Soori 's Maaman Rs 14.10 Crore or almost 115% Profit :/ Deepika role cut in Kalki 2

 

Budget:-

Salaries - ₹6.81 Crore

Soori - ₹ 3 Crore plus Story Remake Rights

Aishwarya Lekshmi -₹ 1 Crore (₹ 4 Lakh a day for 27 days )

Swasika - ₹ 26 Lakh

Raj Kiran - ₹ 60 Lakh

Other Salaries - ₹ 65 Lakh

Technician Salaries - ₹ 90 Lakh

Director Salary - ₹ 10 Lakh

Music Director Salary - ₹ 30 Lakh Expenses plus 25% Audio Rights

Production - ₹5.60 Crore

Production Costs - ₹ 4.60 Crore

Print & Publicity costs - ₹ 1 Crore

Total - ₹12.41 Crore

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Pre Release Business :-

TN Theatrical Rights - ₹ 9 Crore (Flat)

ROSI Theatrical Rights - ₹ 1.90 Crore (Flat)

North India Dubbing Rights - Not Sold Yet (A/o 31 May)

OTT & Satellite Rights - ₹ 12.50 Crore Flat Rights by Zee

Music Rights - ₹ 1.75 Crore (Flat) by Think Music

FMS Rights - ₹ 1.36 Crore (Singapore, Malaysia and Oceania)

Total - ₹ 26.51 Crore

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Post Release

TN Theatrical Gross - ₹ 39.89 Crore

TN Theatrical Nett - ₹ 32.17 Crore

Theatrical Share - ₹ 16.09 Crore

Distributor Share - ₹ 16.08 Crore

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Profit to Producer = ₹26.51 Crore - ₹12.41 Crore = ₹ 14.10 Crore or almost 115% Profit

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Profit to Distributor = ₹16.08 Crore - ₹ 9 Crore = ₹ 7.08 Crore or almost 80%

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Lark Productions made a 115% Profit and Distributor made a 80% Profit in Tamilnadu

Bumper Profits!!!

So the Film is a definite Superhit

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Note :- Lark Productions is believed to be owing Soori ₹8 Crore as his share of profits for both Garudan and Maaman

This could be an extra ₹8 Crore as part of profit share or inclusive of his salaries for both films

Deepika Padukone 8 hour shift denabd that led to her exit from Prabhas Spirit is not first instance.. In Kalki too this was an issue and now in the sequel her role would be reduced. The makers of Kalki also suffered as the actress took long hours for makeup and changeovers. “The actress never really worked effectively five hours a day,” a source in the Kalki unit told us. “If taking care of the Baby is the issue, she should have asked for a Baby-Sitter of her choice. She should have asked for shooting all her portions at a stretch to avoid traveling, accomodation and travel arrangements for the Baby and the Caretaker. Curtailing work hours makes no sense, they added.

They are now worried she would impose even worse conditions for the Sequel. A reliable source to Kalki team tells us that Nag Ashwin is looking ways to curtail her character to bare minimum or even ways to avoid her completely in the Second Part by tweaking the story a bit.

Read at: https://www.m9.news/movienews/m9inside-deepika-padukone-to-lose-kalki-2/

Rima Kalingal Theatre poster at Cannes / Vijay Sethupathi Box Office Flop / Soori, Aishwarya Lekshmi film Hit, DD flop

 The trailer for the Rima Kallingal-starrer Theatre: The Myth of Reality, written and directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Sajin Baabu (biryani), was officially launched at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 – Marché du Film. The event took place in the presence of veteran Bollywood filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, who launched the trailer, and Indo-German Film Week Festival director Stephan Ottenbruch, who attended as chief guest. The launch saw the attendance of Malayalam filmmaker Dr Biju Damodaran, actors Prakash Bare and Chhaya Kadam, and several film professionals from India, Germany, China, and France.

Theatre centres on two women who believe their suffering stems from a curse. Set on Illikkal Island in Kerala, the film explores how myth and reality intersect within a secluded community. Rima and Sarasa Balussery play the lead roles, supported by an ensemble cast. Rima received the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Actress for her performance. Speaking at the event, Sajin said, “It’s honestly a bit surreal to be here at the Cannes Film Festival. Just being part of this space where world cinema is celebrated with such love is an honour in itself.”

The Santhanam starrer Tamil horror-comedy Devil’s Double Next Level aka DD is slowly inching towards 20 crores albeit in a snail’s pace. The movie is also yet to recover its entire budget. Here is taking a look at the box office performance of the film on its 10th day. On its 10th day, the Santhanam starrer earned 65 lakhs. This was a drop of around 32% since the movie amassed 97 lakhs on its previous day. The total India net collection of the film now comes to 16.25 crore. Including the taxes, the gross collection of the film stands at 19.17 crore. DD Next Level is mounted at a budget of 20 crores. With its current India net collection of 16.25 crore, the film has managed to cover 81% of its budget. It will be interesting to see whether the film will cover its entire budget in the coming days.

