South Indian Cinema and Songs

[Itachi]

Not even close. Maybe back in the days of Satyajit Ray, but not now. Bengali industry is remaking Tamil and Malayalam movies these days..

If you'll like drishyam type movie, then yup, Bengali movies won't be your cup of tea.

In terms of modern Bengali movies, I watched sweater. A very good real life movie.

 

[OldWarHorse]

I avoid watching south Indian movies. Most are devoid of good story, script and nothing but some absurd fighting.

The good ones I do appreciate but as time passing by, those good movies from south Indian movie industry is decreasing.

Malayalam movies are the best of the lot, Tamil movies are good too. Watch some well rated ones you will change your mind. Bollywood movies in comparison are not even in the same ballpark

 

[street cricketer]

If you'll like drishyam type movie, then yup, Bengali movies won't be your cup of tea.

In terms of modern Bengali movies, I watched sweater. A very good real life movie.

Brother, movies like the one you described are dime a dozen in malayalam cinema. It specialises in realistic movies based on very grounded scripts and so tends to have a lot of these off beat/non commercial movies. Tamil cinema tends to be a lot more experimental because it has much greater revenue but it gets the balance between off beat cinema and commercial cinema right. Telugu cinema tends to veer too much into the commercial cinema sector but they are also coming up with some good scripts these days. Kannada cinema is the weakest in the south but I did like the recent one I watched (Dia).

Overall, malayalam cinema is probably the best if you like movies like Sweater. Tamil movies have better options if you want a bit more experimental genres in a bigger production value.

P.S.: I watched a wild Assamese movie called "Aamis" which I thought was very good, about an year back.

 

[Itachi]

Malayalam movies are the best of the lot, Tamil movies are good too. Watch some well rated ones you will change your mind. Bollywood movies in comparison are not even in the same ballpark

rating in Tamil movies are misleading. I don't know how they get 8+ ratings. Probably because absurd action type of movies are in trend.

Not my cup of tea.

 

[Itachi]

Brother, movies like the one you described are dime a dozen in malayalam cinema. It specialises in realistic movies based on very grounded scripts and so tends to have a lot of these off beat/non commercial movies. Tamil cinema tends to be a lot more experimental because it has much greater revenue but it gets the balance between off beat cinema and commercial cinema right. Telugu cinema tends to veer too much into the commercial cinema sector but they are also coming up with some good scripts these days. Kannada cinema is the weakest in the south but I did like the recent one I watched (Dia).

Overall, malayalam cinema is probably the best if you like movies like Sweater. Tamil movies have better options if you want a bit more experimental genres in a bigger production value.

P.S.: I watched a wild Assamese movie called "Aamis" which I thought was very good, about an year back.

give some titles. I'll watch.

 

[street cricketer]

give some titles. I'll watch.

What genre is your type?

 

[Itachi]

What genre is your type?

drama. (old Hindi movies type. I love amal Palekar movies).

thriller or horror doesn't attract me.

If it's fighting type, then I like movies e. g. crows zero 1 and 2, unstoppable, the gangster the cop the devil etc.

 

[street cricketer]

drama. (old Hindi movies type. I love amal Palekar movies).

thriller or horror doesn't attract me.

If it's fighting type, then I like movies e. g. crows zero 1 and 2, unstoppable, the gangster the cop the devil etc.

Kaithi
Vikram Vedha
Thani Oruvan (Aravind swamy's character has shades of Dong-seok Ma in the gangster the cop the devil movie).

All action genre movies. I can't suggest drama movies because I'm not sure what you want. The only hindi movies I've seen are cult movies like DDLJ, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Lagaan, Swades, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, etc. I haven't really watched old hindi movies.

 

[globalcitizen]

I can suggest this kannada(sandalwood) movie titled "kavaludaari" . Its about a travel cop solving a old murder case. Enjoyed everything about this film.
FYI this has been remade in Tamil, telugu, malayalam now.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Sarpatta Parambarai

Last week, advertisements for this movie were everywhere in my social media feeds so i went ahead in watching it.

Pleasently surprised. What a stunner of a film!


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[street cricketer]

I loved the character of Dancing Rose



The character was inspired from Prince Naseem, a 90s eccentric British boxer apparently.

 

[Bhaijaan]

I loved the character of Dancing Rose

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The character was inspired from Prince Naseem, a 90s eccentric British boxer apparently.

It was fun

Too much pelvic movement for my liking )

 

[Bhaijaan]

In case anyone is wondering if this movie is all hype, well believe me the movie lives up to the hype and more!! I loved the storyline, i loved the ending. I literally have zero complaints. Its a cinematic masterpiece and i am so proud ''INDIAN'' cinema has come a long way with this and i say this with pride being from the north. We are one country and i never considered Bollywood a true representative of Indian film indstry in general.

Love from Punjab. Keep it up guys. The South has absolutely stamped its authority on movie making.

A much better movie than DANGAL imo.

It's up there with Bhaag Milkha Bhaag as a classic.

 

[JaDed]

Lol there is no way bollywood could compete with the scale of Telugu movies anymore. The Hindi dubbed trailer has even more views lol

Man I have grown massive respect for Telugus after coming to states, they are hustlers as well and extremely patriotic.

 

[street cricketer]

Lol there is no way bollywood could compete with the scale of Telugu movies anymore. The Hindi dubbed trailer has even more views lol

Man I have grown massive respect for Telugus after coming to states, they are hustlers as well and extremely patriotic.

Nobody can beat the Telugus in the blockbuster mass comercial cine genre. They take commercial cinema, in a grand manner so that you always get the return in investment within a few days. Telugu cinema is becoming popular in the B and C centre population in North India because of the same reason. Another reason is that Bollywood often takes movies that are not relatable scripts for the people in towns and rural population, and they relate a lot more with Tollywood movies.

 

[JaDed]

Nobody can beat the Telugus in the blockbuster mass comercial cine genre. They take commercial cinema, in a grand manner so that you always get the return in investment within a few days. Telugu cinema is becoming popular in the B and C centre population in North India because of the same reason. Another reason is that Bollywood often takes movies that are not relatable scripts for the people in towns and rural population, and they relate a lot more with Tollywood movies.

Yup people in Punjab, Haryana, Bihar , UP find Telugu cinema dubbed in hindi way more interesting.

Bollywood hasn't been able to bring any large scale good movies in a long time, except for Amir Khan being the obvious exception and Telugu cinema just keeps rolling one after the other.

I think others should stop trying to imitate Telugu, I saw Mohanlal trying something that flopped miserably.

 

[street cricketer]

Yup people in Punjab, Haryana, Bihar , UP find Telugu cinema dubbed in hindi way more interesting.

Bollywood hasn't been able to bring any large scale good movies in a long time, except for Amir Khan being the obvious exception and Telugu cinema just keeps rolling one after the other.

I think others should stop trying to imitate Telugu, I saw Mohanlal trying something that flopped miserably.

