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Maruthi Reveals Why Sanjay Dutt’s Role in The Raja Saab Is Special

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Maruthi Reveals Why Sanjay Dutt’s Role in The Raja Saab Is Special

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has become a familiar face in several pan-Indian films in recent years, and his next big project is The Raja Saab, directed by Maruthi and starring Prabhas. According to the makers, Sanjay Dutt’s role in this film is one of the most impactful of his career.

Director Maruthi revealed that Sanjay Dutt will appear in three different variations, such as a young man, a middle-aged man, and an old man, and will also play a ghost. After Prabhas, Sanjay Dutt is said to have the most powerful role in the film, and Maruthi believes his performance will be remembered for ages.

With Prabhas in the lead, Sanjay Dutt in a powerful multi-layered role, and a strong supporting cast, The Raja Saab is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated pan-Indian films. Backed by People Media Factory and featuring music by Thaman S, the film promises a mix of grandeur, emotion, and memorable performances.

Sampoornesh Babu’s Stunning Makeover in Nani’s Film

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Sampoornesh Babu’s Stunning Makeover in Nani’s Film

There are already high expectations for The Paradise, the second film featuring Nani and director Srikanth Odela. The makers have taken the excitement to the next level by releasing the first look of actor Sampoornesh Babu as Biryani.

Sampoornesh Babu plays an important role in the film as Biryani, the close friend of Jadal, a character played by Nani. His striking transformation in The Paradise has impressed fans, and they are eagerly waiting to see him in this new avatar.

Veteran actor Mohan Babu will be seen in a powerful villain role named Shikanja Malik. Bollywood actors Raghav Juyal and Sonali Kulkarni will also appear in key roles.

The Paradise is produced by Sudhakar Cherukuri under the banner of SLV Cinemas. The film is scheduled for release on March 26, 2026, in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, English, and Spanish.

Avatar: Fire and Ash Movie Review – Outstanding Visuals – Average Narrative

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Avatar: Fire and Ash Movie Review – Outstanding Visuals – Average Narrative

Movie Name: Avatar: Fire and Ash
Rating: 2.75/5
Director: James Cameron
Produced By: James Cameron and Jon Landau
Release Date: 13th December 2025

Avatar: Fire and Ash is an epic science fiction film directed by James Cameron. The first two parts of the series, Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of the Water (2022) where big hits globally, and Indian audiences also loved them. Now, let us find out how the third film from the franchise has been shaped up in the following review.

Story:

After the events of Avatar: The Way of Water, Jake Sully, also known as Toruk Makto (Sam Worthington), and his family are still struggling to recover from a painful past. Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) continues to grieve the loss of her son, Neteyam. Jake, Neytiri, and their children, Kiri (Sigourney Weaver), Lo’ak (Britain Dalton), and Tuktirey, also called Tuk (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss), along with Spider (Jack Champion), are once again hunted by Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang). Quaritch seeks revenge against Jake and joins forces with the Mangkwan clan. What follows forms the core of the story.

Analysis:

Known for his breathtaking visuals and emotional impact, James Cameron once again showcases his technical brilliance. Several sequences stand out, including the first attack on Jake and his team, Jake’s escape from the RDA, and the grand climax involving Jake’s family, the Metkayina clan, the Sky People, the Mangkwan clan, and the massive Tulkuns. These scenes are visually stunning and supported by powerful sound design, creating an immersive experience.

The emotional moments involving Jake’s family are handled well. The bond between Lo’ak and the Tulkun is also portrayed touchingly and effectively.

But, Avatar: Fire and Ash suffers from a major drawback: its story closely resembles that of Avatar 2. After exploring the water-based world in the previous film, James Cameron could have focused more deeply on the Fire theme and the darker world of the Mangkwan clan. Due to the predictable storyline, the film lacks the much-needed wow factor.

Positives:

  • Outstanding Visuals/VFX
  • Crucial Emotional Scenes
  • Action Sequences in the Second Half

Negatives:

  • Predictable and Repetitive Storyline
  • Fire Theme Underutilized
  • Missing the Wow or Exciting Feel

Avatar 3 Review and Verdict:

Overall, Avatar: Fire and Ash can be watched for its stunning visuals, well-executed emotional scenes, engaging action sequences, and high-quality VFX. However, the predictable plot and lack of freshness reduce its overall impact.

