Dhanush own voice for Kuberaa Telugu - Tamil average Box office / Only Ranveer as Shathimaan

 Sir/Vaathi was the first bilingual actor of Dhanush, and he once again acted in a bilingual movie, Kuberaa, directed by Sekhar Kammula with Nagarjuna in a crucial role. Though the film received superb collections, Kuberaa’s Tamil version underperformed at the box office.

Rarely do we see day 2 being bigger than the opening day for a film, but Sekhar Kammula’s Kuberaa achieved it. The film sold 328K tickets on the BookMyShow ticketing app on the opening day, and it sold 339K tickets on the second day.

Overall, the day 2 collections of the film are 10% higher than the opening day. But the only concern for the film is the Tamil version’s box office performance. The film has to witness a 30-40% jump from day 1, as it received an average start. 

However, the day 2 and day 3 jump for the Tamil version is minimal, and it is not happening in the expected range. So, despite having a superb weekend in theaters, Kuberaa’s Tamil version underperformed at the box office.

If the film sees good collections in Tamil like Telugu, then the weekend could have been much bigger. The trade expected a 50-50 contribution from Tamil and Telugu at the box office.

But as far as 2-day collections are concerned, 70% of the numbers are coming from Telugu and 30% from Tamil.

 

Talented filmmaker who has been behind Minnal Murali and Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey, Basil Joseph, is going to make this Indian Superhero film as per reports. And it seems that perhaps his favourite choice for the lead role Shaktimaan is none other than Ranveer Singh.

However, it cannot be forgotten that the OG Shaktimaan, Mukesh Khanna, took the media by a frenzy in his outrage against Ranveer being cast as Shaktimaan. This brought a lot of shame for Ranveer who then decided to part ways with the film for the time being and focus on more promising projects like Don 3. Recently, reports from his team stated that he won’t be producing Shaktimaan as he is busy with Dhurandhar and Don 3. There were reports that Allu Arjun will take over this role and his fans were elated with this prospect.

But Basil has now stated that “No one else is doing Shaktimaan. It is Ranveer Singh and no one else.” Amidst all this confusion, fans and experts are saying Ranveer should stay away from this project as it is too controversial and looks like it lacks potential. Clarifications and updates are awaited from Ranveer’s end, even his well wishers don’t want him to associate with such a film.

But Basil has now stated that “No one else is doing Shaktimaan. It is Ranveer Singh and no one else.” Amidst all this confusion, fans and experts are saying Ranveer should stay away from this project as it is too controversial and looks like it lacks potential. Clarifications and updates are awaited from Ranveer’s end, even his well wishers don’t want him to associate with such a film.

READ our Report; https://southfilmy.blogspot.com/2025/01/ajith-kumar-spells-out-future-plans.html

Kubera Story Details / Anushka in Kaithi 2 / Nagarjuna for Coolie Telugu Rights

 According to reports, Kubera follows Nagarjuna in the role of a ruthless Chartered Accountant — not your typical desk-bound number cruncher, but a mastermind strategist disillusioned by the corrupt elite. In a bold attempt to strike back, he assembles a group of roadside beggars, transforming them into fake businessmen to open Swiss bank accounts. With forged identities and strategic finesse, they launder unaccounted black money, eventually routing all the funds into Nagarjuna’s personal vault.

However, just when everything seems to be going perfectly, the tables turn.

Enter Dhanush, portraying one of the beggars. But he’s no ordinary pawn — he’s a cunning force who has secretly outwitted Nagarjuna at his own game. Having already rerouted the entire fortune for himself, Dhanush becomes the unexpected threat in a gripping cat-and-mouse game where deceit, survival, and revenge take center stage.

Anushka Shetty is all set to play a gangster in Kaithi2 directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj . Pre Production is complete and filming will start. Benz the film from Lokesh Cinematic Universe is that it will have Madonna Sebastain playing the same role that she played in Leo. she appeared as the sister of the protagonist. stars Raghava Lawrence in the lead, with Nivin Pauly and Madhavan in crucial roles. Benz will have a connection to Leo from LCU. Samyukta and Priyanka Mohan are the lead actresses of the film, and the shooting is going on now. Anushka Shetty is all set to return to the big screen with her upcoming crime thriller ‘Ghaati’, which will release in theatres worldwide on July 11, 2025. The makers recently announced the new release date along with a brand-new poster that has fans excited.

On the Lokesh- Rajini film Coolie , Tamil Nadu trade is usingThug Life debacle to cut down the price byt Andhra and TS it is different. Despite the release of NTr Jr War 2 a Hindi film dubbed in Telugu as competition, Dil Raju, Asian Sunil, Sithara Naga Vamsi, and Annapurna Studios —the last being owned by Nagarjuna are in the race for distributorship. Nagarjuna who acted in the film joining the race has added more punch as he being an insider knows best. So far the bidding price is Rs 45 crores excluding GST and will touch Rs 50 crores. To get a profit, Coolie must collect Rs 125 crores gross.

