Udhaynidhi son as HERO / Trisha Australian Mapillai / Suriya in Europe

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s son, Inbanithi Udhayanidhi, recently took charge as CEO of Red Giant Movies, and now he is all set to make a grand debut as a hero in films. The Tamil media reports suggest that Mari Selvaraj will be directing this project, and he already directed Udhay Stalin’s final film, Maamannan, which also starred Vadivelu. Maamannan achieved big success and made a perfect farewell film for Udhayanidhi Stalin as hero, and now Mari Selvaraj takes another responsibility to launch his son, Inbanithi Udhayanidhi, as a hero. Meanwhile, the director is all set to release Bison, starring Dhruv Vikram and Anupama Parameswaran, on this Diwali. About Inbanithi Udhayanidhi Born in 2004 in Chennai, Inbanithi Udhayanidhi studied at a private school and is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree. Inbanithi made headlines by joining NEROCA FC in 2021 as a professional footballer, playing as a midfielder. He trained at Football Plus Academy in Chennai and has also been appointed as the CEO of Red Giant Movies, as said above.

As per the latest updates, Suriya46’s shooting is currently underway in the picturesque Eastern European country of Belarus. The makers have planned an action sequence on Suriya and a song in the crucial ongoing schedule. Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, senior Tamil-Telugu actress Raadika Sarathkumar, and young Tamil actress Bhavani Sre play key roles in Suriya46, while Venky Atluri is directing this prestigious project. Popular producer Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya are producing the movie under the Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas banner. GV Prakash Kumar is composing the soundtrack for the movie. Suriya is making his Tollywood debut with a wholesome family entertainer. Tentatively titled Suriya46, the film also features young Malayalam beauty Mamitha Baiju in a lead role.

Some reports claim Trisha’s mother have found a potential groom a businessman from Chandigarh who recently expanded his business from Australia to India. His family is said to know Trisha’s parents well. However, the truth behind these claims remains unclear. Meanwhile, Trisha is busy with her film commitments. She’s working on Vishwambhara with Chiranjeevi and the Tamil film Karuppu. Both projects are expected to shape her next phase in cinema. After making her mark in Tamil and Telugu films and a brief stint in Bollywood, Trisha is reportedly considering a Hindi comeback with fresh opportunities. Trisha recently responded to these rumors. She said she’s open to marriage if she finds the right person but added that the right time hasn’t come yet. For now, she’s happy being single and concentrating on her work and personal priorities.

Trisha's movie camera tatoo / Anaswara Telugu film/ Rukumani role extended by ARM

Amid swirling rumors about her personal life, actress Trisha Krishnan is clearly focused on enjoying life on her own terms. Speculation about her alleged link with Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay has been making headlines, especially since they appeared together in back-to-back films like Master, Leo, and GOAT.

While Trisha has maintained silence on these reports, Vijay is shifting focus toward politics, having launched his own party set to contest all seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections next year.

Meanwhile, Trisha treated her fans to some stunning pictures from her recent trip to Dubai, flaunting her signature tattoos, including a movie camera inked on her back.

In an interview AR Murugadoss revealed that for Madharaasi, he initially planned climax with heroine’s death. He said, “Original climax ends with Malathy (Rukmini)’s death. Raghu didn’t help others when Malathy disappeared from his life. Will he help now when she’s no more? Yes, he will. That was the climax.”

However the climax was altered half way through the shoot since Murugadoss felt the protagonist’s value becomes weaker if he couldn’t save his girlfriend. This revelation came as a surprise for fans. Vidyut Jammwal played the antagonist. Produced by Sri Lakshmi Movies, the film’s features music by Anirudh Ravichander. Sivakarthikeyan’s action thriller Madharaasi directed by AR Murugadoss is now out in theatres. The movie received mixed reviews from critics and word of mouth is also no different. After posting good numbers (Tamil version) over the weekend the movie dropped on weekdays.

Swapna Cinemas is at the forefront of bringing new talent to the fore. Mrunal Thakur, who made her Telugu debut with the blockbuster Seetha Rama, is a testament to that. She is now one of the busiest actresses in the industry. Continuing that tradition, they are introducing talented Malayalam actress Anaswara Rajan in Champion.