Sivakarthikeyan Shocks Vijay

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Sivakarthikeyan Shocks Vijay

For Pongal 2026, Tamil cinema is gearing up for a big festival season. Vijay’s Jana Nayagan was officially announced for release on 9th January, while Sivakarthikeyan’s Parasakthi was scheduled for 14th January. So, everyone thought that Vijay’s film would have a long solo run, with the advantage of enjoying a big weekend and strong theater count for nearly five days.

But the latest buzz is that Parasakthi may prepone its release to 10th January. If this happens, it will be a major setback for the Jana Nayagan team, as they will have to split screens and compete with Parasakthi from the second day itself.

Pongal 2026: An Interesting Clash Between Jana Nayagan and Parasakthi

Between the two, Jana Nayagan is expected to be the first choice for Tamil audiences, thanks to Vijay’s massive stardom, and it is also considered his last movie. But word of mouth can change everything. Parasakthi is already carrying strong positive buzz for its plot and the cast involved, while Jana Nayagan is relying mainly on Vijay’s star power. The promotional content for Jana Nayagan has not created a big impact so far.

Adding to the competition, the Tamil version of The Raja Saab is also releasing on 10th January, which will further divide screens. Pongal 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most competitive festival seasons in recent years.

Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi: Ravi Teja Stuck Between Girlfriend and Wife

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Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi: Ravi Teja Stuck Between Girlfriend and Wife

Ravi Teja’s 76th movie, Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi, is all set to be released on Sankranthi 2026. The teaser of BMW was released just a while ago, and it looks like a proper entertainer for the festival period. 

The BMW teaser shows Ravi Teja playing the role of Rama Satyanarayana, who is married to Dimple Hayati, and the twist in the tale arrives when he travels to Spain and gets caught up in an affair with another woman, played by Ashika Ranganathan.

Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi Teaser: A New Role For Ravi Teja

Ravi Teja’s character feels really bad about what he did and tries hard to keep his wife from finding out the truth, and it looks like the director has mixed the entertainment and family drama around this point. Mass Maharaja fans like it that their favorite actor has played a different role from his image. The filmmakers have announced that the movie will hit theaters on January 13, 2026.

Directed by Kishore Tirumala, the film features Ashika Ranganathan and Dimple Hayathi as the female leads, while Vennela Kishore, Muralidhar Goud, Sunil, and Satya appear in supporting roles. 

The Girlfriend Gets Big Netflix Views

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The Girlfriend Gets Big Netflix Views

The Girlfriend, starring Rashmika Mandanna in the lead and directed by Rahul Ravindran, was released on November 7th and emerged as a box-office success. The film began streaming on Netflix on 5th December and has been receiving very strong viewership.

In the Netflix Global Weekly Charts (December 1–7), despite streaming for only three days (December 5–7), The Girlfriend was ranked 6th in the Non-English Films category, recording 2 million views, showing its success on OTT as well.

In the following week (December 8–14), the film climbed to the top 2 in the Non-English Films category with 2.9 million views.

Overall, by December 14, in just 10 days of streaming, the film has clocked close to 5 million views, with trending at the top in many countries, which is a significant achievement. As the film is streaming in multiple languages, it is witnessing strong viewership across regions.

ETV Win’s Blockbuster Content Arrives on Netflix in All Languages

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ETV Win’s Blockbuster Content Arrives on Netflix in All Languages

ETV Win emerged as the number one Telugu OTT Platform with entertaining and fresh content catering to all kinds of audiences. Now, the big news is that a part of the blockbuster content from ETV Win is also available on Netflix. 

Telugu people’s favorite series, like 90’s Web Series, which directly premiered on ETV Win, is now also available on the OTT Giant Netflix. Also, the recent blockbuster film, Little Hearts, starring Mouli, along with the entertaining web series on inter students’ life, AIR (All India Rankers) web series, has arrived on Netflix.

