Dragon Pradeep DUDE OTT SHOCKER / TOURIST FAMILY DIRECTOR TURNS HERO / Triple Pongal Clash

 Budget of Dude is 25–30 cr, and recently the OTT Rights of the film have been bought by Netflix (Third film bought from Pradeep) for 25 Crores.

This is a higher OTT deal than Sivakarthikeyan’s Madharasi OTT deal with Netflix. Pradeep appears to be in terrific form in the market.

This is the case because combining Theatrical, Satellite, Audio, and Dubbing rights- the film has already entered the profit zone for Mythiri, which is a record achievement for an actor’s fourth film. Pradeep Ranganathan, who is aiming for his 100 cr hat trick with LIK in September, and then another one with Dude in October.

After the sensational success of Tourist Family, its director who also played a small role in the film is making his debut as a lead hero in his upcoming project. The film is inspired off of the youthfulness of Manmadhan, and the title of the film is a famous tag from it- it’s either Flames or Corrected Machi. It’s directed by his AD, and Anaswara Rajan is in final talks to be playing the female lead.

Abishan is apperantly a co-writer of the film and his inputs are included.

Either Sean Roldan or Sai Abhyankar will get roped in, in the following weeks.

Following this film, Abhishan will be doing his second directorial with Dhanush- next year.

PONGAL 2026 - BIGGER THAN EVER??

Karuppu VS Jananayagan VS Parasakthi

Suriya VS Vijay VS SK

All the three of them have different goals.

Vijay is retiring so he wants his film to be a grand farewell for him.

SK’s 25th film is Parasakthi and all his rival actors Dhanush, Suriya and Simbu has delivered a blockbuster in their 25th film (VIP, Singam, Vinnaithandi Varuvaya)

Suriya’s long awaited comeback. Karuppu being a commercial entertainer from Suriya after a lot of preachy films.

Who will achieve their goal.

The theatre preferences are Jana Nayagan > Parasakthi > Karuppu. Will Karuppu beat these favourites ?

BENZ set in Pre Leo Era / After OTT Release Tourist Family still collects / Kamal's Thug Life costumes

 

If Madonna is reprising the role of Elisa sister of Leo in Benz then is the film set in a period much before Leo ? Elisa is killed in Leo ‘s flashback scenes and Vijay decides to take up a new identity as Leo. Benz stars Raghava Lawrence in the titular role, while Nivin plays Walter the antagonist. One out of three leading ladies links Benz to Leo. What has Benz been doing in the years following his own story ? Could Walter be the elder brother of Rolex (Vikram’s antagongonist)

When it comes to storytelling, costume designer Amritha Ram considers Mani Ratnam a “magician”. Her belief was strengthened further when she worked with the filmmaker on Thug Life, styling Kamal Haasan in the action drama. “I see why Mani sir and Kamal sir get along. Their discipline and homework is spot on. Before beginning work, Mani sir gave a holistic understanding of the world. Then we did character analysis. The film is divided into three parts in terms of looks — Kamal sir’s Delhi portions, then Nepal, and Japan. The look requirements were locked in the research phase,” she explains.

Thug Life — also starring Silambarasan TR, Trisha Krishnan, and Abhirami — sees Haasan as a gangster who is betrayed by those closest to him. When crafting his look, Ram says the challenge was to capture both the superstar’s gravitas and the character’s reinvention. “We crafted a look that’s edgy yet timeless, keeping Kamal sir’s larger-than-life persona in mind,” she reveals. 

The most challenging part was cracking Haasan’s look for the Nepal portions of the narrative. “The look needed to be minimalistic and rooted in Nepal. Zeroing in on that was hard, because it had to be balanced while capturing the maximalism of the region’s cultural tapestry. It became my favourite look,” she exclaims.

M Sasikumar’s film arrived on JioHotstar on June 2 and has been getting love from the OTT audiences, but it is getting enough love from the theater audiences as well. In 7 days, the film has earned a total net collection of 74 lakh at the box office!

After its OTT arrival on June 2, Tourist Family earned 26 lakh at the box office. Ever since the film churned out decent numbers, earning 20 lakh this weekend, June 6 – 8! On June 2, the day of the release, day 32, the film earned 63 lakhs! It would be interesting to see if the film closes its theatrical run this week.

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Check out the day-wise collection of the film in the theaters after its OTT release on JioHotstar!

• June 3: 26 lakh
• June 4: 19 lakh
• June 5: 6 lakh
• June 6: 3 lakh
• June 7: 5 lakh
• June 8: 7 lakh
• June 9: 8 lakh

Total: 74 lakh

 

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.