Reports are rife that a promo for this T Rajendar, Anirudh sung Coolie first single has been shot, which is expected to be unveiled before the song's release in July, 2025. To the unversed, the multi-faceted T Rajendar is a veteran actor, director, producer, writer, lyricist and singer, best known to the current generation as the father of an equally multi-talented Silambarasan TR. 

Nagarjuna in Tamil Director Karthik film / Samantha no to Rs 200 cr alimony / Yami Gautam as Shah Bano Begum

According to TV9 Telugu, Nagarjuna Akkineni has reportedly chosen new Tamil director Karthik to direct his landmark film. Karthik made his directorial debut with the romantic drama film Nitham Oru Vaanam in 2022, featuring Ashok Selvan in a triple role alongside Ritu Varma and Aparna Balamurali in the principal roles. The movie received critical acclaim from the audience. Nagarjuna has always encouraged new talents and worked with many new talents, and it looks like he is following the same formula for his 100th film. Reportedly, the two have discussed the story and are working on the script. An official confirmation is yet to be announced. Expectations are high as this is his 100th film, and he hasn’t delivered any solo hits in years. The actor will be seen featuring in crucial roles in Rajinikanth’s Coolie directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and Dhanush’s Kuberaa, directed by Shekar Kamula. Both films are due for release this year. Nagarjuna Akkineni fans are eagerly waiting for the comeback of their beloved King.

Samantha refused to accept an alimony of Rs 200 crore from Nagachaitanya as she wanted to be financially independent. Meanwhile media was shocked to see Music composer G V Prakash and wife Saindavi come together to family court to appear for a mutual consent divorce ptetition. The couple, who tied the knot in 2013, courted for several years before they wed. The couple, who got married in 2013, have a daughter named, Anvi. During the proceedings, the two confirmed their mutual decision to separate and requested legal approval for divorce. Following this, the court postponed the case for further hearings. The two left together in the same car.

On March 24, the team behind the highly-successful and critically acclaimed horror film Bramayugam, starring Mammootty, took to their social media on March 24, Monday, to announce that they had begun shooting for their second venture, which would be with actor Pranav Mohanlal, and has been billed as a horror mystery film. The film, which began rolling in Kochi, is being directed by Bramayugam director Rahul Sadasivan. More On #NSS2 The new film, which has been billed as a horror film, is being produced by YNOT Studios along with Night Shift Studios, which, according to the producers, "is a genre-centric production house, to exclusively produce horror-thriller genre films".

Yami Gautam To Play Shah Bano Begum In The Film After the success of Article 370, Yami Gautam is ready for another powerful role. She will portray Shah Bano Begum, a woman who fought a long legal battle for alimony in the 1980s. Emraan Hashmi has also joined the cast in an intense role and will play her husband. His character (a well-known lawyer) was at the heart of the case, which led to national political and legal debates. According to TV9 Telugu, Nagarjuna Akkineni has reportedly chosen new Tamil director Karthik to direct his landmark film. Karthik made his directorial debut with the romantic drama film Nitham Oru Vaanam in 2022, featuring Ashok Selvan in a triple role alongside Ritu Varma and Aparna Balamurali in the principal roles. The movie received critical acclaim from the audience. Nagarjuna has always encouraged new talents and worked with many new talents, and it looks like he is following the same formula for his 100th film. Reportedly, the two have discussed the story and are working on the script. An official confirmation is yet to be announced. Expectations are high as this is his 100th film, and he hasn’t delivered any solo hits in years. The actor will be seen featuring in crucial roles in Rajinikanth’s Coolie directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and Dhanush’s Kuberaa, directed by Shekar Kamula. Both films are due for release this year. Nagarjuna Akkineni fans are eagerly waiting for the comeback of their beloved King.

Where is Vandanam Girija of Gadha Jam fame ?

Where has Girija the girl in Vandanam by Priyadarshan and Geethanjali by Mani Rathinam vanish? Yes vanish !. Both films are iconic movies. Geethanjali for example led to Geethanjali dresses a craze in campus and the comedy scenes like Girija telling I love you to Mohanlal are all time classic. I remember that Girija was featured in Screen by me on the front page. Priyan told me that Girija is a Britisher and came to cinema by accident as she was down here to learn classical dancing. Girija was born in 1969 in Orsett, Essex her father is a doctor from Karnataka and her mother is a British. Currently she is a writer staying in London, now she is writing for a shipping magazine. In 2014 she won Social Media Journalist of the Year as senior reporter for UHS Maritime Fairplay at Seahorse Journalist Awards, London.

Girija is an expert dancer, since the age of 18 she got trained in classical dance, Bharatanatyam. She completed a doctoral thesis in Integral Yoga Philosophy and Indian Spiritual Psychology from Cardiff University in 2003. Fine but what surprised me was this information L In 2024 she made her comeback after a long gap to the film industry by acting in the Kannada film Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali, Rakshit Shetty produced the film. Girija did the role of Madhumita alongside Vihan Gowda, Ankita Amar and Mayuri Nataraj. The film received good response from the audience and the critics expressed their positive opinion about the film. Times critic wrote ; Manirathnam’s Geethanjali fans will also get to see the beautiful Girija Shettar in a memorable role.

