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Tambaram police investigating overcrowding issue at AR Rahman concert

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ACTC Events and Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman teamed up for the Chennai concert, ‘Marakuma Nenjam’. The concert, which was billed as India’s biggest event, was held at Adityaram Palace in Chennai’s Panaiyur on September 10. Overcrowding and excessive traffic caused the concert to become a nightmare for many. Tambaram Police is currently investigating the same issue.

AR Rahman apologized, in a recent interview with the national media, for the mishap. Furthermore, he stated that he is deeply disturbed and will take full responsibility.

Tambaram Police are now investigating reports of overcrowding and chaotic traffic. For a few hours, people were stuck in traffic on the road leading up to the venue. Even the convoy of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin was caught in traffic. The convoy had to use the wrong lane to reach Chennai. According to reports, the police officers have blamed ACTC Events for their inadequate crowd control.

The enquiry will assist in determining if the organizers oversold tickets and if they followed the guidelines properly in procuring licenses. It appears that a notice has been sent to the organizers to provide an explanation. The Permission was obtained by conveying only 25,000 people would attend the event. But 45,000 to 50,000 people came yesterday for concert.Almost 15,000 tickets were oversold.

NTR’s Devara set for big solo release on a blockbuster date

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Everyone is aware of the film, Devara,. NTR and Koratala Siva’s upcoming pan-Indian film was announced to be released on April 5,2024. The release date is the best date for any film which is being released in 2024. Because the date has summer advantage and consists of many public holidays for the first 2 weeks.

A few days back there were many rumors that films like Pushpa 2 and Game Changer will target the same date but today the unit of Pushpa 2 has announced officially that they will be arriving on 15th August and Game Changer also likely to be released at the end of 2024.

Because the film, Game Changer will be only released after Indian 2, so practically there is no possibility for any tier 1 biggie during the Devara movie’s release time, which means NTR will enjoy the solo release on Such a blockbuster date.

Devara Release Date: 05-04-24

09.04.24 Ugadi
11.04.24 Ramzan
13.04.24 Vaisakhi
14.04.24 Ambedkar jayanti
17.04.24 Sri Rama Navami

For almost 2 weeks, the film will enjoy a superb run at the box office with regular holidays which will definitely help it to get the best possible numbers.

Bollywood beauty Janhvi Kapoor plays the lead actress in the movie, while Saif Ali Khan plays the antagonist against NTR. Hari Krishna K and Mikkilineni Sudhakar are producing this movie under the NTR Arts and Yuva Sudha Arts banners. The film has its music composed by Anirudh Ravichander. Devara will be released on worldwide screens on 5th April 2024.

Official: Pushpa 2 will be released on Independence Day

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The highly anticipated Allu Arjun-starrer Pushpa 2: The Rule is set to arrive in theaters on Independence Day, 2024. Everyone is aware that the film is a sequel to the 2021 film Pushpa: The Rise, which has brought Allu Arjun the National Award for best actor and Devi Sri Prasad bagging the best music director.

After keeping the fans waiting for a longtime, the makers took to their social media handles and announced that the movie will be released in theaters worldwide on August 15, 2024, in major Indian languages. The announcement has been made through the release of a striking poster.

https://twitter.com/MythriOfficial/status/1701182519545389130?t=Mo_XTgfF5TlyYzdU4GL0Wg&s=19

In Pushpa 2, Rashmika Mandanna will play the role of Allu Arjun’s love interest, alongside Fahadh Faasil, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Sunil, Jagadish, and others in. major roles. The film is being produced by Mythri Movie Makers on a large scale, and Devi Sri Prasad is composing the music for it.

Already Pushpa 2 is surrounded by enormous hype and now the unit has locked the best ever date for an Indian Cinema. Surely, Pushpa The Rule will be able to produce unimaginable records with the help of the Independence Day Weekend.

Naveen chandra – Swathi Reddy’s film Month of Madhu release date is announced

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Naveen Chandra, who has been busy with numerous projects, and Swathi Reddy, who, is known for her choice of films, will next be seen together in ‘Month Of Madhu’. Written and directed by Srikanth Nagothi, while Yaswanth Mulukutla who previously made the critically acclaimed Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna is producing it under the banner of Krishiv Productions and Handpicked Stories. Sumanth Dama is the co-producer and Raghu Varma Peruri is the executive producer.

