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Thug Life Sugar Baby or Sugar Daddy / / NETFLIX to stream 52 Days later/ Rs 154 cr Overseas Target


 

Thug Life overseas breakeven collection has to be  Rs 154 crores as the selling price is Rs 63 crores (7,362,633.91 US Dollars). The Tamil film "Leo" (2023) earned around ₹199.30 crore (approximately $23.94 million) overseas.

The movie "Vikram," starring Kamal Haasan, grossed approximately ₹122.75 crore (US$15.71 million) in overseas markets. Ponniyin Selvan 2" is estimated to have grossed around Rs 125 crores overseas, including Rs 43 crores from the USA market. The film had strong initial overseas performance, but its screen count decreased, leading to a dip in box office collections

Ahead of the release, Kamal Haasan made a revelation about the film's OTT release and details of when it'll be streamed after its theatrical run. The film will stream online only after a 8 week window.. Confirming the same at the film's promotional event, Kamal Haasan said, “It’s not even an experiment. It was a pragmatic thing to do. And I am glad the OTT agreed. We sat together. It wasn't a negotiation.”

He further added, “It’s a plan which others maybe can follow and will make the industry healthy. And we’re glad that we were the first to be there, to avail of this opportunity.”

For the unversed, the Netflix had already announced that they were the partners for the OTT release of this film. The post read "The Vinveli Naayagan is back—and how?! Thug Life is coming to Netflix in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi after its theatrical release!#NetflixPandigai pic.twitter.com/iktkBCQ18I— Netflix India South (@Netflix_INSouth) January 15, 2025"



SUGAR BABY SONG DECODED

Sugar Baby lyric video reveals that Trisha's character which was formerly in a relationship with Kamal Haasan's lead character, has now turned a singer. Sugar Baby in the movie is a song, that Trisha's character's is recording in her own voice, and also filming a music video for.  Sugar Baby has lyrics by Siva Ananth, AR Rahman, rap by Shuba, and vocals by  Alexandra Joy, Shuba, Sarath Santhosh. All songs in Thug Life are choreographed by Kruti Mahesh. Sugar Baby Hindi (Lyrics: Mehboob, RAP: Shuba, Singers: Nikhita Gandhi, Shuba, Shashwat Singh) , Sugar Baby Telugu (Lyrics:  Anantha Sriram, RAP: Shuba Singers: Alexandra Joy, Shuba, Nakul Abhyankar)

From the lyrics it says En Sugar Baby by Trisha and it could be Kamal or STR. Steamy sensual and that too in a white saree and later in black, the song is Trisha all way , It could be that Trisha is a singer and performer of a music video probably for a You Tube channel. Her name is Indrani. Sugar Baby means A sugar baby is a term used to describe a younger person, often a student or young professional, who enters into a relationship with an older, wealthier individual (a sugar daddy or sugar mommy). This relationship typically involves the sugar baby providing companionship, affection, or sexual intimacy in exchange for financial support. Here the Lyricist is confused about it and should have labelled it Sugar Daddy. We get a glimpse of a bearded guy and it is Kamal no doubt.

After Yaro Yarodi now Jinguchaa- Vaishali rocks / Thudarm Ending and Vijay sethupathi role


 

Marathi singer Vaishali Samant’s recent feat—25 years after singing Yaro yarodi in Ratnam’s much-loved Tamil film, Alaipayuthey (2000), she has reunited with the filmmaker and A R Rahman for a Tamil film again.  She has crooned Jinguchaa for the upcoming movie, Thug Life.   Tamil song credits the singers are Vaishali Samant, Shakthisree Gopalan & Adithya RK.The Hindi version of the song brings fresh vocal firepower to .. Sukhwinder Singh, Ronkini Gupta, Aashima Mahajan, and Vaisha li Samant...
It comes as another hit for Samant after Aaya re toofan from Chhaava earlier this year. She reveals that it was during the recording of the Chhaava number, also composed by Rahman, that the maestro suggested she sing Tamil songs again. Months later, she was in the studio, singing Jinguchaa. To Samant, working with Rahman is like “enrolling into a university.” “Every language carries its own cultural charm. With Jinguchaa, it was a challenge to pronounce the words like a Tamil native. In a day and age where voices come and go, Rahman sir adds the punch that makes a song stand the test of time. I hope we can continue working together for the next 25 years too.”

