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Kantara Chapter 1: Buy 1 Get 1 Ticket Offer

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Kantara Chapter 1 is releasing in theatres tomorrow. Advance bookings have opened across all territories. The team had planned paid premieres today in all languages and regions, but due to some issues, the premieres were cancelled

The shows will now start only from tomorrow. As a special offer for audiences, the District app is providing a Buy One Get One deal. The offer is for a limited quantity, so audiences are encouraged to grab it quickly.

Kantara Chapter 1 is carrying decent advances in all languages, though not massive like KGF 2. The film is expected to take a decent opening, with word of mouth deciding its final range.

OG – Pawan Kalyan’s First-Ever 250 Cr Grosser

OG has collected around ₹245 Cr gross worldwide in 6 days. The film is hitting the ₹250 Cr mark today, marking Pawan Kalyan’s first-ever 250 Cr grosser. OG is a true redemption for Pawan Kalyan at the box office. With this film, he has achieved multiple milestones — a triple-digit opening, his biggest grosser to date, his first 200 Cr grosser, and now his first 250 Cr grosser

Within its first week, the film has already entered the all-time Top 10 Telugu grossers. With today and tomorrow being holidays followed by the weekend, the film is expected to take even bigger jumps. The next target is the ₹300 Cr milestone. If OG achieves this, it will also emerge as a super hit.

The team has added Neha Shetty’s song in theatres, which is another boost for the film’s run during the Dasara holidays. Today, the team is also holding a success event with Pawan Kalyan. These factors will further help the film’s run

Kantara Chapter 1 Breakeven Target Set High in Telugu States

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Kantara Chapter 1 is releasing in theatres on Thursday. In the Telugu states, the film’s pre-release business happened at record prices. However, the business was done on an advance basis, like all Hombale films. The advance in the Telugu states stands at ₹90 Cr

The film needs to perform on par with KGF2’s share in the Telugu states to achieve breakeven for buyers who have given the advances. In Andhra Pradesh, the film has received permission for ticket hikes and premieres, and bookings have already opened. For single screens, a ₹75 hike plus GST and, for multiplexes, a ₹100 hike plus GST have been granted for 10 days in Andhra Pradesh

In Telangana, the team is still waiting for the government order. There is little chance of getting ticket hike permission; the team might be waiting for premiere show approval. Bookings are yet to open.

OG Universe Official

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Mega family members Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Varun Tej, and Vaishnav Tej watched a special show of OG along with the OG team, including Pawan Kalyan, and praised the entire team.

After the show, Pawan Kalyan appreciated all the team’s efforts in making the film the best. He also said, ‘I am looking forward to the Universe of OG.’ This indicates that Pawan Kalyan has decided to do multiple films in the OG franchise, so Ustaad Bhagat Singh is not his last film. This is great news for fans and audiences alike.

Sujeeth and Thaman officially confirmed that OG will have multiple films in the franchise. It will include both sequels and a prequel, expanding the OG Universe even further.

The OG team will celebrate the success tomorrow, with Pawan Kalyan and the entire cast and crew attending the event

OG Buyers in Tension Before Dasara

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OG, after a good weekend, saw a mixed box office hold on Monday and Tuesday. The film’s crucial test begins tomorrow in the Telugu states. Worldwide recovery looks promising, but recovery in the Telugu states remains a concern. In overseas, the film is performing at almost double the expected business, which is helping cover some percentage of the Telugu states.

OG Buyers Tension:

After 6 days of its run, the film is yet to achieve breakeven in every territory of the Telugu states. Since the theatrical rights were sold at very high prices, the film still needs to collect another 50 Cr share in the Telugu states to attain super hit status. For this, buyers are pinning big hopes on the Dasara festival weekdays and weekend

The film needs to aim for double-digit shares on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by a strong hold till the weekend. If it witnesses a massive jump, then achieving breakeven across all areas is definitely possible. It remains to be seen how the film trends during these crucial festival days

Jio Hotstar Users Left Frustrated

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Jio Hotstar is one of the popular digital platforms in India, as it contains both Indian and international content for the users. However, the subscribers/users are left frustrated because of Jio Hotstar.