On the occasion of her birthday, the first look poster of Anaswara as Chandrakala in film Champion was released. She looked beautiful in a traditional retro-style outfit with bangles and vermilion. The first look clearly shows that she will be playing a character who creates an impact in the story.

The film's cinematography is by R. Madhi, music by Mickey J. Meyer, and art director is Thota Tarani. Young hero Roshan is currently busy shooting for his latest film Champion. National Award winner Pradeep Advaitham is directing it. This period sports drama is presented by Zee Studios and jointly produced by Swapna Cinemas, Anandi Art Creations and Concept Films. The first look and interesting teaser glimpses of Champion have created huge buzz. The makers have now introduced the heroine of the film.

Anaswara Rajan made her debut in the Tamil film industry with the 2022 crime thriller Raangi, where she played Trisha's niece. She also appeared in the 2023 Tamil film Thugs

 

 

Suriya Karuppu asks Big for OTT Deal / Sreeleela asks for cuts to Viral Vayyari on OTT

 Suriya’s film Karuppu with RJ Balaji, which has completed the entire shoot, and a teaser was also released by the makers. Because of the pending OTT deal, the film’s release date has not been announced. Reportedly, the makers are said to have quoted around 65 Cr, but the offers they got were around 45 Cr, as the director, RJ Balaji, does not have a big brand.

The makers are planning to release the film on Diwali, but they are waiting for the OTT deal to be finished

. The film is produced by Dream Warrior Pictures. The first look poster and teaser have been released, showcasing Suriya in a new, intense avatar, potentially playing both a lawyer and a guardian figure. The movie also features a reunion between Suriya and Trisha after their previous collaboration in "Aaru". The music is composed by Sai

 Abhyankkar. 

As Junior prepares for its OTT release on Amazon Prime Video, fans are left wondering which version of Viral Vayyari will make it to the platform. Will it be the original, bold theatrical cut, or the toned-down YouTube version? The answer could shape how audiences revisit the film in its digital release.
Composed by Devi Sri Prasad, Viral Vayyari became a viral sensation on social media soon after the release of Junior. Viewers especially praised Sreeleela for her electrifying dance moves and glamorous screen presence. Her chemistry with Kireeti and their precise choreography added to the song’s mass appeal, making it an instant favorite among younger fans.
Once the full video version of the song was released on YouTube, fans began drawing comparisons between the online version and the theatrical cut. Many noticed that several intimate dance steps and close-contact moments were noticeably toned down or edited out. This sparked speculation online, with users suggesting the edits were strategic. “Nothing happens by accident in this industry,” one fan commented, pointing to the possibility of deliberate marketing tactics. Adding fuel to the fire, earlier unverified reports hinted that Sreeleela might have expressed discomfort with some of the original choreography, particularly sequences involving close physical interaction. While these reports remain unofficial, they have contributed to the ongoing buzz surrounding the video.

Sreeleela’s film Bhagavanth Kesari was named Best Telugu Film at the 71st National Film Awards, adding another notable milestone to her growing career. Expressing her gratitude on Instagram, she posted with a caption, “BANAO BETI KO SHER…THIS WAS FILM IS THE CLOSEST TO MY HEART. With your immense love and support, this message now echoes nationwide as #BhagavanthKesari bag the Best Film Award at the 71st National Film Awards.”. As she gears up for her Hindi film debut opposite Kartik Aaryan in Anurag Basu’s upcoming project, the interest around Sreeleela continues to grow

Vinveli Nayagan and Master Story Teller WORST BOX OFFICE RUN ENDS

 As Thug Life window  bookings through BookMyShow app winds up with disastrous figures, the lowest in career of Kamal and Director Mani, we go back to what Mani thinks is a BAD FILM . When asked if there’s anything like a ‘bad film’, Ratnam replied, “I am an audience first. If I don’t like a film, it is a bad film. That’s how you look at it, you can’t pretend it’s not there. But as a maker, what you try to do is put your best in front. You try to make a good film. You want it to be a hit, but you also want it to be sensible, intelligent, engaging, and logical. So, that’s what you try to do.”

The filmmaker added that it’s important to accept the audience’s diverse opinions. “It’s true for any art, isn’t it? Art is something that reaches you individually. It’s your perspective. You have to anticipate and accept the diversity in views.”

