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YCP MP reveals AP government’s issue with Tollywood

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YCP MP reveals AP government’s issue with Tollywood

Tollywood vs AP Government is a battle that’s taking one sharp turn after another. Speaking on the issue, YCP MP Margani Bharat Ram stated the reason behind the government’s stance on this issue.

The government one hand is passing G.Os and using its machinery to target the theatres and the industry as a whole. Retaliating o this, Tollywood is approaching courts and even shutting down its theatres voluntarily in protest.

The YCP MP took to social media and said that Tollywood mainly functions out of Hyderabad and not in AP while almost 70% of revenue is generated from AP.

Over the last few days, the AP government has been conducting raids over theaters in the state and seizing them. The government claims that these theatres haven’t been adhering to the tickets rates established by them. 100s of theatres in protest of this move have started shutting down across the state.

The ticket price issue has been ongoing for quite some time. Despite multiple meetings between the two parties, a common ground hasn’t been established yet. Now with YCP MP Margani Bharat Ram’s statement, the intent of the government is clear.

Atrangi Re review – A feel good drama with it’s share of clichés and inconsistencies

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Atrangi Re review – A feel good drama with it’s share of clichés and inconsistencies

Movie: Atrangi Re
Rating: 2.75/5
Cast: Dhanush, Sara Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar
Director: Aanand L Rai
Streaming On: Disney+Hotstar
Release Date: 24th Dovember, 2021

Story: Vishu (Dhanush) and Rinku (Sara Ali Khan) are forcibly married off when they are in a mentally unstable state. After their wedding, they reveal to each other that they already have lovers. So they decide to get divorce and go off to their respective lovers. Just then, unexpected events await both.

Performances: Dhanush is at his charming best and delivered a heartwarming performance with excellence in emotional scenes. Sara Ali Khan is a surprise package. She has stood tall alongside Dhanush and delivered exactly what is expected out of her character. Akshay Kumar appears in a small yet important role and does a neat job. His character needed better writing considering how much importance it had. Apart from these three, Ashish Verma did well as Dhanush’s friend.

Analysis: One of the most important positive factor for this film is undoubtedly AR Rahman’s music. The soothing songs and the magical background score saved the film to a huge extent. The visuals too complimented well. Himanshu Sharma’s story is nothing new. It’s a usual triangular romantic drama with a twist. The predictability starts setting in very early in the film but the damage was controlled really well in the first half through the fun factor and breezy moments. However, in the second half, the film lost it’s momentum. The portions between Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan are too hard to believe after a point and they felt stretched beyond limit. How did Dhanush fall so deeply in love with Sara? and how bad a past has Sara lived through? These two aspects needed more detailed writing to understand better about what the characters are going through but that was missing. There are some excellent individual scenes in the film which includes the feel-good climax but had the second half been handled better and had the Akshay-Sara track been written stronger, this film would have been something very memorable.

Plus Points:

Performances

Music

First half

Minus Points:

Weak emotional connect in Akshay-Sara’s portions

Few unconvicing scenes

Predictability

Verdict: Despite some unconvincing moments and weak writing in the second half, Atrangi Re is watchable enough for it’s good performances, excellent music and a breezy first half. It will appeal more to those who can overlook certain cinematic liberties and connect with the characters and emotions.

Tovino Thomas’ Minnal Murali Loved By Telugu Audience

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Tovino Thomas’ Minnal Murali Loved By Telugu Audience

Tovino Thomas’ Minnal Murali was released on 24th December exclusively on Netflix. The film has received an overwhelmingly positive response from movie lovers all over India.

It is a Malayalam superhero film, directed by Basil Joseph. Originally a Malayalam film, the movie has also released in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi.

The Telugu audience has openly shared their love for Minnal Murali. The emotions, action scenes, and acting of the main leads have impressed one and all.

There is also a prominent reason as to why the Telugu audience has openly appreciated the film. Tovino Thomas’ movies are always unique and are often dubbed in Telugu. He has 7 dubbed movies on Aha alone. Some of the popular ones are Virus, Mayanadi, and Kala.

