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.

Roja Madhoo is back / Meiyazhagan with Shahid - Ishan / Sports choreographer joins DQ Game Over

The first look of the Malayalam film Chinna China Aasai, featuring Indrans and Madhoo (formerly Madhubala) in the lead, was released on Monday. Renowned Tamil filmmaker Mani Ratnam officially unveiled the poster. Notably, it takes its title from the popular song from Mani Ratnam’s 1992 film Roja, which starred Madhoo as the titular protagonist.

Chinna Chinna Aasai, shot entirely in Varanasi, is written and directed by debutant Varsha Vasudev, who previously helmed the short film Ente Narayanikku. The upcoming film is produced by Abhijith Babuji under the banner of Babuji Productions. Its technical crew includes cinematographer Faiz Siddik, editor Reckson Joseph, and music director Govind Vasantha.

Madhoo was last seen in Malayalam in Manotharangal, an anthology series based on MT Vasudevan Nair's stories. Up next, she is also part of the Vishnu Manchu-starrer Kannappa, which has cameo appearances by Mohanlal, Prabhas and Akshay Kumar.

Indrans, meanwhile, is part of Suriya's upcoming film directed by RJ Balaji.

   Shahid Kapoor, who last appeared in Deva, a remake of the Malayalam film Mumbai Police (2013), is all set to appear in another remake. Reportedly, Shahid Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter are all set to star in the Meiyazhagan Hindi remake.

he latest reports from the Bollywood circles suggest that Shahid Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter are all set to star in the Meiyazhagan Hindi Remake, with Shahid playing the character of Arvind Swamy while Karthi’s part will be played by Ishan.

As of now, there is no official announcement on this, but it is expected to be out soon. We should wait and see if this remake news is true or not reports Track Tollywood. The Tamil film was produced by Suriya and directed by Prem of 96 fame. The Director is doing the 96 sequel and whether he will do the remake is not known.

roped in noted sports choreographer Rob Miller to handle the cricket scenes in the film. RDX-fame Nahas Hidhayath is directing the film, which is headlined by Dulquer Salmaan. As confirmed by the makers, cricket is an integral part of the film's narrative, and Rob's expertise in staging and choreographing the sport portions is certain to prove handy. He earlier took on the role in Indian films like Chak De India, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, 83, Jersey, Chandu Champion, Maidaan, Azhar, Mary Kom, etc. Notably, Rob was also part of The Zoya Factor, in which Dulquer played the role of the Indian cricket team's captain.

I'm Game is jointly scripted by Sajeer Baba, Bilal Moidu, and Ismail Aboobacker, with dialogues by Aadarsh Sukumaran and Shahabas Rasheed. Along with Dulquer, the film stars Antony Varghese Pepe in a prominent role. The team is currently filming the cricket portions featuring him in Thiruvananthapuram. Dulquer is yet to start shooting for the film.

I'm Game also stars Tamil actor-director Mysskin, Kathir, Samyuktha Viswanathan. Its technical crew includes cinematographer Jimshi Khalid, music director Jakes Bejoy, editor Chaman Chakko, action choreographers Anbariv, and production designer Ajayan Chalissery. It is produced by Dulquer Salmaan and Jom Varghese under the Wayfarer Films banner. Apart from Malayalam, the film will be released in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada.

 

Thalapathy Vijay Jana Nayagan crucial scene rights for Rs 4.5 cr / Jhanvi Kapoor slammed

 

As per reports, a crucial good touch bad touch scene from Bhagavanth Kesari, will be included in Jana Nayagan as per actor Vijay's insistence. As per Telugu 360 website, Sahu Garapati, the producer of Bhagavanth Kesari has sealed the deal and quoted for Rs 4.5 crores.

When it comes to Nandamuri Balakrishna, it’s always spread that he gives speeches that are laced with not-so-understandable Telugu poems, and slaps fans and other anger issues. But then, beating all this negativity into the sky, director Anil Ravipudi made sure that he delivered the right message to everyone through Balayya’s powerful stardom. And the iconic good touch bad touch scene is a testimony of that.

The ‘good touch bad touch’ scene from Bhagwant Kesari stands out big time as the message is powerful for young girls about when should they worry about a man’s touch.

The way Balayya details the scene with his powerful expressions and explains to girls that one should not touch them at particular places is something needed for society right now. The likes of hero Rahul Ravindran felt that this powerful communication coming from Balayya would reach everyone in a week which other mediums will take ten years.

