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Dude vs LIK – Only One Film This Diwali

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Pradeep Ranganathan’s upcoming two films, LIK and Dude, have been announced for Diwali release, and there was a report that both films will arrive on the same day. But Pradeep Ranganathan confirms that only one film will be released this Diwali.

A few days ago, both films’ teams started promotions with the festival release tag. Lately the LIK (Love Insurance Kompany) team released a teaser, and Dude released its first single.

With this, audiences expected that they would witness a surprise clash on Diwali, as both films feature the same hero. But Pradeep Ranganathan officially confirms that only one film will arrive this Diwali.

Pradeep Ranganathan – Vignesh Shivan’s LIK First Punch

LIK, as per the plan, has to release first, but due to some financial issues, the movie’s progress was delayed. Now, if they are able to sort the issues, then it will be the only film that is likely to arrive for Diwali, or else Dude will be released in its place.

Lokah Builds a Strong Franchise

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Dulquer Salman comes up with Lokah Chapter One: Chandra, the first film of the Wayfarer Cinematic Universe. The film stars Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead role, and it opens with a sensational response from audiences and builds the way for a strong franchise. 

The film’s collections are getting increased with every show, and even though it is a female-lead film, it is dominating Mohanlal’s Hridaya Pooravam in ticket bookings due to the extraordinary WOM.

The film is releasing tomorrow in Telugu as Kotha Lokah, with Sithara Entertainments taking care of the Telugu states’ theatrical release.

Lokah – Wayfarer Cinematic Universe’s Sucess Can Take Malayalam Film Industry Into The Bigger Picture

Lokah’s success paves the way for a strong franchise. Because if the first part turns out to be a big success, then definitely it will increase the hype for the next films from the universe.

Now franchises are working huge in Indian cinema, and if this part 1 reaches other language audiences, then it will go much bigger, starting a solid cinematic universe from Malayalam cinema.

The buzz already started that Tovino Thomas will play the lead in the 2nd part, and it will be much bigger than the first part.

Ragada Re-Release Disaster

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Ragada is getting re-released tomorrow on the occasion of Nagarjuna’s birthday; everyone expected this would work well, but shockingly it gets a disastrous response.

Not only regular audiences, but even the fans also did not show interest in watching the film, and as a result, many shows that were scheduled for tomorrow have been cancelled because of poor bookings.

Shocking Response for Nagarjuna’s Ragada Re-Release

Nowadays all the re-releases are not working at the box office. Recently, on Chiranjeevi’s birthday, Stalin was re-released, which also failed hugely.

Now, Nagarjuna’s Ragada re-release became a disaster as it received an even lower response than expected.

The month of August marked three major re-releases of Mahesh Babu, Chiranjeevi, and Nagarjuna. While Athadu failed to meet the massive expectations, the other two films failed to get even a decent response. 

Lokesh Kanagaraj Pairs Up with Mirna Menon?

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Director Lokesh Kanagaraj is all set to make his debut as a lead hero with a film directed by Arun Matheswaran. The latest news is that he pairs up with Mirna Menon.

The film’s pre-production work is going on currently, and it is being said that the team is discussing with Mirna Menon to pair up against Lokesh Kanagaraj in this action drama. She was previously seen in Jailer as Rajinikanth’s daughter-in-law.

Lokesh Kanagaraj to romance Mirna Menon in his Hero-Debut Film: Shoot to start this year-end

Produced by Sun Pictures, this film will go on floors this year-end, and the Kaithi director also took part in some training to play a lead hero. 

As said above, it is an action film, and Lokesh will be excited to show up on screen as a lead hero and enthrall his fans, who are disappointed with his recent directorial, Coolie, starring Rajinikanth.

OG Storms Cinemark XD with Record-Breaking Release

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Pawan Kalyan’s OG USA advance bookings are getting opened one by one at locations. The initial response is sensational, and the film storms Cinemark XD with a record-breaking release.

The action drama is already seeing 100K range advances for premieres. The distributor promised a record-breaking release for OG, and it is happening now.

“They Call Him OG” got the biggest ever release in Cinemark XD screens with 89+ locations, and it can go to 100+ as well. The previous best is Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 with 81 screens released. 

Pawan Kalyan’s recent theatrical release, Hari Hara Veera Mallu, became a big disaster at the box office, but his upcoming film is having a tremendous craze amongfans and normal audiences.

The film is expected to shatter box office records in India as well once the bookings open.

Prabhas vs Vijay Battle Confirmed

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Vijay’s Jana Nayagan was announced for a 9th January release long back. The Raja Saab, starring Prabhas, is also arriving on the same day, which means the Prabhas vs. Vijay battle is confirmed for Sankranthi 2026.

Initially, Prabhas and Maruthi’s horror comedy was announced for a 5th December release, but there was a huge buzz that it was moving to Sankranthi. Now the film’s producer officially announces that Raja Saab will be releasing on 9th January in the Mirai pre-release event.

