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Mufasa The Lion King OTT Release – When & Where to Watch

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Mufasa: The Lion King, the recent superhit from Disney, is all set to arrive in the digital field. The film will be available for streaming on Disney+ from March 26. On the same day, it will stream on Jio Hotstar in all languages. Mufasa: The Lion King OTT release details are out.

Mufasa: The Lion King, moving to the OTT world

Superstar Mahesh Babu has dubbed his voice for the titular character in the Telugu version, while the Hindi version had Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan’s voice for the same. The film was equally loved by Indian audiences, as they were in awe of the Mufasa character.

Mufasa: The Lion King is the newest film from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ live-action series, bringing in almost USD 653 million globally. While the 2019 movie focused on Simba’s journey to becoming king, the 2024 prequel looks at Mufasa’s early years.

Released in theaters around the world on December 20, 2024, Mufasa serves as a prequel to The Lion King (2019). The film received mixed reviews overall, but it performed exceptionally well in India, earning 100 crore net at the box office. Now, fans can watch it online, as the Mufasa: The Lion King OTT release details have been announced.

Chhaava Telugu 4 days box office collections

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Chhaava, starring Vicky Kaushal, is rocking the box office. The film is continuing its dominant run even after 3 weeks with a steady performance. It has already grossed more than 600 crores worldwide, indicating much more to come in its long run. Chhaava has also released in Telugu States recently, and it performed excellent here.

The film has collected 3 crores on the opening day and added 3.8 crores on the second day. Day 3 was around 2.65 crores, and Day 4 was around 1.45 crores. The total gross for 4 days is close to 10.9 crores, and the team is very happy with its numbers here. The team had a delayed release in Telugu States, and this caused damage.

The film could have performed very well if it had been released simultaneously alongwith the Hindi version. But the team hopes for another big weekend here. In Maharashtra, Chhaava has already established a mighty record, beating Pushpa 2’s existing record. It has grossed more than 250 crores there, and the next target is 300 crores.

Kanguva Director Teams Up with Vijay Sethupathi

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Director Siva (popular as Siruthai Siva) made continuous films with Tamil big star Ajith and scored good successes. Known for mass and commercial films, Siva tried to climb to a bigger stage with Kanguva, starring Suriya, but he failed miserably. Now, the latest news is that the Kanguva director has teamed up with Vijay Sethupathi.

As said above, the director delivered continuous hits with Ajith Kumar, but there has always been a criticism of him that he has given very regular films with Ajith, which only worked in Tamil Nadu, and this was the reason for Ajith’s market not growing big.

On the other hand, the contemporary star, Vijay, worked with Murugadoss, Atlee, and Lokesh Kanagaraj and went on to the next level as a star hero. After Viswasam, Siva surprised everyone as he took a different path by choosing a historical film with a heavy budget with Suriya.

But the film, Kanguva, failed miserably and ended up as one of the biggest disasters in Kollywood. So, after such a big failure, Siruthai Siva definitely missed a chance to work with the trending and star heroes for his next film, and he needs to prove his worth again as a filmmaker.

At this time, Siva is said to have grabbed a good opportunity, which is to work with Vijay Sethupathi. The Kollywood circles say that the renowned actor has signed a film as a lead hero with Kanguva Director Siva. 

Certainly, this will be a good project for Siva, and with the right film, Vijay Sethupathi can have big potential at the box office, as we have seen recently with Maharaja. Siva needs to deliver fresh and blockbuster content with Vijay Sethupathi to come back in the race.

Trouble Continues for Don Director

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Director Cibi Chakravarthy delivered the biggest blockbuster of Sivakarthikeyan’s career with Don. Delivering the biggest blockbuster with the debut film itself is a great achievement, but what is shocking is that the director is still unable to take a project on sets. Even 3 years after Don’s release, trouble continues for Don Director.

Cibi Chakravarthy got stuck between Nani and Sivakarthikeyan

The movie was released in the summer of 2022, and it has been almost 3 years. In this gap, Cibi got completely stuck between Nani and Sivakarthikeyan. Both heroes almost took the film to sets, but canceled at the last minute.

