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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Karthi's Tamil Movie 'Viruman' Sets Release Date
1483 days ago
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Karthi's Tamil Movie 'Viruman' Sets Release Date

Chennai, May 18 - Tamil star Karthi is returning to the big screen with the upcoming action entertainer, "Viruman". Directed by M. Muthaiah, the movie will be hitting theaters worldwide on August 31, 2022, the makers announced on Wednesday. ## "Viruman" is produced by Karthi's brother Suriya and Jyotika under their banner 2D Entertainment. The rural entertainer movie marks the younger daughter of director Shankar, Aditi Shankar's film debut. The movie also features Prakash Raj and Soori in pivotal roles. ## 2D Entertainment took to Twitter and announced the release date with a new poster. The studio has teamed up with Sakthi Film Factory to release the movie. ## #Viruman@selvakumarskdop @venkatraj11989 @ActionAnlarasu @jacki_art @VinothiniRK @kabilanchelliah @sonymusicsouth @johnsoncinepro @gobeatroute— 2D Entertainment (@2D_ENTPVTLTD) May 18, 2022 ## "Viruman" marks the second collaboration between Karthi and director Muthaiaya after the action drama film, Komban (2015). Yuvan Shankar Raja, who has delivered hit songs for Karthi in films like Paruthiveeran, Paiyaa, and Naan Mahaan Alla, has composed the music for a Karthi film after eight years.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Sivakarthikeyan's 'Don' Crosses 50 Crores Gross Worldwide
1484 days ago
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Box Office: Sivakarthikeyan's 'Don' Crosses 50 Crores Gross Worldwide

Chennai, May 17 - Actor Sivakarthikeyan is becoming a new sensation in Tamil cinema after delivering yet another hit in the form of "Don". Cibi Chakaravarthi's directorial debut, "Don" has been able to overcome the huge expectations of the fans and trade as it has crossed the 50 crores mark at the worldwide box office in just 4 days. ## The coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film became the biggest opener for Sivakarthikeyan with 9.3 crores net on Friday. Over the 3-day opening weekend, the film scored 31+ crores net collection, which is the highest weekend total ever in Siva's career. The movie did well on Monday and collected 4.45 crores net, pushing the total domestic collection to 35.75 crores net or 41.6 crores gross, in both Tamil and Telugu languages. ## Upon the release of the film, it got wonderful reviews from critics and audiences alike which transformed into big box office numbers. In the home state, Tamil Nadu, "Don" has minted over 35 crores gross, including 3.3 crores in the Chennai city alone in 4 days. Overseas, it has so far grossed approx. 12 crores, taking its total worldwide gross collection to 53.6 crores.## Produced by Lyca Productions and Sivakarthikeyan Productions, "Don" will look to cross the lifetime worldwide collection of "Doctor", which is Sivakarthikeyan's biggest grosser yet. Released in October 2021, "Doctor" had grossed a little over 100 crores worldwide, and the way "Don" is going about its business, it should become top 100 crores by the end of its box office run. ## The film has Priyanka Arul Mohan playing the female lead. It is her second film with Sivakarthikeyan after "Doctor". Apart from the lead pair, the movie also stars S. J. Suryah, Samuthirakani, and Soori in pivotal roles. Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music, with cinematography and editing is done by K. M. Bhaskaran and Nagooran respectively.## Stay tuned...