Thug Life, in its lifetime, has registered a ticket sale of only 755K on BMS. The film could not even touch the 1 million mark and surrendered to its fate much before. Still, it managed to bring the seventh-best ticket sales for Kollywood films on BookMyShow in 2025!

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Check out the top ten lifetime ticket sales of Kollywood films of 2025 on BMS.

1. Good Bad Ugly: 2.65 Million
2. Dragon: 1.98 Million
3. VidaaMuyarchi: 1.51 Million
4. Tourist Family: 1.39 Million
5. Retro: 1.10 Million
6. Madha Gaja Raja: 883K
7. Thug Life: 755K
8. Veera Dheera Sooran: 700K
9. Maaman: 562K
10. Kudumbasthan: 488K

Thug Life Ticket Sales Summary

Check out the ticket sales breakdown of Kamal Haasan’s film on BMS.

• Pre Sales: 360K
• Day 1: 154.32K
• Day 2: 66.59K
• Day 3: 63.18K
• Day 4: 38.16K
• Day 5: 14.71K
• Day 6: 11.86K
• Day 7:  10.8K
• Day 8: 9K
• Rest Of The Day: 26.38K

Total: 755K

Thug Life Box Office Summary

Check out the breakdown of the film at the box office after 15 days.

• India net: 44.77 crore
• India gross: 52.77 crore
• Overseas gross: 44.74 crore
• Worldwide gross: 97.51 crore
• According to a report in Pinkvilla, Netflix is reconsidering the deal with a 20-25 per cent dip from the previous quoted amount. The makers of Thug Life reportedly sold the digital rights for ₹130 crores. This whopping number was quoted because of Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam's combination, but the movie failed to leave a mark at the box office.

 

Anirudh to Marry Sun TV - Sunrisers Kavya ? / Trisha- STR Fees for Thug Life

 

Jailer music composer, Anirudh Ravichander and Sun Risers Hyderabad IPL team SRH CEO, Kavya Maran's dating buzz has been going on for a long time now. It was on March 2025, when reports claimed that the couple might have been dating each other. Later, the music composer's team denied the claims and revealed that the duo was just good friends and that they weren't dating. Now, recent buzz claims that the couple is soon going to get married soon. Recently, a post has gone viral on the discussion platform Reddit, wherein it's stated that Anirudh Ravichander and SRH CEO Kavya Maran are soon going to tie the knot. While there's no confirmation of this, netizens have been commenting on it. While some believed that the buzz might be true, given that the couple was often spotted in restaurants, on the other hand, a user even claimed to having visiting them during a Las Vegas trip.

Some other users mentioned that he/she had witnessed in an interview that a tarot reader predicted that Anirudh Ravichander would marry a very well-educated woman from the telecommunication broadcasting industry. Well, it's worth mentioning that no confirmation about the same has been made from Anirudh and Kavya's sides.

One user commented, "I was watching an old interview of Anirudh's where this tarot reader is predicting his love life and she says He'll marry someone who is very well educated and someone who's in the telecommunication broadcasting industry. Honestly, crazy if this is actually true." Another user wrote, "Might actually be true seeing how I have seen in other subs where people said they have seen both of them having dinner at star hotels."

Dating buzz between Anirudh Ravichander and SRH CEO, Kavya Maran

For the unversed, Kavya Maran is the CEO of the IPL team, SRH, and she often grabbed attention while in the stands. Well, during IPL 2024, Kavya started getting famous and gathering attention, and people started digging deeper for more information on the same. Reports have claimed that Kavya might have been dating Anirudh, but later, his team denied the claims and mentioned that they were just good friends. Kavya was reported to be single by them, talking about Anirudh, he has been speculated to be dating Kreethy Suresh back in 2023, but the actress later confirmed that there was nothing going on between the duo.

Kavya, she is the daughter of Kalanithi Maran, the Chennai based tycoon. He is the founder of Sun Group. Talking about Kavya, she manages some Sun Group music channels. Regarding her background, she earned her MBA from a business school in England after graduating from England.

Source; https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/kavya-maran-is-marrying-anirudh-ravichandera-speculations-64551

Trisha Krishnan’s Fee For Thug Life

The lead actress, Trisha Krishnan, has reportedly received Rs 12 crore for her role, as per Daily Jagran. This amount is said to be 3 times higher than her fees for the Ajith Kumar-led film Good Bad Ugly. Trisha and Kamal Haasan’s pairing in the film was also criticized over the age gap between the two actors.