Thudarum Ending explained l What is Vijay Sethupathi role in it ?

Mohanlal’s character, Shanmughan alias Benz, was a stunt artist, and Vijay Sethupathi’s character, Anbu, was his colleague. Unfortunately, during an accident, in a bid to save Benz, Anbu dies. Shobana’s character, Lalitha, was Anbu’s wife, and together they had a 4-year-old son named Pavi, who eventually grows up and is portrayed by Thomas Mathew.

Following Anbu’s death, Benz marries Lalitha, taking on the role of Pavi’s stepfather. The family chooses to leave Tamil Nadu, since the stunt artists involved in the accident that claimed Anbu’s life were blacklisted. As a farewell gesture, Benz’s employer, the fight master, gifts him a black Ambassador car, which Benz continues to use for his work. Eventually, Benz and Lalitha welcome a daughter into their family.

Decades have passed, and Pavi is now in his college years. He is in love with Mary George, portrayed by Aarsha Chandini Baiju, but her father, George, played by Prakash Varma, is against this relationship.

A minor incident changes Benz’s life forever. The Ambassador was seized during a routine vehicle check conducted by the police for transporting narcotics. Benz wasn’t transporting narcotics; he had given the vehicle to a service center, and the mechanic, while in his custody, transported the narcotics. When Sub Inspector Benny apprehended him in a bid to escape, the mechanic beat him up. As a result, the vehicle was seized and held at the police station, and Benz was informed that the vehicle would only be released once the police got their hands on the mechanic.

One night, Pavi is taken to the police station, where George is the station house officer. There, he and his subordinate, Sub Inspector Benny, portrayed by Binu Pappu, kill Pavi for being in love with George’s daughter and threatening to reveal some of George’s secrets. Afterwards, the dead body is stuffed into Benz’s black Ambassador car.

That same night, after Pavi’s tragic death, Benz visits the police station to ask George to release his vehicle. George agrees and instructs Benny to return the car. However, Benny initially hesitates, as George isn’t aware of the body still being inside. Benny then informs George that the body is still in the car. Later, George decides to hire Benz’s Ambassador as a taxi to attend a colleague’s sister’s pre-marriage party.

Upon arriving at the event location, Benny takes the key to the Ambassador from Benz. After some time, Benz is instructed to drive them to a remote area deep in the jungle. Initially hesitant, Benz reluctantly agrees. During the journey, tension builds between him, George, and Benny. The colleague, whose sister was about to get married the following day, is also present in the vehicle.

As they drive, George reveals a chilling information: there is a dead body in the car, that of a young man who had been involved with the bride. They killed him because he had compromising videos of her.

With no choice but to comply, Benz follows their orders. After disposing of the body, he returns home. When he checks the boot of the car, he finds blood and a wallet. In his panic, as the dog barks, he accidentally throws the wallet into the bushes. Distraught, he forgets about it and cleans the car, trying to return to his normal life.

Benz soon realizes that his son is missing, and an investigation begins, raising suspicions in his mind—especially when he notices his son’s Pulsar bike at the police station. That night, Benz decides to search for the wallet he had thrown into the bushes. When he retrieves it, he is shocked to find that it belongs to his son.

At the same time, a landslide occurs at the location where the body was disposed of. During the rescue operation, the body is discovered by the rescue team. It is quickly identified as Benz’s son.

George and Benny concoct a false story, claiming that Benz was behind the murder. They accuse the siblings of having an incestuous relationship, suggesting that Benz killed his son because of it. To back up their fabricated story, the police violently beat both Lalitha and her daughter in an attempt to force them to confess to these false allegations.

