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Telugu producers, it’s high time to learn from Tamil: Stop fake box office posters

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It’s high time that Telugu Producers learn from their Tamil counterparts and stop the fake box office posters. One cannot understand what producers will get by announcing exaggerated film collections. Even the heroes fans also cannot agree with the numbers shared by Telugu Producers.

The makers should understand that the audience will not come to the theaters to see the box office numbers. So then there is no need to announce the Fake box office numbers in posters.

The collections should always be transparent because the industry and people will understand the film’s performance. It is easy for buyers to gauge how the movies are performing, and heroes can realize their individual markets and box office numbers.

Recently, the two films from the Tamil industry became big blockbusters. They are Leo and Jailer, and for those films, the producers did not even exaggerate the 1Cr collection and publicly showed original numbers.

So the question is, why can’t our Telugu producers do the same and announce real numbers and stop fake and hyped box office numbers? It must be noted that the Telugu makers themselves are openly saying that the numbers they are showing are only for publicity. There is no need for all this fake publicity, and if the numbers are transparent, the situation will benefit everyone.

By announcing the fake box office numbers and projecting the movies as blockbusters, the producers create a negative vibe about the films on social media. Because the heroes and the team are in a dreamy world, they cannot understand the reality of their movies, and the buyers are also not happy with this as, on one side, they are facing losses. On the other hand, the producers are announcing the movies as blockbusters with exaggerated numbers. This is happening continuously in Telugu Cinema.

KH234 Officially Begins: Here are the Technical crew team details

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KH234, Kamal Haasan’s upcoming film Officially Begins: Scroll down the Technical crew team details. We previously reported that Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam will be reunited for a movie 35 years after their acclaimed gangster film Nayakan. The film’s team recently gathered for its launch event, and the makers released a clip that shared the technical crew details of the yet-to-be-titled film.

Produced by Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, R. Mahendran, and Siva Ananth under the banners of Raaj Kamal Films International, Madras Talkies, and Red Giant Movies, the film will feature the director’s usual collaborators, music composer AR Rahman, and editor Sreekar Prasad.

Ravi K Chandran, who has previously worked on films by Mani Ratnam, such as Kannathil Muthamittal and Aayutha Ezhuthu, is in charge of the camera work for KH234. As action choreographers, the Anbariv masters, who worked with Kamal on Vikram, have been hired. Sharmishta Roy and Ekha Lakhani have been hired as production and costume designers, respectively.

Although cast details are yet to be announced, the buzz is that the film will have Trisha, Dulquer Salmaan, and Jayam Ravi in essential roles. KH234 is expected to be released on screens in 2024. Check out the announcement video:

Leo Proxy Bookings Allegations: False and Baseless

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Leo proxy bookings allegations are now trending in social media. The Anti fans of Vijay are spreading this from release days. Now In the latest interview, TN Theatres Owners Association president made a shocking statement by saying Leo’s team spent 5 crores overseas for proxy bookings. Now the news is spreading like wildfire in social media.

Leo is undoubtedly the most hyped Tamil film after kabali. The film collected 8 Million on opening day overseas. The movie posts solid record numbers in all territories overseas. Now the movie is closer to a 20 Million collection overseas.

The entire overseas rights of the film were sold to Phars Films distribution, And the distributor will get the revenues. There is no chance of the producer being involved in overseas business. why a producer spend the amount while he already sold the film and no producer can spend the amount while the movie is already having a massive craze?

The movie is on track to collect 200Cr overseas in a lifetime why producer will spend 5cr for bookings. Leo proxy bookings allegations are completely baseless and false. The haters of Vijay are unable to digest the box office phenomena of this film and create all these rumors. The sad part is big media are also influenced by these rumors and circulated the news.

The producers are so transparent and they did not even exaggerate 1cr collections officially. They completely don’t want to prove any fake records for the film. Creating and making allegations against them is truly sad and unacceptable. The TN Theatre owners should stand on producers as their president made Leo proxy bookings allegations about the film.

Leo is a huge blockbuster overseas with massive profits for all involved parties and the movie has the chance to end up as the number one Kollywood grosser overseas. The film should collect more than 3 Million on 2nd weekend overseas to aim no 1 position.

Vijay not retiring, begins discussions with Shankar

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A couple of months ago, Vijay had a meeting with his Vijay Makkal Iyakkam leaders from all 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu. The meeting was held at the organization office in Panaiyur in Chennai. Following the meeting, one of the members who was a part of the meeting informed that “Vijay said in the meeting that when the time comes for him to enter politics, he will quit films and will fully engage in politics to serve the people who place trust in him” 

This led to reports that Vijay will be distancing himself from the movies and Venkat Prabhu’s project could be his last. Vijay’s team has already confirmed that ‘Thalapathy’ is entering politics.

