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Chikiri Chikiri Telugu Song Hits 50 Million in Record Time

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Peddi’s 1st single, Chikiri, was released last week, and it became a chartbuster instantly. The craze around the song is growing with each passing day, and now, it gets a new milestone as it has crossed the 50 million views mark.

The song also created a record for 24-hour views by scoring 30 million views in Telugu. As said above, the Chikiri song has become an instant chartbuster, and lately, it crossed 50 million in Telugu in just 8 days, which is a terrific achievement.

Peddi hype goes to a new level because of its first single, Chikiri

Only a few songs in Indian cinema did like this, and overall for all versions, the Chikiri song has clicked more than 75M views and is trending top on YouTube. The song in the Telugu version itself is likely to reach 200 million before the release, providing a blockbuster start for the film. 

For Peddi, this song works better than the teaser for pan-India reach. It is also being said that the team is planning the second single release at the time of the New Year Special.

With the first song becoming a chartbuster, there will be much more expectation on the second song now.

Bigg Boss 9 Telugu: Weekend Eliminations Locked ,These Two Are Out

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The 10th week of Bigg Boss Telugu 9 is all set to have a double elimination, and the latest information is that the shoot has been completed for the weekend. Now it’s confirmed that Nikhil and Gaurav are eliminated from the house. 

Both contestants have entered as Firestorm wild card entries. Gaurav completely failed to create a mark in tasks or nomination points, and mainly, he suffered from a language issue and could not communicate with the other housemates properly.

Nikhil showed his caliber in physical tasks, but that alone is not enough to pull the votes. So, with fair enough reasons, the wild card entry contestants Nikhil and Gaurav are eliminated from Bigg Boss Telugu 9.

Bigg Boss Telugu 9: Wild Card Entries almost finished

A total of six contestants entered the Bigg Boss house as firestorm wild card entries: Ramya Moksha, Srinivas Sai, Duvvada Madhuri, Nikhil Nair, Ayesha Zeenath, and Gaurav Gupta. Ayesha left the house due to health issues. Ramya, Madhuri, and Sai Srinivas are already eliminated.

Now, in the 10th week of Bigg Boss Telugu 9, Nikhil and Gaurav are also eliminated as a part of double elimination. Now, only Divya is in the house from the wild cards. But as per current voting, she is also getting very few votes, and there are no chances for her to go to the Top 5 unless some miraculous turn happens in the coming days.

Kamal Haasan Clears Air on Rajinikanth Film

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Tamil cinema fans were taken by surprise when Sundar C announced his exit from Thalaivar 173, a highly anticipated film starring Superstar Rajinikanth and produced by Kamal Haasan. Now, Kamal has responded to the news, confirming that Sundar C will no longer be part of the project.

Speaking about the development, Kamal said, “Sundar C has already released his statement, so there’s no possibility of collaboration. As a producer, I must ensure the film satisfies my star, Superstar Rajinikanth. We’ll continue listening to scripts until we find one that works. Also, we’re currently searching for a new story for the other film, where both of us will act together.”

With Kamal’s statement, it’s clear that the team is moving forward without Sundar C, and fans are now eagerly waiting for the announcement of a new director.

Meanwhile, there is speculation that the Rajinikanth–Kamal Haasan multi-starrer might be directed by Nelson, but this has not been officially confirmed.

Bigg Boss Telugu 9: 10th Week Eliminations – These Contestants Are in Danger

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Bigg Boss Telugu 9 is entering its final phase, nearing the end of its 10th week. In a surprising move, Bigg Boss nominated all housemates for eviction, except for the current captain, Emanuel.

According to reports, this week will feature a double elimination. Divya, Nikhil, and Gaurav are said to have received the least votes and are in the danger zone. Among these three, there are high chances of Nikhil and Gaurav being eliminated.

Interestingly, all three contestants entered the house as wild card entries, which often come with the risk of early eviction. Since audiences are usually more connected to the original contestants, wild cards often struggle to build a strong fan base.