All the above-mentioned movies or web series are now available for streaming on Netflix in all languages. This will be a beneficial idea for Netflix to get more subscribers as the content can work for all language audiences.

Padayappa Falls Short of Ghilli in Re-Release Battle

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Padayappa Falls Short of Ghilli in Re-Release Battle

The recent re-release of Rajinikanth’s Padayappa received a solid response from Tamil Cinema fans, and it also helped theater owners with decent footfalls, as there were no new films at that time. However, Padayappa failed to surpass Ghilli in re-release collections. 

Rereleases usually perform well only on their opening day, and very few films manage to sustain collections for several days. Crossing a double-digit gross in re-releases itself is a big achievement. Vijay’s Ghilli set a sensational record by collecting more than ₹30 crore worldwide in its rerelease, a feat matched in South India only by Baahubali: The Beginning.

Superstar Rajinikanth’s Padayappa was rereleased on his birthday, December 12, and the film collected around ₹15 crore worldwide in its first week. These numbers are considered blockbuster-level for a rerelease. However, the film is still short of beating Ghilli’s record in Kollywood.

Industry sources expect Padayappa to finish its full run with around ₹20 crore gross, making it one of the most successful re-releases in Tamil cinema history, even if it doesn’t surpass Ghilli.

Akhanda 2 Finds Breathing Space: Will Collections Rise?

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Akhanda 2 Finds Breathing Space: Will Collections Rise?

The much-awaited Hollywood biggie, Avatar: Fire and Ash, directed by James Cameron, arrived in theaters today, and its not-so-great response can be an advantage to the Balakrishna starrer Akhanda 2, which still has to do significant numbers to be a safe venture for the buyers. 

We have seen in the past where a film, which does not get much collection during the first week, scores well in the second week or so because of another film’s failure. Now, the same thing can happen with Akhanda 2, as Avatar: Fire and Ash did not receive the expected appreciation or hype from audiences. 

Now, it has to be seen whether Balakrishna and Boyapati Srinu’s Akhanda sequel can get considerable numbers by using the advantage of Avatar 3’s below-par response. With no notable Telugu film releases this weekend, Akhanda 2 will be the only choice for Telugu audiences in theaters. The film needs to capitalize on this advantage and show strong growth in collections, as most buyers are still at around 50% recovery.

Tollywood Overestimates Avatar Fire and Ash

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Tollywood Overestimates Avatar Fire and Ash

James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash, the much-awaited Hollywood big-budget film, has been released worldwide today. Because of the strong brand value of the Avatar franchise, no Tollywood films were released this weekend.

Avatar (Part 1) was a massive blockbuster and created a huge brand for the franchise. Avatar: The Way of Water (Part 2) was released with enormous hype due to the success of the first film. But it failed to match the content quality of Avatar Part 1. Still, because of the hype, the film earned huge box office numbers in India, especially in the Telugu states along with worldwide.

As a result, trade circles considered Avatar 2 a big success in India and Tollywood. But in reality, the film damaged the franchise more than expected, something the trade failed to recognize. Now, Avatar: Fire and Ash (Part 3) has been released today, but it is not carrying the expected buzz. The trade expected it to perform like a massive pan-India blockbuster, but the advance bookings are more like those of a medium-budget film.

Tollywood overestimated Avatar 3 and wasted a valuable release date. Films like Mowgli could have easily released today, but the makers avoided the date due to fear of Avatar 3, not Akhanda 2. Because of this, Mowgli released last weekend and faced a major impact, eventually failing at the box office.

Several films are scheduled for a December 25 release, including Champion, Eesha, Dandora, Shambhala, Patang, and Vrushabha, as they did not want to clash with Avatar 3. However, at least one or two of these films could have released today, as Avatar 3 is not a film that attracts all audiences and is releasing with limited buzz.

Actor Nandu’s Psycho Siddharth, scheduled for a January 1 release, could also have arrived today, but the makers avoided the date due to fear of Avatar 3.

Overall, due to overestimating Avatar: Fire and Ash, Tollywood has missed out on a strong release date.

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