Ajith GBU in Profit Zone Beats Dragon / Notice from Illaiyaraaja ? / Suriya RETRO Censored

 GBU Day 6 and Day 7

Day 6 worldwide -> 12 crores

Day 1+2+3+4+5+6→52+29+34+35+25+12—-> 187 crores

Day 7 worldwide -> 7 crores

Day 1+2+3+4+5+6+7—————→ 194 crores.

GGBU Producers 

Mythri Movie Makers Reply To Ilayaraaja's Copyright Infringement Notice

Talking to BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle, Ravi Shankar Yellamanchili has said that they have not yet received any official communication from Ilaiyaraaja. "We have not received any notice from Ilaiyaraaja garu yet. We have great respect for his musical genius, and once we receive the notice, our legal team will handle the matter," he stated.

Yellamanchili further stated that all necessary permission were followed before using the songs. “We adhered to all the rules. We approached the relevant music companies, paid for the rights, and even obtained a No Objection Certificate (NOC) before including the songs in the film,” he added, asserting that no rules had been violated.

The legal notice sent to producers stated that the three songs have been “used, altered, and commercially exploited” in the film, “without obtaining express consent/permission of our Client and/or his authorisation, and without payment of royalties that he is statutorily entitled to.”

Such actions constitute unauthorised use, appropriation and a clear infringement of our Client’s copyright and moral rights. You may also please take note that he has never accorded any permission or consent, either express or implied, for using/altering/distorting/changing the form of the musical work that has been used in the cinematograph,” it read.

Meanwhile, Good Bad Ugly has now become third highest-grossing film of Ajith's career globally, and has already emerged as the top Tamil film of the year, surpassing Ashwath Marimuthu's Dragon.

Good Bad Ugly collected around Rs 170 crore gross in five days, which is more than what Dragon(Rs 152 crore gross) collected in its lifetime.

Good Bad Ugly also stars Trisha Krishnan, Arjun Das, Sunil, Priya Prakash Varrier, among others, in key roles.

Suriya’s upcoming film, Retro, directed by Karthik Subbaraj, has garnered a good amount of hype among the actor’s fans and the regular audiences. The movie is just about two weeks away from its theatrical release, and Retro’s Censor Report is out now.

Suriya’s Retro Censor Report

According to the reports, the runtime of the film is 168.30 minutes (almost 2 hours and 50 minutes). The movie has been certified with U/A.   Retro’s plot is about the quest of Parivel Kannan, the lead, who is trying to reclaim his lost love, Rukmini, and the challenges he faces on the way. Suriya’s Retro’s Censor Report is out now.

This action love drama’s teaser exuded a vintage action vibe, later accompanied by a viral video song with Suriya and Pooja Hegde. The dance step from the film’s second song is going viral online. The initial teaser and recent song have successfully attracted audiences.The film also stars Joju George as the father of the hero.

Ajith film Overseas 2nd highest grosser / Anupama dating history-Now Vikram son, ex Jasprit Bumrah

 GBU began its journey in North America on a banging note. It surpassed Vidaamuyarchi to clock the career-best opening for Ajith Kumar. Adhik Ravichandran‘s directorial earned $484.7K on its opening day. As per the latest update by producers Prathyangira Cinemas, Good Bad Ugly has grossed $900K in North America in 3 days. This means there has been an impressive 85% growth in the last 48 hours. Today, Good Bad Ugly will officially hit the $1 million mark,

Good overseas run

Unlike most Indian movies of 2025, including Sikandar and Sky Force, Good Bad Ugly is showcasing good trends in the international circuit. It has accumulated estimated earnings of 37.35 crore gross so far.

The worldwide battle against Vidaamuyarchi is on!

Good Bad Ugly is currently the third highest Kollywood grosser of 2025 worldwide. In three days, Ajith Kumar starrer has garnered 114.09 crore gross. Take a look at the box office breakdown below:

• India net- 65.04 crores
• India gross- 76.74 crores
• Overseas gross- 37.35 crores
• Worldwide gross- 114.09 crores*

It is now only 22.32 crores away from beating Ajith Kumar’s last film, Vidaamuyarchi, and grabbing the #2 place among Kollywood grossers of 2025. The action thriller had grossed 136.41 crores in its lifetime. 

