Vijay’s four superhit movies to be re-released on his birthday

Ilayathalapathy Vijay is turning 43 on the 22nd of this month and his fans have been arranging extensive celebrations all across Tamil Nadu. It is a common practice these days to re-release blockbuster movies of big stars’ on their birthdays. Likewise, on this birthday, Vijay’s four movies are being re-released in Tamil Nadu.

According to reports from Kollywood media, Pokkiri, Kaththi, Thuppakki and Thalaivaa will be screened in selected centres in Tamil Nadu. Vijay fans are going all out to make their matinee idol’s birthday a very memorable one.

As a treat for the actor’s fans, the title and first look poster of Vijay’s upcoming with director Atlee will be released. Tentatively titled as Vijay 61, it is one of the most anticipated Tamil movies of the year. Baahubali writer KV Vijayendra has penned the story and Atlee has written the screenplay.

Vijay is playing a triple role for the first time in his career and he will be seen in multiple looks in the movie. Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen and Kajal Agarwal are playing the female leads.
SJ Suryah will be seen as the villain while Sathyaraj, Sathyan, Vadivelu and Kovai Sarala are also part of the cast. AR Rahman is handing the music department. The movie is produced by Sri Thenandal Films.

Anushka Shetty thanks her Bhagmati co-star Unni Mukundan

Post Baahubali, Anushka Shetty has become one of the most sought after female actors in the country. Her spectacular performance as Devasena won her widespread appreciation from critics as well as the common audience.

Anushka Shetty is one of the very few female actors in the South to enjoy a huge fan following. The audience are eagerly looking forward for her upcoming movies. Her next release will be Bhagmati, a comic horror thriller. Shoot for the movie has already been completed and the team is currently bust working on the post production.

Bhagmati stars Aadhi Pinisetty and Malayali actors Unni Mukundan, Jayaram and Asha Sarath in pivotal roles. Recently, Anushka posted a photo on her Facebook with her co-star Unni Mukundan. She wrote,

Tail end of Bhagmati…. thank you Unni for being such a wonderful co star, friend, your simplicity, talent and the person you are will always make you stand out…Wish you happiness and success in all that you do always forever..
looking forward for more. (sic)

Unni Mukundan, who is one of the busiest among the younger generation of actors in Mollywood, is trying to gain a foothold in the Telugu industry. The actor made his debut in Tollywood by playing the antagonist in last year’s blockbuster movie Janatha Garage.
Unni also took to social media to share his excitement working with Anushka Shetty. He had written,

“So I finished shooting for Bhagmati (Telugu/Tamil/Malayalam) just now. Expect it to hit the theatres at the earliest

To sum it up, I confess that it was a beautiful ride all the way long with one of the most beautiful girl that I have ever interacted with. A beauty which is not skin deep. A wonderful soul. It was lovely knowing you and working with you. I rather keep it short, because for some reason I don’t find words good enough to share my excitement. Wishing you all the goodness around Sweety! Stay Blessed !! Anushka Shetty” (sic)

Bhagmati, directed by G Ashok is made as a multilingual. The movie is being dubbed in Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil languages. It is shot on a big scale involving lot of VFX works. Pramod and V Vamsi Krishna Reddy are jointly producing this big budget movie under the banner of UV Creations.

Adoor Gopalakrishnan against Baahubali

SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali 2: The Conclusion continues to wreak havoc in the box office all across the country. The movie has already grossed over Rs 1600 crores and is currently the second highest grosser in Indian cinema after Aamir Khan’s Dangal. The Baahubali franchise has emerged a huge success proving the real potential of Indian movies in the global market.

However, legendary filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan feels that Baahubali has not contributed anything to Indian cinema. According to him, Baahubali is just another Patala Bhairavi, a Telugu fantasy film released back in 1951. He added that he would not even spend Rs 10 for watching this movie.

It is worth a mention that Adoor Gopalakrishnan had come out criticising the jury when Baahubali: The Beginning won the National Award for best film in 2015. He felt that National Award, and how it was instituted to award high quality films. He said, “When Bahubali gets a National Award, it’s devastating and sends a bad message to influencers.”