In a recent interview with BBC Asian Network, Bosco Martis talked about choreographers being left out while talking about hit songs. While he praised Vicky Kaushal for gracefully giving credit to him for his hit song Tauba Tauba, he talked about Chuttamalle from Devara going viral with no credit for him. "I wish Janhvi would have spoken about it in her promotions, but fine, it's okay.", said Bosco with a smile. He added, "If they don't realise it, I think, then they don't realise it. So, you do your work, and maybe it's a switch I don't know!" Going back through Bosco interviews , he had given gone gaga over NTR Jr dance movements in the song and kept silent about Jhanvi.

'Chuttamalle' song from Jr NTR and Janhvi Kapoor’s film Devara: Part 1 was an instant chartbuster. Although the song initially faced criticism and backlash for plagiarism, it continued to receive support from Jr NTR fans. The song was also trending high for the number of reels and memes that were made.

Nayanthara-Vignesh Shivan's Twin Sons

Nayanthara-Vignesh Shivan's sons are the latest fans to vibe to NTR and Janhvi Kapoor’s super hit song Chuttamalle. The couple’s twin sons, Uyir and Ulag are a huge fan of music director Anirudh Ravichander's rendition. A video shared by Vignesh shows his sons humming to the song while in a car as Nayanthara captures the adorable moment. The songs also recreated Anirudh's famous hook part 'aah' just at the right time – much to the mom Nayanthara’s awe.

 

Thugfluencers Event Report/ Nagarjuna Back in BB Telugu/ Kubera Tamil goes cheap/ Samantha shifts OTT

 The Thugfluencers Event

REDDIT Discussion; Tamil cinema has completely collapsed to the point where they must now rely on a group of so-called social media influencers with at least 10,000 followers to market their work. The majority of these individuals are untrustworthy, hate-mongers, cringe content producers, and truly have no idea what the movie industry is all about.

The end of this era must be imminent.

Omment; GSKGalaxy

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say what u will, i think the PR team for the movie knows exactly what they are doing. they obviously dont gaf if these so-called "influencers" know shit about the film. but each of them will make their own instagram reel about the experience, and the fact these many influencers are making a reel about it wld drive the popularity of the film to make sure the ordinary person would watch it. or at least make them aware of it.

ps: tho i still dont know why they thought it was okay to call this THUGFLUENCERS. its sending me istg 😭😭😭

 Mid Day reports The launch was an extraordinary affair—The Thugfluencers Event- it was an experience, a full-blown, immersive festival for fans, creators, and influencers who descended from across the country to witness the storm that is Thug Life.

About the trailer launch event

The evening saw the titans of the film grace the stage—Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, A.R. Rahman, Silambarasan TR (STR), Trisha, Abhirami, and Ashok Selvan—each met with roaring applause and standing ovations. As the trailer rolled on giant screens, the atmosphere electrified with gasps, cheers, and goosebumps. Kamal Haasan’s fierce transformation and magnetic screen presence, Ravi K. Chandran’s arresting visuals, and Rahman’s soul-piercing score came together in a montage that evoked power, pain, and purpose. At its core, Thug Life promises a saga of revenge and betrayal, told through the eyes of a man who refuses to be tamed.

The evening also featured candid talk sessions with the cast, where Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam opened up about their collaboration after 36 years. Rahman spoke about how the score is as much a character in the film as the protagonist. STR, Trisha, and the supporting cast shared their experiences of working under Mani Ratnam’s legendary direction and matching steps with Kamal Haasan's powerhouse performance.

To everyone’s pleasant surprise, the Hindi trailer of Thug Life was also unveiled on time, which is not often seen in the case of pan-India biggies. So, in this case, the makers deserve full marks. Thug Life has agreed to Multiplex Associaton of North India to not release the OTT before 8 weeks of the theatre release and so major theatre chains are to screen it in North India. Trailor reviews are positive. Koimoi  reports ; Overall, Thug Life’s trailer promises a crazy ride filled with high-octane action sequences and drama, over a power struggle, of course, with a Mani Ratnam touch.

Nagarjuna Akkineni will return for Season 9 of Bigg Boss Telugu and will reprise his role as the host. There is no change in his contract, and Balakrishna is not stepping in.

Bigg Boss Telugu began with NTR hosting the first season, followed by Nani for the second. From the third season onwards, Nagarjuna took over and has been successfully anchoring the show. In contrast, for the Tamil version, Vijay Sethupathi recently replaced Kamal Haasan, which sparked speculation about a host change in the Telugu version as well.

Initially, it was rumored that Vijay Deverakonda would host the upcoming season to appeal to a younger audience. Later, reports claimed that Nandamuri Balakrishna would take over, riding high on the popularity of his talk show “Unstoppable with NBK.”

However, all these remained mere speculation. Nagarjuna is officially returning to host the show once again. ( telugucinnema.com)

List of probable BB Malayalam contestants are out and no change in host is to take place as Lalettan is very much committed to the show. More so after Empuran L2 was bought by JioHotstar.