Bison makers let out a SpotifySpotify playlist picture. The playlist, which surfaced on Reddit and Instagram on April 11, reportedly featured a profile picture showing a couple kissing under a blue moon. The photo resembles Anupama and Dhruv Vikram. But there are doubts whether anybody would keep a personal kissing picture on a public playlist. Plus, there are also speculations that this must be a deliberate attempt to bring publicity to their upcoming Tamil film named “Bison.” The film is being directed by Mari Selvaraj. Some say it could be a picture from their movie.Anupama Parameswaran, on the other hand, is readying for the release of her Telugu film, Paradha.

Actress Anupama Parameswaran had always made sure to stay away from link-up rumours until recently. ..She and cricketeer Jasprit Bumrah were said to be seeing each other and she termed it as good friends. However a post by her singnaled that she had broken up with Bumrah. Her post ; "Stay away from Me!! The pieces of my broken heart can hurt you... It might heal but the scars would remain!!" . This post came two days before Bumrah got married to TV anchor Sanjana Ganesan. After that to signal that she has moved on in life , Anupama shared a song on her Instagram. It was an emotional Malayalam 'Chalanam Chalanam'. With this song, Anupama shared her feelings with her fans. The video was shared on her Instagram page, in the end; she smiles and ends the video.

Wink Girl Priya viral with Ajith film / Atlee- Allu Arjun subject not Salman reject / Rajamouli- Mahesh. Spirit updates

 

Priya Prakash Varrier played a key role in the film Good Bad Ugly. Yesteryear’s actress Simran, too, made a cameo appearance. Interestingly, Priya Prakash Varrier danced to an old song featuring Simran. The song was “Thottu Thottu Pesam.” The original song featured Simian and Raju Sundaram.

In this version of Priya Prakash Varrier, Arjun Das danced along with her. The similarities between Priya Prakash and then Simran, Priya Prakash dancing and swirling her navel similar to Simran, have made people make comparisons and discuss them on social media. The song was an item number in Mammootty film Ethirum Puthurim directed by Ramani. The item song was planned with Rambha but as she demanded high, Simr Soundarya was replaced by Sangita as female lead. Music was by Vidyasagar.an was cast instead.

Thottu Thottu Pesum Sultana from 'Ethirum Puthirum'

After establishing herself as a top actress, Simran made a special appearance for the first time in her career in the 1999 film 'Ethirum Puthirum'. Simran and popular choreographer Raju Sundaram was seen dancing together for the song Thottu Thottu Pesum Sultana, and both delivered a wonderful performance. The song, which featured in the middle of the thriller 'Ethirum Puthirum’s' plot, proved to be an energizer for fans

The Atlee – Allu Arjun project is not what was told to Salman Khan. We hear that Allu Arjun was told a subject which is one hero film and it was kept pending as there was issues over payment- profit sharing with Sun Pictures. Salman Khan project needed another hero and as prices were high for South heroes, the project was shelved. Salman himself has said about it and it can be revived later. The current project has only AA and it is not a reincarnation subject. The story moves simultaneously in two  universes.

Moving towards Prabhas Spirit, Kareena Kapoor is only confirmed actor to  play the baddie. Deepika Padukone – Mrunal Thakur for female lead , Unni Mukundan – Vijay Sethupathi, Sanjay Dutt (elder Brother ) are in talks. Once they are confirmed an official announcement will be out with a pooja.

There will be no summer release for Prabhas Rajasaab. The team is left with a little talkie part and the song shooting. Many CGI studios are involved with the film, and the output has been coming out well. Thaman is wrapping up the songs, and they will be shot as soon as possible. A new release date will be released soon (Second Half of 2025)

More from SSMB29 team, they has locked in their desired release date- March 25th, 2027, the RRR release date. They might even announce this in the promotional video announcement, which is what I’ll get into now. They have shot a two-minute video with film footage, which will serve as the proper announcement tease for the film. The post-production work for the video is currently underway and will likely be released either later this month or early next month. Press Meet will happen this month.. The runtime of the film will be 3 hours 20–30 minutes.