Now, if we observe, both Nani and Sivakarthikeyan are not doing a film with Cibi Chakravarthy, as Nani will be starting the Paradise shoot after Hit 3’s completion. The glimpse was already released with a release date announcement.

After this, the natural star has already lined up Sujeeth’s project. A project with Sekhar Kammula is also in the pipeline. Nani’s Cibi Chakravarthy film was expected to land immediately, with The Paradise taking time, but now this is said to be not happening as Srikanth Odela’s film is going on sets next month. Because of such delays, trouble continues for Don Director Cibi Chakravarthy.

Don Director Cibi Chakravarthy should find a New Hero now

On the other hand, Sivakarthikeyan is signing other films. Currently, he is working for Parasakthi, and his next films are said to be in discussions with 2018 movie director Antony , Venkat Prabhu, and there are also a few rumors that he will be part of Atlee – Allu Arjun’s film.

With this, Cibi Chakravarthy cannot go ahead with these two heroes, and he needs to find a new hero to start a film.

Ajith Locks His Next Director

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Ajith, who recently scored a big disaster with Vidaamuyarchi and has another film, Good Bad Ugly, getting ready for a summer release, has not signed any film afterward. After a few noted names came up in the rumors, it is being said that Ajith has locked his next film’s director.

Ajith Kumar keen to work with Adhik Ravichandran again

The actor completed the shooting and went racing. The names of many directors, like Venkat Prabhu, Shankar, and even Dhanush, were also in the news for Thala Ajith’s next film, but the latest news is that these projects may take more time.

Reportedly, Ajith is interested in working with Adhik for his film. Adhik Ravichandran is the director of Good Bad Ugly, and after seeing the response to the film’s teaser and posters, the star is keen to work with the same director.

Ajith is eager to know the result of Good Bad Ugly

Now, Ajith is also waiting for Good Bad Ugly’s release, and if the movie works, then there will be an immediate project with Adhik Ravichandran. So, Ajith has locked in his next film’s director.

Ajith will be back to shooting sets in October/November and will be busy with shooting till the next match, and again he will go back to racing. He already mentioned he will spend half the time in a year for shootings and half the time for racing. 

In the 6 months of shooting time, Ajith may likely complete 2 films also if he works continuously. Definitely, even the Thala fans also want their favorite hero to work with Adhik Ravichandran one more time after seeing GBU’s teaser.

Jyothika slams Media Bias: But the truth differs

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Actress Jyothika is somehow getting into the limelight for the wrong reasons. Recently, she gave a statement that heroines will not get characters that have acting scope, and they are only used to elevate the hero or dance with him. Now, Jyothika slams media bias toward Suriya’s Kanguva, but the truth is different.

In a recent interview, Jyotika mentioned about Kanguva and said “I have seen many poor-quality films win big at the box office. But the reviews were not very harsh for them. But only my husband’s film got this level of criticism. Which is not fair.

Some parts of the film may not be good. But they worked hard for the film. However, it affected me when I saw that the film received harsher reviews than some bad films. It was sad that the media was biased.”

This definitely is not a valid point from Jyothika. We have seen much more criticism for many big stars’ films, and as far as Kanguva’s content is concerned, not only were a few scenes bad, but as a whole, the film itself did not work for audiences and was a very poorly made film. 

For every film, everyone will put in hard efforts, but that only matters when they select the right scripts. Jyothika slams media bias toward Suriya’s Kanguva, but the truth is different. Kanguva was criticized more by people, not by the media or reviewers.

The audiences themselves called it a poor film, and that is why even on OTT, the film received a bad response. 

Thandel Official Box Office Closing Collections

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Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi’s Thandel was released in theaters in February and received a positive response from audiences and critics. However, a better release date with a holiday advantage after the first weekend could have helped the film to gather more numbers.  Thandel’s official box office closing collections are out now.

