Pan Indian Prabhas film Salaar directed by Prasanth Neel with Sruthi Haasan and Prithviraj. Likely that Jeyam Ravi- Nayanthara film Iraivan directed by Ahmed might relea

Red Giant bags Jawan - Body double and CG for Vivek and Nedumudi - Suriya B' Day gift

Red Giant Movies' upcoming release is "Rajikanth Jailer," set to hit theaters in August. Additionally, they have acquired the Tamil and Hindi theatrical rights for "Jawan," a film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, and Vijay Sethupathu, for Tamil Nadu. The company's most recent release, "Maaveeran," featuring Sivakarthikeyan, achieved significant success, earning Rs 50 crores worldwide in just five days, with Rs 34 crores coming from India alone. Some of Red Giant Movies' past blockbuster releases include "Thunivu" starring Ajith, "Dada" starring Kavin, "PS 2," and "Mammannan." The founder and owner of the company, Udhaynidhi, who is also a State minister, has decided to pass the baton to his successor and has announced his departure from the film industry. Vijay Sethupathi was offered a staggering sum of Rs 21 crore for his role in the movie "Jawan" alongside Shah Rukh Khan. When asked about his payment for the film "Jawan," Vijay Sethupathi revealed that he would have done it for free as it was his lifelong dream to act with SRK. He also lent his voice to Sivakarthikyan's film "Maaveeran," where the producers, Arun Vishwa, expressed their gratitude by prominently featuring his name, and it's said that Vijay Sethupathi refused any payment, considering it a favor for his friend SK. Vijay Sethupathi has an exciting lineup of films, which includes "Merry Christmas," "Gandhi Talks," "Maharaja," "VJS 51," and "Viduthalai 2," among others. Additionally, there are ongoing discussions for him to take up significant roles in "KH 233," "Sardar 2," and "RC 16."

During the one-year hiatus in shooting Indian 2, unfortunate events occurred as both Vivek and Nedumudi Venu passed away. To preserve their contributions to the film, some crucial scenes featuring these late actors had already been captured. However, Director Shankar faced the challenge of potentially burdening the team with reshooting these scenes with different actors. Therefore, he made the decision to incorporate Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) to portray Vivek and Nedumudi in the movie. Through the magic of CGI, both actors will be seen in certain scenes, allowing their presence to be preserved. For Nedumudi Venu, a body double resembling him in physique and gait from the Malayalam film industry has been used. The actor is Nandu Poduval.

On July 23, actor Suriya will celebrate his 48th birthday, and on this occasion, an announcement will be made regarding his next project with director Sudha Kongara. This collaboration comes after their successful venture "Soorai Pottru" (SP). Additionally, Suriya will once again team up with G V Prakash for this gangster drama, which is reportedly based on real-life incidents. The movie will be produced under the banner of 2D Entertainment, the actor's home production company. Presently, Sudha Kongara is occupied with the shooting of the Hindi remake of "Soorai Pottru" with Akshay Kumar, while Suriya's upcoming commitments include the film directed by Veterimaaran after he wraps up filming for "Ganguvaa."

Walt Disney to sell Star India channels - Nayanthara role revealed and Kiara in Jawan

According to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Reuters, Jio Cinema's entry into the streaming market has compelled Disney + Hotstar to explore options such as sale or joint venture. Star India, a subsidiary of Disney, has reportedly incurred a loss of Rs 2000 crores due to Jio Cinema outbidding them for the IPL match telecast rights. Jio Cinema, a free app, streamed the matches for free and has now started offering new movies for free as well. Disney, which acquired the IPL rights until 2027 for $3 billion, is concerned about how to recover their investment. In 2011-12, Disney purchased UTV in a deal worth approximately Rs. 2,600 crore but subsequently closed down all business verticals, including the broadcast division. Star India, acquired by Disney from 21st Century Fox in 2019, was a key asset for Disney's expansion in the Indian television market. K Madhavan, the President of Walt Disney India operations and Star India TV channels, has a background in the banking industry. He played a pivotal role in the growth of the Malayalam channel Asianet and continues to serve as its Managing Director. He was later promoted to head the Star Channels South division and eventually became the country manager. Following Disney's acquisition of Star India, he assumed the position of President. Star India has 60 channels and in South it has Asianet ( Malayalam) Star Vijay ( Tamil) Suvarna ( Kannada) and Star Maa in Telugu. Asianet News and Suvarna News is owned by Rajeev Chandrasekar MP from Karnataka.

