Top Actress to play Jeevajothi / Vicky in Amaran Director next/ Suhaas escape

Katest buzz is that Mohanlal has backed out from doing biopic on Sarvana Stores Late P Rajagopal . It is not known why the Actor backed out but we hear that many actors who intially agreed backed out as they got calls from top members of Nadar community asking them to not be part of it. Also we hear that a leadinf actres who was once a hearthrob and rcently made a comeback in an elderly role ( described by an younger actress as auntie role) is agreed to play role of Jeeva Jyoti the woman in Rahagoapl's life. The Producers are Junglee Pictures aa division of the Times Group and director is T J Gananvel of Jai Bhim fame. As noth are above any pressure , film is bound to go ahead. Now Sathyaraj is said to be approached. Sarathkumar could have been a right choice but he comes from Nadar clan. Raj Kiron could be next choice. Announcing the project, Junglee Pictures tweeted, “It’s official! Junglee Pictures have acquired the life rights of Jeevajothi Santhakumar, & are all set to bring to screen an untold story inspired by true events. #AStoryThatMustBeTold #Jeevajothis18YearStruggle #DosaKing.” Saravana Bhavan is a highly popular food chain that is spread across 20 countries across the globe, including the USA and the UK. Rajagopal found guilty by the court for kidnapping and murdering Prince Shanthakumar, who worked under him. After his death, Shanthakumar’s wife Jeevajothi fought hard to bring justice for her husband. Finally, Rajagopal (popularly known as Dosa King) was sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Court. He died in 2019, days after he was arrested. He was aged 73.

Telugu actor Suhaas who made a cameo in OG rcently released had a narrow escape as the cinematographer crew of his first Tamil debut film met with a mishap in seas off Rameswaram. The crew escaped but lost a Rs 60 lakh worth Red One camera.The film has a unique bilingual approach. In the Tamil version, Soori plays the lead and Suhas is the villain. In the Telugu version, Suhas takes the lead, and Soori plays the antagonist. The project is creatively produced by Vetrimaaran.The film is written and directed by Mathimaran Pugazhendhi and produced by Elred Kumar under RS Infotainment. Alongside Soori and Suhas, the cast includes Sathyaraj, Mahima Nambiar, Ravindra Vijay, Achyuth Kumar and Sachana Namidass.

DT Next reports The latest exclusive update we have for you is that Amaran has not only found new fans in actors Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif but they have also approached director Periasamy to do a film for them. The Director who is busy with Dhanush film will do the Vicky film sometime next year probably March 2026. Pre Production work will start along with Dhanush film production that starts in NOvember. Vicky completed 39 years in fillmdom. His recent Chaava was a blockbuster and next is Bhansali's Love and War.

TOURIST FAMILY Theatrical Profit of ₹24 Crore a BUMPER PROFIT

 

Tourist Family Profit Rs 21 crores – Budget- revenue Details

Budget:-

Salaries - ₹3.92 Crore

Sasikumar - ₹ 2 Crore (₹1 Crore Salary + ₹ 1 Crore for Tharai Thappatai Guarantee to Gopuram)

Simran - ₹50 Lakh

Yogi Babu - ₹7 Lakh a day (9 days) = ₹63 Lakh

Bucks - ₹ 15 Lakh

Ramesh Thilak - ₹10 Lakh

Yogalakshmi - ₹7 Lakh

Other Salaries - ₹37Lakh

Abhishan Jeevinth - ₹10 Lakh (Story) + Undisclosed Salary (Director)

Production Costs - ₹ 6.50 Crore

Cost of Shooting for 41 Days in Chennai & Rameswaram - ₹ 6.50 Crore

Print & Publicity Costs - ₹ 1 Crore

Superscreen Edit Cost - ₹ 75 Lakh

Music Cost :- ₹36 Lakh

Sean Roldan Fee plus Expenses - ₹ 36 Lakh

Total - ₹ 12.53 Crore

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Pre Release Business :-

TN Theatrical Rights - Own Distribution

ROSI Rights - ₹ 95 Lakh

Satellite Rights - ₹ 4.65 Crore (Vijay)

OTT Rights - ₹ 3.75 Crore (Disney Hotstar) plus ₹1.25 Crore (Renegotiation)