Apart from his political entry, the buzz in Kollywood circles is that Vijay is planning to start a news channel as he enters politics. It has almost become a necessity to have a news channel in order to have a political career and Vijay is thinking on these lines at the moment.

Now, reports are emerging that Thalapathy is not retiring and the discussions on his next project have started. There was a massive buzz that he is in talks with Shankar, Nelson, and even Atlee. Most likely he is expected to collaborate with Shankar for the next

Sharwanand joining hands with blockbuster director

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Actor Sharwanand is joining hands with blockbuster director Ram Abbaraju. It is widely known that the director’s first film, Samajavaragamana was a huge blockbuster and one of the best entertainers this year. At first, the director planned his next with Naga Chaitanya. Still, with the Yuva Samrat busy with pre-committed projects, the story went to the Mahanubhavudu actor, who wrote the script. So Sharwanand joined hands with the blockbuster director because of immense trust in the writing.

An official announcement on this is expected very soon. Currently, Sharwa is working on Sriram Adittya’s film, which is tentatively titled Maname. While directors like Kalyan Shankar (MAD fame) and Abhilash Reddy (Maa Nanna Superhero fame) are also told to be looking for his dates, the intense actor, according to sources, has chosen his next director.

As said above, Sharwanand will join hands with the blockbuster director Ram Abbaraju, who delivered a successful film with his debut film Samajavaragamana and impressed critics and audiences earlier this year.

A source close to the development said, “Sharwa liked Samajavaragamana a lot and met Ram casually sometime back, discussing some ideas. Immediately after Ram told a story, Sharwa was sold. He gave his consent after the first narration itself. Ram’s friend Bhanu Bogapavarapu has provided the story for this project as well.”

Reportedly, the untitled project will be a wholesome comedy entertainer and more hilarious than Samajavaragamana. The Director, Ram, will strive to bring family audiences to the theaters like his first film. Sharwa’s comic timing will be fully explored in this film.

As per the reports, the project will primarily be shot in February next year, and Sharwa will be shooting it alongside his movie with Abhilash Reddy. Mythri Movie Makers will be producing it, the first time the actor has collaborated with the renowned production house.

Salaar producers unhappy with Andhra Pradesh business

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Salaar Producers are closing the theatrical business in all territories as less than a couple of months away from release, the race for theatrical rights has heated up with producers and distributors trying to close the business for this monumental project. While there is massive hype for this film, the trade isn’t exactly responding as the makers expected.

The Salaar producers expected 200Cr business from Telugu states and for Nizam they are hoping 65Cr, Ceeded 35Cr, and Andhra [6 Territories] 100Cr ratio. In Nizam, they got the business exactly as expected. In Andhra and Ceeded they expected 135Cr business but the business is closing under 100Cr which has not satisfied the makers.

The main reason for lower offers in Andhra Pradesh is due to recent G.Os which have impacted the distributors. The ticket prices in AP are low compared to Telangana and the government is not allowing for midnight shows and big hikes on ticket prices which is impacting the hires and business. Now total Telugu state business is in the range of 160Cr. This is 40Cr is less than what they expected in the Andhra Pradesh business.

Directed by Prashanth Neel, Salaar also stars Shruti Haasan, Jagapathy Babu, and Prithviraj Sukumaran among others. The film has been bankrolled by Hombale Films while Ravi Basrur returns yet again to compose music for another Hombale-Neel combo after the KGF series.

Leo Vs Ponniyin Selvan: Who Will Win in Tamil Nadu?

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Leo vs Ponniyin Selvan race is now interesting at the Tamil Nadu box office. It is widely known that Mani Ratnam’s Magnum Opus Ponniyin Selvan 1 is the biggest hit in Tamil Nadu. PS – 1 was a massive surprising blockbuster at the box office. The film collected 500Cr gross worldwide, especially in Tamil Nadu. The film had a sensational run and went on to order more than 225Cr Gross.

Even Rajinikanth’s sensational blockbuster Jailer failed to cross Mani Ratnam’s movie collections in Tamil Nadu. With the exceptional craze around Leo, everyone expected that the film would easily cross Ponniyin Selvan’s numbers.

Leo also got a big opening and was sensational on festival days. The trade anticipated it to be a huge blockbuster and broke all records. After the festival days, the film witnessed a significant drop in all territories.