Month Of Madhu is a unique relationship drama that will appeal to all sections of audiences. Naveen Chandra and Swathi’s intense performance will be one of the major highlights. The film’s teaser and first song received a tremendous response. Today, the makers came up with the film’s release date. Month Of Madhu will hit the screens worldwide on October 6th. Naveen Chandra and Swathi looked lovely in the release date poster.

Shreya Naveli, Harsha Chemudu, and Manjula Ghattamaneni played important roles in the movie.

Coming to the technical team, Rajeev Dharavath takes care of the cinematography of the movie, which has music by Achu Rajamani. Surprisingly, Director Ravikanth Perepu is the editor of the film.

Mammooty – Jyotika’s film Kaathal planning for direct OTT release

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Malayalam Superstar Mammooty and renowned South Indian Actress Jyotika will be seen together in the upcoming film, Kaathal. The latest news is that the unit of the film is planning for direct OTT release. Even though the trend of direct OTT releases has been almost stopped, it looks like still a few filmmakers are opting for the digital release.

The film, Kaathal’s shooting part is completed, and presently the post-production works are also at final stage and the team is planning to release on OTT directly by skipping theatrical release. The team is also said to have quoted a very higher price for OTT platforms as the film is releasing directly on OTT. An official announcement is expected on this soon.

‘Kaathal – The Core’, directed by Jeo Baby, also marks Jyotika’s return to Malayalam cinema after a while.

Adarsh Sukumaran and Paulson Zakaria wrote the screenplay. In the film, Muthumani, Chinnu Chandini, Sudhi Kozhikode, Alistair Alex, Anagha Aku, Josie Sijo, and Adarsh Sukumaran play supporting roles.

On the technical side, Salu K Thomas is the cinematographer, and Francis Lewis is responsible for the editing. Mathews Pulikan is the composer of the music, and Anwar Ali and Jacqueline Mathew are the authors of the lyrics. Shaji Naduvil is the art director.

AR Rahman – I am terribly disturbed and accountable for concert mismanagement

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AR Rahman’s most recent Chennai concert, titled ‘Marakkuma Nenjam’, will be one of the most talked about shows for many. However, the sad thing is it will not be remembered for the right reasons. Rahman said he was terribly disturbed and feels accountable for concert mismanagement.

More than 45,000 people arrived at Chennai’s Adityaram Palace City on Sunday evening. The scenes outside the concert venue told a tale of long queues, traffic snarls, and ticket holders being mismanaged. Many fans who had valid tickets left the venue in anger, but some got into arguments with police and ACTC Events over the lack of proper arrangements.

“Right now, we are just terribly disturbed. Safety was the primary issue, especially because there were women and kids. I don’t want to point fingers at anyone, but we have to realise that the city is expanding, and the passion to consume music and art is also expanding.” said Rahman in the latest interview.

https://twitter.com/arrahman/status/1701121511736684911?t=R1K4og3ZnHgoruw_ysOmRA&s=19

Despite ‘Marakkuma Nenjam’ being one of India’s highest selling shows to date, fans were upset due to the overselling of tickets and bad crowd management. Rahman explains, “The organisers (ACTC events) had put together about 46,000 chairs in the venue. In some sections, everybody sat on one side and didn’t move to the other side. Seeing this, the policemen on duty assumed that the venue was full and closed it. By this time, the show had already started inside.”

Kushi faces a poor 2nd weekend, and Vijay Deverakonda’s search for a hit film continues

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Kushi, the latest romantic family entertainer, was released on September 1St amidst a good hype. The film received a relatively positive talk from the audiences and the reviews by the critics were also good. However, after a good performance at the box office for 3 days, the film could not continue the same run.

Despite posting decent and good numbers on the first weekend, Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha’s Kushi saw a drastic drop on the weekdays. The trade anticipated that it would gain momentum during the second weekend. The positive reviews of new releases like SRK’s Jawan and Miss Shetty Mr. Polishetty have led to a decrease in Kushi’s shows and theaters.

With getting bad and poor collections on the 2nd weekend. Kushi the film is likely to settle at a below-average status and a high loss venture in Andhra Pradesh. Recovery wise, Kushi has definitely done a bit better compared to Vijay Devarakonda’s previous films, but still, his search continues for a perfect successful film.