Prabhas’s The Raja Saab to Compete with Vijay’s Jana Nayagan

With this, both films are arriving on the same date, and they will compete in all languages. So, the box office battle between Prabhas and Vijay is confirmed, and certainly, there will be some fight in finding screens in some areas.

Chiranjeevi’s Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’s release date is not yet announced, but it is likely to maintain a gap, and we need to see if it will be a 2-day or 3-day gap.

Naveen Polishetty and Ravi Teja are also releasing their films for Sankranthi, and another film from Kollywood, Sivakarthikeyan’s Parasakthi, is also releasing for Sankranthi.

No Ticket Hike for Mirai

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Mirai, starring Teja Sajja, is the next biggie in Telugu cinema, releasing in theaters on 12th September. The film’s trailer releases today and gets a stunning response. Another piece of good news is that the film will have no hike in ticket rates.

Nowadays, even the medium-budget films, along with big movies, are applying for the hikes in tickets in Andhra Pradesh. In Telangana, the big films are taking the ticket hikes. 

The audiences and exhibitors continuously said that these hikes are impacting films massively, but the industry did not change its ways and continued to apply for ticket hikes in Telugu States.

Now, Mirai will not have any hikes in ticket rates in both Telugu states. The film’s producer officially confirmed in the trailer event that they are going to have affordable ticket prices. So there will be no hikes in Telugu states, and the team will continue with GO prices only.

Akhanda 2 Officially Postponed

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Akhanda 2, the crazy sequel in the combination of Balakrishna and Boyapati Sreenu, was announced for a grand theatrical release worldwide on September 25. Now, the latest news is that the film has been officially postponed.

For a few months, there was a continuous buzz that the sequel of Akhanda will not be released on the said date, and the rumors became strong when Pawan Kalyan’s OG was announced to be released on the same date.

Postponement Rumors Surrounded Akhanda Sequel From Few Months

However, the makers kept saying that the release will not be delayed, but now they have officially announced that Akhanda 2 is postponed, and a new date will be announced soon.

The team mentioned that the VFX and post-production work of the film demands more time, and henceforth, they decided to work on another. They also said that the fans’ expectations will be carefully addressed, and the film will certainly enthrall them by surpassing their hype.

Official Press Note By Akhanda 2 Makes About Postponement

Anil Sunkara, the producer, has made some interesting comments about the film. Speaking in a recent interview, he stated, “I have watched a few scenes in Akhanda 2, and trust me, the fans will go berserk in theaters. Balayya Babu has just killed it with his mass aura.” 

It is widely known that whenever Balakrishna acts under Boyapati’s direction, things tend to work big time. We all saw what havoc they created with the first part of Akhanda at the box office.

So, the same is expected with its sequel, and Balayya fans are quite confident about the film breaking records despite it changing the release date.

War 2 Two Weeks Box Office Collections

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Hrithik Roshan and NTR’s War 2 is continuing its slow run at the box office in its 2nd week too. Here are the details of War 2’s two-week box office collections.

The Hindi version posted some numbers yesterday, while the Telugu version is still very poor in its 2nd week. 

War 2 has collected 338 Cr gross collections in two weeks at the box office. The Hindi version has collected 171 Cr net in India with a gross over 200 Cr, while the Telugu version contributed around 63 Cr gross and the Tamil around 2 Cr, taking the total India gross to 265 Cr.

The film has collected around 8.5 million USD overseas, which takes the total worldwide gross near 338 crores.

The film is a big box office failure, and it will close around 350 Cr, which makes it a disappointing film for the entire team.

Mirai Trailer Stuns Audiences

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Even with a slight confusion about its release date, Teja Sajja and Karthik Gattamaneni’s Mirai has maintained the craze among audiences. Now, the film’s trailer has been released, which stuns audiences. 

In the trailer, we see Yodha (Teja Sajja) facing the terrifying Black Sword (Manchu Manoj), a malevolent who has perfected black magic and is vying for control of the world by locating King Ashoka’s nine sacred texts. 

Protectors of Dharma, the people of Dharamshala call on Yodha to stop his reign of terror and retrieve the staff, Mirai, a heavenly weapon created during Lord Sriram’s Treta Yuga. Overall, the Mirai trailer hits it out of the park and stuns everyone, as it exceeds expectations and promises a spectacular theatrical experience for audiences. 

The last shot of Lord Sri Ram will give goosebumps for sure. Teja Sajja is coming up with something much bigger than HanuMan.

Mirai Telugu Trailer – Teja Sajja – Karthik Gattamaneni

The movie, which also stars Jagapathi Babu, Ritika Nayak, Jayaram, and Shriya Saran, will be released in theaters around the world on September 12, 2025. Mirai-Super Yodha is produced by TG Vishwa Prasad and Krithi Prasad.