Maaman is mounted on a budget of 10 crore at the box office and against the collection of 18.55 crore in 8 days, it has churned out a profit of 85.5% at the box office. The action film stands as the sixth most profitable Tamil film of 2025.

The Vijay Sethupathi starrer Tamil romantic-crime flick, Ace has been witnessing dismal performance at the box office. While it has managed to cross 4 crores within its 3 days, this is hardly an impressive score, given Sethupathi’s star power. Here is taking a look at the box office performance of the film on its 3rd day. On its third day, the movie saw a dip of around 12% and earned 1.42 crore. The total India net collection of Ace now stands at 4.04 crore. The film is now inching towards 5 crore but needs a more positive word of mouth to see a boost in the collection.

Financial Stress made Sri flip his Lid / Preity Mukhundhan with Hridhu Haroon / Soori- Aishwarya Lekshmi film MAAMAN

 Late payments from Producers  and isolation from film Industry has made Sri go in for a makeover and post adult content. 

Shriram Natarajan who got noted through Lokesh Kanagaraj film Maanagaram has signalled that he has decided to post adult content on his Instagram page and his new look , a contrast from his bot next door look has alarmed viewers. The delayed payments from Producers of Irugupotru and Vil Ambu is reason for Sri to flip his lid says a fan. One fan posted "I'm sharing this with full heart and respect. I've been following your journey-not just your films, but the pain behind the silence. I saw how your payments for works like Irugapatru and Vil Ambu were delayed... and I could sense how much that might've broken you inside. It's hard when the system fails artists who put their soul into every frame. I get it. But please... don't stay in this zone that's pulling you deeper. If certain thoughts or habits are becoming addictive or isolating you, I beg you-breathe, pause, and try to reconnect with your old team, your colleagues, your people. You're not alone. You were meant for something greater than this silence.

We still believe in you. The real Sri-the bold actor, the beautiful soul-is still within you. Please rise again, bro. You've got so much more to offer. Much love, strength, and healing to you."

 Shri first starred in director Lokesh Kanangaraj's debut film Maanagaram. It also featured Sundeep Kishan, and Regina Cassandra in lead roles.

Shri walked out of Bigg Boss Tamil 1 within four days of his stay. He was last seen in the 2023 film Irugapatru.

The First Look Poster of the film "Maine Pyar Kiya," written and directed by newcomer Faizal and produced under the banner of Spire Productions by Sanju Unnithan, has been unveiled. The main stars of the film include Hridu Haroon, Preethi Mukundan, Askar Ali, Midhun, Arjo, Jagadeesh, Mustafa and Jero. This is the second production of Spire Productions after the super success of "Mandakini" released last year.

Following the success of the hit film "Mura," Hridu Haroon plays the lead role in "Maine Pyar Kiya." Preeti Mukundan, who garnered attention for her role in the Tamil film "Star" and her performance in the super hit music video "Asai Koodai," makes her debut as a heroine in Malayalam. Other actors in the film include Jeo Baby, Srikant Vettiyar, Reddin Kingsly, Bobin Perumpilli, Thrikannan, Mime Gopi,  Boxer Deena, Janaardhanan, Jagadeesh, Jivi Rex, and others. Director Faizal has written the film in association with BilKefzal. It is noteworthy that the film is getting simultaneously released in Malayalam and Tamil.

DOP – Don Paul P,
Music – Electronic Kili, Editor – Kannan Mohan, Executive Producer – Binu Nayar, Production Controller – Shihab Vennala,
Art Director – Sunil Kumaran, Chief Associate Director – Rajesh Adoor,
Costumes – Arun Manohar,  Payyanur, Sound Design – Ranganath Ravi, Stunts – Kalai Kingson,
Associate Directors – Ashwin Mohan, Shihan Mohammed, Vishnu Ravi,
 Production Executives – Vinod Venugopal, Antony Kuttampuzha,  Distribution – Spire Productions, Administration & Distribution Head – Pradeep Menon.

ctor Suri's movie "Maaman" is releasing on May 16th!!

Produced by K Kumar under Lark Studios, Maman, starring actor Soori in the lead role, and directed by Prashanth Pandiarajan of Animal Series fame, will be released in theaters worldwide on May 16th.

The film stars Soori in the lead role and stars leading actress Aishwarya Lakshmi in the lead role. Actor Rajkiran plays a pivotal role. Along with them, Lapper Bandhu fame Swashika, Geetha Kailasam, Viji Chandrasekhar, Nikhila Shankar, Bala Saravanan, Baba Bhaskar and child star Master Prageeth Sivan also star in the supporting roles.


It is worth noting that this is Soori's second film under Lark Studios production, after the huge success of Garudan.

Director Prashanth Pandiaraj, who gained attention with the web series "Vinangam", is making the film as a full-fledged commercial film, set in the backdrop of Trichy, that will be enjoyed by everyone from children to adults.

The final stages of the film are underway in full swing. The teaser and trailer of the film will be officially announced soon.