Kubera The film’s Tamil Nadu theatrical rights have been bagged by Romeo Pictures, and the rights are said to be valued at 20 Cr on an MG basis. To achieve the target, 40 Cr gross is enough for the film to achieve breakeven, which is for sure a great deal for the distributor, as Dhanush’s Kuberaa’s Tamil Nadu rights have been underpriced. The reason for the film being sold at such a moderate price is that it was projected as a Telugu film, as it has been directed by a Telugu director. The situation is much more similar to Dhanush’s other bilingual movie, Sir [Vaathi].

For the Sir movie also, the same happened, as it did extremely well in Telugu and collected more than 40 Cr gross in Telugu states, whereas in Tamil Nadu it closed under 40 crores.

Samantha Changes OTT platform says no to cut in fees

Samantha Producer of Subham has now signed a deal with JioHotstar for OTT rights after refusing to take a cut in price offered by Zee who had agreed to buy the OTT and TV Telugu rights. Post theatrical release, the film got mixed reviews and an average status at box office.

Aakash Baskaran l Assistant Director to Producer ; ED after him

 Meet Aakas Baskaran :Assistant Director to Vignesh Shivan in Naanum Rowdy Thann which ignitedlove affair between Director and heroine Nayanthara and film was produced by Dhanush, he is a Producer of three films with a combined investment of Rs 500 crores, Baskaran was AD to Perisamy in Amaran. His wife is

 

Aakash Baskaran the Film Producer whose house for the second day is searched by ED is today most searched guy on net Last time when Dhanush and STR who are not pals danced together on stage and Nayanthara was seen sitting couple of chairs away from Dhanush at Aakash wedding was a surprise., She is facing a Rs 10 crore compensation suit from Dhanush. All this happened at Aakash Baskran’s wedding. Let us go a little back. In 2024, Akash Bhaskaran got married to Dharaneeswari, daughter of businessman CK Ranganathan, who owns Cavinkare Pvt Ltd. Her mother is Thenmozhi,  great granddaughter of late DMK Chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.

Dharaneeswari's brother, Manu Ranjith, is married to actor Vikram’s daughter, Akshitha. Aakash Bhaskaran launched Dawn Pictures, a film production company headed by him.

Akash Bhaskaran initially made his debut as an assistant director with the film Naanum Rowdy Than directed by Vignesh Sivan, and later worked as an assistant director in films such as Kathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal, Pavakathaigal, and Amaran. It shocked everyone that an assistant director suddenly became a producer.

When Dhanush's upcoming film Idli Kadai was facing financial difficulties, he took it upon himself to produce it. After that, he has also produced Parasakthi, a film directed by Sudha Kongara starring Siva Karthikeyan, Jayam Ravi and Atharvaa, and Simbu's STR-49, and in a very short period of time, he has been producing such mega-budget films. Not only this, he is also directing and producing the film Idyam Murali, starring Atharvaa.

His maiden project is Dhanush's Idly Kadai, which will release in theatres on October 1. The film is also directed by Dhanush, and co-stars Nithya Menen, Sathyraj, Parthiban and Shalini Pandey.

He is also producing Sivakarthikeyan's Parashakti. directed by Sudha Kongara and starring Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan, Atharvaa and Sreeleela. The film is produced on a budget of Rs 200 crore.
Dawn Pictures is the banner behind Silambarasan TR's STR 49 directed by Ramkumar Balakrishnan. It stars Santhanam, Kayadu Lohar and VTV Ganesh as well.

Aaksh also turns director with Idhayam Murali. The film stars Atharvaa Murali, Kayadu Lohar in lead roles, alongside Preity Mukhundhan, Natty Subramaniam, Niharika NM and Thaman S.

Baskaran Akash is currently associated with 6 companies in various capacities such as Director and Individual Promoter. He serve as a Director at THAMMAMPATTY SWARNA MAALIGAI JEWELLERS PRIVATE LIMITED , AAKASH BASKARAN CREATIVE STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED, DAWN PICTURES PRIVATE LIMITED, THULI STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED, AAKASH BASKARAN PROPERTIES PRIVATE LIMITED

 

Aakash Baskaran, producer at Dawn Pictures came under The Enforcement Directorate (ED) scanner on May 16, for producing several high-budget films worth Rs 400-550 crores - all at the same time.

Samantha is no Home Breaker -Details / Chiyaan with Rajamouli- Mahesh ? / Manju next Tamil film details

 

Those who were calling Samantha as home breaker need to check again as Raj with whom she is seen around had divorced his wife way back in 2022. They have a son from that marriage. In fact a photo of Raj  with a girl was posted as his daughter. The girl is co director DK’s daughter. “Samantha and Raj are considering moving in together and are scouting for properties. They have the intent to live together and are working in that direction."

