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Empuraan Shatters All-Time Box Office Record in Australia and New Zealand

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Empuraan Shatters All-Time Box Office Record in Australia and New Zealand

Mohanlal starrer Empuraan is one of the most anticipated Mollywood releases of the year. The film has stood up to the expectations and registered a historic opening overseas. Empuraan has got off to a great start in each and every territory. As per the early expectations, the figures for the opening day is 65 Cr.

In Australia, the film opens with $490K which is all time record opening ever for Malayalam cinema by a big margin. Amongst South Indian films, it is now all time 5th highest start after Baahubali2, RRR, Pushpa 2 and KGF 2. If we consider single language opening it is the biggest opener ever in south Indian languages.

In Australia, Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Aadu Jeevitham with A$693K is biggest grosser for Mollywood and Empuraan will break this by today and become the 1st million dollar film for Mollywood in Australia.

Coming to New Zealand, the action thriller has registered NZ$120K and has set an all time record start ever for Indian cinema by beating previous biggest Pathaan and Baahubali 2

The film’s overseas opening is set for $5 Million start as per early trends which is one of the biggest start for Indian cinema.

Multiple Dil Raju Projects for Keerthy Suresh

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Multiple Dil Raju Projects for Keerthy Suresh

In the recent times Keerthy Suresh has not signed any Telugu film. Her Last Telugu film was Bhola Shankar in 2023. After this project, she has continuously worked in Tamil and Hindi films. On personal front, the actress got married last year. Due to these multiple other industry committments and wedding, she has not signed any new Telugu films.

Now the actress has shifted her focus to Telugu and has been receiving multiple Telugu opportunities. Recently Venu Yeldandi narrated Yellamma story to the actress who has reportedly given a positive response. She is also in talks for a Vijay Deverakonda film with Ravi Kiran Kola under Dil Raju production.

Recently, Dil Raju mentioned the title of this project as Rowdy Janardhan. For both Yellamma and Rowdy Janardhan Keerthy Suresh would be the lead actress. Both are under Dil Raju productions and these two films will be a great opportunities for her to make a strong comeback in Telugu.

OTT Bonanza: Four films premiering on March 28

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OTT Bonanza: Four films premiering on March 28

Four of the Recently released films are set to make their OTT entry on March 28. The films include Mazaka starring Sundeep Kishan, Sabdham starring Aadi Pinisetty, Agathiyaa starring Jiiva and Deva starring Shahid Kapoor. All of these films performed underwhelming at the box office.

Mazaka is set to premiere on Zee5. The film is a comedy entertainer directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina. The team also had high hopes, but the film faltered at the box office for its routine direction and narration. Sundeep Kishan who expected a hit has to struggle for some more time with this.

Deva will air on Netflix. The film is a Police Drama directed by Rosshan Andrrews released this year. But it didn’t acquire a positive word of mouth leading to a below par performance at the box office. However, the team expects it to perform well on the OTT platform with Shahid Kapoor’s electrifying performance and Pooja Hegde’s charm.

Sabdham will make the entry on Amazon Prime Video. The film is a Fantasy Thriller directed by Arivazhagan Venkatachalam. Aadi Pinisetty who expected to deliver a hit with the film has been disappointed with the result. But the film will be a good watch considering its genre.

Agathiyaa starring Jiiva and Arjun will stream on Sun NXT and this is a thriller film directed by Pa. Vijay. The story revolves around a young art director (Jiiva) and his fiancee (Khanna) trapped in a haunted house, which leads them to uncover the old mysteries of 1940. This will also make a good watch for the Audience.

MAD Square censor, business, Advance Bookings and all details inside

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MAD Square censor, business, Advance Bookings and all details inside

MAD Square is slated for release on 28th March worldwide. The film also has many films in clash at the box office this weekend. Still, MAD Square becomes the no.1 choice for the Telugu Audiences and advance bookings of the film also explain the same. The film’s censor formalities have also been completed.

MAD Square has been censored with a U/A certificate (16+) and has a runtime of 127 minutes i.e., 2 hours and 7 minutes. This is surprisingly a shorter length than the usual 2-and-a-half-hour runtime. Apart from this, MAD Square is carrying very good advances in the USA region. The opening day is expected to be more than $500K and initial advances in Telugu States also look promising.