It's got so popular that Tollywood or Telugu cinema has become the representative of south indian cinema like Bollywood is for hindi language cinema. Earlier Tamil cinema used to be the most dominant one, but Telugu films have had a meteoric rise in the last few years and have overtaken Kollywood in the mass comercial cinema genre that even good Tamil dubbed movies get comments from people in the north as "Tollywood always produces good cinema"

Yeah my brother kept pestering me to watch this movie called Lucifer, which apparently was a hit in Kerala, but I didn't like it at all. I said to him the same, I like Malayalam cinema when it produces relatable down to earth cinema with subtle scripts like Premam, Om Shanti oshaana or Ayyappanum koshiyum. When Kerala cinema produces mass movies like Lucifer or Pulimurugan, it just appears very unnatural and contrived, which doesn't suit malayalam cinema. Telugu cinema specialises in mass movie genre, hard for any industry to match Telugu cinema in that genre.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Yup people in Punjab, Haryana, Bihar , UP find Telugu cinema dubbed in hindi way more interesting.

Bollywood hasn't been able to bring any large scale good movies in a long time, except for Amir Khan being the obvious exception and Telugu cinema just keeps rolling one after the other.

I think others should stop trying to imitate Telugu, I saw Mohanlal trying something that flopped miserably.

lol all the shops in Punjab these days play dubbed telugu movies. They like the action sequences, the dance moves etc.
Eagerly waiting for RRR, have seen the trailer 3-4 times and looks fantastic.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

lol all the shops in Punjab these days play dubbed telugu movies. They like the action sequences, the dance moves etc.
Eagerly waiting for RRR, have seen the trailer 3-4 times and looks fantastic.

All Thanks to Sony and Zee Cinema.. the movies translated have some of the funniest dialogues..
My first Telugu movie was Happy Days.. I believe with Tamanna.. and then I have seen Pokiri. Both in Telugu with subtitles.

 

[JaDed]

It's got so popular that Tollywood or Telugu cinema has become the representative of south indian cinema like Bollywood is for hindi language cinema. Earlier Tamil cinema used to be the most dominant one, but Telugu films have had a meteoric rise in the last few years and have overtaken Kollywood in the mass comercial cinema genre that even good Tamil dubbed movies get comments from people in the north as "Tollywood always produces good cinema"

Yeah my brother kept pestering me to watch this movie called Lucifer, which apparently was a hit in Kerala, but I didn't like it at all. I said to him the same, I like Malayalam cinema when it produces relatable down to earth cinema with subtle scripts like Premam, Om Shanti oshaana or Ayyappanum koshiyum. When Kerala cinema produces mass movies like Lucifer or Pulimurugan, it just appears very unnatural and contrived, which doesn't suit malayalam cinema. Telugu cinema specialises in mass movie genre, hard for any industry to match Telugu cinema in that genre.

Yes it was hard to explain to my cousins that I know about Tamil cinema but not Telugu lol.(Damn Allu Arjun) .

Malyalam cinema right now is what Tamil cinema was in 1980-2010, good quality with commercial cinema in side bit of both.

Tamil Cinema somehow is just too preachy nowadays or some lazy direction where I find the climax rushed!

 

[JaDed]

All Thanks to Sony and Zee Cinema.. the movies translated have some of the funniest dialogues..
My first Telugu movie was Happy Days.. I believe with Tamanna.. and then I have seen Pokiri. Both in Telugu with subtitles.

Yup, good in a way Bollywood is getting destroyed has been holier than thou attitude for a while from them with not much quality in commercial cinema, hopefully the competition helps them reinvent.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Lol there is no way bollywood could compete with the scale of Telugu movies anymore. The Hindi dubbed trailer has even more views lol

Man I have grown massive respect for Telugus after coming to states, they are hustlers as well and extremely patriotic.

Telugu movies are c/o address for commercial movies and they elevate very well with good screenplay.

South Indian Film industry releases more movies than Bollywood:

Telugu : They are good at making Commercial and Big budget pan India Movies. Telugu movies release in USA with good number of screens because of lot of Telugu migrants.

Tamil : Commercial and nativity movies. Revenue wise Tamil movies collect more outside India because of Tamil population in Singapore, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

Kannada : Kannada Industry is small compares to Telugu & Tamil. Most of the Kannadigas speak Telugu, most of them watch Telugu and Tamil movies as well. Kannada movies reach is limited. They had golden period during Raj Kumar's era, now it's just ok.

Malayalam : Mallu movies are versatile and small budget movies. They don't produce high budget commercial movies because of less market but content wise too good. Commercially small industry.

South movie Industry is largest regional language cinema which include 4 different states have lots of different content can see. Cultural, lifestyle and custom make a difference.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

lol all the shops in Punjab these days play dubbed telugu movies. They like the action sequences, the dance moves etc.
Eagerly waiting for RRR, have seen the trailer 3-4 times and looks fantastic.

Me too.

It is a fictitious story about two Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, who fought against the British Raj and Nizam of Hyderabad respectively.

Interesting point is both freedom fighters never met each other.

 

[street cricketer]

Telugu movies are c/o address for commercial movies and they elevate very well with good screenplay.

South Indian Film industry releases more movies than Bollywood:

Telugu : They are good at making Commercial and Big budget pan India Movies. Telugu movies release in USA with good number of screens because of lot of Telugu migrants.

Tamil : Commercial and nativity movies. Revenue wise Tamil movies collect more outside India because of Tamil population in Singapore, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

Kannada : Kannada Industry is small compares to Telugu & Tamil. Most of the Kannadigas speak Telugu, most of them watch Telugu and Tamil movies as well. Kannada movies reach is limited. They had golden period during Raj Kumar's era, now it's just ok.

Malayalam : Mallu movies are versatile and small budget movies. They don't produce high budget commercial movies because of less market but content wise too good. Commercially small industry.

South movie Industry is largest regional language cinema which include 4 different states have lots of different content can see. Cultural, lifestyle and custom make a difference.

You're Telugu aren't you?

 

[Cover Drive Six]

You're Telugu aren't you?

Tamilian from Salem.
I can understand kannada and Telugu.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Yup, good in a way Bollywood is getting destroyed has been holier than thou attitude for a while from them with not much quality in commercial cinema, hopefully the competition helps them reinvent.

Yeah some of the south movies i have seen were awesome.. Happy Days i could fully relate to due to my Engineering background and i lived in hostel. I am pretty sure Bollywood would have fully messed such a story up.
I have seen first day first shows of Rajni movies in Bangalore with my colleagues, dancing all the way, South Indian Style lol..
Kerala movies are very sensible, Tamil and Telugu and Kannada are full Masala. Though, from my observation Kannada and Tamil movies have lot of violence as well.

Indian movies and culture has so much to explore and enjoy if you really dive into it without inhibition.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Me too.

It is a fictitious story about two Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, who fought against the British Raj and Nizam of Hyderabad respectively.

Interesting point is both freedom fighters never met each other.

Thanks. Definitely will watch it in a Cinema. 83 and RRR are on my list.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Telugu movies are c/o address for commercial movies and they elevate very well with good screenplay.

South Indian Film industry releases more movies than Bollywood:

Telugu : They are good at making Commercial and Big budget pan India Movies. Telugu movies release in USA with good number of screens because of lot of Telugu migrants.

Tamil : Commercial and nativity movies. Revenue wise Tamil movies collect more outside India because of Tamil population in Singapore, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

Kannada : Kannada Industry is small compares to Telugu & Tamil. Most of the Kannadigas speak Telugu, most of them watch Telugu and Tamil movies as well. Kannada movies reach is limited. They had golden period during Raj Kumar's era, now it's just ok.

Malayalam : Mallu movies are versatile and small budget movies. They don't produce high budget commercial movies because of less market but content wise too good. Commercially small industry.