Overseas Rights - ₹ 1 Crore FMS, ₹ 40 Lakh UK , ₹ 75 Lakh others - ₹ 2.15 Crore

Music Right - Label Revenue generation model

Total - ₹ 12.75 Crore

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Post Release Business :-

TN Theatrical Gross - ₹ 53.46 Crore

TN Theatrical Nett - ₹ 48.21 Crore

Theatrical Share - ₹ 24.10 Crore (50%)

Distribution Commission - ₹ 2.41 Crore

Final Producer Share - ₹ 21.70 Crore

Total - ₹21.70 Crore

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Final Tally - (-) ₹12.53 Crore (+) ₹12.75 Crore (+) ₹ 21.70 Crore = ₹21.92 Crore PROFIT

The Producer made a profit of 175% making the film a Superhit (Low Budget Films <= ₹20 Crore need 200% profit to be acclaimed a Blockbuster)

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The Films Theatrical Profit of ₹24 Crore with no investment was a BUMPER PROFIT

Naslen GF revealed / Pranav Mohanlal - Mom gets social media praise / Hit 3 drops / Sasikumar- Simran on Top

 

Premalu fame Naslen GF is  Anarkali Nazar . Anarkali Nazar has acted as Kunchacko Boban's heroine in the film Mohan Kumar Fans. She has also acted in the film Ntikkakkakkoru Premandaarnnu. Naslen, the Malayalam actor, was offered a role in Ajith Kumar's "Good Bad Ugly", but he declined due to prior commitments with the film "Alappuzha Gymkhana". The role Naslen was offered was that of Ajith Kumar's son in the movie. "Good Bad Ugly" was a successful Tamil film, achieving the highest grossing status in 2025. 

Naslen’s Alappuzha Gymkhana is mounted at a scale of 12 crore. With its current India net collection of 43.73 crore, its ROI (Return On Investment) comes to 31.73 crore. This results in the ROI percentage coming to a whopping 264%. On its 26th day, the Naslen starrer earned 7 lakhs. This was around a drop of 66% since the movie amassed 21 lakhs on its previous day. The total India net collection of the film now comes to 43.73 crores. The movie garnered 20 crores when it comes to the overseas collection. The worldwide collection of Alappuzha Gymkhana stands at 71.6 crores. The film has been helmed by Khalid Rahman and also stars Lukman Avaran in the lead role.

Social media is all praise for Lalettan’s son Pranav Mohanlal for his simplicity and also praise for his mother Suchithra. Both of them arrived at the airport and soons fans hesitantly approached them for a selfie. Taking permission from Suchithra, Pranav took selfies and not that allowed fans to put a hand over his shoulder. In the age when bouncers surround kids of Stars and even push away and damage mobiles, Pranav and Suchithra have become social media darlings.

 

According to the early estimates in Sacnilk, on its 5th day, the M Sasikumar starrer  Tourist Family earned 2.68 crore*. This was around a slight drop of 28% since the movie amassed 3.75 crores on its previous day. Not only this but the 5-day collections was 34% higher than the opening day. For the unversed, the movie opened at 2 crores. The total India net collection of the film now comes to 12.83 crores*.

With this, Tourist Family is inching towards 15 crores. Not only this but it is also pacing towards the profit-making zone in a steady manner. The M Sasikumar starrer is mounted at a budget of 16 crores.. With its current India net collection of 12.83 crores, the film has covered around 80% of its budget. If the positive word of mouth remains consistent, it might soon cross its entire budget. Not only this, but the Indian net collection of Tourist Family is also 91% higher than the lifetime collection of M Sasikumar’s last movie. The worldwide collection of Tourist Family now stands at 18.93 crores*. The film has been helmed by Abishan Jeevinth and also stars Simran in the lead role.

Including day 5, the total collection of HIT 3 now stands at 56.30 crore net at the Indian box office, as per Sacnilk. Reportedly, the film is made on a budget of 70 crores. If we compare this to the domestic collection, the film has already recovered 80.42% of the budget, which is a big relief.

In the next few days, the Nani starrer is expected to recover the entire cost and secure a clean success verdict at the Indian box office.

Set to be Tollywood’s 4th success in 2025

HIT 3 needs just 13.70 crores to recover the complete budget. Afterward, it will become a clean success, thus becoming Tollywood’s 4th successful film in 2025. 

