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Blockbuster Third Weekend for Amaran and Lucky Baskhar

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The Diwali releases Amaran and Lucky Baskhar are continuing their golden run and creating box-office magic. Both these films got off to positive reviews and good word of mouth registering saw strong occupancies even on weekdays.

Amaran has been on a rampage from opening day itself. Lucky Baskhar, on the other hand, has been quite okayish in Telugu but created a box-office storm in Tamil and Malayalam markets. Both these films have emerged as massive hits and achieved great critical acclaim as well.

With Suriya’s Kanguva releasing this week, many expected Kanguva to take the audience’s attention and slow Amaran and Lucky Baskhar down. Unfortunately, Kanguva opened with negative talk and reviews, resulting in another blockbuster weekend for Sivakarthikeyan and Dulquer movies.

Amaran’s gross collection till Friday is in the range of 280 Cr and by tomorrow it will hit the Rs 300 Cr. mark. Lucky Baskhar’s worldwide gross till Friday is 95 Cr and it will cross the 100 Cr mark tomorrow. These two films are expected to run with good numbers at least for 10 days and even more as no biggies are in sight for now.

Nayanthara Speaks Out: Serious Allegations Against Dhanush

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Nayanthara has issued a strong public statement against Dhanush for his refusal to provide No Objection Certificate (NOC) and issuing legal notice against her and husband Vignesh Shivan.

“It’s almost been 10 years since the release of the film, and it is a long time for someone to continue to be this vile while wearing a mask in front of the world,” said Nayanthara in the strongly worded letter.

The whole issue revolves around Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan’s Netflix special documentary in which the couple speak about their love story and fairy tale wedding. The recently released trailer featured 3-second clip from ‘Nanum Rowdy Dhaan’ which was directed by Vignesh Shivan and produced by Dhanush. The actress has been requesting for Dhanush’s NOC on using songs and clippings from the movie.

Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathy starred in the movie and it was on the sets of this film that romance blossomed between director and actress. This clip as per Dhanush was used without his permission leading to legal notice.

Dhanush has refused to provide any permission to use footage from the film for Netflix project. According to Nayanthara, Dhanush demanded Rs 10 crores for the three seconds footage which she termed as “all time low”. The strongly worded letter also advised Dhanush to stop pretending to be a saint at audio launches and stop fooling his innocent fans. Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan have decided to also take legal recourse soon.

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Balakrishna Continues to Wow and Amaze

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Nandamuri Balakrishna, a name synonymous with Telugu cinema, faced a tough career phase not long ago. With a string of flops and over-the-top sequences inviting ridicule, his once-dedicated fan base began to waver.

Yet, just when his career seemed to be losing momentum, director Boyapati Srinu reignited Balayya’s stardom with Akhanda, propelling him back into the spotlight. Now, Balakrishna is enjoying an extraordinary resurgence. With Akhanda, Veera Simha Reddy, Bhagavanth Kesari, he has delivered three back-to-back hits.

The teaser of Daaku Maharaj, has elevated expectations to new heights. Its impressive production quality and engaging storyline have generated good buzz among fans and critics alike, making it one of the most anticipated Telugu releases.

This phase of success places Balakrishna in sharp contrast to other senior stars like Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, and Chiranjeevi, who are struggling to maintain a similar streak of blockbusters.

With Daaku Maharaj, Balakrishna aims to achieve ₹100 crore share milestone, a target that seems well within reach given the current momentum.

Adding to the excitement, the announcement of a sequel to Akhanda promises another cinematic spectacle. Balakrishna’s consistent hits and upcoming projects have firmly reestablished him as a box office powerhouse.

Rana and Teja Sajja’s Comic Attempt Flops

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Rana Daggubati and Teja Sajja recently addressed the backlash following their hosting of the IIFA Awards 2024. Their satirical jokes about Tollywood stars, including Mahesh Babu and Prabhas, were intended as light-hearted entertainment but were perceived by some as offensive, sparking widespread criticism on social media.

Teja Sajja, speaking at an audio launch event, clarified that the clips circulating online were edited and misrepresented their remarks. He emphasized that the humor was purely in jest and asked fans to watch the full event to understand the original context.