South movie Industry is largest regional language cinema which include 4 different states have lots of different content can see. Cultural, lifestyle and custom make a difference.

hmm you had to take a dig at fellow kannadiga's across Cauvery [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] [MENTION=147526]King kohli[/MENTION] would degree. As a native Bangalorean of 10 years who has lived there, a small protest from my side as well.
Though may be you are right..Most of the commercial pan indian south stars are Telugu like Venkatesh/Nagarjuna/Chiranjeevi etc. I knew these names since childhood. Got to know the name Raj Kumar only when he was abducted.

 

[street cricketer]

Tamilian from Salem.
I can understand kannada and Telugu.

Oh Kongu nadu ah

I thought you were a Telugu because you used the word "nativity". Have seen a lot of Telugu people use the word "nativity" to describe Tamil cinema.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Oh Kongu nadu ah

I thought you were a Telugu because you used the word "nativity". Have seen a lot of Telugu people use the word "nativity" to describe Tamil cinema.

I do Regularly follow movies news and sites

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Released in all versions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Q5c61vhag&list=PLgCNTKEOcOc4Z_f5Q0ZQlwPwp49go1R8Z&index=2

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Beautiful to watch Freedom Fighters songs.. I liked it.

 

[JaDed]

30-40$ tickets for RRR i mean lol wth i wouldn’t pay that much to see it but seems people are.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottm...rrr-tops-the-batman-with-33-million-thursday/

 

[Cover Drive Six]

#RRRMovie EMRERGES BIGGEST OPENER OF ALL TIME. Shatters records in India & overseas left right and center..

#RRR worldwide gross DAY 1 - ₹249.50 crs appx.

Telugu - ₹ 127 cr
Overseas - ₹ 70 cr
Hindi - ₹ 23 cr
Karnataka - ₹ 16 cr.
TN - ₹ 9.50 cr.
Kerala - ₹ 4 cr.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

North America : First Day [+ Thu Premiere] Gross

#RRR $5.3M-$5.4M [x76 = ₹41 Cr]*

#Baahubali2 $4.55M [x64 = ₹29 Cr]

'RRR' Beats 'Baahubali2' " Openings " by HUGE margin

 

[Oxfordchamp]

North America : First Day [+ Thu Premiere] Gross

#RRR $5.3M-$5.4M [x76 = ₹41 Cr]*

#Baahubali2 $4.55M [x64 = ₹29 Cr]

'RRR' Beats 'Baahubali2' " Openings " by HUGE margin

Those are humongous collections.. North America is mind boggling

 

[Cover Drive Six]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highest India Gross Day 1 <br><br>1. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RRR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RRR</a> - 166.50 cr<br>2. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Baahubali2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Baahubali2</a> - 154.30 <br>3. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saaho?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Saaho</a> - 107 cr</p>— Indian Box Office (@box_oficeIndian) <a href="https://twitter.com/box_oficeIndian/status/1507634868229971969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Hypermasculinity, execution and marketing: How south cinema has cracked the Hindi market

The films that have succeeded in the Hindi belt hark back to the plot lines of the ‘80s but are presented in a way that appeals to contemporary audiences.

Shahid Kapoor’s Jersey, the Hindi remake of the Telugu film by the same title, was supposed to release on April 14. However, the makers have decided to postpone the film in order to avoid a clash with KGF 2, the juggernaut from the Kannada film industry, which has been promoted as a pan-India film that will be released in five languages on the same day. The anticipation for KGF 2 outside the south market is such that the Hindi version has 6 am shows in cities such as Mumbai, Pune and Delhi.Though Shahid Kapoor is an established star from Bollywood, with his last film Kabir Singh (also the remake of a Telugu film, Arjun Reddy) earning over Rs 370 crore, the film was forced to make way for KGF 2. Increasingly, it appears that the Hindi film industry will have to contend with competition from the south Indian film industries in their own market.

Speaking to TNM, Karthik Gowda, Executive Producer of the KGF films, says, “In 2018, when the first film came out, it was only Baahubali that had managed to breach the Hindi market to do humongous business. Anil Thadani of AA Films, Farhan Akhtar and Rithesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment distributed the Hindi version of the film. They helped us promote the film everywhere. The trailer made the right impression, and we made about Rs 50 crore in the Hindi market.”

Karthik points out that the first KGF film released along with the Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma starrer Zero, and a week after this, Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan’s Simmba hit the screens. Yet, it managed to capture the audience’s interest in the Hindi belt. When the film came out on Amazon Prime Video, it became even more popular across the country.

KGF 2, which will release in about 3,500 screens in the Hindi belt, comes three weeks after SS Rajamouli’s RRR, a film from the Telugu industry that was once again promoted as a pan-India movie. It has reportedly earned Rs 1,000 crore worldwide, becoming the third Indian film to do so (the other two are Dangal and Baahubali: The Conclusion).

The appeal of the ‘80s
So, is Bollywood feeling the heat? Anupama Chopra, Founder and Editor of Film Companion, who has followed the Hindi film industry for decades, believes that the Hindi film industry is indeed sitting up and taking notice. “It all started with the success of Baahubali which was just so unexpected [in the Hindi market]. Prabhas was not known in this market, and yet, those films did such stupendous business. The sleeper success of Pushpa in Hindi has once again underlined for Bollywood how these films have made in-roads while perhaps Bollywood was caught napping. It was simply not catering to the market.”

Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh says that Hindi remakes of south Indian films have always been popular, so the appeal of the stories and plot lines dates back to the ‘80s.

“Jeetendra, Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra worked in a lot of south Indian remakes. There was no talk at that point about how the south is taking over Bollywood. But now, there is this feeling that Bollywood is churning out really mediocre stuff, and films like Pushpa, RRR, and KGF 2, are making waves. The bottomline is always good content,” he says, adding that the south has been at the forefront in terms of content, scale and everything to do with entertainment.

Nandini Ramnath, Film Editor with Scroll.in, points out that the appeal of contemporary south Indian films - which are essentially Telugu and Tamil films and KGF from Kannada - that have done well in the Hindi belt is, in fact, their hark back to the past, with a hypermasculine hero at the centre of the narrative. She describes these films as “a throwback to the narrative simplicity of 1970s and 1980s films in which the moral universe is clearly defined, with the hero’s origin story making it explicit that his current circumstances are because of external factors. A hero who is steadfast whether in romance or his mission. Among the Hindi films that did this well was Agneepath, for instance (the one starring Hrithik Roshan). Also, a larger-than-life story treatment. Slick production values. And clearly defined roles for the women – mother, lover/future wife, vamp.”

Karthik Gowda echoes Nandini’s views and says that the machismo of south Indian heroes has struck a chord with audiences in the Hindi belt. “I think Hindi films are missing out on the action front. The machismo that the south heroes exhibit really appeals to the audience, and I feel that’s what audiences in the north want from their stars.

The ‘80s themes, when revived with new technology and executed well, make for a potent formula that brings audiences to the theatres in droves.

Anupama says, “The south Indian industries are making a certain kind of cinema without apology and with absolute conviction. If you take a film like RRR, there are sequences in the film that are borderline ridiculous because they’re so oversized, over-the-top, larger-than-life - I can’t imagine any other director believing they can pull it off and putting it down on paper. A director like SS Rajamouli who has incredible conviction is able to execute these sequences with such panache and finesse. I think that’s the difference.”