Vijay re-release opened BIGGER than Ajith's GBU / Simran calls Jyotika a Dabba ? / Malavika's navel / Blacken Anurag face

 

Simran who riding high after Andhagan and her yesteryear song – dance redone in Good Bad Ugly made a dig at  Jyotika. She received the award for her negative role in Andhagan and after that she said that she had complimented a co- actress for her work but she got a reply that it was better than playing aunty roles from the actress. She said that she felt no qualms in doing such roles and it was better than doing Dabba roles. Simran in Ziddi Girls web-series was the highlight. Now many feel that Simran was referring to Jyotika who acted in Dabba Cartel. Dabba also has a meaning  a hollow or no depth.

Thalapathy Vijay ‘sSachein earned 10 crore at the box office on its opening day, earning almost 25% more than Ajith’s Good Bad Ugly, which earned only in the 8 crore range! Interestingly, while this is the biggest opening for a Tamil re-release, it has also created history as the second highest-grossing Tamil re-release already!.Interestingly, Thalapathy Vijay has surpassed the lifetime collection of every single Tamil re-release at the box office, except for his own Ghilli! Ghilli’s re-release was historic at the box office, earning 32.50 crore worldwide during the re-run.

Malavika Mohanan who hails from Mumbai was perplexd with South's onsession with woman's navel and cameraman zooming on the most loved spot of female body in the South. Also that South does not like their heroines to be skiiny and need flab. Read on 

Malavika Mohanan Recalls Being Body-Shamed

In the interview with Hauterrfly, she revealed, “When I did my first film, I was 21 at that time. I was trolled so much for being skinny. My body changed in my mid-20s. That’s when I got a little curvier. I was trolled so badly, and it was harsh! It really affected me. I got called things like skin on bones, go get some weight… these are still polite things. There were some degrading things as well.”

She slammed people who make others feel bad about their bodies and called it bullying.

She also spoke about South's obsession with navels. “I used to be very perplexed earlier, too, because I’ve grown up in Mumbai. It was a completely new phenomenon that navels are obsessed over so much. And then you’d see pictures of actresses on social media, where they zoom into their bodies. Navel obsession is a very real thing.”

On the work front, Malavika will be next seen in The Raja Saab opposite Prabhas. She also has a Tamil film, Sardar 2, with Karthi. Moreover, she will share the screenspace with megastar Mohanlal in Hridayapoorvam. They have been shooting for the film in Pune.

If anybody blackens Maharaja baddie Anurag Kashyap face, Brahmin organisations would pay Rs 1 lakh. He made a comment that he would urinate on Brahmins. Altough he claimed to be misunderstood and apologized he is under attack. Now, several Brahmin organisations have come together, demanding strict action against him. Things took a sharp turn when six major groups joined hands and announced a reward of Rs. 1 lakh to anyone who “blackens Kashyap’s face.”

This protest is being led by the Sarva Brahmin Mahasabha and Pandit Suresh Mishra, who also heads Chanakya Sena. The joint meeting over the weekend saw support from other Brahmin outfits like Brahmin Seva Sangh, Akhil Bharatiya Brahmin Mahasabha, Vishwa Brahmin Parishad, and Akhil Bharatiya Brahmin Sangh.

Rocketry movie: Kerala audience reject biopic on Nambi Narayanan

 Rocketry ; Nambi effect directed by actor R Madhavan who also plays the central role, as per box office figures on Day 3 shows that the Kerala movie goers for whom Nambi Narayanan and his struggles is not unknown , has  totally cold shouldered a biopic on him. Two days collections are in the range of Rs 8 lakhs total. Though Andhra too has dismal figures, the lack of interest in general public to see this film dubbed in Malayalam is something that is worrying. Nambi's real life story is more known in Kerala than in any other part of India. In fact, Nambi was a BJP campaign material to show how a man who put Indian space mission on the World map was wronged by a system ( Congress) and jailed . It was the Modi sarkar that gave him the Padma Bhushan and a compensation amount more than what the Apex court had told to give.

As a film critic, I found the first part about 1 hour and 40 minutes too boring to sit through. To establish the character of Nambi, too much of technicalities went in like debate between Kalam ( Abdul) and Nambi about liquid and cryogenic etc with Vikram Sarabhai as a spectator. There were also some hilarious dialogues like the Russian scientist team member ( woman) saying looks like he ( Nambi) knows the colour of our  undergarment ( jatti in Tamil). Also the buildup reached a zenith with Nambi saying to his team members that he would go ahead even without any of their help.

