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Kantara Chapter 1: Release Date Blunder

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Rishab Shetty’s Kantara chapter 1 is all set to release in theaters on 2nd October, and the trailer arrives tomorrow. There is a decent hype for the film as it is a sequel, but the trade thinks that the makers have made a blunder with the release date. 

The film’s theatrical business is done for a huge price, and everyone felt the film release date choice was very bad, and the makers could have chosen 1st October as the release date, as the students have holidays in all states, and the same is the case for some companies as well.

Kantara Chapter 1 Release Date: A Wrong Option from Rishab Shetty and the team?

Another advantage is that the film will have a grand opening day, with the 2nd day being a national holiday, Gandhi Jayanthi. The film could have benefited from a 5-day-long weekend instead of a 4-day weekend.

Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 could have also gotten the benefit of Tuesday premieres if it had been released on October 1. But the team chooses differently. Now all the buzz depends on the trailer.

The film has carried a regular prequel buzz till now, but the trailer will give the real picture of the content, and thereby hype can be heightened or lessened.

Dulquer Salmaan: No Hurry for Lokah OTT

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The Malayalam blockbuster Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra has broken several box office records and is now the biggest hit in Mollywood. While there have been ongoing rumors about its OTT release, producer Dulquer Salmaan has clarified that there is no rush to bring the film to streaming platforms.

Other Onam releases like Mohanlal’s Hridayapooravam and Fahadh Faasil’s Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira are arriving on OTT this week, which led many to believe that Lokah would also stream soon. However, the team has already informed theatre owners that the female superhero film will not be available online until its full theatrical run is complete.

Lokah Not Arriving On OTT Anytime Soon

Today, Dulquer Salmaan posted on Instagram confirming that he and his team are in no hurry to release Lokah on OTT. The film has already earned huge profits from its theatrical run and continues to perform strongly. On its 25th day in theatres, Lokah collected over ₹3 crore in Kerala which is more than its opening day, showing how well the film is still doing.

With the film’s strong box office momentum, the team now has the flexibility to negotiate better deals and terms with OTT platforms.

Fahadh Faasil’s Film Arriving On Netflix

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Fahadh Faasil’s Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira was released during Onam alongside Lokah and Hridayapooravam. The film received average reviews and unfortunately turned out to be a big disaster at the box office. It is all set to arrive on Netflix soon.

Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira OTT Release Details

The film failed to attract even a minimum number of viewers to theatres. Now, the makers have announced that Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira will premiere on Netflix on September 26, 2025. It will be available in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. 

Directed and written by Althaf Salim, the movie is said to be inspired by Korean romantic comedies and features quirky characters. However, it didn’t manage to connect with the audience.

The film stars Kalyani Priyadarshan as the female lead and includes several well-known actors like Vineeth Sreenivasan, Revathi Pillai, Lal, and Vinay Forrt in important roles

OG: Jackpot for Dil Raju?

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Undoubtedly Nizam is the topmost territory for Pawan Kalyan, as his films always open very huge in Nizam compared to any other territories. His upcoming film, the most hyped film, OG’s initial advance bookings opened in Nizam, and the response is sensational. This indicates that it can turn out as a jackpot for the distributor, Dil Raju. 

Even though there are special premieres before the release, still the day 1 shows are already seeing sellouts. The fully fledged advance bookings, including premieres, are expected to open by tomorrow.

Coming to OG’s theatrical rights in the Nizam area, they have been bought by Dil Raju for 55 Cr. Looking at the film’s craze and initial advance bookings, the film is expected to see a 25 Cr+ opening day. 

If WOM is positive, then from Day 2 to Day 4 the film can target a double-digit share daily. With that, it can achieve the breakeven by the weekend itself.

The film can not see any drop after the weekend, as it will have the advantage of the Dasara holiday season and the Gandhi Jayanthi public holiday. The movie can see very good numbers till the 11th day.

For this crazy film, if WOM is positive, then the film can easily do a minimum of 80 Cr+ share in Nizam, and it can even go to a higher range in the full run.

Drishyam 3 Rolls

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The fans of Mohanlal were extremely happy to know that their favorite actor is getting honored with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Now, they have other exciting news, as the most awaited Drishyam 3 shoot rolls today.

Everyone knows that the Drishyam series is the biggest franchise from Mollywood. The series was remade into multiple languages and saw blockbuster success. The third and final part, Drishyam 3’s pre-production work, was completed a few days back.

The director, Jeethu Joseph, confirms that the third part in this most loved series will have a very different treatment than the first and second parts.

The film finally goes on set tomorrow, with the first schedule beginning in Thodupuzha, Kerala. The entire shoot is said to be completed by November itself, and there is a buzz that after completion of the Malayalam version, the director will immediately start the Telugu version.