Following the preview of the film "Jawan" on the internet, new information has emerged. Kiara Advani will be featured in a special song with SRK, while Nayanthara will play SRK's love interest. SRK sports a tattoo on his bald head that reads "Maa Jagath Janani," meaning Mother of the World. Additionally, Deepika Padukone will make a cameo appearance in the film. There is a scene featuring a man tipping his hat, which fans believe is Thalapathy Vijay' as it was his famous pose in "Mersal." Nayanthara's husband, Vignesh Shivan, inadvertently revealed that Nayanthara is SRK's love interest. In a tweet, he mentioned hearing about the many romantic moments she shares with SRK and how she has learned a lot from the King of Romance. This was in response to SRK cautioning Vignesh to be careful as his wife has now learned punches and kicks, referring to her training for the film. There were reports that suggested that Nayanthara was playing an NSG commando on trail of SRK and was not the love interest.

Thalapathy in Jawan teaser - Rajini upset with Kamal - Dhanush to attend Jailer audio

Will Dhanush come for Jailer audio launch ?. Is Aishwarya Rajinikanth marrying a second time ? Did you spot Thalapathy in Jawan teaser ? Why Nayanathara is not in hubby’s film ? Why Rajinikanth is upset with buddy Kamal Haasan ?

Sun Movies is the producer of Jailer starring Rajinikanth. Now they have planned a big audio release function. They have drawn a big invitee list and in it figures Dhanush. Reason being that they are also producing a film with him. Now everyone knows that Rajini is not one bit amused with Sun’s fair play and he thinks that Sun might pressure Dhanush to come for the function as it will get more eyeballs for the channels telecast. Now after this Sun TV’s all are equal for us attitude, Rajini’s old buddy Kamal is said to have told Nelson to go and narrate a story to Dhanush and if okay go for a production in Rajkamal banner. Nelson who is directing Rajinikanth now is in a dilemma. Kamal says that his pal Rajini is above all this and will take it in his stride. Rajini is not amused as it was, he who told Kamal to hear a brilliant subject that Nelson has. He never expected Kamal to send Nelson to Dhanush. Last we heard was that Red Giant might step in as producer , if the two buddies decide to dump Dhanush- Nelson. On the other side Aishwarya Rajinikanth is dating a young hero who is not so young either and they were seen at a beachside resort and share the same gym. Many of you might have seen the workout videos of star daughter- director. So has Aishwarya found love again? Will she go in for a marriage ? Has she got a divorce? Wait and see.

Jawan prevue , another name for teaser has set the internet burning as SRK fans are delirious and say it is bigger than Pathan. Now down South, Thalapathy fans are maha excited and that is because they say that they spotted Vijay in the teaser and are circulating a screenshot. The screenshot is hazy but they claim it is Thalapathy. Take a look. Another group that is excited is fans of Nayanthara . After seeing the action avatar of Lady Superstar, they are calling her Action Queen. We have the shots for you. Speaking of Nayanthara, it seems Kamal who is producing a film with Pradeep Ranganathan of Love Today as hero and Vignesh Shivan as director has said he cannot pay the price that Vignesh’s wife Nayans takes for a film as it did not need any great Lady Superstar . Now Khushi , second daughter of Sreedevi is in talks for this role. Khushi is acting in Love Today Hindi remake. Aamir Khan’s son Junaid is the hero of this remake.

Warning added to Leo Song - SRK Jawan audio in Chennai and Prabhas film hit by Prithviraj injury