Silambarasan, Ashok Selvan & Joju George’s Fees For Thug Life

Silambarasan, aka STR, was paid Rs 40 crore, whereas Ashok Selvan and Joju George were paid Rs 1 crore. Abhirami was paid Rs 50 lakhs.

How Much Did Kamal Haasan Charge For Thug Life?

Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam have reportedly not received separate paycheques for their work as they have jointly produced the film and will likely take their share from the profits. Thus, the total cast fee amounts to Rs 53.5 crores. The fees for actors Rohit Saraf and Ali Fazal are not yet known.

Lowest-grossing film for Kamal Haasan since Vishwaroopam II?

The latest Kollywood action drama is turning out to be Kamal Haasan‘s lowest-grossing film in the last 7 years. In 2018, his Vishwaroopam II earned between 46 and 48 crore gross globally. After that, Thug Life has amassed the lowest score for him.

Worldwide collection breakdown:

• India net – 42.22 crores
• India gross – 49.81 crores
• Overseas gross – 40.50 crores
• Worldwide gross – 90.31 crores

To earn less than Indian 2

From here, Thug Life might cross the 100 crore mark, but won’t cover much distance. It is heading for a lifetime collection of below 110 crores. With this, the film will end up earning much less than Indian 2, which itself was a massive disaster. For those who don’t know, Indian 2 earned 150.94 crore gross globally.

 

Samantha - Raj Age difference / Kamal most Generous co-Actor - Trisha/ Dhanush Kubera Highest OTT Price

 

Age difference between Samantha and Raj Nidimoru 

There is a lot of curiosity around Raj and Samantha's relationship. As we wait for the couple to formally announce their relationship, we look at their age gap. Samantha's birth date is public knowledge. She was born on April 28, 1987. As of 2025, she is 38 years old. As for Raj, according to reports, his date birth is August 4, 1979. The filmmaker is therefore 45 years old as of 2025. This makes the age gap between the two artists 7 years. 

Samantha‘s production debut Subham is mounted on a budget of 6 crore and it has recovered 59% of its entire budget. It still needs to earn 2.07 crore to successfully recover its entire budget and enter the profit making zone. However, the film is too far to be declared as a hit at the box office, since it needs a total collection of 12 crore, to claim the hit verdict.

“Kamal sir and Mani sir are [greats]. I always knew they wouldn’t ever waste [me] in a film, irrespective of the [character I] play in it. Being in the best of hands, [I was sure] Mani sir would fine-tune me into becoming the character. Kamal sir always makes sure that his co-actors have their space in the film. He is one of the most generous co-actors I have worked with,” Trisha  smiles.

 Deccan Chronicle mentioned that Prime Video has allegedly bought Dhanush's Kubera  the film’s digital rights for a whopping 50 crore. This makes it one of the most expensive OTT deals in the Telugu film industry.

Kuberaa has a powerful cast featuring Dhanush, Nagarjuna, Rashmika Mandanna, and Jim Sarbh. This combination of talent from multiple film industries has already given the film a hot buzz in cinephile circles.

The movie is being bankrolled with a whopping 120 crore (via Deccan Chronicle), one of the costliest films in Dhanush’s career. Moreover, fans also have high expectations from Rashmika Mandanna, who has already delivered massive hits like Animal, Pushpa 2, and Chhavva.

Director Sekhar Kammula is helming Kuberaa. It will be released in multiple languages, including Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi, so audiences across India can enjoy it. With a strong team like that and a vast OTT deal, Kuberaa appears to be one of the year’s biggest films. Now, all eyes are on June 20 to see how this action-packed drama performs at the box office.

Kamal Haasan Offbeat Casting that clicked / Lady Superstar v/s South Queen flashback

 Three casting decisions that KH ( Kamal Haasan ) made in three of his films is considered very offbeat and daring. Read about them;

Kovai Sarala in Sathi Leelavati as PALANI

The Director , Balu Mahendra was aghast when Kamal suggested Sarala as his pair.

She was a comedienne and her main male lead so far had been Goundamani and Senthil.

