The month of March will be an exciting one for film lovers with many fresh releases making their way to various OTT platforms. Of these, Prashanth Varma’s Sankranti blockbuster ‘Hanuman’ is the most awaited. Ravi Teja’s recent action thriller Eagle is also releasing on OTT in March while recent Malayalam blockbusters Bramayugam, Premalu, and Manjummel Boys are also scheduled for their OTT premiere.
Here’s a complete list of films that will stream online in March.
Eagle: 1st March – Prime Video, ETV win Ambajipeta Marriage Band: 1st March , Aha Valari: 6th March – ETV win Hanuman :8th March : Zee5 True lover: 8th March- Disney Hotstar Yatra2: 8th March – Prime video Lal Salaam: 9th March – Sun NXT, Netflix Mixup : 15th March – Aha Ooru Peru Bhairavakona: 15th March – Zee 5 Fighter: 21st March – Netflix
Apart from these, Harsha Chemudu’s recent comedy drama Sundaram Master along with Siddarth Roy and Save the Tigers season 2 will also release online this month.
Movie: Dune Part 2 Rating: 4/5 Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson Director: Kalyan Santosh Produced By: Mary Parent, Cale Boyter Release Date: 1st March 2024
The blockbuster sequel to Dune is set to release in Indian cinemas on March 1st. Set in the fictional world of Arrakis. Part 2 is a continuation of the story of Arrakis and Paul Atreides. Here is a detailed review of Dune Part 2.
Story:
After the emperor and Harkonnens kill his father and men, Paul takes refuge in the deep desert of Fremen. He learns Fremen’s ways and tries to become a part of the fighters. Will Paul succeed in taking revenge against Harkonnens, emperor and will he fulfill the prophecy forms the crux of the story.
Analysis:
The film is truly a masterpiece in creating the world and making us believe it with its amazing visuals. CGI is out of the world and Hans Zimmer killed it with the Background score.
The lead cast is fantastic with Timothy and Zendaya bringing life to Paul and Chani. Austin Butler stood out with his performance as psychotic Feyd-Rautha. Florence Pugh pulled her role effortlessly.
Dennis Villeneuve outdid himself and made this monumental achievement in filmmaking possible. It surely is a contender for one of the best films made in science fiction in the 21st century.
Positives:
Visuals & CGI
Story
Background Score
Performances
Screenplay
Negatives:
The slow pace in the establishment of the story
Rushed war sequence
Verdict:
Watch this visual spectacle on the biggest screen possible to get yourself immersed in the world of Dune.
Varun Tej’s Operation Valentine USA Premiers Today
The much-awaited patriotic aerial action adventure “Operation Valentine,” starring Mega Prince Varun Tej, is all set to premiere today in the USA, with Marudhar Films and Fun Asia Films together releasing it in a grand way in the territory. This will be one of the biggest releases for Varun Tej.The movie directed by Shakti Pratap Singh Hada is inspired by true events.
It is a patriotic, edge-of-the-seat entertainer and will showcase the indomitable spirits of our heroes on the frontlines and the challenges they face as they fight one of the biggest, fiercest aerial attacks that India has ever seen.The movie has goosebumps moments all through with some deep emotions in the right place, as suggested by the promos.
The VFX is top-class. The teaser, trailer, and songs of the movie received a thumping response and raised the expectations bar.The movie that will appeal to all sections is going to open grandly in the USA.
Gaami Trailer: Telugu Cinema Poised for Another Proud Moment
A few days ago, no one had any clue about Vishwak Sen’s Gaami. The movie started about 6–7 years ago. Vishwak Sen Gangs of Godavari announces for March 8th But the movie was postponed, and he brought Gaami to the date. And started promotions with posters and glimpses, which started creating a good buzz about the movie.
Today Gaami trailer was released. It was spellbindingly brilliant, technically brilliant, with excellent cuts, high-standard visuals, and music. It promises a never-before-seen experience for audiences, with an adventurous journey. It promises another proud film coming from Telugu cinema.
The movie story revolves around a man with a human touch disorder who tried to become free through an adventurous journey. He must get rid of the problem to live the rest of his life with humans. He then decides to go to the Himalayas and find a flower that comes once every 36 years to cure his problem.
What are the problems faced in this journey? is the story of Gaami. With the story of Vishwak Sen, there are another two stories that are running parallel. One story is of a Devadasi. And another is of a poisoned person.