Now, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s directorial Gross is 160Cr, and collecting 70Cr from here looks impossible. The film should have a massive 2nd weekend to break the records. Currently in Leo vs Ponniyin Selvan race Ponniyin Selvan is ahead with Leo drops. So, most likely, PS-1 will stay as all records for some more time.

The mixed WOM is affected badly by the film. If the film opens with positive WOM then definitely the movie would have broken all records easily. The positive news is even with mixed WOM the film achieved a breakeven mark in all territories. The makers announced officially the movie has collected 461Cr gross worldwide in 1st week.

The film is all set to join the 500Cr club this weekend. It will surpass Ponniyin Selvan’s 1st Part worldwide numbers. At this trend, the movie is likely to end up below Rajinikanth’s Jailer collections and will end at the top3 of Kollywood. 2Point0 is the number one grosser of Kollywood.

Tillu Square follows DJ Tillu’s sentiment

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Tillu Square release date is now announced officially and it follows DJ Tillu’s sentiment. It is widely known as DJ Tillu and was released on February 2nd ([12th February] in theatres. Now, Tillu Square is also scheduled to be released on February 2nd week, 2024 [9th February].

Star Boy Siddhu Jonnalagadda and cute actress Anupama Parameswaran are starring in Tillu Square, a sequel to the blockbuster DJ Tillu. Mallik Ram directs this movie. After changing multiple dates, the makers of Tillu Square are following DJ Tillu’s sentiment and releasing the film in February.

The producers of the film have officially announced its theatrical release date as February 9, 2024, much to the happiness of fans. A vibrant poster has been unveiled to commemorate this announcement.

The movie was planned to be released this year summer later it was postponed multiple times. The team wants to release the film with complete satisfaction and matching part 1. The movie faced a lot of issues while shooting changes the director, Heroine, and reshoots.

In partnership with Fortune Four Cinemas, Sithara Entertainments, a well-known production house, bankrolled this movie. This movie’s music director is Ram Miriyala.

Peddha Kapu 1 is now streaming on OTT

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Peddha Kapu 1 OTT streaming rights bagged by Prime Video. The rural-based action drama directed by Srikanth Addala was released on September 28th in theaters. The movie is now streaming on OTT. The film was released amidst huge expectations upon its theatrical release, but it failed miserably.

The buyers suffered massive losses because of the terrible performance at the box office. With the failure of the first part, the team canceled the sequel plans. Now, the film is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

During its theatrical run, the movie, which received mixed responses, is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Telugu. For those who missed it at the theater, now they can stream the film Peddha Kapu 1 on OTT.

Virat Karna and Pragathi Srivastava featured in the lead roles in this rural action drama. The film also featured Rao Ramesh, Aadukalam Naren, Tanikella Bharani, Naga Babu, Brigada Saga, Rajeev Kanakala, Anasuya, Eeshwari Rao, and Naren, among others. Miriyala Ravinder Reddy produced the film under the Dwarka Creations banner.

Mega 156: Viswambhara – High-budget fantasy film in three worlds

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Viswambhara, the Mega 156th Film, is a High-budget fantasy film in three worlds. The movie was planned as Mega157, and Kalyan Krishna’s movie was scheduled as Mega156, but with the result of Bhola Shankar, Megastar canceled the project with Kalyan Krishna. Viswambhara is the tentative title for this High-budget fantasy film based on three worlds.

Bimbisara director Vassishta developed a concept like never before, and the megastar was super impressed with it. The team locks the title Viswambhara.

The team was first interested in the title Mulloka Veerudu as the film revolves around three different worlds. The first one is Bhulokam, the second one is Deva Lokam and the third is Paathala Lokam. So, as the concept revolves around these three worlds, the unit thought Mulloka Veerudu would be an apt title.

However, to make the title opt one in all languages, the team locked the title as Viswambhara. Ram Charan and Shankar’s film considered the same title before but finally, they opted for Game Changer. Now, this title Viswambhara has come to Chiranjeevi.

The film’s pre-production works have already begun, and the plan is to start the shoot from this year’s end and complete it the next year as the movie involves a lot of VFX work. The team recently did pooja formalities and the goal is to target 2025 Sankranthi.

Directed by Mallidi Vassishta, Pramod and Vamsi produced this high-budget fantasy film under the UV Creations banner. From the first look, it is understandable that it will be a socio-fantasy film. Viswambhara made on a massive budget of RS 200Cr.

Oscar Award winner MM Keeravani is composing the music for the film. The movie started with the recording of a song. Keeravani also said that there will be six songs in the movie. Mallidi Vassishta is directing the film. Sai Madhav Burra is providing the dialogue for the film.