 

 

Karthikeya plays Ajith's son in Good Bad Ugly / Perusu Hindi remake/ Docufilm on Raghuvaran

Actor Karthikeya Dev, who played young Vardha Raja Mannar in Prabhas' Salaar, is all set to make his Tamil film debut in Ajith Kumar's Good Bad Ugly. The detail was revealed by director Adhik Ravichandran to Cinema Vikatan. In the interview he said "Salaar actor Karthikeya plays Ajith sir's son in the film. And the father-son emotional bond will be one the key highlights of Good Bad Ugly" He further elaborated that the film will take off with this theme, and it is sure to resonate with family audience.

A docufilm on Late Raghuvaran -the news was announced by actress Rohini Molleti, Raguvaran Ex- Wife who shared a poster of the docufilm that is to be directed by Hasif Abida Hakeem, a Kerala based Documentary Filmmaker and Photographer. Remembering Raguvaran at his 18th anniversary. A Star That Defied Time, a tribute to an artist whose brilliance transcended cinema. More than an actor, he was an institution—an architect of emotion, depth, and nuance, redefining storytelling with every performance. His legacy is not measured in roles but in the profound impact he left on generations of audiences and filmmakers alike. This evocative docufilm is a homage to his artistic excellence, a timeless celebration of a legend whose presence continues to shape the cinematic landscape.

Tamil film Perusu ( Pedha in Telugu) currently in theatres is to be remade in Hindi. Perusu is a remake of Sri Lankan film Tentigo released in 2023 is produced by by Hiranya Perera and the indie powerhouse Crawling Angel Films (known for Girls Will Be Girls, Once Again, and Nimtoh), was a standout at the festival. True Story Films will team up with Crawling Angel Films, with the latter duo of Sanjay Gulati and Neeraj Pandey co-producing the Hindi adaptation. Three-time Filmfare winner Karan Vyas, known for his work on Scam 1992, Scam 2003, Scoop, and Saas Bahu aur Flamingo, will adapt the comedy into Hindi. Perusu is a Tamil Comedy film directed by Ilango Ramanathan. The film is produced by Harman Baweja, Sasi Naga, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam and Karthik Subbaraj under the banner of Baweja Studios, Emberlight Studios, Stone Bench Films. The film’s cinematography is handled by Sathya Thilakam. The estmated budget of the film is 4 crore. 7days after release the theatrical collection is Rs 3.5 crores.

Shankae says ED attachment legal abuse / Vidamuyurchi gives Rs 15 cr profit to Lyca : see breakup

Director Shankar {ress Release in full I wish to bring to public attention a recent action taken by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chennai Zonal Office, in which they have provisionally attached three immovable properties of mine, based on baseless plagiarism allegations related to the film Enthiran (Robot). Till date, there is no communication from the Enforcement Directorate regarding the attachment, but the attachment was widely circulated in Media. This action not only misinterprets the legal facts but also represents a clear misuse of the legal process. It is crucial to highlight that the matter concerning these allegations was already thoroughly adjudicated by the Hon'ble High Court in Civil Suit No. 914/2010. The Court carefully examined the evidence and arguments from both sides, dismissing the claim filed by Aarur Tamil Nadan, which sought to declare him as the rightful copyright holder of the Enthiran story. Despite this clear judicial resolution, the Enforcement Directorate has proceeded with the attachment of my properties, relying on an independent report from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), and ignoring the binding judgment of the Hon'ble High Court in C.S.No.914/2010. Furthermore, the private complaint referred to by the Enforcement Directorate has already been stayed by the Hon'ble High Court, Chennai in the order passed in Crl.MP.No.13914/23 in Crl.Op.No.20452/23. Given these facts, I am deeply disheartened by the continued action of the ED, despite a clear legal ruling from the Civil Court, which categorically stated that no copyright violation took place. This overreach represents a blatant abuse of the legal process. I trust the authorities will review their actions and cease further proceedings in this matter. Should they fail to do so, I will have no choice but to appeal against the attachment order. Attachment: Judgment passed in C.S.No.914/2010 dated 15.06.2023