Meanwhile, Benz kidnaps the police officer who was present when he, George, and Benny disposed of the body. The officer claims he had no knowledge of the murder and was only asked to guide them through the jungle. Benz is eventually captured by the police, but George, with the help of Benny and officers from the armed reserve camp, plans to have Benz killed. The plot fails, and Benz manages to kill Benny and escape from the police.

As George persistently torments Benz’s family in an attempt to capture him, Benz reaches out to George. He tells George to come to his house, where his daughter, Mary, is home alone. When they meet, a struggle ensues, resulting in Benz killing George. Mary witnesses the entire ordeal.

Later, Mary visits Lalitha and her daughter during Pavi’s funeral. As the story reaches its conclusion, Benz is shown being escorted to court in handcuffs. Outside the courthouse, Mary stands with Benz’s family, fulfilling the promise Pavi made earlier, Mary is now considered part of Benz’s family. A reporter approaches Benz, asking if he killed his son. Benz answers truthfully.

 



Dune composer joins A R Rahman for Ramayana / Simran- Jyothika spat for Tourist Family Promotion ?


 A R Rahman will join hands with Hollywood composer to create music for Ranbir Kapoor starrer Ramayana. Hollywood’s finest Music Director, Hans Zimmer ( Dune) is joining A R Rahman. Zimmer was to score for Sonu Sood’s Fateh.

Hans Zimmer is one of the most celebrated and influential, not to say the greatest movie composers of our time. Known for his innovative soundscapes and groundbreaking use of technology, Zimmer has composed scores for over 150 films, earning numerous awards, including Golden Globes, Grammy Awards and a brace of Oscars along the way.

Best Hans Zimmer scores: ranking the music of a cinematic...

  • Pirates of the Caribbean – At World's End (2007)
  • Rain Man (1988)
  • The Lion King (1994)
  • The Dark Knight (2008)
  • Inception (2010)
  • Gladiator (2000)
  • Dune / Dune: Part Two (2021 / 2024)
  • Interstellar (2014)

·         A.R. Rahman will be showcasing The Wonderment Tour on May 3 in Mumbai at DY Patil Stadium, which will have its global premiere.

·         Sukhwinder SinghNeeti Mohan, and Jonita Gandhi will perform alongside the maestro, which highlights the significance of this production, as it is being termed a once-in-a-lifetime concert

As per reports, before the first set of filming for Ramayana, Yash is expected to go to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Ujjain. This temple pilgrimage is important not just for the actor on a personal level, but also because it also sets the spiritual atmosphere for a film that has Indian mythology and culture at its core. The film also casts Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, and Yash, who plays a strong yet undisclosed character that many believe is Ravana, under the direction of Nitesh Tiwari.


We had reported about Simran’s speech at the JFW award  event and that  she was talking about Jyothika who acted in Dabba Cartel Hindi web series. Read; https://southfilmy.blogspot.com/2025/04/vijay-re-release-opened-bigger-than.html

Simran had played the college Principal in Ziddi Girls the Hindi web series. Both were streamed in February end and in a day difference. ZIddi streamed on Amazon Prime and Dabba on Netflix. According to Simran the actress who she congratulated replied that it was better than playing aunty roles and that it was referring to her present on screen roles . Could it not be the actress was talking about her own choice of roles ?

Anyway, the latest to this episode is that JFW show that hardly created any ripple in March is now doing so with the Simran portion alone coming on X and YouTube . Is this a promotion for Tourist Family releasing in May 2 and starring Simran and Sasikumar. Incidentally Jyothika is co- producer of Retro starring her hubby Suriya and releasing on May 1.

  • Tailpiece; Instagram post from pritishnandy; Not forgetting Simran in her gorgeous sequinned sari. Abou Simran at Ziddi Girls Mumbai event.

