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Madharaasi Movie Review: An Average Action Thriller With Few Highs

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Madharaasi Movie Review: An Average Action Thriller With Few Highs

Movie Name: Madharaasi
Rating: 2.5/5
Cast: Sivakarthikeyan, Rukmini Vasanth, Vidyut Jammwal, Vikranth, Biju Menon, and Shabeer Kallarakkal, and Others
Director: AR Murugadoss
Produced By: Sri Lakshmi Movies
Release Date: 5th September 2025

Madharaasi, the action thriller, features Sivakarthikeyan in a powerful lead role. Following his critically acclaimed performance in last year’s hit Amaran, the actor teamed up with renowned director AR Murugadoss for the first time with this film.

Despite the combination, the film did not get the deserved hype and had very poor advance ticket sales. Now, let us dive into our review to find out to know ARM – SK duo is able to surprise us with the content.

Story:

A large syndicate looks to spread gun culture in Tamil Nadu, teaming up with two crooks, Virat and Chirag. Premnath leads the NIA to stop them, but he stumbles along the way. During this time, he crosses paths with Raghu Ram, who’s contemplating suicide over a love failure, and sees an opportunity to involve him in his quest. What happens next is all about Raghu getting his love back and ensuring that guns are out of his state.

Performances:

Sivakarthikeyan’s character is intriguing, and he puts in a solid effort to make everything click, even when the story has its flaws. Rukmini Vasanth shines in some emotional moments but does not get much chance to show her skills in other parts. Vidyut Jammwal, Biju Menonanth, Shabeer Kallarakkal, and the gang fit perfectly into their parts.

Analysis:

AR Murugadoss, famous for hits like Ghajini, Thuppaki and Katthhi, is back with Madharaasi after the failure of Sikandar.The film centers on this fascinating blend of a love story and a looming national threat.

If only the screenplay had been spot-on, Madharaasi could have been an unforgettable movie.But Murugadoss does not rise to the occasion and shines only in certain areas. The initial episode is fine, but the film becomes more engaging when they introduce the hero and touch on his mental health issues.

The romance between the leads feels flat, plus there are just too many songs in the first half. It’s only around the midpoint that the movie gains traction and gets hopes up for the latter part.

Madharaasi’s second half improves a lot once the hero faces some personal stakes. Some fights, especially the climax and important moments, totally work for the film. However, the parts with NIA and the villains have weak compared to what they should be.

The action blocks looked great, but they would have been even better if the fight between the villains and Hero was more arresting. The climax gives an extended feeling.

Positives:

  • Hero’s Characterization
  • Action Episodes
  • Few Gripping Moments In The Second Half

Negatives:

  • Weak Love Track In The First Half
  • Dragged Scenes
  • Weak Game Between The Hero And Villains
  • Anirudh’s Songs And Background Score

Madharaasi Movie Review and Verdict:

Madharaasi delivers excitement here and there, but not consistently. Sivakarthikeyan shines with his character and performance, plus there are some engaging moments and well-executed action scenes. But the slow storytelling and lackluster parts turn this movie into just an average experience.

Ghaati Movie Review: A Poor Action Drama

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Ghaati Movie Review: A Poor Action Drama

Movie Name: Ghaati
Rating: 2/5
Cast: Anushka Shetty, Vikram Prabhu, Jagapathi Babu, Chaitanya Rao, and Others
Director: Krish Jagarlamudi
Produced By: UV Creations, First Frame Entertainments
Release Date: 5th September 2025

Ghaati reunites acclaimed actress Anushka Shetty with director Krish Jagarlamudi after nearly fifteen years. The action drama has hit theatres today, this gripping crime-action drama has already stirred high anticipation among fans and critics alike, and it’s time to know how this film has been shaped up in our review.

Story:

Sheela (Anushka) and Desi Raju (Vikram Prabhu) work as Ghaatis. They want to save and make the lives of fellow Ghaatis/villagers. The rest of the film is about what problems they faced in achieving their dreams.

Performances:

Anushka Shetty is back on screen with Ghaati after some time away. Sadly, her role just does not have enough strength, and she fails to leave a mark with her acting.

Vikram Prabhu has an important character, and he pulls it off pretty well. Chaitanya Rao takes on the role of the main antagonist, but he does not quite make an impact after the first few scenes because his character feels too loud and clichéd.

There’s nothing remarkable about Jagapathi Babu’s character. Ravindra Vijay, Raju Sundaram, and others are okay.

