Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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D54: Dhanush Teams Up With Director Vignesh Raja For His Next Film; Cast and Crew Details Revealed
333 days ago
Kollywood

D54: Dhanush Teams Up With Director Vignesh Raja For His Next Film; Cast and Crew Details Revealed

Chennai, July 11 - National-award-winning actor Dhanush has kicked off his next film, tentatively called D54, with director Vignesh Raja, who is best known for his work in the superhit movie "Por Thozhil" (2023). ## The film, produced by Vels Film International, was announced on Thursday (July 10) with a traditional pooja ceremony attended by the main team, including Dhanush, producer Dr. Ishari K. Ganesh, and director Vignesh Raja. ## The D54 is said to be a high-octane action entertainer, and the shoot for the same has also begun. The makers also released a poster which shows Dhanush standing in a cotton field being burnt down, with his head down. ## Cast and crew details of D54 ## Apart from Dhanush, the film will feature highly in-demand actress Mamitha Baiju in the female lead role alongside KS Ravi Kumar, Suraj Venjramoodu, and Jayaram in prominent roles. National-award-winning composer, GV Prakash Kumar, will score the music for this much-anticipated movie. ## The much awaited journey starts off 🔥 #D54 starring @dhanushkraja - Shoot begins today with a pooja. Produced by @VelsFilmIntl. A film by @vigneshraja89.A @gvprakash Musical 🎶@ThinkStudiosInd @alfredprakash17 @thenieswar @ksravikumardir @_mamithabaiju #Jayaram pic.twitter.com/yI5uI6G6Lj— Vels Film International (@VelsFilmIntl) July 10, 2025 ## Stay tuned...

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A Sequel To Tamil Crime Thriller 'Ratsasan' Confirmed
337 days ago
Kollywood

A Sequel To Tamil Crime Thriller 'Ratsasan' Confirmed

Chennai, July 7 - Actor Vishnu Vishal's 2018 Tamil crime thriller film Ratsasan, along with Gatta Kusthi, are getting a sequel. The actor dropped this big announcement at a recent promotional event for his upcoming film, Oho Enthan Baby, in which he plays an extended cameo role. ## Directed by Ram Kumar, Ratsasan is widely regarded as one of the finest psychological thrillers in Indian cinema. The film marked a turning point in Vishnu Vishal’s career and continues to enjoy a cult following. With fans eagerly awaiting a follow-up for years, the news of the sequel has sparked massive excitement among the fans. ## The actor revealed that Ratsasan 2 will once again be helmed by Ram Kumar and produced under his own banner, Vishnu Vishal Studioz. The film is expected to go on floors next year, after the completion of Gatta Kusthi 2, which will be the actor’s next project following his current lineup. ## This will mark Vishnu Vishal's fourth collaboration with director Ram Kumar, following Mundasupatti, Ratsasan, and their upcoming film Irandu Vaanam, which recently wrapped filming. The actor is also simultaneously working on two other films, Mohandas and Aaryan, which are at different stages of production. ## Released in October 2018, Ratsasan followed the gripping journey of an aspiring filmmaker who turns into a police officer and investigates a string of brutal serial killings. The film was both a critical and commercial success, grossing over ₹20 crore worldwide and earning praise for its screenplay, direction, and performances. ## Stay tuned...

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'Coolie' Makers Change The Title In Hindi After Trolling
347 days ago
Kollywood

'Coolie' Makers Change The Title In Hindi After Trolling

Chennai, June 27 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama Coolie with director Lokesh Kanagaraj is easily among the most-anticipated films of the year. It is, in fact, one of the rare Tamil films which is carrying a decent buzz in Hindi markets, thanks to the presence of superstar Aamir Khan. ## The title of the movie as Coolie was gaining a lot of attantion in Hindi market, but, in a strange move, the makers recently renamed the film as Majdoor, in a hope to cater a large section of the audience in North India. This movie, however, backfired as it sparked criticism and trolling from northern audiences. ## Many people felt that the Majdoor title lacks the mass appeal that the original title has. People even started trolling the makers for coming up with such a title, which gave the impression of a normal dubbed South Indian movie and not treating it as a proper Pan India film despite the huge potential. ## The criticism and trolling worked as a much-needed feedback for the makers who have now changed the Hindi version's title to Coolie The Powerhouse. It is said that the makers couldn't use the title as Coolie in Hindi as it is also the title of Amitabh Bachchan's iconic film. ## Coolie is produced by Sun Pictures, and it also stars Nagarjuna, Aamir Khan, Upendra, Sathyaraj, Shruti Hassan, and Soubin Shahir in key roles. The film is scheduled to hit the big screens on August 14 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada. ## Stay tuned...