When Sarla didn't have dates, Kamal suggested a six month delay in the shooting schedule

Balu Mahendra was so annoyed he freely mocked at Kamals choice and asked Kamal if he had a fetish for ugly faces

Yet Kamals choice was flawless

Sarala taught Kamal the famous Kovai slang and hit the ball out of the park with her performance as PALANI

Balu Mahendra apologized to her openly while Kamal gifted her an Iconic Fluorescent Maruti Zen in addition to her fees plus a Maruti Esteem /1000 to Ramesh Aravind

Nagesh in Michael Madana Kama Rajan MMKR as AVINASI

The casting was almost fully settled and the character of Avinasi was very small in the film. Nagesh was very eager to do a STRIPART Or a female role as the iconic PAATI

It was a long ambition for Nagesh to don a woman's role and fool the audience with a fake name

Unfortunately Kamal expanded Avinasi and insisted Nagesh do the role

Nagesh refused preferring that popular comedian & writer Janagaraj who had shown comedy chops in Aboorva Sagodharargal do the role of Avinasi

Kamal persuaded Nagesh over and over again until. Nagesh finally agreed and in TWO HOURS WITH CRAZY MOHAN, expanded the entire scene of Avinasi from a 4 Minute screentime to 20 minutes

SN Lakshmi was invited to play a comic role and she relished the challenge

Avinasi was the most popular character in the film after Kameswaran played by Kamal. Avinasi drew so many laughs that popular former AP CM NT Ramarao personally invited Nagesh for lunch and relished the role

A remake was suggested with Chiranjeevi at the helm and Avinashi played by a guy called Babu Mohan but Babu Mohan humbly said “Only Relangi can play this role after Nagesh Garu” (Relangi is likely a Telugu comedian legend)

Chiranjeevi said “No” and also humbly said this film was Kamals masterpiece and a remake would be a mockery to Kamal

Nagarjuna in 1997 was interested in remaking this film but Kamal said no and that he wasn't interested in giving rights

Avinasi became Nageshs most memorable characters after Thillana Mohanambal & the famous RAMAYYA in Anbe Vaa

Abhirami in Virumaandi

Kamals choice again

He kept faith in Abhirami , a young 18–19 year old with very little previous scope

She delivered a top notch performance

(Source; Kanthaswamy Balasubramnian)

Nayanthara and Trisha’s old interviews about the friendship that they do not share is doing the rounds. The background to the both actress rift is that both were shortlisted for the heroine role in Thalapathy's Kuruvi. It went to Trisha. Nayanthara admits that they had misunderstandings and that they are not friends but mere acquaintances. Nayan says that the word Friend has a big meaning. However she says that she has no issues with Trisha or anyone else. She recollects that during Billa, Namitha would walk in to the sets and wish everyone but her. She said that she did not want to pretend that they are pals.

Trisha however denied that she had any argument with Nayanthara and felt common friends blew it up. She said that it was not a professional rivalry but a misunderstanding created by mutual friends. Trisha was the first choice for Samantha's role in Vignesh S directorial 'Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal' with Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara. It was Nayanthara’s production. Trisha backed out and she said that she had a good reason to do so. At that time Ponniyin Selvam had not released and post that Trisha bounced back as South Queen.

 

Good Bad Ugly - Ajith Salary and Pre- Release biz details/ Akshay Kumar in Kathakali outfit

 tOTAL bUDGET IS rS 180 Cr and pre release has collected Rs 100 cr from theatres- Distributors. Ajith did not take Rs 167 cr as stated in some quarters. Producer Mythiri is releasing this film in Tamil Nadu and other States on a low key note. All the old reference songs will be in the film if Producer gives NOC from original makers. Around 2 minutes and 5 seconds of footage were trimmed. This includes the removal of close-up shots of smoking, while disclaimers were added for longer smoking scenes. Some violent visuals had the blood blurred out. Additionally, a sequence involving old Tamil songs required the makers to submit No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from the original composers and producers.

.The final runtime of the film is 2 hours and 19 minutes—tighter than usual for a big-star action film.

GBU pre release business details

Budget- 180 cr

Ajith - 90 cr

Rest of cast and crew Remuneration- 25 cr

Production- 60 cr

Prints and Publicity- 5 cr

Theatrical Business

TN - 70 cr

TS- 5 cr

KA+ROI- 5 cr

OS - 20 cr

Total - 100 cr

Individual area targets -

TN

- 130 to 135 cr gross (Break even)

130 to 160 cr gross (HIT)

160 to 193 cr gross (Super hit)

194 +++× (Blockbuster)

Telugu states.