Technical Team Details

Written and directed by - Prashanth Pandiaraj
Production - K Kumar
Production company - Lark Studios
Music - Hesham Abdul Wahab
Cinematography - Dinesh Purushothaman
Art Direction - G Durai Raj
Film Editing - Ganesh Siva
Fight training - Mahesh Mathew
Public Relations - Yuvraj.

Vijay Sethupathi enters Rs 200 cr club / Viduthalai franchise makes Rs 100 cr profit

Vijay Sethupathi ( VJS)  becomes the sixth actor from Kollywood to join the 200 Crore club after Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Vijay , Ajith & Siva Karthikeyan. 

Maharaja grosses ₹200 Crore worldwide as Last show in China screened today

Maharajas China collections as of yesterday night stood at ₹91.83 Crore in the Mainland and ₹ 199.56 Crore worldwide

However under Chinese rules - the minimum estimated run of the film was 78.71 Million Yuan and the State pays the difference in final collection and minimum estimated run to the movie

So this means Maharajas final collection will stand at 78.71 Million Yuan or ₹92.48 Crore

This takes the total gross to ₹ 200.21 Crore. The Film however will be unable to join the exclusive $ 11 Million Club in China - missing by just $ 206,000

Budget

Most of it combined Budget of two parts .

VJS - 20 cr for two parts

Soori - 5 cr for two parts

Manjuwarrier - 50 lakhs (Some sources saying 1 cr but I don't think so)

Rest of the cast for two parts - 10 cr

Vetrimaran - 10 cr

Illayaraja - 4 cr

Rest of the crew - 6.5 cr

Production budget (Including prints and publicity for both parts )- 24 cr

Total - 80 crs

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Business

Non theatricals for both parts - 55 cr

Theatricals for first part - 15 cr

Theatricals for second part- 18 cr

Theatricals revenue for first part for producers

19 cr

Total returns for producer till date - 74 cr

Theatrical business

TN- Own release

Telugu states - 2 cr (MG basis)

OS (Outright ) - 3 cr

KA +KL+ ROI - 2 cr (MG basis )

Now for collections so far as of Jan 3rd

TN -41 cr gross or 21.5 cr share

KA +KL+ROI - 3.4 cr gross or 1.6 cr share

TS - 2.3 cr gross or 1.2 cr share

OS - 10 cr gross or 4.9 cr share

Final - 56.7 cr gross or 29.2 cr share

Producers compensated the loss of Karnataka - Kerala - two Telugu States 

Overall - 26 cr profit

Hence overall returns for producers by end of two parts- 100 cr

Budget - 80 cr

Profit - 20 cr

A Profit venture for all.

Malayalam Actress Anna Ben in Sivakarthikeyan film- Ram Charan in Hollywood film

 Anna Ben in Sivakarthikeyan Productions

The upcoming film Kottukkaali, produced by Sivakarthikeyan Productions and co-produced by Kalai Arasu under the Little Wave banner, marks Anna Ben's debut. The film is directed by P S Vinothraj, the director of the acclaimed film Koozhangal, which was India's official entry to the Oscars and won the IFFR Tiger Award in 2021. Soori, who is awaiting the release of his first lead role in the film Vidhuthalai directed by Vetrimaaran, plays the lead in Kottukkaali. The announcement of the film's cast and crew was made through a poster shared by Kalai Arasu. Anna Ben, who won the Kerala State Award for Best Actress in 2020 for her role in Kappela, is also filming for Ennittu Avasanam and Anchu Centum Celeenayum in Malayalam. Her debut film Kumblangi Nights was a hit, as was her subsequent film Helen, which was remade in Hindi with Jhanvi Kapoor in the lead role.

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RRR fame Ram Charan confirms Hollywood Project and Junior NTR to walk Oscars Red Carpet'

During a podcast interview with Sam Fragoso, Ram Charan confirmed that he has a Hollywood project in the works and that an official announcement will be made soon. He stated that discussions are ongoing and that news of his involvement in the project will be released in a few months.

Charan also expressed his desire to collaborate with Hollywood stars such as Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Brad Pitt. During a recent talk show appearance, he was even referred to as the "Brad Pitt of India," but he humbly stated that he admires Pitt but does not believe he resembles him.

As the blockbuster track Naatu Naatu gets nominated for the Oscars, Jr NTR has initiated promotions for RRR. During an interaction with KTLA, an American news channel, the actor expressed his excitement about his first-ever red carpet experience at the Oscars. He emphasized that it won't be just Jr NTR or Komaram Bheem, but the entire nation of India that will be walking the red carpet.

Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava are set to perform Naatu Naatu live on stage. Jr NTR expressed his excitement and anticipation for their performance at the Oscars, and the world is eagerly anticipating Naatu Naatu's appearance on the Oscars stage.

On March 1, the movie featuring Jr NTR and Ram Charan was re-released in the US as part of an Oscars 2023 promotion, in the world's largest screening. The screening was completely sold out with over 1,600 tickets purchased, and many people had to wait in lengthy queues to catch a glimpse of the stunning visuals on the big screen.