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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Thalapathy Vijay's 'The GOAT' Crosses $1 Million Pre-Sales For Opening Day At The Overseas Box Office
650 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'The GOAT' Crosses $1 Million Pre-Sales For Opening Day At The Overseas Box Office

Chennai, August 28 - Thalapathy Vijay's action thriller The Greatest of All Time is all set to take a very good opening at the overseas box office. Directed by Venkat Prabhu, the movie is scheduled to be released on September 5, with premieres taking place on September 4th.## The overseas pre-sales of The GOAT have crossed $1 million for the opening day, including premieres. In the USA, the premiere advance sales of the movie are around $300K with 7 days still left. The trade is expecting a $5+ million overseas opening of the film. The total pre-sales for the opening day is $1.2+ million (10+ crores). ## Thalapathy Vijay's film generally takes a strong start at the box office, be it domestic or overseas. His last movie, Leo stormed the box office with approximately 143 crores worldwide opening which is the biggest ever for a Tamil movie. This included 66+ crores overseas start. ## The GOAT is certain to score the biggest Tamil opening of 2024 and if the pre-sales trend remains strong, it might be the back-to-back to 100 crores opener for the actor after Leo. Produced by AGS Entertainment, The GOAT is the penultimate film of Vijay before his political entry. It stars him in dual roles, as a father and son, alongside Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Mohan, Ajmal Ameer, Jayaram, Sneha, Laila, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Vaibhav, Yogi Babu, Premgi Amaren, and Yugendran in key roles.## The film follows Gandhi (Vijay), the former leader of a special anti-terrorist squad, who reconciles with his squad members to address the problems which were stemmed from their previous actions. It will be released in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada, languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'The GOAT' Updated Official Theatrical Runtime Revealed
651 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'The GOAT' Updated Official Theatrical Runtime Revealed

Chennai, August 27 - Thalapathy Vijay's most-awaited action thriller The Greatest of All-Time is set to be one of the longest Tamil films with over 3 hours of theatrical runtime. The movie, directed by Venkat Prabhu, is scheduled to be released on September 5 in multiple languages. ## The GOAT was recently censored with the UA certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with the runtime approved under 3 hours. However, due to some reasons, the makers sent the movie for re-censorship which resulted in longer than its original runtime. ## While the movie retained its UA certificate, the theatrical runtime is now 3 hours and 3 minutes (183 minutes). This move, despite the runtime being lengthy, shows the confidence of the makers in the movie as reports say the film has come out very well. ## Produced by AGS Entertainment, the film stars Vijay in dual roles as a father and son, alongside Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Mohan, Ajmal Ameer, Jayaram, Sneha, Laila, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Vaibhav, Yogi Babu, Premgi Amaren, and Yugendran in key roles.## The GOAT, which is the penultimate film of Vijay before his political entry, follows Gandhi, former leader of a special anti-terrorist squad, who reconciles with his squad members to address the problems which were stemmed from their previous actions. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'The GOAT' and Suriya's 'Kanguva' Overseas Theatrical Deals Locked At Huge Prices
656 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'The GOAT' and Suriya's 'Kanguva' Overseas Theatrical Deals Locked At Huge Prices

Mumbai, August 22 - One of the potential Tamil highest-grossers of the year, The Greatest of All Time (The GOAT) starring Thalapathy Vijay is all set to hit the big screens on September 5th in multiple languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada. ## Directed by Venkat Prabhu, the sci-fi action thriller is super hot in the trade which is expecting it to score huge numbers at the box office. Not just in India, but the overseas market is also where Vijay's films have excelled in the past and the expectations are no less this time as well. ## According to the latest Tamil media reports, the entire overseas theatrical rights of The GOAT have been begged by Phars Films for a whopping 53 crores, which is said to be the second biggest for a Tamil title after Vijay's last year's blockbuster Leo (64 crores) and Kamal Haasan's upcoming Thug Life (63 crores).## Given the track record of Vijay's films at the overseas box office, the distributors could be up for huge returns. Apart from The GOAT, Phars Films has also bought Suriya's fantasy action thriller Kanguva, another big Tamil Pan India film of the year. Directed by Siva, the movie is scheduled to be released on October 10, as of now.## It is reported that Phars Films has purchased Kanguva for a whopping 40 crores for the entire overseas region and this is the biggest ever overseas deal for a Suriya-starrer. It is the costliest movie of the actor and is carrying tremendous buzz among the audiences. ## Stay tuned...

