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Huge trolls on Dil Raju for his comments on Varasudu postponement

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Dil Raju has been at the centre of controversy and negativity for quite some time. His decision to go for a bigger release for Varasudu than direct Telugu films like Veera Simha Reddy and Waltair Veerayya attracted a lot of flak. Many felt that the producer is backtracking from his original statement made back in 2019 on giving priority to direct Telugu films over dubbed ones.

Dil Raju’s Varisu starring Vijay is releasing for Sankranti as well and has occupied the majority of theatres in Vizag. Speaking on the issue, Dil Raju said that this is just business and in the competition, one who holds a big number of theatres is the winner.

He further added that “My cinema is important for me and now there is no Telugu cinema and it will be only pan-Indian cinemas”.

But now, it looks like his statements are coming back to bite him. Varasudu is getting delayed because of technical issues and the ace producer is singing a different tune altogether.

Dil Raju is now claiming that the reason Varasudu is postponed is to allow the Telugu audience to witness their stars Balayya and Chiru first and Vijay later. This statement has attracted many trolls and comments on social media regarding his hypocrisy.

Sensational RRR creates a new benchmark at Japan Box office

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RRR’s box office storm at Japan box office has now achieved crossed another massive milestone. The SS Rajamouli magnum opus has crossed ¥500M+ at Japan box office. In Indian currency, this amount is equal to Rs 30 crores. RRR has now become the first Indian film to hit this mark. Released in October, the film is still running to great occupancies and solid collections.

Just last month this Ram Charan and Jr NTR starter became the highest-grossing Indian film in Japan. The film crossed Muthu’s record has been standing for more than 2 decades in the easternmost country. The film crossed Muthu’s collection of 400M in Japanese currency. The record by Muthu stood strong for 2 decades before it was crossed by this SS Rajamouli film.

After Muthu, Baahubali was also received quite well in Japan earning both Prabhas and Rana great adulation from the local fans. And now, RRR has also managed to win the hearts of the Japanese.

The film was widely promoted in the country and Jr NTR, Ram Charan, and SS Rajamouli were present during the Japanese premieres and attended several events. RRR collected over 1200 crores at the worldwide box office in its initial run during ints release in March and now the film is continuing where it stopped its record-breaking journey.

Prasanth Varma’s HANU-MAN To Have Pan World Release On May 12

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Creative Director Prasanth Varma’s first film from his Cinematic Universe HANU-MAN starring talented hero Teja Sajja in the lead has set the internet on fire with its Bombarding Teaser. The entire nation went gaga over this Telugu film for its mesmerizing visuals and intense music. From the first shot of revealing the majestic statue of Lord Hanuman to the last shot of the camera entering a cave in the Himalayas and revealing Lord Hanuman himself meditating in Ice shaped like Shiva Linga chanting “Ram.. Ram..” has been spellbinding.

Distributors from across the world have come in touch with makers of the film to release it in their countries. Though the movie’s budget is peas compared to big-budget films, the output is no short of a Hollywood flick. Seeing the reception for the teaser, the makers of the film decided to up the scale of the film and release it Worldwide. Yes, HANU-MAN will have Pan World release in several Indian languages including Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese and Japanese in summer on May 12th, 2023.

The announcement video also gives a feel of watching another teaser. The video creates a great impact with the unique concept of showing the countries to release the movie as HANU-MAN’s empire as the map is painted saffron color and with the stirring music of Sri Anjaneya Stotram in the background.

HANU-MAN is essentially set-up in an imaginary place called “Anjanadri”. How the protagonist gets the powers of Hanuman and fights for Anjanadri seems to be the story of the film. Since the concept of the film is universal, it has the potential to do well across the globe.

Amritha Aiyer is the leading lady opposite Teja Sajja in the movie, where Vinay Rai will be seen as the antagonist and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in a key role. K Niranjan Reddy of PrimeShow Entertainment is producing the movie prestigiously, while Smt Chaitanya presents it. Asrin Reddy is the executive producer, Venkat Kumar Jetty is the Line Producer and Kushal Reddy is the associate producer.

The cinematography for this magnum opus is by Shivendra, wherein the music is scored by the young and talented trio Gowrahari, Anudeep Dev and Krishna Saurabh. Srinagendhra Tangala is the production designer.

Making Video Of Sudheer Babu’s ‘HUNT’ Action Sequences Out Now

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The makers of Sudheer Babu’s upcoming action thriller – Hunt, directed by Mahesh and produced by the Veteran V Ananda Prasad have unveiled the making video which emphasizes the breathtaking action sequences in the film.

