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Basil Joseph Launches His Own Production House

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Basil Joseph Launches His Own Production House

The best aspect of Mollywood is that people do not limit themselves to only one department. The industry is filled with multi-talented people, and lately, Basil Joseph, the renowned actor and director, announced his own production house.

As said above, many stars and actors in Mollywood are already producing the films. The stars do lead roles along with crucial roles in other heroes’ films, and some even direct films as well.

Basil Joseph, who is a successful director, successful star, and actor, now launches his own production house.

Basil Joseph turns as a producer

“So, here we go again. Trying something I have never done before—producing films. Still figuring out the “how,” but what I do know is I want to tell stories better, bolder, and in new ways. Let’s see where this new road takes us. Welcome to Basil Joseph Entertainment.

The actor was last seen on screen in Ponman (2025), and the fans are curious what kind of films he would make as a producer.

Producer of Vada Chennai 2 Makes a Massive Announcement

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Producer of Vada Chennai 2 Makes a Massive Announcement

Dhanush and Vetrimaaran’s Vada Chennai was released in 2018 and received good critical acclaim and box office success as well. The fans await the film’s sequel, and finally the producer of Vada Chennai 2 makes the massive announcement. 

Dhanush is coming up with the Idly Kadai movie, in which he acted in the lead role and directed as well. The film’s audio launch event was done today, and the Vels Film International’s Ishari Ganesh officially announced that they are producing the sequel to Vad Chennai.

Vada Chennai 2 Officially Announced

The fans are extremely excited as the producer announces Vada Chennai 2, and it is likely to go on floors next year in the 2nd half. Director Vetrimaaran is busy with Simbu’s film, which is also a part of the Vada Chennai franchise.

After completing the film with Simbu, Vetri will join with Dhanush for the most awaited sequel, and in the meantime, Dhanush will also complete his committed films.

Idly Kadai is getting released in Telugu as well on 1st October as Idly Kottu by Sri Vedakshara Movies.

People Media Factory Takes Over Zombie Reddy 2

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People Media Factory Takes Over Zombie Reddy 2

Teja Sajja has scored a massive hit with his latest film, Mirai, directed by Karthik Gattamneni. The film has been produced by People Media Factory, which also takes over the actor’s next film, Zombie Reddy 2. 

At first, the sequel of Zombie Reddy was planned to be produced by Sitara Entertainments, but due to some reasons there has been a change in the production house. 

Teja Sajja’s Zombie Reddy 2 goes to People Media Factory

The Mirai team graces the Bigg Boss on Sunday for the success promotions, and during the show, producer Viswa Prasad revealed that the People Media Factory will be immediately collaborating with Teja Sajja for the Zombi Reddy sequel.

Reportedly, the film will be a big-budget film, mounted on a grand scale. This is another huge project for Teja Sajja, and the actor is choosing the scripts with perfect planning. With back-to-back successes like Hanuman and Mirai, he created a very good market.

Zombie Reddy Sequel: A Budget Of 100 Crore?

So, producers are now ready to put 100 Cr on Teja, and there is a buzz that Zombie Reddy 2 will be made with a budget of more than 100 Cr. It will be a bigger film than Hanuman and Mirai in scale. 

Prashant Varma, who made the first part, will be providing the story for the film, and all the details about this biggie will be announced very soon.

Parasakthi Leads Jana Nayagan on BookMyShow

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Parasakthi Leads Jana Nayagan on BookMyShow

Vijay’s Jana Nayagan is getting released on 9th January 2026, and Sivakarthikeyan’s Parasakthi arrives on 14th January 2026. But Paraskathi already leads Jana Nayagan on Bookmyshow.

The Pongal battle between both films has already started online fan wars, and even though Vijay is a much bigger star than Siva Karthikeyan, the content always plays a key role in box office clashes. 

Jana Nayagan’s teaser and posters have received a mixed response till now, whereas Parasakthi’s every content has struck gold, the theme, cast and crew, and genre creating a lot of interest in the film.

Jana Nayagan is riding on Thalapathy Vijay’s stardom, and it also has the sentiment factor that it is his last film. But Parasakti is riding on a good promotional content buzz.

Parasakthi carries 72K interests on the ticketing app Book My Show, and it leads Jana Nayagan, which carries 65K interests. This is a shocking stat for sure.

Certainly, Jana Nayagan will be the no. 1 preference for Tamil audiences, and it will see much bigger openings than Parasakthi with the help of Vijay’s stardom despite the above factors.

But after 5 days of the Vijay movie’s run, when Parasakthi releases, the people will start choosing a better content film.

Kishkindhapuri Box Office: Strong First Weekend, Heading Towards Success

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Kishkindhapuri Box Office: Strong First Weekend, Heading Towards Success

Kishkindhapuri, the horror thriller starring Bellamkonda Sreenivas, does not have much pre-buzz, and it came to theaters in competition with Mirai, and all the focus of audiences shifted towards it. But Kishkindhapuri has a strong first weekend and is heading towards success.

Despite facing the big Mirai storm, Kishkindhapuri successfully finds its audiences and shows impressive collections on the 1st weekend.

The film’s trend on the weekend is very good, as day 3 is bigger than day 2, which itself is bigger than the opening day. The trend suggests that there is positive WOM in audiences. 

Overall, for the weekend the film collected more than 11.5 Cr gross, and to achieve breakeven it needs to collect 15 Cr gross. This means Kishkindhpuri has more than 75% recovery at the box office on the first weekend alone.

A decent hold on weekdays is enough for the film’s box office success, and if the film holds strong and sees a good run at the box office, then it will emerge as a huge blockbuster.