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Suriya's 'Kanguva' To Avert Box Office Clash With Rajinikanth's 'Vettaiyan'?
656 days ago
Kollywood

Suriya's 'Kanguva' To Avert Box Office Clash With Rajinikanth's 'Vettaiyan'?

Chennai, August 22 - Two of the biggest Tamil movies of the year, superstar Rajinikanth's action thriller Vettaiyan and Suriya-fronted Kanguva are set for an epic clash at the box office this Dussehra weekend, on August 10, 2024. ## Kanguva was the first to announce the August 10 release amid the anticipation that Vettaiyan would take the slot before Lyca Productions recently confirmed the inevitable clash. There have been mixed voices regarding this clash as both films are huge in terms of budget and scale with tremendous buzz and hype. ## Now, according to the latest buzz in Tamil media, the makers are contemplating postponing Kanguva to avoid the clash with the Rajinikanth-starrer. While there are no official words from the makers on the same yet, it is being seen as a possible move. ## Kanguva is directed by Siva and produced by Studio Green. It stars Suriya in the title role alongside Bobby Deol, and Disha Patani in the Tamil debuts, Jagapathi Babu, Natarajan Subramaniam, Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley, Kovai Sarala, Anandaraj, and K. S. Ravikumar in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'The GOAT' Trailer Score 34+ Million Views In The First 24-Hours
660 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'The GOAT' Trailer Score 34+ Million Views In The First 24-Hours

Chennai, August 18 - The trailer of Thalapathy Vijay's sci-fi action thriller The Greatest of All Time (The GOAT) scored 34+ million views in the first 24 hours on YouTube, emerging one of the most viewed South Indian movie trailers. ## Directed by Venkat Prabhu, the GOAT trailer scored 29.25+ million views in the original Tamil version, making it the second most-viewed Tamil trailer of all time in the first 24 hours, behind only Leo (32 million), also headlined by Vijay.## Overall, it is the 4th most-viewed trailer in a single South Indian language, after Guntur Kaaram (37.60 million), Salaar Part 1 (32.50 million), and Leo. Apart from the Tamil version, the GOAT trailer scored 3.25 million views in Hindi and 2.30 million views in the Telugu version, for 34.75+ million overall views during the said period. ## Produced by AGS Entertainment, the GOAT star Vijay in a dual role as a father and son. The makers have used de-age technology to create the son's character. The movie also stars Prashanth, Prabhudeva, Mohan, Jayaram, Sneha, Laila, Ajmal Amir, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Vaibhav, Yogi Babu, Premgi Amaren, Yugendran Vasudevan and Akilan. ## The GOAT is scheduled to be released on September 5 in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada, languages.## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Vettaiyan' To Clash With 'Kanguva'
661 days ago
Kollywood

Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Vettaiyan' To Clash With 'Kanguva'

Chennai, August 18 - Superstar Rajinikanth's highly-anticipated action drama Vettaiyan with director T. J. Gnanavel is getting ready to clash with another hugely-awaited film Kanguva, starring Tamil star Suriya, this October. ## It has been reported by Tamil media that Vettaiyan will be hitting theatres worldwide on October 10 and now, the makers have officially confirmed the same. This has confirmed the clash with Kanguva which is already slated for the same-day release in multiple languages.## Produced by Lyca Productions, Vettaiyan was reportedly aiming Diwali 2024 release and the producer of Kanguva also said the same which made him slot his movie in the Dussehra weekend during a recent interview. But the latest development indicates a change in plans by the makers of Vettaiyan.## It would indeed be a big clash (if happens) as both the movies are big-budgeted and carry super positive buzz among the audiences. Vettaiyan, meanwhile, also stars legendary Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Jisshu Sengupta, Ritika Singh, and Dushara Vijayan.## Stay tuned...