In this season, Bigg Boss Telugu 9, wild card entries have been consistently eliminated, and if the buzz is true, two more wild card contestants will leave the house this weekend, continuing the trend even in the final phase.

Dude Telugu OTT Gets a Shocking Response

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Pradeep Ranganathan’s Dude was released this Diwali, and after a decent theatrical run, the film is unexpectedly registering a shocking response upon its OTT release (on Netflix) from the Telugu audiences.

The film was released in theaters last month with positive buzz, including among Telugu audiences, and initially outperformed other Diwali releases; however, after K-Ramp showed growth, Pradeep’s film ultimately became an average grosser in the Telugu market.

In Tamil, the romantic entertainer did well and collected more than 100 Cr gross worldwide in its full run.

Pradeep Ranganathan’s Dude fails to match the response of Love Today and Dragon from Telugu audiences

There were expectations that the film would work in a big way for OTT audiences. But Dude gets a shocking response from the Telugu audiences upon its OTT release.

A majority of audiences, especially the Telugu viewers, are not liking the film, and the major negative response is coming for the 2nd half’s scenes involving the film’s heroine, Mamita Baiju.

Pradeep Ranganathan’s Love Today and Dragon received a superb response from Telugu audiences in theaters, and it was much bigger on OTT. 

Compared to those, Dude is kind of a mixed bag result for the actor, as it did average in theaters, and it did not do any better in OTT as well.

iBomma Admin Arrested

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The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police have arrested the admin of the popular online movie piracy website iBomma. The accused, identified as Ravi Immadi, had not only caused massive financial losses to the film industry but had also openly challenged the police in the past.

Ravi was taken into custody at the Hyderabad airport soon after he arrived from abroad. Acting on precise information, the police detained him as soon as he landed. Officials revealed that they had been searching for him for the last six months. Currently, Ravi has been shifted to the Kukatpally Police Station for further investigation.

According to estimates, the operations of the iBomma website have caused losses of nearly ₹3,000 crore to the Indian film industry. The website illegally uploaded newly released OTT films as well as HD prints of movies still running in theatres, offering them for free and encouraging widespread piracy.

Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police nab the admin of iBomma, who issued a public warning to them

Concerned over the growing damage, industry leaders had approached the police, leading to several recent actions, including the arrest of the Movierulz operators. After those arrests, the police announced that iBomma operators would be nabbed soon as well.

In response, Ravi, the admin of iBomma, had openly threatened the police, claiming that if they targeted his website, he would expose personal secrets related to film industry members, police officials, and popular actors. His public challenge created a major stir at the time.

Taking his threats seriously, the police intensified their investigation. Once they received information about his arrival in Hyderabad, they immediately acted and arrested him at the airport.

Kaantha Day 1 Starts Slow – Big Jump Needed Today

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Dulquer Salmaan’s Kaantha received unanimous positive responses from the Chennai press on Wednesday’s premieres, and everyone expected the film to be another milestone in the actor’s career. However, the film had a slow start at the box office on day 1, and it needs a big jump today.

Dulquer’s films like Sitaramam, Mahanati, and Lucky Baskhar started with low buzz at the box office, but they took a massive jump with each passing show, with the help of sensational word of mouth, and achieved massive success. There were expectations that Kaantha would also do the same after the Chennai press show response.

But the regular shows of Kaantha received mixed responses from audiences, and even Telugu critics did not praise it much. With this, the film did not take an expected start at the box office.

The period drama opens with single-digit gross collections worldwide. Telugu States’ opening is less than 2 Cr as per early estimates, which is very, very low. The film is not seeing the jump in bookings. 

Today, the film needs to take a miraculous turn for a successful weekend. If it fails to take the jump, then it will emerge as a box office failure.

Prabhas: The Most Daring Pan-India Star

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Most star heroes show more interest in collaborating with big star directors, so the combination will create a sensation. But the Pan-India Star Prabhas is daring in his approach, as he does not always want to work with star directors.