It was also clarified that Raj divorced his former wife Shyamali in 2022 and grew close to Samantha while working on Citadel. "Raj got officially divorced to Shhyamali in 2022 and found love in Samantha after they collaborated for Citadel. Meanwhile, reports about Raj being spotted with his daughter are false. He doesn’t have a daughter, and the kid he was spotted with is his co-director Krishna Dk’s daughter,” cleared the source

ON four occasions, Sam had posted her with Raj and now the fifth was after Shubham , her maiden Production . Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu penned a special post on the success of her film Subham, and a picture from the grid featured her with Raj Nidimoru. One picture shows Raj posing for a picture near a poster of Subham. Another picture features him helping her during her cameo as Maatha, and one sweet picture even shows her cozying up to him in what looks like a aeroplane

Manju Warrier next Tamil film is with Arya- Gautham Karthik titled Mr X and is directed by FIR fame Manu. It has Sarathkumar, Raiza Wilson, Anegha among others. Film is nearing release.

Chiyaan Vikram is the latest to join the SS Rajamouli- Mahesh Babu film is the buzz. After reports said that Prithviraj had dropped out of this project, Vikram was mentioned but after the former reported for the shooting, it died down. Now once again the buzz puts the name of Chiyaan Vikram and this time for a different role. Vikram had said that he and Rajamouli are pals and in talks and that they might just join. 

Kamal Haasan- As a Director I would have Died on the Streets / June Biggies List

 Kamal has released an interview with the Hollywood  Reporter today, yet another  brilliant one. Though most of it is known to scribes down South , some were striking like the scripting of Thug Life. Recently the team gave several interviews for the Telugu media which will be released soon.

ON why Kamal took up acting full time;

Kamal Haasan shared that K Balachander liked his story and used it in the film Zara Si Zindagi. At 19, Kamal told him he wanted to be a director, but Balachander said it would be a tough life and he might end up riding in autos. He told Kamal to become an actor instead. Kamal said, “Forget riding an auto rickshaw, I would’ve probably died in one had I not taken his advice."

The famous actor said many of his talented friends died sadly on the streets. He remembered what Balachander told him and decided to focus on acting. “The died on the streets," he said, looking back on the advice that Balachander gave him. “That’s how I decided to totally go into acting. If I had made that mistake, he would’ve been right… I’ve seen many of my friends die like that… That is why I am grateful to Mr Balachander, because I could’ve gone down that route. I would’ve died with my angst, with my unfulfilled dreams, in an auto rickshaw. And nobody would know that there is a dead body in the auto rickshaw."

More at https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/kamal-haasan-interview-thug-life-and-nayakan-make-you-understand-the-futility-of-violence

Promo shedules l Note A R Rahman Australia concert missing

The Schedule:

Okay so here is the planned schedule.

• TRAILER LAUNCH TAMIL - MAY 17TH
• TRAILER LAUNCH HINDI - MAY 20TH
• TRAILER LAUNCH MALAYALAM - MAY 21ST
• TRAILER LAUNCH TELUGU - MAY 22ND
• AUDIO LAUNCH - MAY 24TH AT SAIRAM COLLEGE
• PRE RELEASE EVENT (DEHLI) - MAY 26TH
• PRE RELEASE EVENT (BANGALORE) - MAY 27TH
• PRE RELEASE EVENT (TRIVANDRUM) - MAY 28TH
• PRE RELEASE EVENT (VIZAG) - MAY 29TH
• PRE RELEASE EVENT (MALAYSIA) - MAY 31ST
• PRE RELEASE EVENT (DUBAI) - JUNE 1ST
• THUG LIFE RELEASE - JUNE 5TH.
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  ·         Starting with Thug Life starring Kamal Haasan, which will release on June 5th worldwide. The film is carrying great buzz, with the promotional content also impressing the majority of the audience. The film is also the combo of Kamal Haasan and Director Mani Ratnam, who re-united after nearly 3 decades.

  ·         Hari Hara Veera Mallu, starring Pawan Kalyan, which faced multiple shoot delays and release postponements, has finally locked its release date on June 13th. The film is a period drama directed by Krish and A.M. Jyothi Krishna.

  ·         Kubera starring Dhanush is directed by Sekhar Kammula. The film has been scheduled to release on June 20th worldwide. The film also stars Nagarjuna in a crucial role and also has a good buzz.

  ·         Kannappa starring Manchu Vishnu is a heavy budgeted film based on the devotee of Lord Shiva, Bhakta Kannappa. The film will release on June 27th. There are high expectations of the film due to its large scale making and visuals.

   

   

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