These days, OTT platforms are offering two options even for premium users: an ad-supported plan and an ad-free plan. However, only a few people opt for the ad-free plan because of the significant price difference.

A few months ago, Jio Hotstar used to place the ads in between some specific times, so audiences were fine with that. But now the ads are continuously coming in between the content, which is disturbing the users’ experience. Netizens are raising a concern on this continuously.

Not just Jio Hotstar, but even Prime Video, YouTube, and others have adopted this trend. Hotstar Users and other platform viewers are not entirely happy with this strategy from digital platforms, as they still face disruptions even with a premium subscription.

Telangana Police Targets IBomma

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Hyderabad police have intensified their investigation into illegal online piracy. According to officials, several people have already been arrested in connection with these operations, and efforts are underway to catch the main accused, believed to be the head of the IBomma website.

Police revealed that the gang used OTT platforms to promote and manage betting networks. Authorities are now closely monitoring these platforms and coordinating with other states to track down the gang leader.

IBomma Head on the hunt by Telangana Police

A senior officer stated, “We will soon catch the IBomma head. We have nabbed the biggest piracy gang in India, and the credit goes to the Hyderabad Police.”

This crackdown highlights the growing concern around piracy along with online betting and the need for stronger enforcement to protect citizens from financial and legal risks.

AA22: Allu Arjun’s Hollywood Steps

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After an outstanding blockbuster like Pushpa 2, Allu Arjun joined hands with director Atlee, who scored a big blockbuster with Jawan. With a massive budget, AA22 is produced by Sun Pictures, and Allu Arjun is taking steps towards Hollywood with the film.

Hokuto Konishi, the Japanese-British choreographer, has joined AA22, Allu Arjun and Atlee’s upcoming film. The dance maestro confirmed this news on his Instagram account.

The film targets pan-world markets, and Hollywood technicians are continuously getting added to the film, making it a humongous film.

Recently, it was reported that the Connekkt Mob Scene, the top marketing agency in Hollywood, has collaborated with the film. It already has a huge star cast, and the international technicians will take the film’s hype to a new level.

Stream Madharaasi and Little Hearts Tonight

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This weekend, movie lovers have releases like Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1, Dhanush’s Idli Kadai, and Pawan Kalyan’s OG already running in theaters; they can stream Sivakarthikeyan’s Madharaasi and youthful entertainer Little Hearts tonight on OTT.

Murugadoss and Sivakarthikeyan’s action thriller, released in theaters on September 5, fell short of expectations at the box office, managing a 100 Cr gross. Starting tonight, OTT viewers can stream Madharaasi on Prime Video in all languages.

Directed by debutant Sai Marthand, Little Hearts, featuring Mouli Tanuj Prasant and Shivani Nagaram in the lead roles, will start streaming tonight on ETV Win in Telugu. Interestingly, the platform will release an extended version of the film.

Let us wait and watch which film gets the best response from the OTT audiences.

Sujeeth Fast-Tracks Nani Project

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Director Sujeeth made “OG” with his favorite hero, Pawan Kalyan, and received immense love from the fans. The film is also performing well at the box office. Meanwhile, Sujeeth fast-tracks his project with Nani.

After making Saaho with Prabhas, the young director took a long gap due to many reasons and finally released OG last weekend, and the movie is successfully running in theaters. Sujeeth already said in OG promotions that he will not take a long time to start the next project.

Sujeeth and Nani’s project is already generating a lot of buzz

So according to his words, Sujeeth is immediately starting his next project, which has already been officially announced with Nani. The movie is said to have an official pooja ceremony on Dasara, and it will go to sets this December or early 2026. 

Reportedly, the director has already said to have completed most of the script and pre-production work for this film, and it will be another crazy project for Nani after “The Paradise.”

We need to wait and see how the OG director pulls his film Nani. There are already curious theories about the film being a standalone film or it having a link to the OG universe.

After completing the Natural Star film, Sujeeth is likely to start OG 2.