Ajith's Vidamuyurchi's Producers Lyca Productions would make a table profit of Rs 15 crores after the OTT- satellite rights are sold and revenue from own overseas distribution ( made good profits) minus the India theatrical business revenue. As Lyca had not sold the Tamil Nadu area to any outside distributor and distributed on their own and giving it on refundable advance, no one will come to claim losses. Here is the breakup: VIDAAMUYARCHI BOX-OFFICE - AUSSIE INDIAN With releases of NEEK and Dragon. Vidaamuyarchi theatrical business is almost closed. So let's see final box-office; ROI is Rest of India and Os is Overseas Budget - 185 cr Ajith Re64 muneration- 100 cr Trisha- 3 cr Arjun Sarja - 2 cr Regina- 1 cr Anirudh - 10 cr Magizh - 6 cr Rest of the cast and crew- 8 cr Production - 55 cr (Including prints and publicity) Theatrical Business TN- 65 cr (Own release ) OS - 18 cr (Own release) TS - 5 cr (Outright sold) ROI - 7 cr (Outright sold ) Total- 95 cr Non theatricals OTT - 55 cr Satellite, audio and digital- 50 cr Overall- 200 cr Table profit (Expected ) - 15 cr Theatrical collections TN- 79 cr gross or 41.5 cr share (63% recovery ) Verdict for TN alone - Flop Telugu states - 3 cr gross or 1.65 cr share (33% recovery ) Verdict for Telugu states alone - Disaster ROI - 12.5 cr gross or 5.75 cr share (82 % ) Verdict for ROI - Average OS - 40 cr or 19.8 cr share (110% ) Verdict for OS - hit Overall - 134.5 cr gross or 68.7 cr share Recovery -72% Verdict - Below Average Profit/ loss TN- Producer: 36 cr , Distributors- NA Telugu states- Producer: 4.5 cr , Distributors : - 2.25 cr ROI - Producer : 7.2 cr , Distributors: -1.25 cr OS- Produxer : 18.1 cr , Distributors- NA Overall- Producers Theatraical revenue- 65.8 cr Distributors losses- 3.5 cr Producer final statement : 65.8 + 105- 185 = - 14.2 cr Conclusion- Lyca lost 14.2 cr Distributors lost 3.5 cr Movie Verdict is below average Source Balus box office

Ajith to rock with Simran in Good Bad Ugly / Keerthi Pandian back with Akenam

Ajith fans have a good news. The Valee jodi is coming back in Good Bad and Ugly. Yes Simran and Ajith in the film. Simran acted in two films with Ajith and second was Unnai kodu Ennai tharuven directed by Kavee Kalidas. It was a disaster. Actually Simran- Thalapathy made a great combo and has some good rollicking songs together. Already Trisha is the heroine and their last outing was Vidamuyurchi , a disaster. Though majority feel that it was not a bad film, the unnecessary divorce= extra martial portions took the sheen off the lead pair. The gut feeling is that GBU should cover up the VM disaster. April 10 is release date and next week comes the teaser. GVP songs magic has yet to take off. According to sources, Good Bad Ugly will have a minimum of 10 elevation scenes for the actor Ajith Kumar and will be a mass commercial package and have the potential to become a blockbuster success similar to Rajinikanth’s Jailer.

Simran’s upcoming film Tourist Family with Sasikumar has come in for praise. Overseas Distributor of the film wrote on X - Vithurs, who has bought the overseas rights of director Abhishan Jeevinth’s upcoming feel-good family entertainer, ‘Tourist Family’, featuring actors Sasikumar and Simran in the lead, has called the film a “gem” and said, that as an Eelam Tamil, the film was close to his heart.

he first look of the new film, titled 'Akenam', starring the multi-faceted actor-producer-distributor Arun Pandian, has been released. 'Makkall Selvan' Vijay Sethupathi, actor Ashok Selvan, actress Aishwarya Rajesh - director Gokul - actress Ramya Pandian jointly released it on their social media pages and congratulated the film crew. Directed by Uday K, the film 'Akenam' stars Arun Pandian, Keerthi Pandian, Praveen Raja, Aditya Shivpink, Ramesh Thilak, G. M. Sundar, Aditya Menon, Seetha and many others. Vignesh Govindarajan has handled the cinematography and Bharat Veeraragavan has composed the music for this film. Divethian has handled the editing and Raja has handled the art direction. It is also worth noting that all the technicians working in this film are making their debut through the film 'Akenam'. This film, which is being prepared as an emotional work with entertainment elements, has been produced by producer Arun Pandian on behalf of A & B Groups.

Talking about the film, the director said, "The screenplay of the film Aakenam is vibrant and exciting. The film was shot in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry as well as in some important parts of North India. The background music of the film has been recorded in famous music halls in European countries to ensure that it is of international standard. In addition, the film features the national award-winning Odissi dance master Mr. Gangadhar Nayak and his team, along with many North Indian dance artists, in the song sequence featured in the film. The film 'Aakenam' will provide a different cinematic experience to the fans." The shooting of the film has been completed and the post-production work is currently in full swing. The title and first look of the film have been released.