The movie got into flow after the persecution of Nambi started and from there till the end, it was hell of a emotional ride with Nambi and Maddy who keeps you engrossed. Special mention of Simran - she just blows you with her act of a deranged wife. I felt if the first part was drastically trimmed and second half came in the first part, film would have done wonders. The film's trailor gives the audience that it of a saga of a wronged man who got justice and to reach that it takes cool one hour and forty minutes !!!

Now critics have given a good rating and that should not have stopped Malayalee audience to see biopic of Nambi who is familiar to them. Madhavan is no stranger to them and add to it Surya in a cameo. You cannot put it on the actor's box office pull as in Kerala, it works for an opening only. In Hindi, Day 2 and 3, the figures are rising from a dismal 10% occupancy and it is only on critics rating and mouth publicity. Modi does come in the portion of Nambi being conferred the national honors.

In Tamil, Madhavan is Maddy and though he has not been seen on big screen for a long time for Tamil audience, he still has a pull with the multiplex crowd ( especially in Chennai). Figures are impressive as it around Rs 1.5 crore for two day. Film is said to have cost Rs 50 crores and release got stuck as two waves of Covid played havoc. JAI HIND

Boney Kapoor legal victory ends Shankar - Ranveer 's Anniyan Hindi remake bid ?

 

Boney Kapoor getting a court order  that it is the producer who has the copyright over the film content and not the director ,will probably end the legal fight by  Producer Ravichandran that his film `Anniyan' cannot be remade by Shankar in Hindi without his permission. Shankar was to remake the Hindi version with  Ranveer - Kiara Advani in lead and Gada of PEN to produce it.

S J Suryah directed film Vaalee which had Ajith in dual roles was a runaway hit. It took Ajith to stardom and Suryah got a name as director. The film was released in 1999. Ajit got the best actor award from Cinema Express and Filmfare , NIC Arts Chakravarthy the producer had inked a deal with Boney Kapoor and sold the remake rights of all languages ( except Kannada)/  In Kannada it was remade with Sudeep and Sadhu Kokila . Director S J Suryah had sent a notice to Producer and Boney Kapoor that it cannot be remade without his concurrence. The matter went to court.

 Suryah moved the Madras  High Court  single bench to stake his copyright claim on the story and screenplay and showed the film credits that acknowledged it and wanted a stay order but it was turned down. He then moved the Division bench.  Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P D Audikesavalu mentioned, “Merely because the producer gave credit to the appellant herein as the author of the screenplay or the dialogue would not amount to an acknowledgement of the appellant’s copyright therein.”

“There can be no dispute that in respect of a cinematograph film, it is the producer of the film who is the owner of the copyright in the cinematograph film itself… Insofar as the copyright in the original story or the original screenplay or dialogue is concerned, to the extent the same is used in the film upon due consideration therefore being tendered by the producer, the producer is also deemed to be the owner of the copyright therein” the bench added.

Aascar Ravichandran on hearing that Anniyan was getting remade in Hindi by it's director Shankar without getting any permission moved the court. He claimed that the story was bought from Late Sujatha by him and apart from that as producer he has all copyright on the content being producer. The verdict in Boney Kapoor case when applied to Shankar means that the latter will have to drop the project. Ravichandran announced that he himself is going to remake the film in Hindi and said that Jackie Chan with a Bollywood actor would act in it. Ravichandran is distributor of Jackie's films in India and even got him to come for the audio release of Kamal Haasan's Dasavathram produced by him.

S J Suryah said that he would challenge the verdict in Supreme Court. Boney Kapoor, meanwhile, is also remaking Tamil hits Comaali, Kolamaavu Kokila, and the Malayalam film Helen in Hindi. About the making of the film, Ajith mentioned that Vaali "was very close to my heart and I gave it everything I had", revealing that he had initially received a lot of bad publicity and scepticism for doing a dual role too early in his career. In Hindi, Vaali was remade  as Sheesha where the wife has a same-face sister. In Tamil, It tells the story of Deva and Shiva, two look-alike siblings with Deva being deaf and dumb. When Shiva marries his sweetheart Priya, Deva becomes obsessed and has a lust towards  Simran played the wife and Jyotika an imaginary charcter Sona. The soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu with songs like "Oh Sona" and "April Madhathil" being popular. The cinematography was handled by Jeeva