     


    RSS put cowdung on Mammootty posters to help Mohanlal / Rahman- Ram Charan combo record price


     

    When Sangha Parivar is mad with Mohanlal  after Empuran, Producer Allepy Ashraf flashback tells us the days when RSS shakas in Kerala were told by none other than Advanji to boost Mohanlal through their shakas. This boosting led to Mammootty’s film posters across the State being smeared with cowdung and people booing inside theatres. Finally a truce was arrive with Suresh Kumar ( Keerthy Suresh’s father) a close pal of Mohanlal being approached by Mammootty to call of the RSS attack. It was after that Mammootty’s posters and FDFS in theatres were spared. Ashraf says that  L K Advani had come to Trivandrum for a RSS function and his hospitality was with film people. Advani was told that Mammootty was No 1 and with a help from RSS shakas , Lal at No 2 could overtake him. Advani immediately called RSS Chief and told to boost Lal.



    According to reports, Ram Charn’s PEDDI’s music rights were acquired by T-Series for a staggering ₹35 crores, setting a new benchmark in Telugu cinema. The agreement includes audio rights across all languages. This massive deal underscores the film’s hype and the audience’s expectations, especially with A.R. Rahman composing the soundtrack. (after Doctor, Don, Amaran) to reach 100 crores. Hopefully Japanese audience like this film. Will SK become a household name in Japan like his idol Rajinikanth??
    The movie PEDDI shall be jointly produced through the auspices of Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writing, with Buchy Babu Sana directing it. The other producer of this film is Venkata Satish Kilaru from Vriddhi Cinemas.

    With Rahman’s association, fans are eagerly waiting to experience the film’s music. His first-time collaboration with Ram Charan has become a major talking point, and industry insiders believe that the soundtrack will be a game-changer.


    Prithviraj’s daughter Alankrita who sang for her Dad’s film L2 Empuran got from Music Director Deepak Dev  a set of Harry Potter toys. She had liked J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World novels. Along with the gifts, he also gave her flowers, a gesture he knew would be appreciated, thanks to his experience as a father of two daughters. The idea of getting Harry Potter toys had actually come from Prithviraj.

    The recording was held in a Mumbai studio, with Deepak and Prithviraj joining via Zoom call. Deepak remarked that she was truly her father’s daughter, as she instinctively understood how to convey emotions. He only needed to mention a  feeling once, and she grasped it immediately, delivering effortlessly. In the theme song she only sang a single word twice, its impact on the audience was huge.


    Foreign Sarakku : From Gujarat to Tamil Nadu

     Foreign Sarakku ( cargo) is a film produced and directed by ex sailors. It tells about a cargo that  travelled from Gujarat to Tamil Nadu and the aftermath. Teaser has been released and entire crew and cast are new , except for sound engineer Sivakumar who works with A R Rahman. Vigneshwaran, Gopinath and Sundar, who worked together on the ship, have made 20 short films, both during their studies and during their tenure, due to their interest in cinema. After watching their short film and being praised by many, those who decided that they should stop filming left their work and turned their full attention to cinema. Accordingly, the three friends have produced and directed a film with the money earned from working on the ship.

    Produced by Gopinath on behalf of Neptune Sailors Productions, the film is directed by Vigneshwaran Karuppusamy and stars Sundar and Gopinath in the lead roles.Gopinath and Sundar to play the protagonists, with Hussain and Surender Sundarapandian in the lead roles. Also, three women, Abrina, Ilakia and Harini, have been cast in the lead role.

    Filmed by Sivanath Rajan.S and composed by XPR, Prakash Raj.P has done the editing. TM Sarathkumar has written the songs.
    Only one technical artist is popular in the film, which is made up entirely of newcomer artists. He is the sound mixer Sivakumar. Sivakumar, who works at AR Rahman Studio, has been working on sev ral hit films like 'Charpatta'. He is in charge of the sound mixing of the film.
    It is noteworthy that Trent Music has acquired the music publishing rights for the film 'Foreign Cargo', which has been shot in Gujarat, Namakkal and Madurai.

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