While some say that the Hindi industry has become “too metro-centric” and “woke” to attract a “mass” audience, Nandini disagrees: “That’s only a small section of Hindi films. Many of these films are now being streamed directly in any case. They get a great deal of attention precisely because they are prescriptive, anchored in realism and explore unusual subjects. The majority of popular Hindi cinema isn’t very different from the dubbed films. The main difference is possibly the treatment. The “metro” argument doesn’t work as much anymore since so many Hindi films are now set in the cities and towns of Uttar Pradesh or, if in Delhi, then in middle-class milieus. Hindi films in the old days were rooted in Bombay or a version of it. That has been changing over the past 20 years.”

Perhaps it has to do with the fact that the Bollywood version of “mass” has become too predictable. Anupama notes that in the last 10 years, Hindi filmmakers haven’t had the conviction to pull off mass films. “The last person [in Hindi] who is left standing and is doing this very well is Rohit Shetty [who made the blockbuster Sooryavanshi]. Most of the others have either fallen by the wayside or have become lazy. Films like Radhe or Bachchan Pandey are lazy films. They’re trying to be “massy”, “masala” films but they’re just lazy. I don’t think the south films that have succeeded are lazy. There’s not a frame in RRR that’s lazy even if the characterisation may be simplistic - the British are all absolute caricatures, the women are so vapid - but in every frame you see the work, which is not happening enough in Bollywood. In Pushpa, for all its problematic rendition of the love story, there isn’t any laziness in it. Neither a star as big as Allu Arjun nor a director as big as Sukumar is coasting on their past work. They’re working really hard and that’s really connecting with the audience. That flair is missing in Bollywood.”

The Hindi version of Pushpa: The Rise became such a huge hit (it made over Rs 100 crore, around the same collection as the Telugu original) that it played in theatres even after its OTT release on Amazon Prime Video. Further, producer Manish Shah of Goldmine Films who distributed Pushpa Hindi and owns the rights for the Hindi dubbed version of Allu Arjun’s Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, was persuaded not to release the latter film in theatres since it would jeopardize the fate of the Hindi remake Shehzada, starring Kartik Aaryan.

The making and marketing
Though Malayalam films have become popular on OTT platforms in recent times, the industry is yet to make a successful pan-India film. Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham, is the most expensive Malayalam film made (estimated to be Rs 85-100 crore) but it tanked at the box-office due to the bad writing. Prabhas and Pooja Hegde’s romantic drama Radhe Shyam, made on a budget of Rs 350 crore and marketed as a pan-India film, also flopped at the box-office, with the Hindi version barely making Rs 20 crore.The film received poor reviews and word-of-mouth, and the visual effects in the climax couldn’t save it from box-office disaster.

Though south Indian filmmakers like Mani Ratnam have for long tried to tap into the Hindi market, the idea of an extravagant, pan-Indian film probably began with Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai’s Enthiran in 2010. Directed by Shankar, the film was released in Hindi as Robot. The sequel, 2.0, came out in 2018, with Akshay Kumar playing the antagonist. The film is currently seventh in the list of top grossing Indian movies worldwide.

However, subsequent efforts from the Tamil film industry to make a film with pan-India appeal haven’t quite worked. Ajith’s Valimai, which was produced by Boney Kapoor, and released as Valimai: The Power in Hindi in February this year, didn’t work outside the south Indian market. Vijay’s Beast, which is releasing as Raw, in Hindi a day before KGF 2, is yet to create a buzz in the Hindi belt. The promotion of these films outside the south have been low key compared to the marketing campaigns undertaken by RRR or KGF 2.

The RRR team, for instance, traveled to Kolkata, Varanasi, Jaipur and Baroda among other cities for promotions.

Ultimately though, no amount of marketing can save a film if it doesn’t work for the audience.

Taran Adarsh says, “Everyone has a different idea about marketing their film and who their core audience is. But the fact is that these films are connecting with people and that’s why they have managed to break the barriers. If KGF 2 is getting such a phenomenal response today, it’s because the groundwork was done by the first film. There was zilch marketing for the Hindi version of Pushpa. I think Allu Arjun came to Mumbai just a day before the release. The film still did so well. It was released along with Spiderman and 83.”

Kabir Khan’s 83, which is about India’s historic win at the cricket World Cup, starred Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, but lost out to Pushpa (Hindi) in the box-office race. The Telugu film was never considered to be a competition for 83 which was expected to set the box-office on fire.

In contrast, Hindi films like Salman Khan’s Bharat, Sushant Singh Rajput’s MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Hrithik Roshan and Jackie Shroff’s War have had wide releases in south Indian languages, but they’re yet to emerge as serious competition for the films made within the respective states.

With collaborations across film industries becoming increasingly common, and the allure of capturing an audience across states, the pan-India film is here to stay. And for now, in that context, it appears that the south Indian industries have a clear edge over Bollywood.

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/hypermasculinity-execution-and-marketing-how-south-cinema-has-cracked-hindi-market-162864

 

[Cover Drive Six]

#KGF2 Breaking Many Records in Hindi in India. Posts ₹162 Cr+ Gross in Hindi Belt in 3 Days!

 

[Mirpuri Don]

Huge fan of Tamil cinema, finally watched Kamal Haasan's Vikram and despite the lenght (3h, 2h20-30 would have been OK) and over-the-top action, it was a great movie from all angles.

Tamil cinema trumps Bollywood in all dpts but it's in acting that it's the most obvious:if you watch Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Suriya, Vikram, etc you'd wonder if there are even actors among the mainstream Bollywood "stars", minus perhaps Bachchan and SRK.

I mean have Salman Khan/Akshay Kumar/Sanjay Dutt/etc ever acted (I'm not talking about being angry/yelling)? Not asking to do multiple roles in a single movie like the Tamil actors but at least try to change something, like facial expressions/dialogue delivery they've doing the same for literally decades.

Tamil cinema's forte is that it keeps the fragile balance b/w commercial and critical.

Malayalam cinema is Tamil but with lesser budget/artists it seems (probably just due to the demographic difference between both states). For example for many decades the actors' names were limited to Mohanlal and Mammootty (whom I like.)

Telugu is too commercial, not a criticism per se as being good on the commercial side is an achievement as well, and I know that Telugu does have many good movies (Ram Gopal Varma's for example). But just doesn't click with me and all the leading actors seem to come from 2-3 families which I find weird (I know nepotism exists in Bollywood too but they don't dominate movies releases that much.) I do like the fact that his industry has kicked out Bollywood when it comes to topping the box office, Bolly artists seemed to have taken their success for granted.

While Kannada (K.G.F/Vikrant Rona and the movies from late Puneeth Raajkumar) seem to be the Telugu industry on a way lesser scale (same relation as b/w Malayalam & Tamil) but Rakshit Shetty wants to change things there, and apparently, going by reviews, 777 Charlie is not only the best Kannada movie, or even the best South Indian movie, but the best Indian movie as a whole of the last decade or.

 

[JaDed]

Kantara another Kannada movie which seems to be remarkable as per enthusiasts.

It’s a tough road ahead for Mumbai cinema, they took their fans and admiration for granted.

 

[Local.Dada]

Kantara another Kannada movie which seems to be remarkable as per enthusiasts.

It’s a tough road ahead for Mumbai cinema, they took their fans and admiration for granted.