Teja Sajja vs Teja Sajja: Mirai Surpasses HanuMan in First Weekend Collections

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Teja Sajja vs Teja Sajja: Mirai Surpasses HanuMan in First Weekend Collections

Teja Sajja’s HanuMan creates new milestones for Tier-2 star films. In the opening weekend the film collected 20 Cr+ gross for all 3 days, which was a record. But now Teja Sajja himself achieved this milestone, as Mirai also collected 20 Cr+ gross in all three days of opening weekend. 

Teja is breaking his own records at the box office and establishing himself as a bigger hero among the tier-2 heroes at the box office.

For the opening weekend, HanuMan collected around 71 Cr gross worldwide, whereas Mirai’s early estimates for the weekend are around 75 Cr gross, which means it comfortably crosses Hanuman. These are nothing but insane collections.

But crossing the Hanuman’s collections in full run is not possible for Mirai, as Hanuman had the Sankranti festival after the weekend, but Mirai does not have any festival advantage.

However, Mirai numbers are still very huge, and it is on track to achieve a 150 Cr gross mark in its full run.

India vs Pakistan Match Fails to Impact Movie Box Office Collections

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India vs Pakistan Match Fails to Impact Movie Box Office Collections

Normally whenever there is a cricket match of Team India, the box office will see a hit, and if our country plays against Pak, it will even impact biggies. However, the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan failed to impact the box office collections of Teja Sajja’s Mirai and other films this weekend.

As said above, cricket matches, especially ICC or multinational tournaments, have always affected the collections of movies, and that is the reason even movie teams postpone the release whenever there are big matches for Team India.

But surprisingly today, despite the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan, the box office did not see any impact.

All films—Mirai, Kishkindhapuri, Little Hearts, Lokah, and Demon Slayer—are having their biggest days at the box office. There might be many analyses for people losing interest in cricket.

But this is a good relief for theater owners, especially after a long time. Telugu theater owners see a big relief with continuous housefuls this weekend, and they are very happy that audiences are coming out for movies continuously.

Coolie Overseas Box Office: Final Area-Wise Collections Report

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Coolie Overseas Box Office: Final Area-Wise Collections Report

Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie overseas theatrical rights were sold for an all-time record price for Kollywood, 81 Cr. Released in August, the film opened with record bookings and the record opening ever for Kollywood.

However, as the film opens with unfavorable WOM and reviews, trade expected it may see heavy losses, as the overseas box office mostly depends on reviews. But Coolie somehow manages to post reasonably good collections in overseas territories.

Coolie Area-Wise Closing Collections Overseas:

North America $7M
Middle East: $4.4M
Malaysia $3M
UK-Europe $2.9M
Singapore $1.2M
Australia and NZ $1.1 M
Sri Lanka $0.6M
Rest $0.2M

Rajinikanth’s Coolie’s total overseas collections stand at $20.4M (180 Cr gross), and the share will be around 75 Cr. So, overall, the film ended with around 10% losses for buyers, but it could have easily made 30M if the film’s content/hype matched Vikram.

Maruthi Confirms Raja Saab is Made on a Massive 400 Crore Budget

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Maruthi Confirms Raja Saab is Made on a Massive 400 Crore Budget

Director Maruthi is working with a big hero for the first time with The Raja Saab, which stars Pan Indian Star Prabhas. The film is scheduled to be released for this Sankranthi. Maruthi confirms that Raja Saab has been made on a massive 400 crore budget.

Known for successful films like Prema Katha Chitram and Bhale Bhale Magadivoy, director Maruthi presents Beauty, a romantic drama releasing in theaters on 19th September, and its trailer was released yesterday. 

In the trailer release event, Maruthi reveals that Raja Saab was made on a massive budget of 400 Crore. The director also criticized a few directors who blame audiences for their film’s failure.

Maruthi Lashes Out At Directors

“People are talking like madmen just to attract audiences. They’re saying they’ll quit making films and using vulgar language. Just because one film didn’t work, do you have to stoop so low? If this film doesn’t succeed, another one will.

No one has written as many double-meaning dialogues as I have. But why am I not writing them now? Because I want families to come to the theatre. We must give them good cinema. The same director who was once labeled a “vulgar filmmaker” (Maurthi mentioning himself) is now making Raja Saab with a ₹400 crore budget.”

People Media Factory produces Raja Saab, and the makers confirmed that the 1st trailer is releasing for Dasara, and the trailer will be attached to Kantara 2. The first single will be out on Prabhas’ birthday, and the movie is set for a 9th January 2026, release.

Pawan Kalyan Bids Farewell to Films: Actor Wraps Up Shooting for Ustaad Bhagat Singh

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Pawan Kalyan Bids Farewell to Films: Actor Wraps Up Shooting for Ustaad Bhagat Singh

Pawan Kalyan officially announced his retirement from movies to focus completely on politics. He is all set to release OG on the 25th of this month. Now, Pawan Kalyan bids farewell to films as an actor by wrapping up the shoot of Ustaad Bhagat Singh.

Although PK announced that he would not do films a few years ago, he had to finish the committed films that were already on sets. This year, he completed Hari Hara Veera Mallu, which was released 2 months back.

OG, which is the most hyped movie, has also finished shooting and is gearing up for a 25 September release.

Now he wraps up shooting for the final film, Ustaad Bhagat Singh. Actress Raashi Khanna shared a post on Instagram regarding this. She plays the 2nd lead actress in the film, and the first lead is Sree Leela.

As it was the last film for his plans, certainly we can say that Pawan Kalyan bids farewell to films. We need to wait and see whether he will get back on the films’ sets in the future.

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