Kushi also stars Murali Sharma, Jayaram, Sachin Khedekar, Saranya Pradeep, and Vennela Kishore in crucial roles. It is a pan-India release with it hitting the screens in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada languages. Fans were eager to catch Vijay in a romantic role after a long time and with Samantha’s presence, there was greater curiosity as to how this pair will look on screen, but Shiva Nirvana’s narration and the film’s dip in tempo in the second half made the audience feel detached.

Peddha Kapu1 trailer : Raw and mass feast with ferocious dialogues

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Virat Karna is being introduced as a hero in the upcoming political drama Peddha Kapu-1 by Director Srikanth Addala. The makers released the theatrical trailer, which was unleashed by VV Vinayak. The trailer gives a raw and mass feast with ferocious dialogues which no one expects from a film made by Srikanth Addala.

The trailer is a stunner from Srikanth Addala as it consists of raw action and every dialogue worked so big in the trailer. It looks like an emotional, intense and raw film with top artists in important roles. Srikanth Addala has also acted as the antagonist of the film.

If we observe the trailer, we can see low caste people being killed for no significant reason and there is no one to oppose these atrocities. A youngster comes forward to take on the tyrants under such situation. It is a challenging task for him and those who follow him. It looks like another massive blockbuster on cards with the amount of intensity and emotions shown in the trailer.

Virat was good in the trailer. The youngster did not appear to be a newcomer. He has come up with a remarkable performance as far as the trailer is concerned. It appears that he also performed some breathtaking stunt sequences. Chota K Naidu’s camera work and Mickey J Meyer’s BGM were good, The production design of Miryala Ravinder Reddy’s Dwaraka Creations is exceptional for the movie’s genre.

Overall, the trailer raises the anticipation around the movie that is scheduled to be released on September 29th.

KGF star Yash’s fans are deeply disappointed

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Everyone is aware of the massive stardom that Kannada Star, Yash, had received with the magnanimous success of the KGF series at pan India level. Normally, the other stars will immediately start some crazy project to utilize the craze and market because even if the movie becomes a failure, there will be massive anticipation around it after such a big hit.

The big stars should always continue to do movies at a regular pace. Prabhas did the same after Baahubali and his stardom definitely has raised despite his movies becoming failures, and he has some crazy lineup next year.

But the same cannot be said about Yash because it’s been one and half years since KGF 2 was released and his next movie is yet to be announced, which is making the fans frustrated, and they are deeply disappointed.

There were so many rumors about the next film of Yash, It was also reported that the Bollywood makers had approached Yash to play the Ravana role in Ramayana which will be directed by Nitesh Tiwari. Even it was said that his next film will be made under the direction of a Malayalam lady director, but nothing was confirmed officially.

During a recent visit to his hometown, the Kannada star hero was questioned by the media about his next film. In response, he stated, “We have been working hard for a really long time and what we are putting together will make everyone happy. It will happen very soon. As I’ve said already, it is my responsibility to make them happy, and I will try and fulfill it.”

Producer quashes rumors and officially announces Rajinikanth – Lokesh Kanagaraj’s film

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There has been a huge negative rumors spread by some section of people on social media from yesterday that the upcoming big film of Tamil film industry in the combination of Lokesh Kanagaraj – Rajinikanth was dropped due to the creative issues between the Superstar and the young director. However, the Producers officially put a check point for the baseless rumors by announcing the film officially.

Sun Pictures took to their official Twitter account and informed everyone that they are very happy to announce the film with the combination of Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj. Needless to say, the music for the film will be composed by Anirudh Ravichander while the action sequences will be taken care of by Anbariv.

After the release of Leo, Lokesh Kanagaraj will start the work on Thalaivar 171, and the film’s shoot will start in February 2024 and the young director is planning for a Diwali release. The combination of Superstar Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj was in the news for so many days, and it is now official that the film will be produced by Sun Pictures.

With Rajinikanth achieving a bombastic success with his latest film, Jailer, there will be massive expectations for his next film with Lokesh Kanagaraj. Meanwhile, Lokesh is also set to deliver a massive blockbuster with Leo.