Meanwhile, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has crossed it’s first month of theatrical run. The movie’s Hindi version recently created a new record by becoming the first ever Hindi film to earn Rs 500 crores. Apart from this, it has also become the first film to gross over Rs 300 crores in the twin Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The makers are now planning a wide release in China.

Anushka Shetty is not happy with rumours about her relationship with Prabhas

Anushka Shetty and Prabhas have been in the gossip columns for a long time now. The duo share brilliant on-screen chemistry and that has sparked rumours of a real-life romance. But, looks like Anushka is fed up of the rumours and wants this to end soon.

According to latest reports, Anushka was upset with these baseless speculations and decided to find out who was responsible for starting it. Apparently, the actor found out that it was a member of her own team who was spreading these rumours and immediately fired the person.

Recently, there were reports that Anushka would be playing the female lead in Prabhas’ upcoming movie Saaho, but it turns out that the actress is yet to sign for the movie officially. Meanwhile, post production works for her next release Bhagmati is on in full swing. Anushka recently finished dubbing for her portions in the film.

Bhagmati, directed by G Ashok is a comic horror thriller. Since Anushka is now a very popular figure all across the country, the makers of Bhagmati are releasing the movie in Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil languages as well. The movie is expected to hit screens in August.

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion continues to do stupendous business all across the country. The movie has crossed the Rs 1600 crore mark globally. The movie’s Hindi version recently created a new record by becoming the first ever Hindi film to earn Rs 500 crores. It is also the first Indian film to have earned Rs 500 crore in any language in the domestic market.

Brahmin community against Allu Arjun’s Duvvada Jagannadham

Tollywood star Allu Arjun’s upcoming movie Duvvada Jagannadham has landed in a controversy after Brahmin community alleged that the makers are trying to show them in poor light. Members of the community have threatened the makers that they are planning an agitation against the film.

Apparently, they are offended against the use of a line Nammakam Chammakam from the track ‘Asmaika Yoga…Thasmaika Boga’ in the movie. Earlier, the members of Telangana Brahmana Seva Samiti filed a written complaint to Censor Board seeking a ban on the song, ‘Gudilo Badilo Madilo Vadilo’, from the same movie.

The agitators have informed that they are planning to approach the Chief Ministers of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The movie’s lyrics are penned by Sahithi, while popular music director Devi Sri Prasad composed the songs.

Duvvada Jagannadham aka DJ is written and directed by Harish Shankar. The movie stars model turned actress Pooja Hegde as the female lead. Director Harish Shankar is known for his blockbusters movies like Gabbar Singh and Mirapakay. Duvvada Jagannadham is produced by Dil Raju under the banner Sri Venkateswara Creations.

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion all versions inching towards Rs 1700 crores worldwide

SS Rajamouli’s action epic drama Baahubali 2: The Conclusion continues to get great response from the audience. It’s been a month over the movie’s release but there seem to be no real downfall in the collections.

The Prabhas- Rana starrer recently crossed the 1600 crore mark at the box office from it’s earnings in all the versions. According to latest reports, Baahubali 2 has grossed Rs 1345 crores in India from all the langues. In the overseas market, the movie has grossed over Rs 307, taking the worldwide gross to well past Rs 1600 crores.

The movie’s Hindi version recently created a new record by becoming the first ever Hindi film to earn Rs 500 crores. It is the first Indian film to have earned Rs 500 crore in any language in the domestic market. Apart from this, it has also become the first film to gross over Rs 300 crores in the twin Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

The makers are now planning a massive release in China. The humongous success of Aamir Khan starrer Dangal has surely inspired the makers of Baahubali to plan a wide release. The first part- Baahubali: The Beginning was released in 6000 screens in the country but it could not create a big impact there. However, the makers are very optimistic this time around and have made it clear that they are looking to release the film with a proper strategy in China, Japan, Taiwan and the Latin American countries among others.