Hollywood is going through a similar slump. People are exposed to all kinds of content. Making remakes or rebooting a successful franchise/ film with a foolish sequel will run its course. People now have access to all kind of content on their finger tips from all over the world .

Even with south movies a handful have been hits. Even they have a problem of more flops than hits.

RRR, Pushpa, KGF2 and maybe a couple more I can’t remember but then take into account how many movies flopped there as well.

 

[Mirpuri Don]

Kantara another Kannada movie which seems to be remarkable as per enthusiasts.

It’s a tough road ahead for Mumbai cinema, they took their fans and admiration for granted.

yeah getting very good reviews and Rishab Shetty is the other Shetty actor+director (Rakshit) who wants to give a new direction to Kannada movies.

As for Bolly stars it's a great lesson in humility when even so-called Mr Perfectionist is collecting box office disasters.

Hollywood is going through a similar slump. People are exposed to all kinds of content. Making remakes or rebooting a successful franchise/ film with a foolish sequel will run its course. People now have access to all kind of content on their finger tips from all over the world .

Even with south movies a handful have been hits. Even they have a problem of more flops than hits.

RRR, Pushpa, KGF2 and maybe a couple more I can’t remember but then take into account how many movies flopped there as well.

Sudeep said the same in an itw during the release of Vikrant Rona.

Basically, the interviewer was telling him that he should be glad South Indian movies are finally having a pan Indian appeal and box office success as compared to Bollywood nowadays, but he replies that it's just a handful of the biggest productions, majority of movies are in the same Bolly situation.

 

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Hollywood is going through a similar slump. People are exposed to all kinds of content. Making remakes or rebooting a successful franchise/ film with a foolish sequel will run its course. People now have access to all kind of content on their finger tips from all over the world .

Even with south movies a handful have been hits. Even they have a problem of more flops than hits.

RRR, Pushpa, KGF2 and maybe a couple more I can’t remember but then take into account how many movies flopped there as well.

Yeah but it didn't stop Tom Cruise to get a huge hit?
Also more flops than hits has always been the norm, the issue for Hindi cinema is having no mainstream hit at all.

The movies you mentioned are South Dubbed into Hindi, Hindi is only their extended market not their real one, Ponniyan Selvan or Vikram might have not done well in Hindi but have been huge hits in their region.

So the thing with Hindi cinema is the original Hindi movies are flopping left and right and South Dubbed ones are currently the biggest two hits in Hindi (Bahubali 2 and KGF 2), that is ridiculous.

 

[Mirpuri Don]

Yeah but it didn't stop Tom Cruise to get a huge hit?
Also more flops than hits has always been the norm, the issue for Hindi cinema is having no mainstream hit at all.

The movies you mentioned are South Dubbed into Hindi, Hindi is only their extended market not their real one, Ponniyan Selvan or Vikram might have not done well in Hindi but have been huge hits in their region.

So the thing with Hindi cinema is the original Hindi movies are flopping left and right and South Dubbed ones are currently the biggest two hits in Hindi (Bahubali 2 and KGF 2), that is ridiculous.

Worst decade for Bollywood was the 80s.

There’s literally not a single movie worth remembering in the whole decade from the mainstream, you have to go to the Parallel cinema/so-called niche directors like Mahesh Bhatt (before his commercialization) or Govind Nihalani to get something that’s still watchable, otherwise what’s most remembered are the likes of Mr. India (especially) or Feroz Khan’s Qurbani, which says a lot as both are just above average at best.

Lead actors were the likes of Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff, who can’t act to save their lives.

The upcoming decade can’t be as bad but IMO Bollywood will feel the heat from so-called regional cinema which appears to be more national than them now.

 

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Worst decade for Bollywood was the 80s.

There’s literally not a single movie worth remembering in the whole decade from the mainstream, you have to go to the Parallel cinema/so-called niche directors like Mahesh Bhatt (before his commercialization) or Govind Nihalani to get something that’s still watchable, otherwise what’s most remembered are the likes of Mr. India (especially) or Feroz Khan’s Qurbani, which says a lot as both are just above average at best.

Lead actors were the likes of Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff, who can’t act to save their lives.

The upcoming decade can’t be as bad but IMO Bollywood will feel the heat from so-called regional cinema which appears to be more national than them now.

I disagree on 80s, I thought the same before i rewatched many movies.

I do think Sunny was awesome actor till 1990s, only one who did seem to overact was Anil Kapoor yet one of the iconic movies of 80s is Mr.India.

80s had the perfect balance with commercial and art cinema, Arth, Ardh Satya , Umrao Jaan ,Jaane Bhi do Yaaron and there was Karma, Tridev, Aaj Ka Arjun, Naam, Parinda.

Also the 80’s B grade horror are still entertaining till today.

In my opinion It’s the most underrated era or Bollywood.

 

[Mirpuri Don]

I disagree on 80s, I thought the same before i rewatched many movies.

I do think Sunny was awesome actor till 1990s, only one who did seem to overact was Anil Kapoor yet one of the iconic movies of 80s is Mr.India.

80s had the perfect balance with commercial and art cinema, Arth, Ardh Satya , Umrao Jaan ,Jaane Bhi do Yaaron and there was Karma, Tridev, Aaj Ka Arjun, Naam, Parinda.

Also the 80’s B grade horror are still entertaining till today.

In my opinion It’s the most underrated era or Bollywood.

Respectfully disagree.

Sunny Deol was the best of the '80s lot but it's because the rest was dismally poor.

I was also a fan of Deol before, mainly for his '90s movies (Ghayal, Ghatak, Darr, ...) but also few '80s (Arjun, ...).

But going through Tamil cinema later made me reconsidering all my opinions on Bollywood movies/actors.

For example, in your list, most are precisely not of the commercial types but so-called Parallel cinema, even if the language is Hindi many separate them from proper commercial Bollywood, and those you quoted such as Karma are but 1) there are very few of them in a whole decade (considering the prestige of Bollywood you'd expect same in a year, not in a decade) and 2) they're generally just "above-average", not "good", if we talk in terms of rating they're more like 6-7/10 than +8/10.

 

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"Allu Arjun, My Heartfelt Thanks": Kerala Bureaucrat After Actor's Gesture

Alappuzha, Kerala:

Not all reel life heroes can be heroes in real life as well but south Indian actor Allu Arjun has proved that he is surely such a kind of person.

The 'Pushpa' actor has extended a helping hand to a bright Kerala student, who was struggling to find a way to pursue her nursing studies, and assured her to sponsor the four-year-long course by meeting all expenses.

Alappuzha district Collector VR Krishna Teja informed the noble gesture of Allu Arjun through his Facebook page.

In the Facebook post on Thursday, the Collector detailed how the student, a Muslim girl, had come to meet him seeking help to continue her studies.

Though she scored 92 per cent marks in the plus two examinations, she was unable to continue her studies due to financial constraints after her father had died of Covid-19 last year.

"I could see hope and confidence in her eyes. So, we decided to ensure her all assistance as part of the We Are For Alleppey project," Mr Teja said.

As the girl aspires to be a nurse, the authorities contacted several colleges and finally secured admission for her in a private college in the district.

The next constraint was to get a person to sponsor her studies, he said.

Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, the officer said he contacted Tollywood super star Allu Arjun seeking help and he readily agreed for the same.

"...Called our favourite movie actor Allu Arjun for the purpose and as soon as he heard the matter, he agreed to meet the entire expense of studies, including the hostel fees, for four years instead of one year," the Collector said.