A flashback ; n 1992 she signed for the Bollywood film Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar. She was supposed to act opposite Aamir Khan as a leading actress but she left the project in the middle to complete her prior commitment. So after the first schedule she was replaced by actress Ayesha Julka. In the same film Girija made a special appearance in the song Jawa ho yaron… In the same year she got an opportunity to work in another Telugu film Hrudayanjali under the direction of A. Raghurami Reddy. Though the film was completed in 1992 it got released after a decade in 2002. The film won 3 Nandi Awards but due to delayed release it received negative response and didn't receive proper recognition. Recently, in an interview with a daily, the actress revealed that she never knew that the scene ‘Gadha Jam had got a cult status in Kerala. ...

Rajinikanth Coolie wrap up- See exciting stills of Aamir- Nagarjuna- Upendra

Rajinikanth’s Coolie shooting has been wrapped up and producer Sun announced it. Lokesh Kanagaraj took 160 days shooting days so far and it his most number od days that spend on a film till now. The shooting days details of earlier filmss: MaaNagaram: 45 days, Kaithi: 62 days, Master: 130 days, Vikram: 110 days, Leo: 125 days.The shooting started in July 2024 under the direction of Lokesh Kanagaraj and ended in March 2025. The star-studded cast also includes Nagarjuna, Upendra, Shruti Haasan, Soubin Shahir, Sathyaraj, Reba Monica John, Aamir Khan in a cameo role, and Pooja Hegde in a special dance number

Superstar Rajinijanth had begun the shooting of director Lokesh Kanagaraj's upcoming film, 'Coolie', in Hyderabad on July 5, last year. The production house, Sun Pictures, announced the news with a special poster. Shruti Haasan joined the cast and for the first time was sharing screen space with Rajinikanth . Aamir Khan make a special cameo in Coolie, a role insiders describe as pivotal to the film’s storyline. This collaboration between two cinematic legends has been carefully crafted to heighten the film's dramatic intensity and provide audiences with a memorable experience. The two are finally collaborating together 30 years after their last outing 'Aatank Hi Aatank' in 1995.

Aamir Khan and Upendra were seen spending quality time in Jaipur. Aamir Khan also recorded a special video to promote Kannada actor Upendra's upcoming film, Ui - The Movie, Upendra shared the video and wrote, "Dear Aamir sir, it was a dream come true moment to meet and seek your blessings for UI The Warner Movie. thanks for your love and support (sic)."

Interestingly, while the fans believed that 'Coolie' was a part of Lokesh's cinematic universe, he recently revealed that it is a stand-alone film. The director assured his fans that LCU (Lokesh's Cinematic Universe) would have more films, including 'Kaithi 2' and 'Vikram 2', but the Rajinikanth starrer is going to be a special film in its own right. Originally announced as Thalaivar 171 in September 2023, the film was officially titled Coolie in April 2024. Filming began in July 2024, with locations spanning Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur, and Bangkok. The movie is expected to hit screens worldwide in 2025 in both standard and IMAX formats.

Sivakarthikeyan to join Atlee- Allu Arjun / Vijay Devarakonda to replace Nagarjuna in BB Telugu

Following Salman Khan taking to social media slamming Atlee for keeping their idol waiting and then moving to Allu Arjun, a report says that Rajinikanth will give dates only in 2026 for Atlee and Salman film and so Atlee met the latter and apologized for the delay reports Bollywood Hungama. Atlee met Salman a couple of days back and explained the plight. “He explained all the issues to Salman Khan and the superstar was more than okay to wait for a year and team up with Atlee in 2026. He understood that the budgets warrant presence of another superstar and respected Atlee’s decision to make another film before moving on to a project with him. Atlee apologised to Salman for keeping his dates blocked for a year and has promised to return in 2026.” The meeting went off smooth and both Salman and Atlee parted ways on a positive note with a hug. “Salman wished Atlee all the luck for his next with Allu Arjun and also confessed to be a big fan of the work done by the Pushpa star. He also told Atlee to not be apologetic as films getting delayed is the nature of industry.” According to reports from 123Telugu, popular Tamil star Sivakarthikeyan is being considered for this crucial role. He is currently shooting for Parasakthi under Sudha Kongara’s direction. The actor has reportedly requested the director to finish all his portions by May, as he has two other major projects lined up. Sudha Kongara has adjusted the filming schedule accordingly.

As per a report by Siasat, the makers of Bigg Boss Telugu are exploring options to revamp the show with a younger hero and talks are with Vijay Devarakonda. Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 is also changing how contestants are selected. In the past, the show included common people along with celebrities. This time, only well-known stars will be part of the show.