Thandel Box Office Closing Collections:

  • Nizam: 20.13 cr
  • Ceded: 6.70 cr
  • UA: 6.99 cr
  • East: 3.05 cr
  • West: 2.11 cr
  • Guntur: 2.44 cr
  • Krishna: 2.24 cr
  • Nellore: 1.45 cr
  • AP-TG Total: 45.11CR (80.30CR ~ Gross)
  • KA+Tamil+ROI: 4.65 cr
  • OS—4.74 cr
  • Total WW Collections: 54.5CR (Gross—102.52CR)

Thandel’s box office closing collections are more than 100 Cr Gross and 50 Cr share worldwide. Thandel is the career’s biggest grosser for Naga Chaitanya, and it has given him a much-needed comeback. It was 1st 100 Cr grosser for Naga Chaitanya. It’s now streaming on Netflix in all Indian languages. 

Puri Jagan Targets Nagarjuna

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Director Puri Jagan is facing big hurdles in his career, including massive failures like Liger and Double Ismart. He is finding it tough to get a hero for his next film, and after many combinations and projects doing rounds as rumors, it is being said that Puri Jagan targets Nagarjuna.

The latest news is that Puri Jagan is in talks with Nagarjuna for a film. The initial discussions are said to have started. Nagarjuna did not sign any new film as the main lead hero after Naa Saami Ranga.

Nagarjuna has Kubera and Coolie: Two Big Films

But the actor is working as the second lead in Sekhar Kammula’s Kubera, starring Dhanush as the main lead hero. Also, Nagarjuna is playing a crucial role in Superstar Rajinikanth’s Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.

Nagarjuna is also taking time to sign a film as the head hero. Puri Jagan and Nagarjuna previously collaborated for Super and Shivamani. If Nagarjuna says okay to the script, then the project will go immediately on set because both the actor and director do not have any commitments in the line.

Dhanush Goes Non-Stop

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The renowned actor/filmmaker Dhanush is surprising everyone with his multi-talented skills. Certainly, many heroes and industry people need to be inspired by Dhanush’s commitment. Continuously he is doing films, and all those movies are having good quality as well. Dhanush is working non-stop for films.

Dhanush to release Non-Stop Films

This year, his directorial NEEK was released last month. Also, he completed major portions of shooting for Kubera of Sekhar Kammula and Idly Kadai, which are scheduled for release in June and August this year.

Currently, the Aadukalam actor is working on a Bollywood film, Tere Ishk Mein. After this film also, he is not taking any break, and he is going to join the sets for his next film signed with Amaran director Raj Kumar. The shooting of this film is said to be starting from this June, and the next Ilayaraja biopic is also in the pipeline.

Along with shooting multiple films, Dhanush is also working on script works simultaneously for his next directorial films. There is a buzz that he is writing a full-fledged script for Ajith to direct. Truly, Dhanush is showing his love and passion for cinema with his nonstop working style.

Massive Hurdles for Empuraan

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Empuraan, the Lucifer series’ 2nd part film, starring Mohanlal and directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran. It is the big-budget film from Mollywood, and it is also the craziest film for Malayalam cinema as well. But a film like this is also facing some hurdles. The film is just about two weeks away from its theatrical release, but Empuraan is facing massive hurdles.

The non-theatrical business for this big sequel is yet to be closed, and even the OTT rights and satellite rights are also yet to be sold for the film. As the movie has been made on a massive scale and budget, the makers are quoting higher prices, and OTT platforms have now changed a lot and are doing multiple negotiations for all films. 

Business Hurdles for L2: Empuraan

The satellite market went down after the arrival of OTT. With this, Mohanlal’s Empuraan is facing massive hurdles to close the business. Even the music rights of the film are also said to not be sold yet.

L2: Empuraan Teaser Luficer Sequel

The release date is nearing, the team wants to close all the deals before release. Also, coming to the theatrical release, the Lyca Productions banner is one of the producers for this film, and Lyca’s recent films saw big failure results, such as the recent Vidaamuyarchi.

So, there might be some financial issues from Lyca’s side to Luficer’s 2nd part, and they need to get resolved as soon as possible, because Empuraan is a pan-India film, and it needs to be released in all languages.

All these hurdles need to be passed by Empuraan very quickly to get a smooth and big release. The team is confident of releasing the film on 27th March as per plan, and it does not want to change the release at any cost.