The video starts with Sudheer introducing the world of action that is packed into Hunt. He describes the film as a proper raw and real action thriller. The director Mahesh adds that the action will be very realistic and visually compelling.

We see the team, including Sudheer himself training extensively and performing very risky stunts without any ropes or safety beds. It is clearly seen that the scintillating action sequences in Hunt are all very real. This should give a new watching experience to the viewers on the big screens.

The team also describes how they shot a car accident sequence for real, without any CGI or VFX. We also get a glimpse of a very interesting chase sequence on Mime Gopi, and Sudheer.

It can be seen that ‘Premisthe’ fame Bharath is also performing several stunts in the film. He and Sudheer are seen with great physiques and watching them together in action should be interesting.

Renaud Favero and Bryan Viger who worked on several Marvel films and lastly on John Wick 4 have composed the action sequences for this film. These world class action compositions are sure to thrill the Telugu audience.

Hunt is announced for release on the 26th of January, marking the occasion of Republic Day. It promises a proper eye feast to action lovers.

Megastar Chiranjeevi once again counters on director Koratala Siva

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Megastar Chiranjeevi gave indirect counters many times on director Koratala Siva by saying that a director should take his inputs and respecting his experience. At the pre-release event of his latest film, Waltair Veerayya Chiranjeevi took an indirect dig at Koratala Siva. Don’t know whether Koratala responds to this later or not.

Ahead of the film’s release on January 13th, the pre-release event of Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Waltair Veerayya was held grandly in Vizag on Sunday.

Megastar Chiranjeevi Speech at Waltair Veerayya Pre Release Event

Chiru in his speech said Bobby valued his high experience and took the ideas in script and screenplay. While applauding Bobby’s humility in taking his involvement in the changes, Chiru criticized that some directors do not listen and continue with their version.

Though Chiranjeevi didn’t point out to any director by name, we can interpret that the awkward result of Acharya is still troubling him. His serious remarks look to be intended at director Koratala Siva who helmed Acharya. It appears that Koratala didn’t take Chiru’s ideas while working for Acharya.

As the film ended as a massive disaster at the box office, Chiru and Koratala were criticized for choosing such an outdated script. Chiranjeevi couldn’t stand the defeat and whenever he gets a chance, he’s mentioning that if Koratala had received his suggestions, then Acharya wouldn’t have been such a disaster.

Meanwhile, Chiranjeevi showed high confidence in Waltair Veerayya and predicted it would emerge as the biggest blockbuster in his career. He told it as an emotional rollercoaster ride and a perfect commercial entertainer filled with all the elements that will impress all sections of audiences.

He showered praises on director Bobby for making this film a wholesome entertainer with his hard work and commitment. Furthermore, he said Bobby is a perfectionist in narration, Story writing, screenplay, and direction.

Chiru also appreciated the producers of Mythri Movie Makers and hailed them as one of the biggest production houses in the history of Tollywood similar to Ashwini Dutt, Allu Aravind and Rama Naidu.

He stated producers like Mythri Movie Makers are very much necessary for the growth of the industry. He wished best of luck to Veera Simha Reddy and hoped that both films will emerge as super hits during the Sankranti season.

Varasudu postponed, Huge advantage to Veera Simha Reddy

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Veera Simha Reddy has received a great response to the trailer and the pre-sales in the USA have also given out terrific numbers. The film is releasing amidst terrific expectations and Balayya fans are confident that the film will give out his career-best figures and will surpass his last super hit Akhanda.

Now, there’s another piece of good news for Balayya fans. Vijay’s Varasudu, which was scheduled to release on January 12th as well has now been postponed. The Telugu version of Varisu will now release on January 14th. This has given a massive Day 1 advantage to Balayya film as it will have no competitor on its opening day.

Now Balakrishna’s Veera Simha Reddy enjoys a solo release with a maximum number of screens and also an advantage to Waltair Veerayya which is also releasing amidst positive reports.


Gopichand Malineni has directed this mass entertainer with Thaman composing the music. Shruti Haasan will be seen opposite Balakrishna for the first time with Mythri Movie Makers bankrolling this project.

Veera Simha Reddy is slated to release on January 12th. The film also features Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Duniya Vijay in negative roles and their presence has also heightened curiosity about the project.

Can Thunivu bring back the glory of Ajith at the overseas box office

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Thunivu is all set to release worldwide on January 11th. While Ajith’s fans are excited to catch him on the big screen brandishing firepower, many would also have a keen eye on the film’s overseas performance.

There was a time when Ajith had a very strong market overseas. His films used to register solid premiere figures and had a good closing run as well. This was the scenario till Vedalam and almost all his movies did well at the overseas box office.