Mr Teja said he himself went for the admission of the girl the other day.

"I am sure that she will study well and become a nurse in future who will take care of her mother and brother and will do good to the society," he added.

The officer concluded Facebook post thanking Allu Arjun , the college authorities and others who gave all support for the same.

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RRR got two golden globe nominations

 

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Golden Globes 2023: RRR Scores Two Nominations. This Is Not A Drill

The global domination of RRR continues with an entry into serious Hollywood awards season. The SS Rajamouli-directed period movie has been nominated in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards to be held in January - Best Non-English Language Film and Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu which has taken on a life of its own. RRR, based on the lives of real-life revolutionaries Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju, has become a sensation around the world, finding fans among international audiences. RRR stars Ram Charan and Jr NTR as Raju and Bheem. Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran co-star as do British actors Ray Stevenson and Alison Doody.

RRR is the only Indian film to make the final five out of a clutch of other entries from India, among them Gangubai Kathiawadi, Kantara and Chhello Show.

Chhello Show is India's official entry for the Oscars, where RRR has submitted itself independently for consideration in various categories.

The other nominees for Non-English Language Film are All Quiet On The Western Front (Germany), Argentina, 1985 (Argentina), Close (Belgium) and Decision To Leave (South Korea).

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to the nominees for Best Picture - Non-English Language<br><br> All Quiet on the Western Front <br> Argentina, 1985<br> Close <br> Decision to Leave<br> RRR<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoldenGlobes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoldenGlobes</a> <a href="https://t.co/DfNs0VQbIs">pic.twitter.com/DfNs0VQbIs</a></p>— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) <a href="https://twitter.com/goldenglobes/status/1602299320535064579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Golden Globes, which are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, will make a tentative return to the mainstream after being boycotted by its broadcast partner NBC and several Hollywood stars, led by Tom Cruise, last year over allegations of racism, sexism and other forms of misconduct.

The award ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on January 10 (early morning of January 11 for India) and will be hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael.

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Telugu vaadi satta chaati cheppina Rajamouli

 

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Ram Charan And Wife Upasana Expecting First Child

Actor Ram Charan and wife Upasana Kamineni are expecting their first child, the RRR actor announced today. A post shared on Ram Charan's Instagram read simple: "With the blessings of Shri Hanumanji, we are delighted to share that Upasana and Ram Charan are expecting their first child." The announcement was signed "with love and gratitude" by Ram Charan's parents Chiranjeevi and Surekha Konidela and Upasana's parents Shobana and Anil Kamineni. Ram Charan, 37, and Upasana Kamineni, 33, married in 2012.

Ram Charan belongs to one of Telugu cinema's most prominent families - he is the son of Telugu legend Chiranjeevi, the nephew of Allu Aravind, and cousin of Allu Arjun. Ram Charan made his debut in 2007 film Chirutha and his credits include Magadheera, Naayak, Yevadu, Dhruva, Rangasthalam and other critical and commercial hits.

Ram Charan reunited with his Magadheera director SS Rajamouli for this year's mega-blockbuster RRR in which he co-stars with Jr NTR, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn. He also appeared with father Chiranjeevi in Acharya.

Ram Charan and Upasana Kamineni, who have reportedly been friends since school, got engaged in December 2011. They married in Hyderabad in June 2012.

Ram Charan, who is also known for his philanthropic work, was recently honoured for achievement in Entertainment at NDTV's True Legend. Speaking at the event, he related how father Chiranjeevi had advised him to look after his staff when Ram Charan was starting out as an actor. "He didn't say look after your director and producer," Ram Charan revealed.

Ram Charan is currently filming his next project, with the working title of RC15, with actress Kiara Advani.

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With RRR winning the golden globe for the song I think Bollywood can not rise up anymore against Telugu cinema.

Rajamouli is the most sort out director in the entire country.

Bhansali and Hirani maybe can save Bollywood now.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

With RRR winning the golden globe for the song I think Bollywood can not rise up anymore against Telugu cinema.

Rajamouli is the most sort out director in the entire country.

Bhansali and Hirani maybe can save Bollywood now.

I don't know if Bollywood needs saving. They were probably a bit too complacent with their product. Bollywoods strength was always movies that could resonate across the length and breadth of India like the stuff they produced in the 1990-2003 era backed by some really good music.

They were really cheesy movies at times but it still felt relatable lol. The industry must really be at an all time low if KGF-2 is what people prefer up North.

On the other hand, I heard rave reviews about Kantata, so maybe Kannada industry is doing a lot better than I expected.

 

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I don't know if Bollywood needs saving. They were probably a bit too complacent with their product. Bollywoods strength was always movies that could resonate across the length and breadth of India like the stuff they produced in the 1990-2003 era backed by some really good music.

They were really cheesy movies at times but it still felt relatable lol. The industry must really be at an all time low if KGF-2 is what people prefer up North.

On the other hand, I heard rave reviews about Kantata, so maybe Kannada industry is doing a lot better than I expected.

Yeah I’m not watching Kantara lol,but definitely Kannada movies have picked up a lot in terms of commercial aspect.

Bollywood definitely lost its way, people mock bollywood for remakes now but back in the day all Amitabh’s movies were remade into Tamil with Rajnikanth.

I guess original concept is missing also South Indians still love their cinema but Hindi speaking population has stopped loving theirs..

 

[Local.Dada]

I guess original concept is missing also South Indians still love their cinema but Hindi speaking population has stopped loving theirs..

It’s not about love or hate, the common Hindi speaking audience is majorly based in rural UP, Bihar or in smaller towns. They might relate to a typical nri Bollywood love story as a novelty once in a while but don’t you think a movie like RRR or KGF is more relatable to the audience than one of those glitzy Yashraj or KJO movies. Obviously to our sensibilities it may not look cool to watch such massy movies but we cannot use that as a benchmark to what the common man likes.

Having said that I personally loved RRR, KGF franchise not so much. Kantara was alright.

 

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It’s not about love or hate, the common Hindi speaking audience is majorly based in rural UP, Bihar or in smaller towns. They might relate to a typical nri Bollywood love story as a novelty once in a while but don’t you think a movie like RRR or KGF is more relatable to the audience than one of those glitzy Yashraj or KJO movies. Obviously to our sensibilities it may not look cool to watch such massy movies but we cannot use that as a benchmark to what the common man likes.

Having said that I personally loved RRR, KGF franchise not so much. Kantara was alright.

Nri stories are long gone.. movies like Laal Singh Chaddha, Action Hero, jug jug Jeeyo are Indian stories.. but they are flopping left right, I can’t even relate to so many Hindi speaking audiences anymore because all they say is: BoycottBollywood ..

KGF2 Was ridiculous how did that appeal to entire India is beyond me.(I wouldn’t blame hindi speaking alone even Tamizhans made it a success lol)

 

[Local.Dada]

Nri stories are long gone.. movies like Laal Singh Chaddha, Action Hero, jug jug Jeeyo are Indian stories.. but they are flopping left right, I can’t even relate to so many Hindi speaking audiences anymore because all they say is: BoycottBollywood ..

