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Modern Masters: Rajamouli and Netflix mutually thank each other

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RRR directed by SS Rajamouli became a huge hit after its release. The film starred Tollywood actors, Jr. NTR and Ram Charan in the lead roles set in the Pre-Independence era of India. The film was riding very high with the popularity of SS Rajamouli got with his Blockbuster Baahubali Series. Likewise, the film did extraordinarily well throughout India and surprisingly worldwide via Netflix as well. Now, Rajamouli and Netflix are thanking each other mutually in the form of a documentary titled, Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli.

As said, this documentary gives details about the working style and achievements of Rajamouli. It also featured Prabhas, Ram Charan, Jr. NTR and Music Director, MM Keeravaani telling about their working experience with Rajamouli. What felt surprising was the involvement of Hollywood Director, James Cameroon in the documentary. He too praised Rajamouli while speaking. This comes in line with Cameroon’s interaction with Rajamouli during the Oscars presentation ceremony. RRR then went on to win an Oscar Award for its song, Naatu Naatu.

One can observe that this is a mutual resiprocation of respect from both Rajamouli and Netflix. Rajamouli knows that RRR became a worldwide phenomenon only due to Netflix and Netflix too projected RRR and had many views across many countries. The documentary will release on August 2nd on Netflix.

Kanguva’s Fire song: Mass blast

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Kanguva starring Suriya is the most awaited film in Kollywood. The film is being made on a large scale budget and aimed as a Pan India biggie. The Glimpse and Teaser were released already and met with a positive response from the audiences. Now the makers have released the first lyrical “Fire Song” which offered a mass blast to the viewers.

FIRE SONG from Kanguva

Suriya is seen singing the song as a part of a ritual. The song is a banger and composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The visuals of the song, as said looked stunning with Suriya’s ferocious screen presence. Lyrics and the vibe of the song also felt powerful. Singers choice of the song too appealed apt for the mood of the song. This Fire Song will definitely take the buzz to the next level.

Suriya is aiming high to give a comeback after consecutive box office failures. His recent films didn’t do well at the box office. But he hopes Kanguva will definitely help him. Kanguva co-stars Bollywood Actor, Bobby Deol playing a pivotal role. Another Bollywood Diva, Disha Patani also plays the female lead role in the film. Directed by Siva, Kanguva will release on 10th October worldwide this year.

Producers’ Tough Call: Rajinikanth or Ajith?

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Lyca Production saw a major setback with the recent release Indian 2. Due to this massive disaster, they are now facing a tough situation on their next biggie release. Lyca Productions are now producing Ajith’s Vidaamuyarchi and Rajinikanth’s Vettaiyan.

They had initially planned Vettiyan for Dasara and Vidaamuyarchi for Diwali. But Vettiyan needs some more time and with Kanguva releasing at Dasara time, Vettiyan has a Diwali release as an option. But, releasing both their biggies in the same Diwali clash is not a wise move.

It now needs to be seen which movie comes for Diwali and which one moves to a later date. Fans of Ajith and Rajinikanth want their films to be released for Diwali as it is one of the biggest festivals for Tamil people. But Lyca would not do so especially considering Siva Karthikeyan’s Amaraan has also been already announced for Diwali release.

Directed by T. J. Gnanavel of Jai Bhim (2021) fame, it features an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Fassil, and Rana Daggubati. Ajith’s Vidaamuyarchi is directed by Magizh Thirumeni and also stars Trisha, Arjun, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Das, Arav, and Regina Cassandra in key roles

Mrunal Thakur Teams Up with Ajay Devgn

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Mrunal Thakur has emerged as one of the most sought-after actresses in Tollywood and now here demand in Bollywood is also rising. She has two Bollywood projects in production ‘Pooja Meri Jaan’ which co-stars Huma Qureshi and Vijay Raaj. and ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai alongside Varun Dhawan.

Mrunal, who was last seen in a cameo role in Kalki 2898 AD has signed another project alongside Bollywood star Ajay Devgn. This will be a sequel to Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha’s 2015 hit film Son of Sardaar which was a remake of SS Rajamouli’s Maryada Ramana.

This project has been on hold for several years and now will go on set soon. Mrunal Thakur will play the leading role opposite Ajay Devgn in this comedy entertainer that will also star Sanjay Dutt and Pankaj Tripathi.

This project will be directed by Vijay Kumar Arora and produced by Ajay Devgn and Jio Studios. The shooting will begin soon in UK.

Raayan Set for Record-Breaking Opening

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Raayan is one of the most eagerly awaited Kollywood biggies this year. The film is Dhanush’s landmark 50th film and is also written and directed by him. The trailer and promotional content have managed to create solid buzz for the film and the star studded cast is sure to give the film a great start at the box office.

The film also stars SJ Suryah, Selvaraghavan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Selva Raghavan, Prakash Raj, Aparna Balamurali, Kalidas Jayaram and Sundeep Kishan in key roles. The music for the film is composed by AR Rahman. Raayan is an action thriller backed by Sun Pictures and is slated to release in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi.

The film is carrying good buzz in the trade circles and there is huge anticipation regarding the film amongst moviegoers. The bookings have opened on an extremely strong note. Looking at the trends, Raayan has got all it takes to become Dhanush’s biggest opener. So far, Karnan is the biggest opening film for Dhanush. The film is expected to open well in Telugu as well and Dhanush has been putting equal focus on promoting the film in Telugu.

Raayan will be released on 26th July worldwide and has been given ‘A’ certificate by the censor.