Vidamuyurchi 2025 First Disaster / Suriya Retro 1st single / Vikram Prabhu - Sushmitha Bhat film launched

Vidamuyurchi released on February 6. It had a four-day extended opening weekend but failed to make the most of it. In the opening weekend, it earned only 63.25 crores. On Monday, the collection dropped to 3.20 crores, a sharp decline of 88% compared to the opening day’s 27 crores. Compared to Sunday’s 12.50 crores, it dropped 74%.Yesterday, on day 5, Vidaamuyarchi witnessed an upward trend, but it was useless since only 3.35 crores came in. Such jumps won’t take the film anywhere, and its fate is very much sealed. Including Tuesday’s numbers, the total collection at the Indian box office stands at 69.80 crore net. Ajith Kumar starrer is an expensive film with a budget of a whopping 185 crores. Compared to this cost, the film has earned only 69.80 crores, meaning only 37.72% of the total budget has been recovered so far. A huge amount of 115.20 crores is yet to be recovered. It’s clear that Vidaamuyarchi won’t recover its budget and face a box office deficit, thus ending its theatrical journey as a losing affair. Meanwhile, globally, the film has earned 118.84 crore gross in 6 days. It includes 82.36 crore gross from India and 36.48 crore gross from overseas.

The much-awaited film “Retro” starring lead actor Suriya and directed by Karthik Subbaraj has been getting fans excited with successive updates. In this context, the first single song “Kannadi Poove” has been released as a beautiful melody song that will captivate the hearts of the fans. This song has been composed and sung by composer Santhosh Narayanan with lyricist Vivek's wonderful lyrics. The song has been winning the hearts of music fans since its release and is receiving a huge response. The film stars Suriya in the lead role and stars Pooja Hegde as his partner. Jayaram, Joju George, Karunakaran, Nasser, Sujith Shankar, Tamil, Premkumar, Ramya Suresh and many other leading stars have acted together. Cinematographer Shreyas Krishna has handled the cinematography for this film, while Santhosh Narayanan has composed the music. Shafiq Muhammad Ali has handled the editing work. Touted to be an action-packed romantic entertainer, the film is produced by 2D Entertainment under the banner of producers Jyothika and Surya, along with Stone Bench Productions. Rajasekhar Karpoor Sundarapandyan and Karthikeyan Santhanam have served as co-producers. The shooting of this film has been completed in four phases in Andaman, Ooty, Kerala, and Chennai. The film is scheduled to be released in theaters worldwide on May 1st. https://youtu.be/eNX9VqUzBco

Debut filmmaker Shanmuga Priyan embarks on his directorial journey with the film ‘Love Marriage’, starring Vikram Prabhu & Sushmitha Bhat (Heroine of Gvm-Mammootty’s Film fame) in the lead roles. The film also features Meenakshi Dinesh, Ramesh Thilak, Aruldoss, Gajaraj, Muruganantham, and Kodangi Vadivelu among others in pivotal roles. Furthermore, Sathyaraj is playing a special cameo in this movie. Sean Roldan, the current sensation in Tamil music industry, is composing music for this film .Madhan Christopher is handling cinematograph. Bharath Vikraman is overseeing editing works and M. Murali is taking care of production designing. The film laced with entertainment elements, set against the rural backdrops. Produced by the makers of last year’s summer super hit film STAR - “Rise East Entertainment” is associating with “Assure Films, for another Summer release Director Shanmuga Priyan had earlier worked as an associate director for filmmaker Anand Shankar on the films NOTA and Enemy, and as a co-director for film maker Ra.Karthik on the film ‘Nitham Oru Vaanam’ Shedding lights on the film, director Shanmuga Priyan says, “A heartwarming family entertainer set in a charming village, this film brings laughter and emotion as it follows the hilarious and relatable journey of men struggling with the ‘Late marriage’ dilemma.” While the film’s shooting is already wrapped up and postproduction work is in full swing, the film’s first look has been released now. Significantly, fans and film enthusiasts are appreciating the impressive style of the hero, heroine & other characters' appearance in the first look.