Analysis:

Director Krish is known for making films with different stories. With Ghaati, he tries out a new setting of cannabis in the Eastern Ghats. At first, the film grabs your attention with its concept, but as the characters come into play, it ends up feeling pretty standard.

The intermission episode hits as a noisy, prolonged, and pretty flat experience. Rather than evoking sympathy for the lead characters, it kind of leaves a bad taste.

You get a hint of emotion at the start of the second half, but then it fails to continue the impact and does not hit hard enough. The backstory for Vikram Prabhu and Anushka should have packed a bigger emotional punch.

Krish struggles to present the villains because they are just too cartoonish, which ends up making the action sequences fall flat, including the final showdown.

Positives:

  • Initial Moments
  • Some Important Scenes

Negatives:

  • Ineffective Emotions
  • Outdated Narration
  • Weak Villain Characters
  • Loud Songs/Background Score

Ghaati Movie Review and Verdict:

Krish Jagarlamudi’s Ghaati could have been an exciting action drama, but it fails to provide the right effect because of its stale storytelling and feeble emotions.

Mirai Censor Report

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Mirai Censor Report

Teja Sajja’s Mirai is all set to enthrall audiences in another week. The film has good hype among audiences, and the latest news is that it completed the censor formalities. The Mirai censor Report is out now.

Directed by Karthik Gattamaneni, the film has been censored with U/A (16+) with a runtime of 168 minutes. The film already carries a very good buzz, as the teaser and trailer created good buzz. 

The Vibe Vundi song has been well received, and the team continuously promotes the film in all languages. The makers are super confident that the film will score a very big hit. 

Teja Sajja’s Mirai censor report reveals that the runtime is close to 2 hours 50 minutes. Meanwhile, the makers are releasing the movie in all areas on their own by just taking advances from distributors.

Packed with high-octane action and stunning VFX, the film features Manchu Manoj in a menacing villainous role. Joining him are Ritika Nayak, Jayaram, Jagapathi Babu, Shriya Saran, Rajendranath Zutshi, and Pawan Chopra in pivotal supporting roles. Music composer Gowra Hari, known for his work in Hanu-Man, reunites with Teja Sajja to elevate the cinematic experience of this ambitious project.

Advance Booking Frenzy for OG

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Advance Booking Frenzy for OG

Pawan Kalyan’s OG is doing record and sensational advance bookings everywhere. A few days back the America advance bookings were opened for the premieres, and the response was fantastic.

The movie has already crossed the million-dollar mark in America and become the all-time fastest film to achieve the million mark for Indian cinema and sold more than 35K tickets for premieres.

Now, Pawan Kalyan’s OG advance booking hype has reached new areas. The UK and Ireland bookings for the action drama have just started, and within no time the film sells 5K tickets.

The trend is clear, and it looks like “They Call Him OG” is all set to see one of the biggest openings for Tollywood across all regions. It cannot be predicted where it will go at the box office if it receives positive talk.

OG First Ticket Auction Money Donated to Janasena

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OG First Ticket Auction Money Donated to Janasena

The craze around Pawan Kalyan’s OG, directed by Sujeeth, is going to the next level with each passing day. A few days ago, the film’s first ticket was auctioned for Rs. 5 Lakh. Now, the OG’s first ticket auction money has been donated to the Janasena Party. 

As said above, the “Team Pawan Kalyan North America” bought the first ticket of the action drama in the auction for Rs 5 lakh. The hardcore fans of Pawan, Sri Sandeep Dhanapala, and Shri Aravind Pisapati donated the Rs 5 lakh amount to the Jana Sena Party.

OG First Ticket Auction Money: Fans Donate To Janasena Party

They met Pawan’s brother and JSP member, Naga Babu, and handed over the check (DD) to him. He praised the passion of fans towards Pawan Kalyan and the party and wished them to help the party further with such activities.

Social media is abuzz as OG First Ticket Auction money is donated to the Janasena Party. Many fans online praise their fellow fans who helped the party with the money. 

Mohanlal Sets a New Milestone in Malayalam Cinema

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Mohanlal Sets a New Milestone in Malayalam Cinema

The veteran actor Mohanlal is the one who is continuously creating new benchmarks for Mollywood. The actor sets a new milestone in Malayalam cinema with three back-to-back successful films this year. 

This year has been a really special year for the Lalettan. At first, he came up with Empuraan and created all-time industry records. After that, with Thudarum, he scores the 1st 100 Cr grosser for Kerala. 