The film is set to open with a double digit number worldwide. The total theatrical business of the film is valued at 25 crores approximately and the film has high chances to recover this by the 4 days of its run. And coming to the Non-Theatrical business, Netflix has acquired the digital rights and the film will arrive on the OTT after 4 weeks of release.

Mazaka Arrives on OTT: Streaming Details Here

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Mazaka Arrives on OTT: Streaming Details Here

Sundeep Kishan’s Mazaka was released in theaters worldwide on February 26, 2025. Despite receiving decent talk and getting released on Maha Shivaratri festival day, the film failed to get good collections at the box office. The OTT viewers can enjoy this movie as Mazaka arrives on OTT.

Directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina, Mazaka is made on a massive budget of 30 Cr, and the team believed so much and made good publicity. As said above, it got decent reviews, but somehow, the movie failed to grab audiences’ attention, and Dragon’s success made it the first choice for audiences at that time.

Can Mazaka achieve success on OTT?

It can be said that if the film had been released on a better date, like summer, it could have done better at the box office. A lot of films do not work at the box office, but they get recognition upon their digital release.

Now, as Mazaka arrives on OTT, it can repeat the same feat. Theatrically, it was a big failure, but people are eagerly waiting for the OTT release. The film is available for streaming on ZEE5.

MAD Square Sees Huge Advances: Massive Start Expected

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MAD Square Sees Huge Advances: Massive Start Expected

MAD Square, the sequel to the hilarious blockbuster MAD (2023), has garnered superb craze among audiences. The film’s teaser and trailer worked very well along with a blockbuster song, Swathi Reddy. The trade expects a massive start from MAD Square as it sees huge advances.

The craze of sequels was again witnessed with Mad Square. As said above, the film is carrying very good advances for day 1 with more than 6.5 Cr worldwide. Most of the numbers are coming from Hyderabad and the USA, which is expected for the film. 

MAD Square: Huge Expectations on Box Office Performance

Definitely, for most of the audience, it will be the no. 1 preference for this weekend. The trade expects a massive start from MAD Square as it sees huge advances. The film’s day 1 number is expected to go near 15 Cr gross worldwide if the WOM comes positive.

The film has to collect around 50 Cr gross for breakeven status, and if it receives a positive talk, then the number can be achieved by Monday itself. 

MAD Square Cast & Crew Details:

Directed by Kalyan Shankar and produced by Haarika Suryadevara and Sai Soujanya under Sithara Entertainments, Fortune Four Cinemas, and Srikara Studios, MAD Square stars Narne Nithiin, Sangeeth Shobhan, and Ram Nithin. The film is presented by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi.

Robinhood at big risk

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Robinhood at big risk

Nithin’s Robinhood is all set to be released in theaters worldwide in a few hours. Despite having decent audio, a good trailer, and other commercial elements like a blockbuster hero-director combo and Ketika Sharma’s special song, the film failed to attract audiences. Robinhood is now at a big risk. 

The film also has the most hyped cameo of cricketer David Warner. However, even with all these hype factors, the film somehow failed to get audiences’ anticipation. The film was also affected massively by competition with MAD Square.

Poor Advances for Nithin’s Robinhood

Robinhood is carrying only around 1.5 Cr in advances for opening day, and it needs a very strong WOM to get good collections. The WOM and reviews will have to be better than Mad Square to bring audiences to the theaters. 

Otherwise, Nithin’s Robinhood will be at a big risk. The film needs to score 27-28 Cr for theatrical break-even, but for the producers to be in a profitable zone, the film needs to collect more than 40 Cr share due to being over budget.

Can Venky Kudmula Score a Hatrick with Robinhood?

For all these calculations, Venky Kudumula has to strike much bigger than his earlier films, Chalo and Bheeshma. We have seen many films where the advances will be slow before release.

But after the release, with the help of positive WOM, those films turned into money spinners. The positive point for the film is it is an entertainer with all commercial elements, and it is also getting released on a big festival weekend with Ugadi and Ramzan holidays.

Empuraan Day 1 Box Office Collections

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Empuraan Day 1 Box Office Collections

Mollywood’s most hyped film, Empuraan (Lucifer’s Sequel), starring Mohanlal and directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, was released in theaters worldwide today amidst massive hype. Though the response from audiences and critics is not as great as the makers thought, Empuraan’s Day 1 Box Office Collections are excellent.