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Suriya's 'Kanguva' Trailer Scored 19+ Million Views In The First 24 Hours
666 days ago
Kollywood

Suriya's 'Kanguva' Trailer Scored 19+ Million Views In The First 24 Hours

Chennai, August 13 - The much-anticipated trailer of Tamil star Suriya's fantasy action thriller film Kanguva was released on August 12 and it largely met with positive reception. Directed by Siva, the movie also stars Bobby Deol and Disha Patani in prominent roles.## Produced by Studio Green and UV Creations, the Kanguva trailer scored 19+ million views in the first 24 hours and it was the most-viewed video on YouTube in the world in the past 24 hours. Additionally, the trailer scored 700K+ likes during the same period.## The trailer of the movie was released in multiple languages in a single video on the Saregama Tamil YouTube channel. It said it is available in five languages - Tamil, along with the dubbed versions of Telugu, Hindi, Malayala, and Kannada versions.## Scheduled to be released on October 10, Kanguva's reportedly story travels 500 years from the 1700s to 2023 about a Hero who has to fulfil a mission left unfinished. It features Suriya in the title role while Bobby Deol plays the antagonist Udhiran.## ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raayan' Becomes First Tamil Movie of 2024 To Top 100 Crore Gross In India
669 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'Raayan' Becomes First Tamil Movie of 2024 To Top 100 Crore Gross In India

Chennai, August 10 - Tamil star Dhanush's action thriller Raayan continues its blockbuster run at the domestic and worldwide box office. Written, directed, and headlined by Dhanush, Raayan has been one of the biggest Tamil hits of the year and it has now reached a new milestone.## The A-rated action blockbuster has become the first Tamil movie of 2024 to reach the 100 crores gross collection mark at the Indian box office. The movie grossed approximately 98.50 crores in 15 days and at the time of penning this piece, it has crossed the milestone of 100 crores gross in India within 16 days.## Raayan is already the biggest Tamil grosser of the year domestically by beating Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 which flopped at approximately 96 crores gross collection. Vijay Sethupathi's Maharaja, one of the only 3 Tamil movies to top 100 crores worldwide in 2024, is the third biggest domestic grosser with approximately 81.50 crores.## Raayan's worldwide collection after 15 days is approximately 137.50 crores gross and by the third Sunday, it is expected to cross Indian 2 (149 crores) to become the biggest Tamil grosser of 2024 at the worldwide box office.## Stay tuned...

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Vijay Sethupathi's Box Office Blockbuster 'Maharaja' Becomes Third Most Watched Indian Movie of 2024 On Netflix
672 days ago
Kollywood

Vijay Sethupathi's Box Office Blockbuster 'Maharaja' Becomes Third Most Watched Indian Movie of 2024 On Netflix

Chennai, August 7 - Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja has emerged as the third most-watched Indian movie of 2024 on Netflix. The Nithilan Swaminathan's directorial was originally released in theatres and emerged as a big box office blockbuster by grossing over 100 crores worldwide.## Maharaja debuted on Netflix on July 12, four weeks after the blockbuster theatrical release. It scored 3.20 million views in the opening weekend on Netflix, followed by a huge 6.10 million views in the second week (July 15-21), and another 3.60 million views during the week of July 22-28. ## In the fourth week (July 29 - August 4), the movie generated 2.60 million views, pushing its total viewership to 15.50 million views in 24 days. This makes it the third most-watched Indian title of 2024 on the streamer, behind only Laapataa Ladies (17.10 million views) and Crew (17.90 million views) and by far the most-watched South Indian title of the year.## Maharaja will most likely become Netflix's top-viewed Indian movie of the year by next week which will be a huge achievement for a regional Indian title after its blockbuster theatrical success. ## Produced by The Route, Think Studios, and Passion Studios, Maharaja was released on June 14 to all-around praise from critics and audiences alike. It soon became the talk of the town which resulted in big success at the box office, grossing over 105 crores worldwide so far as the third highest-grossing Tamil title of the year.## The film stars Vijay Sethupathi in the titular role, alongside Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami Gopikumar, Singampuli, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Sachana Namidass, Manikandan, and Bharathiraja in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Raayan' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film of Dhanush
674 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'Raayan' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film of Dhanush