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Kamal Haasan's 'Thug Life' Theatrical Window Shortened After Poor Box Office Result; OTT Price Reduced
348 days ago
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Kamal Haasan's 'Thug Life' Theatrical Window Shortened After Poor Box Office Result; OTT Price Reduced

Chennai, June 26 - The legendary combo of actor Kamal Haasan and director Mani Ratnam reunited after 4 decades for a gangster action drama film Thug Life. It is among the most anticipated Tamil movies of the year; however, what followed next shocked the trade. ## Released on June 5, the film met with poor reception from critics and the audience. This resulted in a shocking box office performance of the film as it finished below 100 crores gross globally, turning into one of the biggest disasters of the year. ## Before the release of the film, the makers showed immense confidence in it and even publicly announced that it would be released on an OTT platform only after 8 weeks of theatrical release, breaking out from the usual norm of a 4-week window that exists in the Tamil Film Industry. ## The 8-week theatrical window announcement secured the movie's multiplex release in the Hindi version, becoming one of the first major Tamil movies to have a multiplex release in Hindi in recent times. However, the poor performance of the film led the makers to change their plans. ## According to the report by Pinkvilla, the makers have shortened the theatrical window of the movie to just 4 weeks to avoid further losses. The negotiations were made after Netflix, which is the official streaming partner of the movie, decided to reduce the OTT price of Thug Life. ## The movie was initially valued at 130 crore for OTT release, but the poor box office performance caused damage to this. It is said that Netflix was looking to renegotiate the price at 90 crore, but both parties eventually settled down at 110 crore for the digital rights, with a reduced OTT window of 4 weeks, as per Pinkvilla. ## Meanwhile, the reduced theatrical window has resulted in a breach of contract between the producers of Thug Life with the distributor and the national multiplex chains in North India. The report further stated that the Multiplex Chains have imposed a fine of 25 lakh on the producers. ## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Coolie' Needs To Become Second Biggest Tamil Grosser To Breakeven?
348 days ago
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Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Coolie' Needs To Become Second Biggest Tamil Grosser To Breakeven?

Chennai, June 26 - Superstar Rajinikanth's highly anticipated action drama Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, seems to have an uphill task in front of it. The film might need to emerge as the second biggest grosser for the veteran actor, just to become a box office success. ## Coolie is carrying huge expectations of delivering at the box office. The movie is being eyed as the one which has the potential to become the first Tamil movie to enter the 1000 crores club, and hence, it is getting crazy offers for theatrical distribution across the globe. ## Recently, it was revealed that the overseas business of Coolie was locked in the range of 80-85 crores, which is a record for a Tamil title. For Telugu states, the makers have reportedly been offered a huge price of around 45 crores, which is said to be the highest for a dubbed title in recent times. ## The theatrical business of the film for the home market, Tamil Nadu, is expected to be locked in the range of 110 crores, which is again a record. The presence of superstar Aamir Khan has kept the film in talks in the Hindi market as the makers are reportedly expecting 40-50 crores business for North India. ## The overall theatrical business of Coolie will reportedly be in the range of 300 crores, which means the movie will need to gross over 600 crores worldwide in order to emerge as a box office success. It will mostly need to outgross Rajinikanth's Jailer (605 crores gross), which is currently the third highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time, behind Thalapathy Vijay's Leo (606 crores gross). ## While the theatrical business offers for Coolie are eye-popping, it might be a risky bet given the fact that it will have a direct clash with Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR's War 2 on August 14. If War 2 manages to get favourable reception, it can make a significant dent in Coolie's business, especially in Telugu and Hindi markets. ## Coolie is produced by Sun Pictures, and it also stars Nagarjuna, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, Sathyaraj, Shruti Haasan, Reba Monica John, Junior MGR, Monisha Blessy, and Kaali Venkat in key roles along with Aamir Khan in an extended cameo. ## Stay tuned...

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Rajinikanth's 'Coolie' Eyes Record Theatrical Business
357 days ago
Kollywood