Mohanlal’s Empuraan has a monstrous opening at the Box Office

L2E opens with mixed reviews but also cracks sensational openings at the box office. The film opened with more than 15 Cr gross in Kerala, and the ROI number is expected to be in the range of 10 Cr. The total all-India gross will be around 25 Cr.

Mohanlal’s Empuraan’s Day 1 box office collections are excellent, and the worldwide gross is expected to be in the range of 65 Cr. The previous highest was 20 Cr for the Malayalam film industry, and it has been broken with a triple margin by Lucifer’s sequel.

Pan India Success Uncertain for Empuraan?

For day 2 also, the film holds very good advances. The Kerala advances hold more than 50%, which is very good on a weekday. There is no doubt that the film will be an unstoppable force till the Ramzan holiday (extended weekend), but due to the mixed reviews, the film may not achieve massive numbers in other languages, which the makers have highly anticipated.

RC16 is Peddi: Cast-Crew and All Details Here

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RC16 is Peddi: Cast-Crew and All Details Here

Ram Charan’s fans were in for a pleasant surprise on the occasion of their favorite hero’s birthday. Ram Charan and Buchi Babu’s film’s title was revealed this morning. RC16 is Peddi now.

Initially, the makers had planned a glimpse release of RC 16, but due to pending work, it was pushed back and will be released during the Ugadi festival. The team released the first look, and it received a stunning response from everyone.

RC16 Titled as Peddi

RC16 is Peddi and Ram Charan, showcases a strikingly rugged and raw style in the two released posters. The film is said to be an epic rural sports drama, produced on an unprecedented scale for Indian cinema by Mythri Movie Makers, Vriddhi Cinemas, and Sukumar Writings.

Directed by Buchi Babu, Peddi’s Music is composed by AR Rahman, while the DOP is R. Rathnavelu. The production design of the film will be taken care of by Avinash Kolla, while Navin Nooli will work as the editor. 

Empuraan Movie Review: A Disappointing Sequel

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Empuraan Movie Review: A Disappointing Sequel

Movie Name: L2: Empuraan
Rating: 2.5/5
Cast: Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Abhimanyu Singh and Sooraj Venjaramoodu
Director: Prithviraj Sukumaran
Produced By: Aashirvad Cinemas, Sree Gokulam Movies, and Lyca Productions
Release Date: 27th March 2025

Empuraan is the biggest budget film from Malayalam Cinema. The film stars Mohanlal in the lead role and directed by Prithiviraj Sukumaran, it is a sequel to the superhit movie Lucifer (2019). The film made waves with its advance bookings and produced a humongous hype. Let’s find out whether it lives up to the hype in our review.

Story:

Jathin Ramdas (Tovino Thomas) stuns Kerala politics by forming a new party with the hardline right-wing ASA, led by Baba Bajrangi/Balraj Patel. Stephen Nedumpally, or Lucifer, is the hope for saving God’s Own Country. The story follows Stephen’s efforts to save the state.

Performances:

Mohanlal’s talent remains unchallenged in this movie. He just walks in a cool, slow motion and says powerful lines here and there. Tovino Thomas does well, but the way his character wraps up is a letdown. Prithviraj, both director and actor, has a backstory and engages in action at the climax. He’s fine. Abhimanyu Singh is usual. Indrajit Sukumaran performed well, while Kishore and the other cast members were sufficient in their brief roles.

Analysis:

L2 Empuraan picks up from the first part’s conclusion. The screenplay allocates time for world-building and character introduction. Despite the dull moments, some parts shine, like Mohanlal’s introduction and the interval episode.The latter half starts off well but soon slips away.

The villain’s character and scenes feel simplistic and uninspiring.The film feels like an extended climax with constant tension but lacks a satisfying conclusion. Prioritizing style fails when the writing is subpar. The film does not capture audience attention, resulting in disappointment

Positives:

  • Rich Visuals
  • Initial Sequence
  • First 20 Minutes of the Second Half

Negatives:

  • Dull Taking
  • Weak Handling of Characters/Subplots
  • Inconsistent Screenplay

Empuraan Movie Review and Verdict:

Mohanlal’s Empuraan is a disappointing sequel. The film has a grand presentation, huge cast and a few good moments that will enthrall fans. However, it fails to engage thoroughly becuase of dull feel and inadequate narration.

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