9 cr to 9.5 cr break even

9.5 to 11 cr HIT

11 cr to 13.5 cr gross Super Hit

13.5 cr ++++ Blockbuster

Karnataka+ROI

11 cr to 11.3 cr break even

11.3 to 13.5 cr HIT

13.5 to 16 cr Super Hit

16 cr ++++ Blockbuster

Overseas

38 to 40 cr gross - Break even

40 to 50 cr gross - HIT

50 to 60 cr gross- Super Hit

60 cr +++ - Blockbuster

Overall.

188 cr to 194 cr (Breakeven)

194 cr to 234 cr (HIT)

234 cr to 283 cr (Super HIT)

284 cr ++× (Blockbuster)

Akshay Kumar is stepping into the shoes of C Sankaran Nair in Kesari Chapter 2, a courtroom drama that dives deep into a powerful chapter of India’s fight for justice. The actor dropped a new poster on Instagram this Wednesday and it’s hard to miss. He appears in a full Kathakali avatar, complete with bold makeup, grand headgear, and a fierce expression.

 He wrote, “This is not a costume. It’s a symbol of tradition, of resistance, of truth, of my nation. C Sankaran Nair didn’t fight with a weapon. He fought the British Empire with the law and with fire in his soul. This 18th APRIL, we bring you the court trial they never taught in textbooks.”

Three Queens in Suriya 45 ? / Puri back with Charmee for Vijay Sethupathi film / Sruthi- Predator still outside

Is Trisha- Jyotika and Ramya Krishnan working in Suriya 45 ? After seeing the photos posted by Actress Ramya Subraanian , this question came and further Trisha too posted more photos. Just a reunion or an unofficial announcement.

Fans of actress Trisha Krishnan have taken to the comments section of her latest Instagram video to express their concern about her visible weight loss. The video shows her working out with her pet dog.

The video shows her performing squats while holding her pet, displaying her commitment to fitness and her love for her furry friend. The video has gone viral, with many lauding her dedication to keeping fit while others can't get over her weight loss.

We had reported about Puri Jagan having told Vijay Sethupathi a subject read https://southfilmy.blogspot.com/2025/03/prabhu-deva-to-direct-directo Now official : Puri Jagannadh will direct the film, with Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role, marking a fresh and u Interestingly, despite speculation of a professional split, Puri Jagannadh will co-produce the film alongside Charmme Kaur under their banner, Puri Connects. The official announcement was made today, coinciding with the Ugadi festival. “What makes this project even more thrilling is that Puri Jagannadh has crafted a distinctive script, presenting Vijay Sethupathi in a never-seen-before role,” a press statement revealed. The film’s regular shoot is set to begin in June and will be released in multiple languages, including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.

Shruthi Narayanan, the actress started her career in Tamil TV serials. She shot to fame with the show, Siragadikka Aasai. She has also acted in films such as Karthigai Deepam and Maari. Her post after the casting couch video leaked. Read; https://dhakshinscreen.blogspot.com/2025/03/chempaneer-poovu-tamil; Read on; At this point things are just going beyond a limit. Everyone has an opinion to talk about the victim be it good or bad but nobody had the time to talk rubbish about the shameless person who is still undiscovered behind screens of the phone and is targeting to spoil a girl’s life. Not just the person responsible but also loads of people who share it in the name of fun and wow new content. Yet again no one ever gets 2 seconds to think that this matter revokes around a girl and she can also get mentally affected by everything that is happening. By sharing like wild fire, this just proves that all men are predators who just are lurching for lust in anything and everything. Again not to mention I’m also a girl who has feelings and who is very much mentally and physically and emotionally affected by all these problems. As a humble request I plead you all to put a stop to this for the sake of humanity.”