The Gaami Movie Trailer looks interesting, but the opening was somewhat dull. As time progressed, it became interesting and engaging, but it seems that many plot points were revealed in the trailer, which may lose interest in watching the movie.
Due to revealing too much information, we may expect many twists according to the screenplay. But we also don’t know if there are any other exciting points or plot twists in this movie.
This movie can be a blockbuster and a disaster at the same time. This story line can be engaging or boring. We have to wait and watch to see if this movie works on the big screen.
However, Vishwak Sen got a good chance to prove his acting skills, and Satyadev plays a crucial role in this movie.
Choosing the right release date is a crucial part of a film’s success, which is why most high-profile projects go for a holiday or festival weekend release. Having said that, there are a few time frames that are labelled as unsuccessful for feature films, and the month of February is one such thing. Despite Valentine’s Day, February has been a disastrous month for South Indian cinema. Till date, the only INR 100 crore grosser from the South is Ajith’s Valimai (2022), which had a worldwide release on February 24, 2022. Having said that, February is one such period that distributors do their best to avoid.
However, this jinx no longer holds true. Because two films of Malayalam cinema that hit screens within a span of two weeks have emerged as blockbusters at the box office,. Co-produced by Fahaad Fassil, the romantic comedy Premalu has performed exceptionally well since release; on the other hand, Manjummel Boys, a survival thriller film starring Soubin Shahir in the lead role, has emerged as a major commercial success. Manjummel Boys has collected more than 50Cr gross in first week and holding on sensational note. Premalu movie has already minted INR 73 crore worldwide and is slated for a release in Telugu on 8th March.
In their full run, both of these Mollywood flicks are expected to break through the INR 100 crore mark, thus breaking the February jinx of South Indian cinema.
The recently released Malayalam blockbuster movie Premalu is getting good collections. Mamita Baiju, who acted in that movie, impressed everyone with her acting and beauty. In a recent interview, the comments made by her saying that she was beaten by Tamil director Bala on the sets are going viral. Let’s know what actually happened.
Along with some good movies from the Tamil film industry, director Bala surprises the audience with such different concepts every time. Likewise, in March 2022, Surya announced a movie with Bala, but in the process of making changes in the story, they stopped the movie in December without continuing the movie.
Bala started shooting the same movie with Tamil hero Arun Vijay as the lead in March 2023, titled Vanangaan. The teaser for this movie has also been released recently and got a good response from the audience. Premalu heroine Mamita Baiju, who played the main role in this movie, shared a moment on the sets of Vanangaan.
Speaking about the movie Vanangan in an interview, she said, “There is a dance called Villadicha Maatan in the movie. After seeing those dance moves, I was doing that dance for fun and didn’t think to try.
Director Bala sir saw me doing it, and he called me and asked me to do it. I was very scared. Because I was not prepared yet, I learned only 3 moves and tried them, but I couldn’t do them properly. So Bala sir hit me on the shoulder, saying, There is no point; don’t try again.”
And when the interviewer asked what Surya sir said regarding this, Mamitha Baiju replied, “Surya sir also knows about this matter; every time he used to ask how Bala sir is because we both are new to his set, but Surya and Bala sir would have good rapo between them, and I liked that,” she added.
Competition between films is not only in theaters; there is also a strong competition for films in OTT as well. Whichever OTT partner buys movies with good buzz, they get more viewership. Currently, the top three OTT platforms are Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Disney Hotstar.
But it must be said that Amazon Prime Video and Disney Hotstar are struggling to compete with Netflix. Netflix buys big movies in India. Big-budget movies like Animal, Leo, Salaar, Guntur Kaaram, Hi Nanna, and Dunki are streaming on Netflix. Leaving aside the issue of shifting to another platform, those films will get the watch time and viewership they need until the buzz subsides.
Therefore, it should be said that Netflix has more profit than Amazon Prime Video and Disney Hotstar. Apart from these movies, the upcoming big movies like Devara, Pushpa 2, Indian 2, Ajith’s Vidaamuyarchi, Vikram’s Thangalaan, and Tamil hero Vijay Thalapathy’s GOAT movie are also lined up with Netflix.