Naturally, this has helped Minnal Murali reach the Telugu audience.

Minnal Murali also stars Femina George, Guru Somasundaram, and Aju Varghese among others.

Chiranjeevi’s Acharya now looking to prepone to a January release?

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Chiranjeevi’s Acharya now looking to prepone to a January release?

Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Acharya has already undergone a number of delays and release date changes. Now it appears that the film might once again change its decided release date. According to the buzz, the makers are planning to prepone the release of the film to January 26th. The movie is slated to release on 4th February.

The movie unit is contemplating this movie to protect itself from a possible spike of Omicron projected in February. A discussion on this issue will be held with the distributors in the coming days.

Coming to pre-release business, Acharya is doing a solid job across territories. Acharya has now achieved the distinction of being the first non- pan India film to do Rs 100 Cr pre-release business in Telugu states.

The movie has been shot on a rand scale across multiple long schedules. Massive sets were erected in Marredumilli, Yellanadu, and Singareni Coal mines to give the movie a grand look.

Directed by Koratala Siva, Acharya stars Kajal Aggarwal and Pooja Hegde as lead actresses opposite Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan respectively. While Mani Sharma has composed tunes for this film, Matinee Entertainments along with Konidela Productions bankrolled this project.

AP exhibitors triumph over the government?

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AP exhibitors triumph over the government?

It looks like the demands of the AP exhibitors might be met soon. The voluntary shutting down of the theatres in the state and demands to bring in a new G.O with more reasonable ticket prices might actually become a reality.

According to reports, the government is showing interest in resolving the issue after heavy pressure was created on them. Firstly, it would look to address the ticket rates of the lowest categories. This will be done to ensure the theaters can run self sufficiently.

Post this, there are reports of the government calling the Tollywood delegation to discuss various issues. These include the ticket prices and other issues such as extra show permissions.

With a number of Tollywood biggies set to release in the coming days, producers are spending sleepless nights. The distributors and exhibitors are now under a new fear of theatre closures. Surprise inspections are being conducted across the state. Three theatres were shut down in Vizianagaram last week while Krishna district Joint Collector seized 15 theaters in the district for trivial reasons.

Till now over 100 theatres have been shut down across the state. Many more will be shut down from tomorrow. This protest by AP exhibitors seems to have worked and now due to mass closures of theatres, the government is seeking a mid ground and could possibly bring a new G.O.

Thaman To Score Background Music For Radhe Shyam

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Thaman To Score Background Music For Radhe Shyam

Top music director SS Thaman has been roped in to score the background music for the South Indian versions of Radhe Shyam.

Thaman has recently composed the background score for the grand trailer of Radhe Shyam. The trailer was both visually and cinematically pleasing. The trailer also shattered records for the most views in 24 hours, garnering a whopping 23.2M+ views.

It promises an engaging period romantic thriller shot in picturesque locations.

In more exciting news, Thaman has now been roped in to score the background music for the South Indian versions of Radhe Shyam.

There is no surprise in this as Thaman has been in top form recently. He has truly set the bar high with his music in the past couple of years. This year alone, his background music in Vakeel Saab, Krack, and the most impactful Akhanda has won audiences over.

Naveen Polishetty Roped In For Anushka Shetty Starrer

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Naveen Polishetty Roped In For Anushka Shetty Starrer

UV Creations had recently announced a movie with Anushka Shetty, which sent fans into a frenzy. Anushka Shetty is Telugu cinema’s most celebrated actress. She has acted in 47 movies so far and has many awards to her name.

Anushka is the only actress to have pulled audiences to theatres without any hero. She did this in Arundathi in 2009, and ten years later with Bhaagamathie. Both the movies have been blockbusters at the box office, collecting 60+ crores. She is also the only actress whose solo movie has collected $1M in the USA.

