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War 2 vs Coolie: 8-Day Box Office Battle

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With no notable releases this week, the box office clash of War 2 and Coolie has once again taken center stage. Here are the details of the 8-day collections of both movies.

Coolie’s 1st extended week (8 days) worldwide gross stands at 435 Cr. The film needs 40 Cr+ in its 2nd weekend to join the 500 Cr club.

While the breakeven is at 600 Cr, it is unreachable for the action drama, and the buyers hope for a big second weekend to increase their recovery.

Hrithik Roshan and NTR’s War 2’s extended 1st week (8 days) worldwide gross stands at approximately 302 Cr, marking NTR’s hat-trick 300 Cr film.

The film requires a strong 2nd weekend to cross the 350 Cr mark in its full run. The breakeven figure is valued at 700 Cr, and the film just did 50% of valued business numbers, turning out to be an outright failure.

War 2 and Coolie were released with massive expectations. But sadly, both films did not do justice regarding their box office performance.

Stalin 4K Turns Out a Massive Flop

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The re-release trend in the Telugu film industry has become a norm, but all movies are not getting a big response. Chiranjeevi’s Stalin 4K turns out to be a massive flop.

On the occasion of Megastar Chiranjeevi’s birthday, fans re-released Stalin, but the response is disastrous.

The audiences have shown no interest at all in watching the movie. Only a few shows had good occupancy, and there was no demand for additional shows.

Many shows were canceled even before they started because of the lack of audience. It was expected, as the announcement of the re-release itself did not bring excitement among the mega fans.

Directed by AR Murugadoss, Stalin was initially released in theaters in 2006, and it was an average fare at the box office. However, upon its re-release, the film becomes an outright failure.

Your Weekend Binge List: New Movies on OTT

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Moviegoers experienced a a big showdown between War 2 and Coolie last week. This week lacks significant theater releases, yet viewers can watch Thalaivan Thalaivii and Maareesan on OTT.

The film Thalaivan Thalaivii, with Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen, achieved blockbuster status. You can stream the film on Prime Video, including the Telugu version, Sir Madam.

Maareesan, featuring Fahad Faasil and Vadivelu, is now accessible on Netflix.

Kothapallilo Okappudu, a rural drama supported by Rana Daggubati, streams on Aha Video now.

Hari Hara Veera Mallu, Pawan Kalyan’s recent failure, is available on Prime Video with a changed runtime.

Kajol Devgan’s Maa, a horror drama, got little positive response. The film has started streaming on Netflix.

Shine Tom Chacko’s Soothavakyam and a love story, Prema Katha, are now streaming on ETV Win.

Also, the latest Hollywood blockbuster, F1, is now available for streaming on Prime Video on a rental basis.

Vijay Sethupathi’s Thalaivan Thalaivii, along with Fahad Faasil and Vadivelu’s Maareesan, will be the top choices for the viewers in this week OTT releases.

Star Combos Dead After War 2

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The combination of NTR and Hrithik Roshan for War 2 excited everyone. This biggie was expected to pave the way for more such combos from North and South. However, the disastrous result of War 2 made the star combos dead.

With Tollywood stars expanding their market to all corners of Indian and global audiences. The Hindi stars and production houses started to approach Telugu stars for their franchise films or big films. 

Prabhas’s Adipurush was planned in that way, which became a disaster. After a few years, with War 2, YRF brought Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan and Telugu big star NTR. Everyone was excited with this massive collaboration and hoped that its success will make a big path for many such collaborations in the near future. 

But after War 2’s release, everything got changed, especially the film, which received a unanimous bad response from Telugu audiences.

So, with this, the Telugu stars, including Tier-2 heroes, are reportedly directly rejecting the Bollywood offers and collaborations. All the expected star combos are now gone in the air after War 2.

The makers of big Hindi films like Don 3, Dhoom 4, and a few more approached the Tollywood stars, but the stars rejected them without any hesitation, as they do not want to lose Telugu audiences for the sake of the Bollywood market after seeing the result of films like Adipurush and now War 2.

Karthi Agrees: Kaithi 2 Postponed

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Kaithi 2, the most awaited movie for the Tamil audiences, was supposed to start at this year’s end and is facing delay again. The latest news is that actor Karthi has agreed to postpone the film for Lokesh Kanagaraj’s film with Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan.

According to the reports, the Awara actor had already allotted dates from this year-end for this sequel and did not commit to any films in that time period.

However, everything got changed after Coolie’s release, as Lokesh Kanagaraj, Kamal Haasan, and Rajinikanth—all three—decided to do a big multi-starrer project. 

Karthi Gives Green Signal For Kaithi 2 Shoot Postponement

With this, the second part of Kaidhi gets pushed back, and it will take at least another 2 years to go on floors. 

Reportedly, Lokesh and Kamal had discussed this with Karthi, and the actor supported them on this and stated that there will be no issue from his side about Kaithi 2 getting postponed.

Meanwhile, Karthi is in discussions with other directors to start new projects from December. Currently, he is busy with the Marshal Project, while Sardaar 2 and Vaa Vaathiyar are also yet to be released.