KGF2 Was ridiculous how did that appeal to entire India is beyond me.(I wouldn’t blame hindi speaking alone even Tamizhans made it a success lol)

Lal Singh Chaddha was not a desi story. It was trying to adapt the sensibilities of Forrest Gump to an Indian movie and didn’t even make an effort to understand the original movie. Amir Khan was intolerable in the movie and I am surprised people attributing the failure of the movie to boycott Bollywood lol. It was a horrible adaptation.

The other 2 I haven’t seen but they might be Indian stories but are they engaging or good enough? That’s obviously subjective.

Pretty much every blue collar person I spoke to when I visited india seemed to love Pushpa and KGF because they probably see themselves in those characters. Not sure if that’s good or bad from a society perspective but from a cinema perspective the makers/ actors have hit the bulls eye with what they want to achieve.

 

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Fans Of Actors Ajith Kumar, Thalapathy Vijay Clash In Chennai

A huge ruckus erupted outside a movie theatre in Tamil Nadu's Koyambedu as excited fans of Tollywood actors Ajith Kumar and Thalapathy Vijay came to blows at Chennai's popular Rohini Theatre post midnight today.

The fans of the two superstars of the South had gathered in large numbers to watch Ajith Kumar's 'Thunivu' and Vijay's 'Varisu' and both were released on the same day after eight years.

Amid the ruckus, the fans tore off and shredded the movie posters of the two superstars. Vijay's fans tore the movie posters of Ajith's 'Thunivu' while the fans of the latter ripped the 'Varisu' posters.

A video from outside the movie theatre went viral showing the two sets of fans damaging hoardings at several locations. The police said it even resorted to a mild baton charge to remove the feuding fans.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, Bharath Kumar, an Ajith fan, succumbed to injuries after he jumped from a slow-moving lorry in a moment of excitement around the release of 'Thunivu', on Poonamallee highways near the Rohini theatre, the police informed.

"Bharath Kumar, a fan of actor Ajith Kumar, who jumped in excitement from a slow-moving lorry succumbed to injuries on Poonamallee highways near Rohini theatre, Chennai. Case registered. He had come to watch #Thunivu film's 1 am show at the theatre," Koyembedu police said in a tweet.

Thunivu is H Vinoth-directed heist thriller, starring Ajith Kumar and Manju Warrier, John Kokken, Samuthirakani, and GM Sundar. It is produced by Boney Kapoor.

Vijay-starter 'Varisu', a family drama, stars Rashmika Mandanna, Prakash Raj, Khushbu, Prabhu, Yogi Babu, and Sangeetha.

'Varisu' is directed by Vamshi Paidipally and produced by Dil Raju.

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Fans Of Actors Ajith Kumar, Thalapathy Vijay Clash In Chennai

A huge ruckus erupted outside a movie theatre in Tamil Nadu's Koyambedu as excited fans of Tollywood actors Ajith Kumar and Thalapathy Vijay came to blows at Chennai's popular Rohini Theatre post midnight today.

The fans of the two superstars of the South had gathered in large numbers to watch Ajith Kumar's 'Thunivu' and Vijay's 'Varisu' and both were released on the same day after eight years.

Amid the ruckus, the fans tore off and shredded the movie posters of the two superstars. Vijay's fans tore the movie posters of Ajith's 'Thunivu' while the fans of the latter ripped the 'Varisu' posters.

A video from outside the movie theatre went viral showing the two sets of fans damaging hoardings at several locations. The police said it even resorted to a mild baton charge to remove the feuding fans.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, Bharath Kumar, an Ajith fan, succumbed to injuries after he jumped from a slow-moving lorry in a moment of excitement around the release of 'Thunivu', on Poonamallee highways near the Rohini theatre, the police informed.

"Bharath Kumar, a fan of actor Ajith Kumar, who jumped in excitement from a slow-moving lorry succumbed to injuries on Poonamallee highways near Rohini theatre, Chennai. Case registered. He had come to watch #Thunivu film's 1 am show at the theatre," Koyembedu police said in a tweet.

Thunivu is H Vinoth-directed heist thriller, starring Ajith Kumar and Manju Warrier, John Kokken, Samuthirakani, and GM Sundar. It is produced by Boney Kapoor.

Vijay-starter 'Varisu', a family drama, stars Rashmika Mandanna, Prakash Raj, Khushbu, Prabhu, Yogi Babu, and Sangeetha.

'Varisu' is directed by Vamshi Paidipally and produced by Dil Raju.

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NDTV should just stop reporting on south its Kollywood for Tamil and not Tollywood.

 

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NDTV should just stop reporting on south its Kollywood for Tamil and not Tollywood.

Most north indians brand all south movie industries as Tollywood.

 

[JaDed]

Most north indians brand all south movie industries as Tollywood.

I don’t think so Its not the 80s this is really stupid now, majority are aware except our “journalists “.

 

[Mirpuri Don]

Akshay Kumar's next film in February, Selfiee, is the remake of a Malayalam movie.

Ajay Devgan's next film in March, Bholaa, is the remake of a Tamil movie.

Salman's next film in April, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, is also the remake of a Tamil movie.

At least these are official remakes, no more the '90s when likes of David Dhawan literally made most of their hits based on South productions without often telling it (there was no social media so music directors too could steal songs from abroad), but seriously Bollywood has enough talent/money to come up with "original" stuff?

 

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Supreme Court Relief For 'Kantara' Makers Over Plagiarism Row

The Supreme Court on Friday put on hold the Kerala High Court's condition directing the producer and director of the Kannada superhit movie "Kantara" to not exhibit the film with the song "Varaharoopam" till a final order in the copyright infringement case.

A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala also issued notice to the Kerala government and sought its reply in two weeks.

The bench modified one of the conditions of the high court and directed that producer Vijay Kirgandur and director Rishab Shetty be released on bail immediately if arrested.

The top court took note of the submissions of senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, appearing for Mr Kirgandur and Mr Shetty, challenging some conditions in the high court order and passed an interim order.

On February 8, the high court granted anticipatory bail to the director and producer in a case registered in a Kozhikode police station alleging plagiarism in the song. The allegation was that "Varaharoopam" was an unauthorised copy of the song "Navarasam" shown on the Malayalam music channel Kappa TV.

The high court laid out five conditions and asked Mr Kirgandur and Mr Shetty to surrender before the investigating officer for two days on February 12 and 13 between 10 am and 1 pm for interrogation.

"The Investigating Officer can interrogate them and on completion of interrogation within the above time specified, if they will be arrested, they shall be produced before the jurisdictional court. On such production, the jurisdictional court shall release the petitioners on bail on their executing bonds for Rs.50,000 each with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional court concerned", the high court had said.

It said the accused shall not intimidate the witnesses or tamper with evidence and they shall cooperate with the investigation and shall be available for trial. It also said that that the accused/petitioners should not leave India without prior permission of the jurisdictional court.

Condition number five, which is stayed by the top court, said, "The specific condition further is that the petitioners shall not exhibit the film 'KANTARA' along with the music 'VARAHAROOPAM' in the film till an interim order or final order after addressing infringement of copyright in this matter will be passed by a competent civil court..."

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[MENTION=139758]pillionrider[/MENTION] [MENTION=113824]Nikhil_cric[/MENTION] just saw Martin trailer wth is wrong with Kannadiga cinema

It looked same like KGF but in different location

 

[Nikhil_cric]

[MENTION=139758]pillionrider[/MENTION] [MENTION=113824]Nikhil_cric[/MENTION] just saw Martin trailer wth is wrong with Kannadiga cinema

It looked same like KGF but in different location

The success of KGF will inspire imitations lol. I remember back in 2006 when Mungaaru Male became a popular film after years of rubbish from Sandalwood, the leader actor was cast in similarish roles for quite some time after that.