Kamal and Mani unbridled in Thug Life / Keerthy Suresh finds new avatars in Bollywood/ BiggBoss Tamil back to Vijay TV

During a recent FICCI event, Kamal Haasan spoke about the film Thug Life scale, saying, “It’s a multi-starrer, and some of the actors in the film are going to become stars in the future. If we include them, it truly becomes a multi-starrer. This is the kind of film Mani wanted to make, and I wanted to do it too—so we are doing it.” He added - “The story has numerous characters, played by exceptionally talented actors from Malayalam, Hindi, and Telugu cinema. We have all sorts of great talent, and each one of them is capable of holding the film on their own.” At FICCI meet, Trisha pointed out that you might not know if the protagonist in Thug Life is good or evil even after watching the film, Kamal agreed and interestingly added, “Good and bad are the same. What is important for mathematics? Plus or minus? In Nayakan, there was a question about whether the protagonist is a good or bad person. Thug Life explores the same theme. Even after watching the movie, you might realize that the protagonist is a mix of both good and bad.”

Keerthy Suresh with release of the NetFlix webseries Akka is to shift to an action avatar, It is an Ysh Raj oroduction and after that we hear that there is a Rom Com in Bollywood that she will sign soon. Though Baby John did not set the box office on fire, Keerthy has got a good name as an actress. She has two Tamil films - Revolver Rita and Kannivedi, both of which are currently waiting release. Keerthy along with Radhika Apte, Tanvi Azmi, and Diptii Salvi, the revenge thriller is set in the fictional city of Pernuru in South India and follows powerful gangster queens. Keerthy plays the leader of an all-female gang, while Radhika’s character is set to challenge her dominance. The teaser hints at an intense power struggle . Akka is written and directed by Dharmaraj Shetty and produced by Yash Raj Films' Aditya Chopra, along with Yogendra Mogre and Akshaye Widhani under the banner of YRF Entertainment

After Manimekalai it’s Sivaangi Krishnakumar who has quit Vijay TV and joined Sun TV. The TV channel launched a promo of a kids show titled ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhan’ with with children on Tuesday. The promo revealed the new host who as ‘Akka’ is Sivaangi Krishnakumar. Joining as a host, Meanwhile Colors Tamil that is now part of JioHotstar ( includes Vijay TV) had a repeat run of BiggBoss Tamil season that just concluded with Vijay Sethupathi. It was stopped abruptly as TRP was poor. So it is likely that next seasonof BB9 will be back on Vijay TV – JioHotstar OTT.

Kamal Haasan Thug Life to break Kerala film strike/ Lal- Ajay Devgn in Drishyam 3

Kamal Haasan- Mani combo Thug Life is creating problems for the Producer Madras Talkies and RKFI as Kerala Filmdom shuts down on June 1 due to combined call by Producers- Exhibitors to get the Government nod for doing away with local Entertainment tax and reduction in Star wages. Film is releasing on June 5th. Kamal Haasan who started his career in Malayalam industry is considered by Malayali viewers as one of their own actors who went on from Kerala to Chennai and made it big. Fans of Mani as in any State are legion in Kerala. For exhibitors the film is a goldmine as crowds will throng the theatres. By all likelihood, film would have bought by Gokulam Gopalan for Kerala region. Gopalan had recently burned his fingers with some of the high-ticket non-Malayalam films that he distributed being duds. It looks like Kerala Government might scale down on ET and AMMA might get some top actors to announce a reduction of their salary and also to get OTT/ overseas rights along with film’s wages. On the brighter side the strike will be called off and Thug Life will release as planned. However, one section feels that the exhibitors who have two associations might drop out of the strike call, if Madras Talkies goes ahead with June 5th release date. One major reason for Madras Talkies to not do so is that Kerala is a big market and a sure hit market as the State has dedicated fans for Kamal and Mani. Secondly, to get back the damaged reputation after Indian 2, Kamal has to with Thug Life get it back Trade expects Rs 50 crore gross collection from Kerala. The final box office collection of Vikram in Kerala was ₹40.15 crore. This made it the highest-grossing Tamil film in Kerala. Indian 2 collected about ₹4.2 crore in Kerala over the first three days. This was despite the film's strong pre-sale numbers in the state.

Drishyam two parts were released in Malayalam and later remade in other languages. Here the makers of Drishyam 3 are to start the film the Hindi cast and crew alongside the Malayalam version. Mohanlal and Ajay Devgn will work in Malayalam- Hindi versions simultaneously. Production costs will be shared. The idea is that both versions have a same release date. Before this Director Jeethu has to wrap up Malayalam -Tamil film RAM that has Mohanlal and Trisha in the lead. Film has been in production in the last four yea