Indian 2 10 days worldwide collections

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Indian 2 starring Kamal Haasan is the sequel to much accalimed yesteryear blockbuster, Indian. The film has been in the shoot haul for many years and released recently amid big hype. But it didn’t meet the expectations and the film ended up as a big disaster on the opening day itself. Here are Indian 2 10 days worldwide collections:

Indian 2 has crashed completely after the first weekend. It continued the same trend even in the second weekend too. The film didn’t put any impressive numbers in Tamil Nadu alone and collected around 52 crores gross. Telugu States gross is around 26 crores and the overseas does nearly 50 crores and the rest of India amounts to 22 crores. The total gross now stands at around 150 crores worldwide.

The film is heading towards the status of a big disaster and will end up below 170 crores. This is a very low number considering the pre-release business done for the film. The idea of releasing the film into two parts has completely backfired and we’ll have to see what happens with Indian 3 which will release anywhere in the early 2025. Indian 2 will also be streaming very early than on the prescribed date.

Karthi’s big blast in Kanguva

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Kanguva starring Suriya is one of the most awaited films in Kollywood. The film is made on a large scale aiming for a Pan India blockbuster. The film’s shoot is also progressing on a fast pace and the release date has been scheduled on 10th October. An interesting news has emerged now which is truly massive. Suriya’s brother cum Actor Karthi is set to offer a big blast in Kanguva in the form of a cameo as a surprise to the fans and audiences.

Kanguva has already been reported to release in two parts. The first part is said to be ending with a cameo appearance of Karthi leading to the 2nd part. Karthi is also learned to play a massive role in the second part of Kanguva along with his brother Suriya. This is a great news for audiences as both Suriya and Karthi never shared screen space. Many people wanted them to see on screen together for a film. Finally, this will be happening with Kanguva.

Devi Sri Prasad is composing the music for Kanguva. The first lyrical song from the film, Fire Song is also set to release tomorrow at 11 AM. Suriya is aiming big to score a hit with Kanguva. His previous films have failed at the box office in recent years. But Kanguva is making noise in the Telugu market. It has been sold for a record price as well.

Kalki 2898 AD: Kamal Haasan Not Kali

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Kamal Haasan’s role in Kalki 2898 AD has attracted great discussions and speculations ever since the trailer was released. It featured the ‘Ulaganayagan’ in a totally different look with heavy prosthetics. Once the movie was released, multiple theories regarding his role resurfaced.

Kamal Haasan, who throughout his illustrious career has acted in a wide variety of characters was quite upbeat about his role in the film before its release. “The reason I accepted this film is because I come from analogous cinema. Without a negative, there’s no positive. So, a negative role is an important role in a film,” said the veteran star confirming the reports.

So far, everyone believed that Kamal Haasan was playing Kali in the film but the production designer has given a surprising update about the film.

“You have seen only one complex, but there are a total of seven complexes in different parts of the world. Supreme Yaskin leads all the complexes. He directly reports to the invisible divine force, Kali,” said Nitin Zihani Choudary, Production Designer of Kalki2898AD.

This statement has filled the fans with amusement as well as excitement for what’s in store for Kalki 2.  In a recent media interaction, he revealed that Kalki part 2 is where he will truly be in his essence with greater screen time and will truly surprise the audience.

Samantha’s Next: A Netflix Web Series

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Samantha has set her eyes on Bollywood and decided to venture into diverse projects other than those in Tollywood and Kollywood. While she was recently seen in Kushi last year, she also made a massive splash in Hindi with a negative role in Raj and DK’s Family Man 2. Her performance was well appreciated and the actress is busy with multiple projects in Hindi.

She will be next seen in Citadel by Raj and DK which will co-star Varun Dhawan. She has signed another web series ‘Rakht Brahmand’ with Netflix which will be directed by the same duo. This show will also feature Aditya Roy Kapoor and Wamiqa Gabbi in key roles. The period fantasy show will be directed by Rahi Anil Barve and will go on floors in August.

Apart from this, Samantha will co-star with Mammootty in a Gautam Menon project which will go on floors in August. Samantha will also be seen in Thalapathy 69, directed by H Vinoth. This is a landmark project which will be Vijay’s last before he enters into politics.

Samantha is currently struggling a bit in her career with consecutive box-office failures in the form of Yashoda, Shaakuntalam, and Kushi. With so many exciting projects for big screen as well as OTTs, Samantha fans are surely in for a treat in the coming days.

Mega heroes battle: Big clash of three stars

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Tollywood Box office is set to witness a big clash of three stars from the Mega family. If the indications are true, it may very well be true. Allu Arjun, Ram Charan and Chiranjeevi are set to release their films in a weeks gap in the theatres. Pushpa 2, Game Changer and Vishwambhara will compete for the upper hand at the box office.

Dil Raju yesterday at Raayan Telugu pre-release event confirmed Game Changer to release during the Christmas season this year. The release date is likely to be the 20th of December. Pushpa 2: The Rule has already fixed its release date on December 6th worldwide. There were rumours regarding the postponement of Pushpa 2. But the film is most likely to release on the tentative date.

Chiranjeevi’s socio-fantasy film, Vishwambhara directed by Vassishta, fame of Bimbisara is also planned as a Sankranthi release next year. The film’s tentative release date is 10th January. So it will be just a two weeks of gap between each film. This will definitely impact other film’s prospects. Pushpa 2: The Rule is already planned as a big Pan India release and two weeks for the film’s run may not be sufficient. However, Game Changer and Vishwambhara are purely regional films and they may find a bit of relief with limited release.