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 Watch Kannappa with zero expectations. If you can survive the first half and first 30 mins of the second, the last hour rewards your patience with emotion, devotion, and performances that finally click. Prabhas fans will be happy, Vishnu redeems himself in the climax—but the journey to get there is rough. Strictly for the powerful final act, cameos of Prabhas & Mohanlal, and Vishnu's surprising transformation in the last hour. Not a disaster for sure but just an average grosser

Vishnu Manchu’s character performing a sequence that several netizens felt was in poor taste, especially for a film rooted in a revered mythological tale. Comments flooded social media questioning the filmmakers’ decision-making, with many users asking how such a scene made it past the censors without objection.

• Cameos Work Well: Mohanlal gives a bang-on interval appearance as Kiraata. Akshay Kumar is dignified as Lord Shiva—his dialogues in the climax are well-written. Mohan Babu as Mahadevayya is pitch-perfect.
• Music & BGM: Stephen Devassy’s “Shiva Shiva Shankara” and background score during the final 40 mins uplift the movie, enhancing the devotional impact.

• Negatives

  • First Half is Meme Gold: Overstuffed, draggy, and trying too hard to be an action epic. Easily 30 mins could have been trimmed.
  • Production Design Misfire: New Zealand landscapes with snowy peaks for a story set near Sri Kalahasti? Totally misplaced. Green screen usage may feel excessive and costly but this is not alternative
  • Unnecessary Romance & Glamour: Songs and glamour shots of the heroine add no value. It's time to move past outdated commercial templates.
  • Supporting Cast Falters: From over-the-top villains to flat performances by Sarathkumar, Madhubala, Sivabalaji, Raghu Babu—none leave an impression. Even Brahmanandam and Saptagiri’s comedy falls flat.
  • Weak First Half: Painfully slow and barely watchable till the interval bang.
  • Technical Issues: Sloppy editing, poorly choreographed fights, and forgettable songs (except Shiva Shiva) plague the first half.
  
  In a previous conversation with CE, SJ Suryah revealed details about Killer. He shared, “If a James Bond film and my own Kushi are blended together, the result would be Killer. The audience might find this amalgamation to be a bit odd, as it sounds like mixing water and oil. But I am confident that my screenplay would blend everything seamlessly and get the audience invested and excited.” The film is shaping up as a pan-Indian feature and is set to have a release in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi
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  Vels Film International has unveiled a new slate of films scheduled for production and release between 2025 and 2027. Among the filmmakers attached to the slate are several well-known names in Indian cinema, such as Sundar C, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Vetri Maaran, Mari Selvaraj, Prem Kumar, Jude Anthany Joseph, Arunraja Kamaraja, Vignesh Raja, Chella Ayyavu, and Ganesh K Babu. YouTuber VJ Sidhu is also set to make his directorial debut under the Vels banner.
• Of these, Sundar C's Mookuthi Amman 2, Mari Selvaraj's film with Dhanush, Ravi Mohan's Genie, Vishnu Vishal's film with Sathish Selvakumar, and VJ Siddhu's Dayangaram have already been announced. The studio's earlier productions include Comali, Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu, Mookuthi Amman, and LKG, among others, which have had both commercial and critical success.
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  Surya Sethupathi, son of acclaimed actor Vijay Sethupathi, is making his lead debut in Phoenix, a gritty and emotional sports drama set to release on July 4.
  Stepping into the shoes of an MMA fighter, Surya underwent an intense physical makeover. The teaser showed Surya as a professional boxer, who is imprisoned for some reason. While we see him give importance to his sport as much as he gives importance to his life, we also see another party planning a jailbreak.

  Surya has previously made appearances as a child artist in his father's films Naanum Rowdy Dhaan and Sindhubaadh. he directorial debut of action choreographer Anl Arasu, also stars Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Harish Uthaman.

Vels Film International and Master Chef producers join hands - A solo Rajinikanth Diwali feast

 Vels Film International, leading film production house of Tamil films  is said to invested big money in the Innovative Film Academy , who are producers of Master Chef in Tamil with Vijay Sethupathi and Tammannah in Telugu  ( both  on Sun TV channels) and are producers of Kannada magnum opus film  Vikrant Rona starring Kiccha  Sudeep. ,  The Academy located  in outskirts of Bengaluru. Dr Ishari   Ganesh is expected to add the Academy to his Vels Group of educational institutions. Apart from this the campus is to be developed into a Film City equipped with latest equipment's. An Australian team is to set up an amusement theme park that will attract film lovers.

Vels Film International owned by Dr Ishari Ganesh is currently producing a film with Silambarasan and directed by Gautham Menon and move on to the next film Corona Kumar again with same hero to be directed by Gokul. The production company is also said to be funding education of many children whose parents are working in film industry and members of trade body FEFSI.

The Academy,  according to many, can become an alternative location to film makers who have only Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. Travelling time and connectivity to Bengaluru from Kerala - Tamil Nadu is excellent and climatic conditions very conducive as there is no extreme summer in the Garden city.

At the time of writing, Rajinikanth's Annatthe is likely to have a solo release for Diwali. STR's Maanaadu has pulled out citing lack of adequate screens and shifted to November end. Visha;'s Enemy the other release too has got only 160 screens/ This is not sufficient for a distributor to recover the investment. In all probability , it may be postponed. Tollywood’s leading distribution house- Asian Infra Estates LLP has obtained Telugu and Tamil rights of the movie for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Narayandas Narang and Suresh Babu are bringing the film to Telugu and Tamil audiences in Telugu states. Since the film is loaded with brother-sister sentiment, the makers have opted for title of Peddanna.