Now, Mohanlal sets a new milestone in Malayalam cinema with his latest release, Hridayapoorvam. 

Despite releasing in competition with Lokah, Hridayapooravam joined the 50 Cr grossers club, and Mohan Lal became the 1st hero in Mollywood to score a hat trick of 50 Cr grossers.

This year, the actor has contributed 550 Cr+ gross at the box office, which is a sensational achievement.

Lokah 1st Week Box Office Collections

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Lokah 1st Week Box Office Collections

The latest superhero film, Lokah registers all-time 3rd biggest 1st week box office collections for Malayalam cinema. With positive reviews and responses, the film has collected 106 Cr gross worldwide in its1st week.

In its homeland, Kerala, the movie gathered 32.5 Cr gross, while it collected 52.5 Cr gross overseas and 21 Cr Gross in the rest of India.

Lokah: Excellent Box Office Performance in the first week

The film maintains super strong collections in 2nd week too, and on 8th day the film registers its biggest day in Kerala. Lokah 1st week Box office collections are excellent, and with the advantage of Onam, it can gather even bigger numbers in the 2nd week.

The film, with this trend even targets 100Cr gross in Kerala, and 200 Cr+ Worldwide gross is guaranteed anyway.

Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra released in theaters in competition with Mohanlal’s Hridyapoorvam but it completely dominated the big star’s film from the evening shows of the first day to till date.

Thaman Blamed for Akhanda 2 Postponement

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Thaman Blamed for Akhanda 2 Postponement

It is known that Balakrishna and Boyapati Sreenu ‘s Akhanda 2’s theatrical release has been shifted from September 25th. Now, Balayya blames Thaman for Akhanda 2 postponement.

the makers announced that they will not release the film in September. The movie’s lead hero, Balakrishna, blames Thaman for Akhanda 2 postponement.

In his interaction with the media, Nandamuri Balakrishna said that the time was not enough for the music director. He mentioned the sequel drops in early December and is 50 times superior to the first part.

On September 25th, Pawan Kalyan’s OG hits theatres. Since Thaman is handling the music for both films, he can’t be everywhere at once.

It looks like the sequel to Akhanda will hit theatres on either December 4th or 5th.

Peddi Team Working Nonstop

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Peddi Team Working Nonstop

Ram Charan and Buchi Babu’s rural action drama Peddi has been announced for a grand theatrical release on March 27, 2026. There are many days left for the release date, but the unit is not relaxed. The team of Peddi is working nonstop to finish things as per the plan. 

Ram Charan – Buchi Babu’s Peddi on track for Early Summer Release -2027

As said above, Ram Charan’s Peddi team is working nonstop to release the film as scheduled. Both shooting and editing of the film are happening in parallel. The biggest plus point for the film is that after a success like Uppena, Buchi Babu’s image grew big, so he started the film with all preparation.

More than 50% of the movie’s work is said to be completed, and the entire shoot will be finished by this year’s end or early 2026.

Also, the makers announced that the first single of the film is arriving very soon. There is a buzz that the movie’s unit is planning to release the song for the Dasara festival.

Dulquer Talks About Lokah’s Budget

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Dulquer Talks About Lokah’s Budget

Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, the latest superhero film from Malayalam Cinema, has become a huge blockbuster at the box office. The film is running successfully in theaters even in the Telugu version. Dulquer Salmaan, the producer, talks about the budget of the film in the success meet.

Last night in Hyderabad, they held a success party for the superhero movie featuring Kalyani Priyadarshan. Kalyani Priyadarshan, the leading lady, showed up at the event along with director Dominic Arun, hero Naslen, and producer Dulquer Salmaan.

Dulquer talked about the movie’s budget in his speech. Everyone knows that Lokah’s team dropped about Rs. 30-40 crore on this project.

Dulquer Salmaan – Lokah is a big budget Film for us

“I know everybody thinks Lokah is a tiny budget film. But in Malayalam what we spend on Lokah is similar to King of Kotha, Kurup, etc. For us it’s a big budget; we haven’t wasted a single penny, wherever it is spent on the screen. All the profits of Lokah Part 1 & other parts, I’m going to share with all of the team. Because they are truly deserving of this. For Part 1 there are zero expectations, even for the teaser & trailer. We have more responsibility now to deliver big for other parts.”

Meanwhile, the fans are super curious about when the next chapter of the Lokah universe is dropping. But we have to wait until the director, Dominic Arun, opens up about it.

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