On the occasion of Naveen Polishetty’s birthday, UV Creations announced that he would feature alongside Anushka Shetty. Mahesh Babu P is the director of the movie.

Naveen Polishetty has been on fire and has won audiences over in a very short period of time. First with the thriller Agent Sai Srinivas Athreya, and then the highly entertaining comedy Jathi Ratnalu. Both the movies were commercially successful as well.

It will be interesting to see how this fresh combination of Naveen Polishetty and Anushka Shetty turns out. Sources say that this movie will be a new-age romantic comedy, but there is no confirmation yet. The movie will go on floors very soon.

Samantha And Varun Dhawan In Raj And DK’s Citadel

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Samantha And Varun Dhawan In Raj And DK’s Citadel

Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Varun Dhawan have reportedly been roped in to star in the Indian spinoff of the US-based show Citadel.

Citadel is a spy thriller series directed by the Russo brothers- Joe and Anthony Russo. The duo has directed some of the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood. Avengers-Infinity War, Avengers-Endgame are the most popular ones.

The duo has always shown a keen interest towards India. Their previous film Extraction was also a story about the extraction of a kidnapped Indian boy.

They have now planned for a spinoff of their series-Citadel. Citadel stars Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas and will premiere soon on Amazon Prime.

Raj and DK are helming the Indian version of Citadel, and have reportedly roped in Samantha and Varun Dhawan to play the main leads. Samantha has previously worked with Raj and DK in the second season of their hit series Family Man. She impressed everyone with her raw performance.

Samantha is growing bigger and bigger every day. She has also signed an international project titled “Arrangements of Love”.

The spinoff series will go on floors in early 2022 if everything goes to plan. This is also an opportunity for Varun Dhawan to prove his acting skills.

Vijay Sethupathi Next Movie With Katrina Kaif

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Vijay Sethupathi Next Movie With Katrina Kaif

The long-awaited announcement of Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi’s next movie with Katrina Kaif is finally here. There had been rumors that he would be collaborating with top Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif. The rumors have now been confirmed true.

Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif took to their Instagram to announce their next movie with Andhadhun director Sriram Raghavan.

Like Sriram Raghavan’s previous movies, this movie titled “Merry Christmas” will also be in the thriller genre. The director’s previous film Andhadhun blew everyone’s mind with a unique and thrilling plot, keeping the audience hooked to their seats.

If this is anything like Andhadhun, it will surely be a treat for movie lovers. Vijay Sethupathi has also been going through a rough patch and will hope for this film to change his fortunes.

After finishing all the festivities around her wedding, Katrina has now stepped back into work mode. The team has begun shooting for the film.

The film will also release in multiple languages due to Vijay’s market in Tamil Nadu and the two Telugu states. Katrina Kaif’s presence will definitely boost the Bollywood market.

After Malliswari, Allari Pidigu, and Balram Vs Tharadas, this is Katrina Kaif’s third South Indian project. Malliswari is a cult classic, celebrated by many to this day.

Tollywood should have united during Vakeel Saab; it lacks unity: Nani

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Tollywood should have united during Vakeel Saab; it lacks unity: Nani

Natural Star Nani is basking on the accolades for Shyam Singha Roy. Both Nani and Sai Pallavi’s performances received great reviews and the film is performing well at the box office. Shyam Singha Roy would have been doing even better if not for the AP tickets issue.

Shyam Singha Roy is facing severe cuts from its box office collections as a number of theatres have shut their doors due to the government’s ticket policy. Nani has been quite vocal about the issue and has often requested the government to take steps to save the industry.

The actor in a recent interview stated that Tollywood lacks unity. He pointed out that the situation would have been different if the industry united during Vakeel Saab release time. It was during the release of this Pawan Kalyan starrer that the government issued new ticket prices G.O.

“Instead of raising their concerns about this issue during Vakeel Saab release, everyone stayed calm. Most were not bothered as their movie was not up for release,” pointed out Nani.”

I would like to be proven wrong but I feel Tollywood lacks unity,” he added.

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