Rana Daggubati also addressed the issue during a Prime Video event. He acknowledged the cultural divide in humor acceptance, explaining that while such jokes are common in award shows, they may have been misinterpreted.

Rana shared an anecdote from actor Nani, who had advised him that jokes are often misunderstood. Reflecting on this, Rana humorously remarked, “I have decided to add a scroll saying ‘This is a joke’ whenever I make one to avoid confusion.” His statement highlighted the challenges of balancing humor and sensitivity in public events.

The duo emphasized that their intent was never to disrespect any individual or fanbase. Both hope this controversy serves as a learning moment and fosters a better understanding of comedic context in future events. Fans, too, are urged to differentiate scripted entertainment from personal attacks.

No Sequel for Devara?

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Devara was first announced as a two part film just like several other recent pan-India biggies. Choosing to do so, Devara’s 2nd half was impacted and many felt the 1st half was good but the 2nd half lagged. It was the popular opinion of a large set of audience that the film could have easily ended in one part itself and climax twist did not work for all.

Devara achieved massive box-office success due to NTR’s mega Stardom. Just the Telugu version of the film achieved 200 crore share worldwide ending up amongst the top Telugu box-office performers of all time. However, there is very less excitement on part 2. One of the main reason for this is the lead up for part 2 did not work. After the OTT release, this feeling has become even stronger and even several NTR fans are now questioning the needs for a part 2.

Now this feedback might hurt the team and there is a buzz in the industry circles that sequel may not happen. NTR has also committed to back to back films which will take long time in production. He is doing War 2 and will be next working with Prashanth Neel. After this project, he has also signed a project with Nelson Dilipkumar. Now we need to see what decision Koratala Siva and NTR take on this.

Thaman Drops Exciting Updates on OG, Game Changer, The Raja Saab, Pushpa 2 & Trivikram-Allu Arjun’s Film

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On the occasion of his birthday, SS Thaman interacted with media and revealed some exciting details about his upcoming projects. Thaman has got some of the biggest pan-India projects in his lineup including OG, The Raja Saab, Pushpa2, Game Changer and Trivikram-Allu Arjun’s Film.

Thaman’s last minute inclusion on Pushpa 2 has been a real surprise. Speaking about the film, the composer revealed that he was shocked after watching Pushpa 2. Speaking about Allu Arjun’s performance, Thaman stated that the Icon Star will sweep all awards.

Coming to Pushpa 2 music, the composer said, “They wanted me to complete the entire film in 10 days, but it wasn’t possible. I managed to finish the first half within that time.”

“I am also working on the Allu Arjun-Trivikram project. This film is going to take Trivikram garu to the next level. He’s ready to show us a whole new world with this project. You’ll see that soon,” said the music director about Allu Arjun’s next collaboration with Trivikram. This will be the fourth film in this combo after Julayi, S/o Satyamurthy, Ala Vaikunthapurramulo.

Thaman also revealed about his work on much awaited film with Prabhas- The Raja Saab. “TheRaja Saab will have six songs, including a remake song. The songs will be very much in line with a proper commercial film. We plan to start releasing song updates from January,” he stated.

There were some surprising announcements about OG as well where the composer expressed his intention to rope in Akira on keyboards for RR. Along with that, there are plans to bring in Ramana Gogula for a song. Just like The Raja Saab, the updates will start rolling from January and 80% shoot has been completed declared Thaman.

Speaking about the much awaited Shankar-Ram Charan project Game Changer, Thaman revealed some very exciting updates. “We will release a duet song from Game Changer on November 20th. After that, we have plans for a grand event in the U.S. to release the song titled “Dope,” which will also have an English version. My mind was blown when I saw the picturization of the Game Changer songs. After a long time, we are finally going to see perfect commercial songs,” stated Thaman.

Vikram and Suriya’s Effort: 100% Hard Work, 10% Results

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Without a shadow of doubt, Vikram and Suriya are undoubtedly one of the best actors in Indian cinema. They take on every kind of role and are always ready to put the efforts in acting, physical transformation, challenging characters and promotions. Unfortunately, these efforts are not translating into results.