Mohanlal’s Drishyam 3 shoot starts tomorrow, and the makers are planning to release it in summer 2026. We need to see either every language find their own release date or all languages release at the same time.

OG: Continues Delays

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Pawan Kalyan’s OG is all set for a grand theatrical release worldwide this Thursday, and the team is still busy with post-production work. The fans are frustrated as the team continues to delay the promotional content. 

Sujeeth and the team did not do any promotional interviews and completely forgot about promoting the film in other languages due to post-production works getting delayed.

OG might be the only biggie in recent times for which the trailer is arriving just 4 days before the release. Even the trailer was announced to be released this morning, but the production house updated that it will be unveiled tonight in a pre-pre-release event. 

Pawan Kalyan Fans frustrated with the continuous delay in the promotions of OG

Shockingly, “They Call Him OG” makers have not dispatched the content yet for overseas countries.

There have been continuous delays in post-production works of OG, and when you plan a film for pan-Indian audiences, the team should complete all the works at least 2 weeks before the release and have to go all around India to promote the film, but it did not happen with OG. 

This kind of delay and lack of planning from the team made the fans and audiences disappointed.

Mollywood Milestone: Lokah Crosses 5 Million BookMyShow Sales

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The Malayalam film Lokah is in a race to create records one after another. It beat Mohanlal’s Empuraan and emerged as the highest grosser worldwide for Malayalam cinema. Now, Lokah crosses 5 million BookMyShow ticket sales.

A few days ago, the female superhero film reached a milestone in Bookmyshow tickets sold for a Mollywood film by beating Thudarum (4.5 million), and on its 25th day today, the Lokah achieved a milestone of 5 million ticket sales. 

This is an all-time record, and it becomes the first-ever film to do this from Malayalam films. The film still has 100K+ ticket sales per day on the 5th weekend. 

On Saturday the film sold 110K+ tickets. This is incredible, and with that, the total BMS sales stood at 4.95M, and today it is crossing the 5 million figure.

Chiranjeevi and Venkatesh Together in Celebration Song

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It’s a known fact that Venkatesh is playing a crucial role in the Chiranjeevi-Anil Ravipudi film, Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu. The fans will be delighted to know that Chiranjeevi and Venkatesh will dance together in a celebration song in this entertainer. 

The film’s shoot is in progress currently, and Venkatesh will join the sets in October. His shooting portions will be completed in a month.

As said above, a combo celebration song is also said to be planned in the film with the Venkatesh-Chiranjeevi combination. So, the Sankranthiki Vasthunam actor will have around 30 minutes of screen time in the film.

Produced by Shine Screens, Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu stars Nayantara as the female lead and targets a Sankranthi 2026 release.

Vijay Deverakonda vs Rajasekhar

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Vijay Deverakonda faced a disappointing result with his last release, Kingdom. The actor has two films in his hands, and one of them is Rowdy Janardhan. The latest and exciting news is that senior actor Rajasekhar will appear as the villain opposite Vijay Deverakonda in this film. 

Senior stars are turning into villains one by one in the Telugu industry, and they are carrying huge demand as well. The audiences also get excited to see a film if a senior star plays a villain role.

Rajasekhar turns villain for Vijay Deverakonda

Now senior hero Rajasekhar is all set to join the list, as reportedly, he will appear as a villain against Vijay Devarakonda. Produced by Dil Raju, the film is called Rowdy Janardhan and directed by Ravi Kiran Kola.

The Ankusham actor played a special role in Nithin’s Extra Ordinary Man, which did not receive much positive response. 

Not Nani, Not Vijay Deverakonda – Teja Sajja Achieves the Rare Feat

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Nani and Vijay Devarakonda carry a huge market in North America in tier-2 heroes. Their movies opened huge in North America. But Teja Sajja achieves a rare feat with Mirai that both Nani and Vijay Deverakonda could not to date. 

Nani’s HIT 3 sets a milestone for tier-2 opening in North America, and Kingdom breaks that, and to date only these two heroes from tier 2 stars have had competition in this area. 

But Teja Sajja, the latest entry into tier 2 heroes, is achieving bigger milestones, which Nani and Devarakonda could not do. Mirai joins the 2.5M club in North America, and Teja Sajja becomes the 1st tier 2 to achieve the feat of scoring back-to-back 2.5 million films. 

Not only from tier 2, but even in tier 1 heroes, only Prabhas and NTR have achieved this fantastic feat.

With Hanuman and Mirai Teja, Sajja scores universal blockbusters and sets huge targets for the other tier 2 heroes.