Ram, Why This Huge Risk?

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Hero Ram is seeing a bad phase in his career with continuous failures, and he is coming up with a crazy project titled Andhra King Taluka. The film’s release date was announced a while ago, and Ram is taking a huge risk with it. 

Andhra King Taluka’s teaser and first single have received a very good response from audiences, and everyone expects that the film will bring Ram Pothineni back onto the success track. 

Andhra King Taluka: A Risky Release Date

The makers announced that the movie will be released on 28th November, and there are no special holidays in this week, and at the same time, within one week, a biggie like Raja Saab’s release date was officially announced.

Even if The Raja Saab does not arrive on the said date, then Akhanda 2 will take that slot. Releasing a film off-season without holidays and a biggie next week is definitely a huge risk, and even Ram’s fans are also worried about the result of Andhra King Taluka.

Vishwambhara Glimpse: Decent But Not enough

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Everyone has been excited about Chiranjeevi’s Vishwambhara’s glimpse/Mega Blast since the makers announced it. The teaser is decent, but the question is, is it enough to create the hype among audiences? 

Directed by Vassishta Mallidi, the second glimpse of this fantasy entertainer was released a while ago as an advance gift for fans on the Megastar’s birthday.

Vishwambhara’s Mega Blast reveals a merciless villain instilling fear, making people pray for a hero. Chiranjeevi is shown in a big action scene. The CG work involving the shots of the scorpion and Chiru’s eye is good.

Mega Blast Glimpse – Vishwambhara

The team played it safe by releasing a dialogue teaser with minimal VFX shots, and the output is good. But for Vishwambhara, the main USP is the visuals and grandeur. People are eagerly waiting to see all the beautiful worlds the team has created which they still have not revealed.

MM Keeravani’s background music could have been better, and the voice-over dialogues by Ayyappa Sharma are also not clear. The fans will certainly enjoy the last shot of the glimpse.

Vishwambhara will release in theaters in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil in Summer 2026.

Sir Madam on OTT Tonight

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Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen’s latest entertainer, Thalaivan Thalaivii, is dropping on digital this week. The film’s Telugu dubbed version, Sir Madam, will also stream on OTT tonight.

Pandiraj is the writer and director of the film, produced by Sathya Jyothi Films. Amazon Prime Video acquired streaming rights for the film. 

OTT viewers will be excited to know that Sir Madam (Thalaivan Thalaivii) will stream tonight on Amazon Prime Video. The film will be available for streaming in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada.

The plot centers on Agasaveeran, a tiffin center owner played by Vijay Sethupathi, who runs the business with his family and wife Arasi, portrayed by Nithya Menen. They stay close and loving until minor arguments lead to a three-month split, and a divorce petition follows. An unexpected event unites them as their marriage appears to be ending, forcing them to face deeper issues.

Coolie First Week Telugu States Collections

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Rajinikanth’s latest action drama, Coolie, also had a good craze among Telugu audiences, and the brand of director Lokesh Kanagaraj also worked well. Coolie’s First Week Telugu States Collections are out now.

Coolie 1st Week Telugu States Share [Incl GST & Hires]

  • Nizam: 16 Cr
  • Ceded: 5.8 Cr
  • UA: 5.1 Cr
  • Guntur: 3 Cr
  • East: 2.85 Cr
  • West: 2.3 Cr
  • Krishna: 2.55 Cr
  • Nellore: 1.45 Cr
  • AP/TG: 39.05 Cr Share
  • AP/TG: 60 Cr Gross

The Telugu states’ collections of Rajinikanth’s Coolie were good in the initial weekend, but the film saw huge drops afterwards. The break-even figure stands at 50 Cr, with a recovery of 78%.

Nagarjuna’s Simon character’s reels and videos are viral on the internet, and this hype should help the film, as it needs a big 2nd weekend to be a profitable venture for all the involved parties.

War 2 first Week Gross: Disaster

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Starring Hrithik Roshan and NTR as the leads, War 2, after a poor weekend, sees a massive drop in its collections on weekdays, and the film ends up with disastrous gross collections in its first week.

The film has collected 295 Cr gross worldwide, and the break-even or business valued number is at 700 Cr. The recovery is not even 50%, which says how disappointing the film’s box office performance is.

War 2 Area-wise 1st Week Collections

AP/TG: 60 Cr
Rest of South States: 20 Cr
North India: 145 Cr
Overseas: 70 Cr
Worldwide: 295 Cr

Sadly, the much-hyped War 2’s first week gross collections result in a disaster. This film is the second installment of War (2019), comes from director Ayan Mukerji, and boasts a big budget from Yash Raj Films. Hrithik Roshan and NTR lead the cast, with Kiara Advani, Ashutosh Rana, and Anil Kapoor in supporting roles.

‘War 2’ belongs to the YRF Spy Universe, a collection of spy action movies. It features other movies like ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (2012), ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ (2017), ‘War,’ ‘Pathaan’ (2023), and ‘Tiger 3’ (2023).