Chennai, August 4 - Tamil action thriller Raayan has become the highest-grossing film for the actor Dhanush after the excellent second weekend at the worldwide box office in which it also became the actor's third 100 crores grosser.## Directed by Dhanush, Raayan has beaten the entire run of Thiruchitrambalam (117 crores worldwide gross) on its second Sunday in just 10 days. The movie is looking to score around 10 crores worldwide on Sunday, which will take its total collection to around 123 crores gross. ## Interestingly, Thiruchitrambalam became actor Dhanush's first 100 crores grosser in 2022, followed by Vaathi which grossed approximately 116 crores in 2023. As a director, Raayan is Dhanush's first century at the worldwide box office.## Produced by Sun Pictures, the A-rated blockbuster is also the only third Tamil movie of 2024 to top 100 crores, and it is currently behind only Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 (148+ crores) as the second biggest Tamil grosser of the year. ## The movie stars Dhanush in the titular role, leading an ensemble cast which includes S. J. Suryah, Prakash Raj, Selvaraghavan, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Dushara Vijayan, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Saravanan.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Dhanush's 'Raayan' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross; Becomes 3rd Tamil Movie of 2024 To Do So
676 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Dhanush's 'Raayan' Surpasses 100 Crore Worldwide Gross; Becomes 3rd Tamil Movie of 2024 To Do So

Chennai, August 3 - Tamil star Dhanush's action thriller Raayan is turning out to be a huge box-office success, crossing 100 crores gross worldwide in just 8 days. It has become only the third Tamil movie of 2024 to hit the box office century after Indian 2 and Maharaja.## Written, directed, and headlined by Dhanush, Raayan grossed approximately 3.50 crores domestically on its second Friday (8th day), taking its total domestic cume to approximately 72.75 crores gross. The movie nears 50 crores gross in Tamil Nadu after 8 days and will cross this figure on Saturday.## At the overseas box office, the A-rated action blockbuster has minted an estimated 32+ crores gross, taking the worldwide cume to over 100 crores mark at 105 crores approx. in just 8 days. Raayan is Dhanush's third 100 crore worldwide grosser after Thiruchitrambalam and Vaathi.## Produced by Sun Pictures, Raayan will become Dhanush's highest-grossing movie by the second Sunday by crossing Vaathi (116+ crores worldwide gross) and Thiruchitrambalam (117 crores gross). All three 100 crores grossers for the actor have come in the last 2 years. ## The movie stars Dhanush in the titular role, leading an ensemble cast which includes S. J. Suryah, Prakash Raj, Selvaraghavan, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Dushara Vijayan, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Saravanan.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Dhanush's 'Raayan' Scored Excellent First Weekend Worldwide
681 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Dhanush's 'Raayan' Scored Excellent First Weekend Worldwide

Chennai, July 29 - Tamil star Dhanush scored a much deserving success with his latest action thriller Raayan after the excellent 3-day opening weekend at the worldwide box office. The A-rated blockbuster scored close to 70 crores gross collection, already one of the highest-grossing Tamil movies of the year.## Directed and headlined by Dhanush, Raayan witnessed a continued jump over the weekend at the domestic box office, which is not a regular case for South Indian films. With approximately 49 crores gross collection, the movie scored the second biggest opening weekend for a Tamil title of 2024, behind only Indian 2. ## In Tamil Nadu, Raayan minted approximately 34 crores gross, followed by approximately 5.50+ crores in Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telengana). The rest of the domestic market contributed approximately 10 crores gross collection. ## At the overseas box office, the movie has had a superb weekend with approximately 22 crores gross. This led to approximately 71+ crores worldwide cume, making it the 6th highest-grossing Tamil movie of 2024. The worldwide opening weekend of Raayan has almost wiped out Dhanush's last film, Captain Miller's entire run of 75 crores gross. ## Raayan will cross Captain Miller and Ayaalan (76.60 crores gross approx.) by the first Monday or Tuesday to become the 4th highest-grossing Tamil film of the year. By next weekend, it will cross all but Indian 2 to emerge as the second-biggest-grosser and will eventually look to down the Kamal Haasan-starrer to reach the top in the long run.## Stay tuned...

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