Rajinikanth's 'Coolie' Eyes Record Theatrical Business

Chennai, June 17 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, is easily the most anticipated Tamil movie of the year with buzz is soaring with each passing day. It is scheduled to hit the big screen on August 14 this year. ## Coolie is a dream collaboration with some of best talents attached to it and the trade is highly optimistic about the same despite not much related to the film has been released yet. The movie is being seen as a potential highest-grossing Tamil title ever, and sensing that, the makers are getting record-breaking business offers worldwide. ## According to the Tamil trade reports, the overseas theatrical rights of the movie are quoted at a huge 80 crores, which is a record for a Tamil movie, beating Thalapathy Vijay's "Jana Nayagan", which has attracted 70+ crores (refundable advance structure) overseas business. ## Apart from overseas markets, Coolie has reportedly been offered a record deal for home state, Tamil Nadu's theatrical rights. The deal is expected to be confirmed shortly. Additionally, the theatrical rights for the rest of the Indian market are also being finalised for record business. ## The film features a Pan India star cast, including Nagarajuna, Aamir Khan (cameo), Upendra, Soubin Shahir, Sathyaraj, and Shruti Haasan, among others, in prominent roles. Nagarjuna is playing the antagonist role, and the Telugu audience is excited to see him in this avatar, while Aamir Khan's presence is also expected to boost the film's box office prospects in the Hindi market. ## The biggest Tamil grosser of all time is Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's "2.0" (745 crores gross worldwide), and Coolie will be eyeing this record if it manages to strike favourable word of mouth. It is produced by Sun Pictures, and will be hitting theatres globally on August 14 in multiple languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Kamal Haasan's 'Thug Life' Gets One of The Lowest Ratings In The Opening Weekend
368 days ago
Kollywood

Kamal Haasan's 'Thug Life' Gets One of The Lowest Ratings In The Opening Weekend

Chennai, June 7 - Indian cinema legends, actor Kamal Haasan and director Mani Ratnam reunited after 38 years for a gangster action drama film Thug Life, which hit the big screen on June 5. The reunion of the two was expected to script a blockbuster, but things have turned into a nightmare for the duo. ## Thug Life was a keenly awaited film, and it generated some hype with decent to good pre-sales. However, despite the big promises, everything has gone wrong for the film since its release, and it seems that the audience has outrightly rejected it. ## The word of mouth for the movie has been poor from the first show, which resulted in below than the expected opening, followed by a big drop on the second day as the total collection of the movie is around 50 crore gross after 2 days. ## Even though there is a holiday on Saturday and Sunday, the chances of a rebound for the movie are almost out of the equation. The audience reception is poor, as the current Google rating for the movie is under 3 out of 10, while IMDb ratings are below 5, which has made things worse and will continue to do so. ## The Google and IMDb ratings of Thug Life are among the lowest for the film in its opening weekend, and it is going down rapidly. There are chances the movie will likely finish under 100 crore gross collection at the worldwide box office. It might cross this cross, but the overall result has already been sealed, which is a disaster. ## The film is produced by Raaj Kamal Films International and Madras Talkies, and it also stars Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Ashok Selvan, Joju George, Nassar, Ali Fazal, Rohit Saraf, and Baburaj in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Rajinikanth and Director Lokesh Kanagaraj's Salary Details For 'Coolie' Revealed
378 days ago
Kollywood

Superstar Rajinikanth and Director Lokesh Kanagaraj's Salary Details For 'Coolie' Revealed

Chennai, May 26 - Superstar Rajinikanth and director Lokesh Kanagraj have teamed up for the first time of action drama Coolie, which is among the most-anticipated Indian movies of the year. The film, produced by Sun Pictures, boasts a solid cast which also includes Nagarjuna, Upendra, Shruti Haasan, and Aamir Khan in key roles. ## Coolie is reportedly among the costliest Tamil movies ever with the budget of around 350 crores, according to the report by Pinkvilla. The budget includes the staggering salary of Rajinikanth and director Lokesh, along with other actors. ## As per the report, Rajini has received an upfront salary of 150 crores, which is among the highest of all time for an actor. Lokesh, on the other hand, got a pay cheque for 50 crore for the film, which is also reportedly a record for a director. ## "The remaining 150 crore have been spent on mounting the film, alongside the fees for other members of the star-cast. The total budget of Coolie excluding print and publicity is Rs 350 crore", says the report. It is understood that the makers have kept around 25 crore aside for print and publicity of the movie, making it a 375 crore budgeted title. ## Reportedly, the makers have already fetched huge non-theatrical deals for Coolie while theatrical rights are also expected to be sold for record prices. Coolie is a once-in-a-lifetime film the combination of Rajinikanth and Lokesh who is among the best director's in the country presently, and they make the film almost a risk-free product. ## Stay tuned...