As expected , Thalapathy Vijay’s Leo has run into trouble . The first single Naa ready video has attracted a case under the Narcotics Control Act for the lyrics that glorify substance use and visuals of hero and friends smoking and drinking beer. Yesterday, makers decided to add a tobacco warning message to the song . Sometime back a song from Kamal Haasan film Vikram , which too was directed by Lokesh, ran into trouble for lyrics that ridiculed the Central Government. The film came out in theatres with the lines deleted. Rajeswari Priya who quit PMK and floated a new political party was the first to fire the salvo against the Leo song. Now Naam Tamilar has joined the issue. PMK which had a running feud with Rajinikanth over smoking scenes in Baba , had objected to a poster of Vijay film Sarkar. Vijay then apologized and said that he would not smoke in any future films. What has added fuel to fire is that the song is sung by Vijay himself. Detractors point that by lending his voice, he is reaching out to youth with a wrong message. Priya asks whether the actor would have played this song at the function where he gave away awards to rank holders of 10 th Standard. Dravidian parties and PMK have not reacted to the song. The opening lines also is seen as a call to his fans to join him in his fight and that he is to go it alone. Journalist Umapathy in an interview said that Vijay call to students to read biography of Periyar , Ambedkar , Kamaraj and omitting Annadurai has shown that he is away from Dravidian and BJP politics. “If he has asked students to read books on Veer Savarkar , he would have been hailed “ said Umapathy. Many insiders pointed out that Vijay asking students to read Periyar life history among others was like a red flag to BJP. Hindu Munnani activists in Tamil Nadu were said to be damaging Periyar statues and pouring yellow paint on it. Leo would face censor troubles is the buzz and also that reports of the producer having minted Rs 350 crores profit from pre release biz would have the tax men at his doors .

Jawan audio launch would take place in Chennai on July 7th said a source. The film has Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi and few other actors apart from Director Atlee belong to Chennai. Thalapathy Vijay is expected to be Chief Guest . It will be the first public function of SRK in Chennai. SRK shot for a month in Chennai for Jawan and attended the birthday bash of Atlee and called on Nayanthara’s house to see her twins. He had acted in Chennai Express and his film Dil Se was dubbed into Tamil .

Prithiviraj accident and a key hole surgery has got Director Prasanth Neel and Salaar makers worried as in this Prabhas film with Sruthi Haasan has lot of footage to be shot with Prithviraj. The actor’s tweet indicated that he would be needing physiotherapy treatment. Prithviraj had dubbed in Malayalam for Prabhas in Radhe Shyam.

Rashmika sacks mananger - Vishal- Simbhu face ban- Iratta director in SRK film

Rashmika Mandanna has sacked her Hyderabad based manager Kiran. Reports say that he swindled her of Rs 80 lakhs, Other sources say that a web series with Allu Arjun went to Sreeleela and this angered the actress. She is doing the sequel of Pushpa with Allu Arjun.

Tamil Film Producers Council has asked members to not sign actors Simbhu, Vishal, S J Suryah, Yogi Babu and Atharva without getting prior permission. Council has asked these actors to approach the Nadigar Sangham and through them get a clearance. Lyca Productions has a payment balance issue with Vishal . The production house got an order stating that Vishal will clear pending amount of Rs 15 crores before his next release by his production house, The actor however now has signed an outside banner and continues to act as he has stopped making films under his own banner. The banner who signed Vishal is facing a trade blockage from Federation as they want the dues cleared befoe release. Simbhu has committedto act in Corona Kumar and later withdrew from it. The actor kept the advance for a full year and has no returned it. Producer Vels has lodged a complaint after Simbhu moved to Kamal Haasan production. Vels spend considerable money on pre publicity and booking actors Aditi Shankar and Fahaadh Faazil. S J Suryah had kept producer Studio Green waiting without giving dates and accepting flms as antagonist in Tamil and Telugu films. Yogi Babu and Athrava too face complaints from producers.

When Kerala theatre owners are fighting against OTT release, Actor Aju Varghese also a producer pointed out that a film Iratta caught the attention of SRK after it came on OTT. This led to the film director Rohit to get an offer to do a film under Red Chillies banner. The fim bombed at box office but got good appreciatation after OTT release. He said some films click when seen at home and fail at a theatre environmentt, He said Malayalam films through OTT is bringing national appeal.

Atlee next with Varun Dhawan - Jyothika in Ajay Devgan film - Robin in Bigg Boss Malayalam 5

Director Atlee's next project will be a Hindi film featuring Varun Dhawan as the lead actor. This marks Atlee's second venture into Bollywood after directing Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan". In this upcoming film, Atlee is also co-producing with Murad Khetani. The casting for the female lead and antagonist is expected to be finalized by June. According to sources, the film will have a strong emotional and dramatic storyline, with action being a key component. The team is aiming to create stylish and grand action sequences for Varun. The shooting is scheduled to take place over four to five months, starting from August, with plans for a global theatrical release in the summer of 2024. The announcement of Atlee directing Varun has put an end to speculations that he will direct Thalapathy Vijay's next project.