Vikram and Suriya are not even getting 10% reward for their hard work. Vikram’s Thangalaan that released earlier this year and Suriya’s Kanguva were one of the most hyped Kollywood movies of the year. Unfortunately, the results were not upto expectations of anyone.

It has been a long time since the two stars delivered an outright blockbuster. One of the main reasons behind this is misjudgement of the scripts. Bad script selection is almost a guaranteed way to box-office failure and no amount of efforts from actors can cover up for this.

There are several other stars enjoying bigger success and greater stardom at the moment with lesser efforts compared to Vikram and Suriya. The two stars have been in Kollywood for more than two decades and its about time they take a stand and get 100% result for their hard work. The only way of achieving this is setting right combinations, selecting scripts with commercial viability under good directors and more importantly sticking to the audiences taste.

Shocking Day 2 for Kanguva

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Kanguva starring Suriya released yesterday worldwide amid huge expectations. The film was expected to become a big Pan India sensation from Kollywood as well. But, to everyone’s shock, the film generated a unanimous negative response from the audience with below par opening revenue. Kanguva has also encountered a shocking Day 2 performance at the box office.

Kanguva has grossed more than 40 crores worldwide on Day 1. This is very low given the whopping 400 crores pre-bizz done for the film. However, it stands as the highest opener in Suriya’s career till now. Surprisingly, Kanguva’s word of mouth has a similarity with Indian 2. Both received equal amount of negativity on the opening day itself but Indian 2 had managed to put decent numbers at the end of the weekend.

But this is not the case with Kanguva which seems to have crashed on Day 2 itself all over the country. Day 2’s gross is expected to be in a single digit number giving a look at how the film has been trashed completely on Day 2 of the release.

Trade analysts believe that Kanguva may even feel it very difficult to score 100 crores gross in the full run if it goes at this pace. It may even end up below 100 crores gross worldwide. This will indeed be a major shock for the team of Kanguva which expected to score 1000 crores like Baahubali. The Producer of the film is also getting trolled heavily for the passage of his comments earlier praising Kanguva’s range. Kanguva will be a very heavy loss venture for all the parties involved.

Mani Ratnam – Rajinikanth’s Thalapathi re-releasing

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Mani Ratnam and Rajinikanth’s film, Thalapathi is regarded as a cult classic. The film also became a big blockbuster raising the stardom levels of Rajinikanth further in Kollywood. The film’s songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja were big chartbusters and are played even now. Thalapathi also remains as one of the favourite films of both Rajinikanth and Kollywood fans. Now, Thalapathi is re-releasing to cash in on the trend of re-releases.

Thalapathi is slated for re-release on Rajinikanth’s birthday i.e., 12th December this year. This will surely be a big birthday gift for Rajini fans. The film will also provide a chance to re-watch those missed watching it then. Due to the popularity Thalapathi enjoys on social media platforms now, it can easily establish a decent record by the full run.

Vijay starrer Ghilli stands as the highest grosser in re-release category of Kollywood. Ghilli has managed to gross more than 20 crores worldwide last year which was just sensational. We need to see if Thalapathi breaks this record. Surprisingly, Mani Ratnam and Rajinikanth never collaborated with each other after Thalapathi. The same happened with Mani Ratnam and Ilaiyaraaja as well.

Rajinikanth Planning An Autobiography

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Superstar Rajiniknath has been extremely busy of late with Lal Salaam and Vettaiyan hitting the screens in 2024 and his much anticipated Coolie with Lokesh Kanagaraj under production. Coolie is a big budget multi-starrer featuring the likes of Nagarjuna, Upendra, Shruti Haasan, Soubin Shahir and Sathyaraj among others.

Post Coolie, the Superstar will join the sets of Nelson Dileepkumar’s Jailer 2. The veteran star has another massive project in the form of a Mani Ratnam film in his lineup making his 2025 an extremely busy one as well. After all these movie commitments, Rajinikanth is planning to venture on an extremely personal commitment- his autobiography.

Rajinikanth has been reportedly planning to pan down his autobiography for quite sometime. This plan was constantly pushed due to his busy schedule, films and personal health issues. But now, the Superstar has decided that 2026 will be the year he gets on with chronicling his illustrious movie career and inspiring personal life.