We have seen many stars canceling projects even after announcement due to their current market and previous results. In this era, undoubtedly, Prabhas is the biggest star in Indian cinema, and even at that level, he never looks for a director’s stardom or previous results, which makes him the most daring star in Indian cinema.

If we look at the lineup of Prabhas after Baahubali, he did Saaho with Sujeeth, who is just a one-film-old young director, which is also a small film like Run Raja Run. Next did Radhe Shyam with Radha Mohan, who is also a small director, and the previous film Jil was a flop.  

Prabhas does not mind doing films with non-star directors even after scoring massive Pan-Indian Blockbusters

After that, he did two big projects, Adipurush with Om Raut and Salaar with Prashanth Neel, both having better track records than the previous movies. Now coming to Kalki, even though it was very risky because with his debut film, Yevade Subrahmanyam, and a classic like Mahanati brought many accolades for Nag Ashwin, but no one believed he could pull a record budget film, but the Baahubali actor believes in him. 

Even now, he is doing The Raja Saab with Maruthi, who is also not a star director, and his other upcoming Fauji is with Hanu Raghavapudi, who has a good name but not a big director.

The most awaited movie from Prabhas is Spirit, which is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, and it definitely comes under a film that has a crazy combination of an actor and director.

Prabhas’s stardom helps his good intent at the box office

So Prabhas is not at all showing interest in collaborating with only big directors, and if he likes the script and has belief in the director, he is not at all looking at any other factors directly doing the film. 

Of course, as far as the results are concerned, some may work and some may not, but finally, the stardom of Prabhas will not be impacted by those results. There is an interesting buzz in the industry circles that the Salaar actor is in talks with Choreographer Prem Rakshit for a film, who is set to turn into a director.

No one will take such a risk at this stage other than Prabhas, and his market is his biggest plus for him as it allows him to work even without a star combination and provides huge business, which is what makes the producers to be in race to do films with Prabhas irrespective of the director.

Bison and Mass Jathara Set for Same Day OTT Release

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Mari Selvaraj and Dhruv Vikram’s Bison, a sports drama, and Ravi Teja and Bhanu Bhogavarapu’s Mass Jathara, an action entertainer, are set for a same-day OTT release, much to the delight of the OTT viewers.

Directed by Mari Selvaraj, Bison became a big box office hit with more than 65 Cr gross worldwide. The film will hit Netflix on 21st November. On the same day, Ravi Teja’s recent big box office failure, Mass Jathara, is said to be arriving. 

Actually, Ravi Teja’s film had a 4-week theatrical-to-OTT window, but due to a poor box office result, the film is arriving early on Netflix.

Going by the theatrical performance, Bison is expected to overtake Mass Jathara upon OTT release, even though both are coming on the same day.

Spirit Keeps Getting Pushed: Sandeep Vanga Gives a Fresh Start-Date

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Fans of Prabhas have been eagerly waiting for updates on Spirit, the highly anticipated film that marks his first collaboration with director Sandeep Reddy Vanga. Despite the excitement, the project has faced multiple delays. Now, Sandeep Vanga has finally announced that the shoot will begin at the end of this month, bringing relief and joy to fans.

Among Prabhas’s upcoming films, Spirit stands out as the most awaited, thanks to the powerful combination with the Animal director. It’s been nearly two years since Animal released, yet Spirit has not gone on floors until now.

Spirit’s shoot to start this month’s end: Will Vanga keep on his word this time?

The delay was due to various reasons, but Vanga is known for his thorough pre-production process, which helps him complete shoots efficiently. For Spirit, the script, dialogues, and music work are already said to be completed.

The buzz around Spirit reached new heights when an audio glimpse was released on Prabhas’s birthday, revealing that he will be playing a police officer in the film. With filming expected to start soon, fans are now watching closely to see if this long-awaited project finally takes off as promised.