Jyothika has signed on for her second Hindi film, after completing "Sri" opposite Rajkumar. This time, she will be paired with Ajay Devgn and R Madhavan and will be playing the role of a possessed woman in a remake of the Gujarati blockbuster. The film's central theme revolves around the heroine, who is the subject of a sorcerer with black magic who has control over her. A good sorcerer then battles to save her from the black magic powers. The role has shades of Jyothika's character in the Tamil film "Chandramukhi." Her last Tamil film was "Udanpirappe," which was her 50th film. The yet-to-be-titled film will be produced by Ajay Devgn along with Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak, and filming is set to begin in June. The latest news is that Ajay Devgn plans to complete this supernatural thriller in a 45-day schedule, shooting across Mussoorie, London, and Mumbai. This may be Ajay's fastest film in recent times. It's worth noting that Ajay had previously remade Jyothika's husband Suriya's brother Karthi's Tamil film "Kaithi" as "Bholaa."

The latest buzz surrounding Bigg Boss Malayalam season 5 is the potential entrance of Dr. Robin Radhakrishnan and Dr. Rajith Kumar. The season has already completed 50 days, but it has failed to generate any significant drama or controversy among its contestants, resulting in static TRP ratings. Both Dr. Robin and Dr. Rajith were participants in previous seasons but were evicted due to physical altercations with other contestants. However, they are now expected to make a wild card entry into the current season. Jasmine Moosa, who had a heated exchange with Dr. Robin and Dr. Rajith on Instagram, has expressed her desire for viewers to vote them out of the show. She also mentioned that while she cannot earn a doctorate in just two days, she could potentially not make a comeback on the show. Another contestant on the show, Akhil Marrar, had a public argument with Dr. Robin after accusing him of sending people to boo actor Unni Mukundan during a film promotion event in Calicut. Sources suggest that Dr. Robin and Dr. Ra R

Bigg Boss Vikraman cheats NRI woman - G Square It raids affects Kollywood - PS 2 censored - Jawan release date

Bigg Boss Vikraman cheats NRI woman Kiruba Munusamy, a London-based Supreme Court advocate and law researcher known for her work in fighting caste oppression, has leveled serious allegations against Vikraman, the runner-up of 'Bigg Boss Tamil 6'. In a letter to Thol Thirumavalavan, the leader of the VCK party, Kiruba accuses Vikraman of deceiving her with false expressions of love, extorting money from her, and degrading her as a woman and a Dalit. According to Kiruba, Vikraman had befriended her during political events and proposed love to her, claiming that he would miss her after she went to London. Kiruba says she agreed to date him as he seemed to share her progressive political ideology. However, during their three-year relationship, Vikraman allegedly insulted her many times, using derogatory language and accusing her of political gain just because she is a Dalit. Kiruba claims that Vikraman created an impression that they were like a husband and wife and made her spend money. However, when Kiruba asked him about an expense of Rs. 80,000 on his credit card, he allegedly accused her of cheating the government by using a fake caste certificate to get a scholarship and eating free food. Kiruba also alleges that Vikraman had pushed her to commit suicide by being a caste supremacist and had made threats that he would sexually assault her younger sister and mother through his party members. Kiruba asserts that she has evidence to support her accusations and has called for disciplinary action against Vikraman. -----

SRK- Nayanthara Jawan release date confirmed There have been rumors for a few months that Jawan might not release as scheduled on June 2, 2023. However, according to a source speaking to Bollywood Hungama, the film is likely to release on that date, as the team at Red Chillies Entertainment and director Atlee are working hard to ensure it. The promotions for the film are expected to begin in the first week of May, and will consist of a 4-5 week campaign featuring a trailer and songs to heighten excitement for the movie. Another source suggested that a teaser may be released first, followed by the theatrical trailer, to give viewers a better idea of the characters and plot. Alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, and Sanya Malhotra also star in the film, with Deepika Padukone making a cameo appearance. It has been reported that SRK has a double role in this action-packed film. ----