Netflix Strikes Again
GOAT (“The Greatest of All Time”), starring Vijay in dual roles. Directed by Venkat Prabhu and featuring a star-studded cast including Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, and Sneha, this Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film has been trending on social media since its poster release. With music by the renowned Yuvan Shankar Raja and production by AGS Entertainment. The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on July 31, 2024.
Krish Involved in Drugs Case: Trying to Escape Investigation
It is known that the police have included the name of A10 accused Krish in the Radisson drugs case. But the police told the court that Krish was not available and was absconding. Police said that a notice has been issued against Krish under Section 160 CrPC. But Krish said that he went to the Radisson Hotel and stayed there that day, but did not take drugs.
The Radisson drug case has been going on for two years. Vivek’s driver, Gaddala Praveen, and drug peddler, Mirza Wahid Baig, were included as A11 and A12. It seems that Vivek got addicted to drugs last year. Along with him, director Krish and Nirbhai Sindhi also took drugs in that hotel. There was a drug party on February 24, in which Shweta, Lissy, and Neil were present along with Krish.
Nirbhai Krish said that both of them used to meet at the Radisson Hotel and buy one gram of cocaine from Mirza Wahid Baig for Rs. It was bought for 14 thousand, and it reached Vivek’s driver, Gaddala Praveen. It is reported that a person named Praveen transferred $22,000 from Google Pay for two grams. At present, the phones of Krish and Raghu Charan are being switched off, and the police have found that both are in Bengaluru and Mumbai with the phone signals.
When the police came for the last time in the investigation, it was revealed that Krish didn’t come because he was in Anushka’s movie shooting. There is an investigation tomorrow again. And if tomorrow Krish doesn’t attend, serious hurdles need to be faced by him.
Drishyam Goes Global
We all know how big a hit the 2013 Malayalam movie Drishyam was. The film stars Mohanlal and Meena in lead roles and is directed by Jeetu Joseph. But this movie has been remade in all languages. The movie was remade in Tamil with Kamal Haasan, in Telugu with Venkatesh, and in Hindi with Ajay Devgn, and it seemed like a pan-Indian blockbuster movie.
A sequel to the hit movie was also made and created another sensational success across India. It is known that the sequel was also remade in all languages. It is said that there will be Part 3, and the shooting of the film will start next year. But the franchise that has gained so much recognition will now go to Hollywood.
Set for Hollywood Adaptation
Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak announced that they will remake this movie in Korean at Cannes in 2023. Now they have tied up with Gulf Stream Pictures and Joat Films to remake the movie in Hollywood. It is not a common thing for an Indian movie to get this much recognition. Let’s wait and watch if this Malayalam thriller will also be a hit in Hollywood.
Telugu States Box Office: February Disaster, Can March Bring Relief?
This year tollywood starts on a decent note with Sankranti Releases. Hanuman, Guntur Kaaram, Naa Saami Ranga and Saindhav. Hanuman became a sensational blockbuster, while Guntur kaaram works for Andhra pradesh buyers. Naa Saami ranga achieved breakeven for buyers and Saindhav was a flop. It was a decent Sankranti for buyers even though after sankranti releases did not work .
The sankranti releases covers January month. But February is a disastrous month for buyers and audience. Many small and medium budget films releases in February but none of the film fails to put decent collection after 1st weekend. Many films even crashes from opening day.
February Releases consists of a Big Budget film Eagle which is a flop and medium budget films like Ambajipeta Marriage Band, Yatra 2, Only Ooru Peru Bhairavakona. In medium budget films only Ambajipeta Marriage Band and Ooru Peru Bhairavakona had just good collections comparing to January releases. And February also have small budget film releases like Siddharth Roy, Masthu Shades Unnai Ra, Sundaram Master, Dheera, Kismat, and Bootcut Balaraju but fails to get audience to theaters in Telugu States.
Only Ooru Peru Bhairavakona settles to average – above average status comparing with other movies. All other releases are big failures at Box office. Now thetares owners hoping March releases can gives some relief. Varun Tej’s Operation Valentaine and Vennela Kishore’s Chari 111 releasing tomorrow. Operation Valentaine may get good bookings but public talk matters for collections.
Also, vyooham releasing on 2nd March which dont have much buzz. Bhimaa, Gaami, Premalu Telugu dub releasing on 8th March which have good buzz and might also get good colelctions. Sree Vishnu’s Om Bheem Bush releasing on 22nd March , Tillu square releasing on 29th March. These are notable releases in March.