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Kamal Haasan's Much-Awaited 'Thug Life' To Stream On OTT After 8 Weeks of Theatrical Release
385 days ago
Kollywood

Kamal Haasan's Much-Awaited 'Thug Life' To Stream On OTT After 8 Weeks of Theatrical Release

Chennai, May 21 - The blockbuster and the legendary duo of actor Kamal Haasan and director Mani Ratnam have teamed up for the first time since their last collaboration, Nayakan (1987), for the gangster action drama film Thug Life. ## Produced by Raaj Kamal Films International and Madras Talkies, Thug Life is one of the most anticipated Tamil movies of the year, and the makers are treating it with utmost care. Also starring Silambarasan and Trisha Krishnan in prominent roles along with others, the film is scheduled to hit the big screen on June 5 in multiple languages. ## Normally, Tamil films arrive on digital platforms after just 4 weeks of theatrical run, but Thug Life is set to break this norm. According to the reports, the film will be made available on OTT only after 8 weeks of the theatrical release in all languages. ## Kamal Haasan himself confirmed the development at the Mumbai press conference, and he hopes that other filmmakers will follow this process. "It's not even an experiment, but the pragmatic thing to do. I am glad that the OTT partners sat down with us and agreed. It wasn't a negotiation, it was a plan. We hope others can follow this, which will make the industry healthy", he said. ## Thug Life is a high-stakes gangster drama which will see a stand-off between Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan's characters. The recently launched trailer has raised the anticipation and ensured a big opening at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Sachien' Re-Release 10 Days Collection
407 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Sachien' Re-Release 10 Days Collection

Chennai, April 28 - Thalapathy Vijay's classic romantic comedy Sachein has found love upon its re-release at the box office. It has emerged as one of the highest-grossing reissue Tamil titles with around 13 crores gross collection worldwide.## Directed by John Mahendran, the film was re-released on April 18, and since then, it has been doing good business, especially in Tamil Nadu. In 10 days so far, Sachein has grossed approximately 9.50-10 crores in the state, while the worldwide collection is around 13 crores. ## The film, in its original run back in 2005, had minted around 10 crores gross worldwide, and now, the film's repeat run has overtaken it. On Book My Show, the film has sold over 250K tickets so far, which is the second highest for a Tamil re-release title after Vijay's Ghilli. ## Sachein was released amid almost zero buzz but has emerged as a big success for the makers, proving the unparalleled stardom and the crazy box office pull of Thalapathy Vijay. It is the second highest-grossing South Indian re-release film after Ghilli, which grossed over 30 crores worldwide last year.## Produced by V Creations, Sachein is an adaptation of director Mahendran's 2002 Telugu film Neetho with minor changes. The film marked the Tamil debut of actress Bipasha Basu, who played one of the female leads with Genelia D'Souza. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Good Bad Ugly' Emerges Ajith Kumar's Biggest Grosser In Tamil Nadu
411 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'Good Bad Ugly' Emerges Ajith Kumar's Biggest Grosser In Tamil Nadu

Chennai, April 25 - Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar's action comedy Good Bad Ugly is nearing the 250 crores mark at the global box office, as at the end of the second week (15 days), it has grossed around 237 crores which includes around 172 crores domestic collection. ## GBU has already become the highest-grossing Tamil movie of the year and also the biggest grosser of Ajith Kumar. In this process, the blockbuster movie has emerged as the actor's biggest hit in the home state, Tamil Nadu, by beating Viswasam. ## Directed by Adhik Ravichandran, GBU has scored approximately 144.50 crores gross in Tamil Nadu in 15 days, making it the biggest grosser for the AK in the state. Viswasam had generated an estimated 139 crores in the state, and this record has been broken after nearly 6 years. ## The film is produced by Mythri Movie Makers, and this marks the studio's debut production in Tamil cinema. It stars Ajith Kumar, alongside Trisha Krishnan, Arjun Das, Sunil, Karthikeya Dev, Priya Prakash Varrier, Prabhu, Prasanna, Tinnu Anand, and Raghu Ram in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Good Bad Ugly' Tops 200 Crore Worldwide; Emerges Ajith Kumar's Biggest Grosser
417 days ago
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Box Office: 'Good Bad Ugly' Tops 200 Crore Worldwide; Emerges Ajith Kumar's Biggest Grosser

Chennai, April 19 - Thala Ajith Kumar's action comedy Good Bad Ugly has surpassed 200 crores gross worldwide, becoming the first Tamil movie of the year. The movie entered this prestigious club on its 9th day as one of the fastest Tamil titles to do so. ## GBU has been doing excellent business since its opening day and eventually stormed past the double century at the global box office. In the 9 days so far, the film has grossed approximately 205+ crores, and with this, it has also become the biggest grosser for the Tamil superstar, beating Viswasam and Thunivu. ## In India, the blockbuster has grossed around 148 crores, which includes around 123 crores gross collection in the home state, Tamil Nadu. It is now Ajith Kumar's second biggest grosser in the state behind Viswasam. Overseas, the film has minted an estimated 57 crores so far. ## Good Bad Ugly is expected to see big gains on the second Saturday and Sunday, and at this point, it looks certain to enter the 250 crores club, which will be the first for AK. The movie proves to be a blockbuster entry of the Telugu production house, Mythri Movie Makers, in the Tamil cinema. ## Stay tuned...

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