IT Raids to stall Maaveeran release ? The upcoming movie "Maaveeran," featuring Sivakarthikeyan, is being funded by G Square Real Estate Company, which is currently facing IT raids across all its offices in India. This news has been circulating in Kollywood, and the film's scheduled release in August is highly anticipated. The film's producer, Arun Vishwa, reportedly obtained financial backing from G Square. However, if the IT department scrutinizes companies with connections to G Square, the production house may face difficulties, as their bank accounts could be frozen. Additionally, Sivakarthikeyan's next project, "Ayalan," has been delayed due to financial troubles faced by the producer, Raja. After two films featuring the same actor failed at the box office, Raja was reportedly struggling financially. To begin shooting for "Ayalan," he allegedly sold the satellite rights for a song and secured music by A R Rahman and Rakul Preet Singh as the lead actress. ------

PS 2 Censor and run time On April 24th, the much-anticipated Tamil film P.S. 2, which is the concluding part of the film adaptation of the classic Tamil novel Ponniyin Selvan, was granted a U/A certificate after undergoing censorship. The film, directed by Mani Ratnam and starring a star-studded cast including Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Rahman, R. Parthiban, and Lal, is set to release on April 28, 2023, with a runtime of 165.11 minutes. The music for the film is composed by Mani's long-time collaborator, AR Rahman.

Thalapathy fans upset on next film director choice - Allu Arjun confirmed in SRK film

Vijay's supporters are disappointed with the content of his last movie, Varisu, and believe that its success at the box office was solely due to his star power and the favorable Pongal/Sankranthi period. Despite its financial success, the film failed to satisfy his fanbase. On the other hand, Lokesh's movie, Leo, has done exceptional business in non-theatrical markets, generating revenue of Rs 240Cr, with overseas rights selling for 60Cr+. The film is expected to do more than 100Cr business in Tamil Nadu and has an anticipated ROI of over 50Cr. This means that the overall business of the movie is expected to be around Rs 450Cr, which is outstanding. Vijay's fans were hopeful that he would sign only big-budget movies going forward. However, there are reports suggesting that he has committed to a film with Gopichand Malineni, produced by Mythri movies banner. This news has worried Vijay's fans, as they were anticipating a much bigger combination after such a massive film like Leo. They were hoping for a collaboration between Vijay and Atlee, especially since the latter's Hindi debut film, Jawan with SRK, is expected to be a blockbuster. IMDb has published a list of the "Most Anticipated Indian Movies of the Summer", which are expected to be released in India from May 1 to August 31, 2023. The list features only two Telugu films, namely Teja Sajja's "Hanu Man" and Naga Chaitanya's "Custody". Prabhas' "Adipurush" takes the third position, while Shahrukh Khan's "Jawan" is the most eagerly awaited movie of the summer, according to the website's data, based on the page views of its 200 million monthly visitors worldwide in 2023. ====== Here are the top ten movies on the list, along with their release dates: "Jawan" (June 2), "Animal" (August 11), "Adipurush" (June 16), "Gadar 2" (August 11), "Chatrapathi" (May 12), "Maidaan" (June 23), "Yodha" (July 7), "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani" (July 28), "Hanu Man" (May 12), and "Custody" (May 12). Shah Rukh Khan, who had a record-breaking success with "Pathaan", is returning to the big screen with "Jawan", which also marks the Hindi cinema debut of Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara. "Animal", directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who previously directed "Arjun Reddy", features Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna in lead roles, with Parineeti Chopra, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol playing prominent roles. ----- Allu Arjun has done a half day shoot for SRK Jawan reports an online portal. There is unconfirmed report that Thalapathy Vijay had done a cameo in Jawan as it is directed by his fan - director Atlee. `Leaked' pics of SRK - Deepika song shoot for the film has gone viral----------

Renowned documentarian Kartiki Gonsalves, Indian music composer AR Rahman, and sound designer Resul Pookutty had a memorable day with Oscar-winning film producer Guneet Monga, as captured in a photo she shared on social media. Monga expressed her honor at spending time with such accomplished individuals and noted the impressive achievement of having "5 Oscars in one picture." Monga and Gonsalves were the producer and director, respectively, of The Elephant Whisperers, which won Best Documentary Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards. Pookutty and two others won Best Sound Mixing for Slumdog Millionaire in 2009, while Rahman received Best Original Score and Best Original Song for the same film at the 81st Academy Awards.