777 Charlie was alright I thought.

 

[pillionrider]

[MENTION=139758]pillionrider[/MENTION] [MENTION=113824]Nikhil_cric[/MENTION] just saw Martin trailer wth is wrong with Kannadiga cinema

It looked same like KGF but in different location

Dhruva Sarja was always the prince of over the top crap. In his first few movies, he amassed a following among the average misogynistic 20-year-old. But the budgets of the film weren't huge. His fans are among the most rowdy and I've personally seen them thrash a bunch of guys who were talking about Dhruva and didn't use the equivalent of "ji" while referencing him He is gentle as a rabbit though, in real life.

There was a time about a decade back when a whole bunch of indie directors emerged, who wrote their own scripts and were usually engineers or engineering dropouts They received critical appreciation and there were a slew of pretty good movies, but the box office never really exploded, barring a Kirik Party which was anyway kind of mainstream. I always got the feeling Kannadigas looked at Bahubali and envied it and wanted their own. Then Mr KGF arrived and I don't think this is gonna stop until there are a bunch of huge bombs that rekt financiers really bad.

 

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The success of KGF will inspire imitations lol. I remember back in 2006 when Mungaaru Male became a popular film after years of rubbish from Sandalwood, the leader actor was cast in similarish roles for quite some time after that.

777 Charlie was alright I thought.

Dhruva Sarja was always the prince of over the top crap. In his first few movies, he amassed a following among the average misogynistic 20-year-old. But the budgets of the film weren't huge. His fans are among the most rowdy and I've personally seen them thrash a bunch of guys who were talking about Dhruva and didn't use the equivalent of "ji" while referencing him He is gentle as a rabbit though, in real life.

There was a time about a decade back when a whole bunch of indie directors emerged, who wrote their own scripts and were usually engineers or engineering dropouts They received critical appreciation and there were a slew of pretty good movies, but the box office never really exploded, barring a Kirik Party which was anyway kind of mainstream. I always got the feeling Kannadigas looked at Bahubali and envied it and wanted their own. Then Mr KGF arrived and I don't think this is gonna stop until there are a bunch of huge bombs that rekt financiers really bad.

777 Charlie I agree.. and yeah seems like Over the Top movies are becoming the norm, the worst aspect is writing dialogues on the go is the norm now as per KGF director , I couldn't go through Kantara either.. but that one scene was very good.

I doubt there are going to be huge bombs , seems like Hindi audiences are waiting for such movies lol

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Dhruva Sarja was always the prince of over the top crap. In his first few movies, he amassed a following among the average misogynistic 20-year-old. But the budgets of the film weren't huge. His fans are among the most rowdy and I've personally seen them thrash a bunch of guys who were talking about Dhruva and didn't use the equivalent of "ji" while referencing him He is gentle as a rabbit though, in real life.

There was a time about a decade back when a whole bunch of indie directors emerged, who wrote their own scripts and were usually engineers or engineering dropouts They received critical appreciation and there were a slew of pretty good movies, but the box office never really exploded, barring a Kirik Party which was anyway kind of mainstream. I always got the feeling Kannadigas looked at Bahubali and envied it and wanted their own. Then Mr KGF arrived and I don't think this is gonna stop until there are a bunch of huge bombs that rekt financiers really bad.

Films by Indie directors in kannada were really good for a while. There was a psychological thriller called "Bhinna" on which a friend of mine worked as assistant cinematographer and got a lot of critical acclaim. [MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION] might like it.

 

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Bail for Indian star arrested over fan's death in crowd crush​

A popular Indian actor was arrested and later released on bail in connection with a crush that killed a person at the premiere of his film.

Allu Arjun, one of the biggest stars of the Telugu film industry, had made a surprise appearance at the screening last week in Hyderabad city.

A 39-year-old woman was killed and her son critically injured in the crush.

A court initially sentenced the actor to 14 days in police custody but hours later, the high court granted him bail.

Police had filed a case against the actor, his security team and the theatre's management staff on charges of culpable homicide.

The owner and two employees of the theatre were arrested earlier.

On Friday, the police arrived at the actor's home and took him into custody, following which he was produced in a local court.

Accidents involving large crowds are often reported in India, where lax safety measures and poor crowd management have led to deaths. But it is unusual for big celebrities to be arrested in cases like these.

Pushpa 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2021 blockbuster Pushpa: The Rise, released in theatres earlier this month

Police said Allu Arjun arrived at the theatre at 21:30 local time (16:00GMT) through the main entrance.

"There was no intimation from the side of the theatre management or the actor's team that they would be visiting," Hyderabad police chief CV Anand said.

"His personal security team started pushing the public which further aggravated the situation as there was already a huge gathering at the theatre," a police statement said.

Arjun's lawyer said in court that the actor could be not held responsible for the incident and that the crush took place on a different floor from where he was.

As chaos broke out, a 39-year-old woman and her nine-year-old son were pulled out of the crowd as they felt "suffocated", police said.

They were given first aid, before being taken to hospital.

While the woman died there, her son was shifted to a different hospital where he is still being treated.

Shortly after the incident, Allu Arjun wrote on X that he was "heartbroken by the tragic incident".

"My heartfelt condolences go out to the grieving family during this unimaginably difficult time. I want to assure them they are not alone in this pain and will meet the family personally," he wrote.

He later announced assistance of 2.5m rupees ($29,480; £23,346) for the woman's family and promised to take care of the medical expenses for her son.

Mythri Movie Makers, the studio behind the film, also released a statement saying, "We are committed to standing by them and extending all possible support during this difficult time."

Allu Arjun: Bail for Indian star arrested over fan's death in crowd crush

A woman died during chaos at a cinema where actor Allu Arjun made a surprise appearance to promote his film.

www.bbc.com

 

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Actor Allu Arjun gets regular bail in Sandhya theatre stampede case​

Actor Allu Arjun has been granted regular bail by a Hyderabad Court in connection with the ongoing investigation into the death of a 35-year-old woman in a stampede during Pushpa 2 screening at a theatre.

The court has directed the actor to furnish two sureties of Rs 50,000 each as part of the bail conditions.

A 35-year-old woman was killed and her eight-year-old son is in the intensive care unit in a private hospital after the stampede during the benefit show of Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa 2 at Sandhya Theatre on December 4.

Three weeks after the incident, the accused, including the actor and theatre management, are being questioned while the child is still battling for life at the hospital.

Recently, Allu Arjun and the makers of Pushpa 2 announced a compensation of Rs 2 crore to the family of the child. While Rs 1 crore was given by Allu Arjun, Mythri Movies and director Sukumar gave Rs 50 lakh each. The compensation was handed over to the family by film producer and chairperson of the Telangana Film Development Corporation, Dil Raju.

Actor Allu Arjun gets regular bail in Sandhya theatre stampede case

Actor Allu Arjun gets regular bail in Sandhya theatre stampede case

www.indiatoday.in

 

[JaDed]

Couldn’t understand the reason why Owaisi brothers are targeting Allu Arjun? Some really ridiculous statements by Akbar.

It’s ok though as in long run it would work for Allu Arjun but for next 2-3 years he needs to take the action.