However, since Vedalam, all of his recent movies like Valimai, Viswasam, etc are failing to put great numbers at the overseas box office. This trend might change with Thunivu as the movie’s pre-sales look promising in all overseas territories.

Even the action-packed trailer of the film has also created solid buzz for the film. If the word of mouth works well for Thunivu, the film will most likely bring back ‘Thala’ Ajith’s glory in the overseas market.

H Vinoth has directed this heist action drama while Boney Kapoor has produced it. Thunivu marks the third collaboration between Ajith, Vinoth, and Boney Kapoor. Prior to Thunivu, the trio worked in Nerkonda Paarvai and Valimai. Apart from Ajith Kumar, the film features Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken,

Chiranjeevi back with ‘Chiru Leaks’ at Waltair Veerayya Pre-release event

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Waltair Veerayya pre-release event was a massive success and Mega Star Chiranjeevi and Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja brought the roof down with their presence and fans’ excitement knew no bounds seeing the two stars together on stage once again.

Chiranjeevi’s speech at the event was the most awaited one and the Megastar surely didn’t disappoint the fans. In fact, true to his style, he even gave away a few ‘Chiru Leaks’ and revealed some crucial points in the movie.

He revealed that the movie begins and ends with Rajendra Prasad and first 25 minutes of the film will have some mind-blowing twists. As Chiranjeevi was about to reveal more, director Bobby stepped in and requested Mega Star to not reveal any more.

Chiranjeevi also revealed that Ravi Teja’s character will come in the second half of the movie. This massive inside scoop has disappointed some Mass Maharaja fans who expected him to appear sooner on screen. But, since he will be having a 40 minutes character in the movie, it appears that Ravi Teja will be present till the climax and this is good news for all.

Whether this is an intentional ‘leak’ by Chiranjeevi or a slip of tongue, only the Megastar should know. But it surely gave director Bobby some anxious moments. Waltair Veerayya will also star Shruti Haasan and Catherine Tresa in key roles with Devi Sri Prasad composing the music. The film will release worldwide on January 13th.

USA Premieres Pre-sales of Waltair Veerayya, Veera Simha Reddy, Varisu & Thunivu

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Sankranti week is almost here and the pre-sales for the upcoming movies are in full swing. The festive season will see the releases of Waltair Veerayya, Veera Simha Reddy, Varisu, and Thunivu. There is massive hype for all the movies and the recently released trailers of these films have created a great buzz in the trade circles as well as among fans and have done well in USA premieres.

Coming to pre-sales for USA premieres, it’s Balakrishna’s Veera Simha Reddy that is surprisingly leading the race. Directed by Gopichand Malineni, the film has so far collected $340,180 from 210 locations. Shruti Haasan will be seen opposite Balayya and the film promises to be an out-and-out mass entertainer.

Chiranjeevi’s Waltair Veerayya which also stars Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan and is directed by Bobby has collected $275,020 from 190 locations. Both Waltair Veerayya and Veera Simha Reddy are produced by Mythri Movie Makers.

Vijay’s Varisu which is produced by Dil Raju has collected $55,165 from 100 locations while Ajith’s Thunivu has done pre-sales of $50,005 from 75 locations.

With less than a week to go for all these releases, it will be interesting to see what numbers these films register for premieres. Balakrishna in particular has surprised many with Veera Simha Reddy’s pre-sales. The overseas market was traditionally Balayya and Gopichand Malineni’s weak point. However, the duo have done a great job in the overseas market.

Vijay Devarakonda is back with DevaraSanta, 100 people to be sponsored for a 5 Day Trip

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Vijay Devarakonda’s Devara Santa contest is earning fruitful results. Rowdy Star Vijay Devarakonda sometime back organized Devara Santa contest. The actor will send 100 fans to Manali to enjoy the snow-capped mountains.

Vijay turns up with different and interesting gifts every year to make Christmas extra special for his fans, with #Deverasanta. This year’s #Deverasanta2022 plan is tremendous, as the superstar has prepared to arrange all-expenses-paid trips for 100 fans.

This announcement, naturally, has come as a big surprise for his fans. The hero heightened the excitement with a poll on social media for his fans to help him name the destination to offer to them. Vijay shared his happiness on his happiness on social media.

#Deverasanta, a tradition I started 5 years ago. This year, I have the nicest idea so far I am going to send 100 of you on an all-expenses-paid holiday. Help me in choosing the destination. #Deverasanta2022”.

As the star dropped the poll, his fans started casting their votes to encourage him choose the right destination, the choices being Mountains of India, Beaches of India, Culture Trip to India, and Desert in India.