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Suriya Features In Cameo Role In Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram', Confirms Director Lokesh Kanagaraj
1486 days ago
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Suriya Features In Cameo Role In Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram', Confirms Director Lokesh Kanagaraj

Chennai May 16 - Legendary Kamal Haasan's upcoming action thriller movie, "Vikram", co-starring Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil, is getting bigger and bigger with each passing day.## After announcing it as a Pan-India movie, the makers recently launched the trailer and audio in a grand event and raise the hype further up. During the event, director Lokesh Kanagaraj, amid the speculations, confirmed that superstar Suriya is playing the cameo role in the movie. ## Suriya has shot his portion for a couple of days, and it would be interesting to see what role the actor has to play in the proceedings of the film that is easily one of the most anticipated star-studded films of summer 2022. ## Written and directed by Lokesh Kanagraj, "Vikram" also stars Kalidas Jayaram, Narain, Antony Varghese, Harish Uthaman, Arjun Das, Gayathrie Shankar, and Shivani Narayanan, among others in supporting roles. It is produced by Kamal Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films International while Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music. ## "Vikram" will be released in theaters worldwide on June 3rd. ## Stay tuned...

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Don Review: Audience Pours Love For This Sivakarthikeyan's College Entertainer
1489 days ago
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Don Review: Audience Pours Love For This Sivakarthikeyan's College Entertainer

Chennai, May 13 - Tamil star Sivakarthikeyan is in the red hot form after "Doctor" success and delivers another entertainer with "Don", as per the reaction of the audience. Cibi Chakaravarthi's directorial debut hit theaters today and opened with blockbuster reviews all around. ## Produced by Lyca Productions, and Sivakarthikeyan Productions, "Don" is a coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama that also stars Priyanka Arul Mohan, S. J. Suryah, Samuthirakani, and Soori in pivotal roles. The music of the film is scored by Anirudh Ravichander. ## Here is what moviegoers talking about the film - ## #DonReview: #Sivakarthikeyan is an out and out entertainer and Winner 👌#SJSuryah is again an asset 👏#PriyankaMohan ❤️‍🔥A Clean college entertainer Nice convincing attempt by #CibiChakaravarthi 👏👏👏 https://t.co/Gva1muvn2Z— 𝐁𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 (@BheeshmaTalks) May 13, 2022 ## #Don really surprised me! I had a good time watching it! #SivaKartikeyan #DonReview— Manoj Kumar R (@ImMKR) May 13, 2022 ## A fun fill good entertaining 1half & 2nd half with comedy & emotional scene worked well . whenever @iam_SJSuryah & @Siva_Kartikeyan facing eachother scene are🔥🔥🔥.#BlockBusterDON that the tweet #DonFDFS #DonReview #don #sk #SivaKartikeyan https://t.co/p9FWyXmbIX— vasanth (@benstokes114999) May 13, 2022 ## The three pillars of #Don's star cast 💥@Siva_Kartikeyan tops the game with a delightful and charming performance. @iam_SJSuryah is a complete livewire 🔥 terrific one. @thondankani puts out yet another emotionally impactful performance! #DonReview pic.twitter.com/pj2M81mszt— Galatta Media (@galattadotcom) May 13, 2022 ## A Movie having complete elements of Commercial Cinema present here with comedy, romance, sentiment, emotions in a complete manner.#Sivakarthikeyan #SJSuryah #SamuthirakaniSteals the show with their matured performance.. Watch it with familyTotally worth.. 💯❤️ #DonReview pic.twitter.com/3L7LyPdMDl— Annamalai Kalikumar (@akk_201198) May 13, 2022 ## Second half ~ Most emotional one 😭. Eyes filled with tears 🥺 @Siva_Kartikeyan na #DON -> Won 🛐 @Dir_Cibi broooooooooooo 🙏 . @anirudhofficial na bgm magnous 🔥. @iam_SJSuryah sarrr acting 🥵 @priyankaamohan performance 😍❤️. It's sureshot blockbuster hit 🎯💥 . #DonReview https://t.co/XHBM9Nteog— Innocent Boyᴿᶜᴮ ❤️ (@Innocent_twetz) May 13, 2022 ## I dont know who @Dir_Cibi is an i dont what the Talents u have but i am honestly saying that you made me cry!!!Not only by seeing the film, but also ur success!Hey man reach great heights, i am not going to mention any of the actors this tweet is just for you❤️#DON #Donreview— thamee_thammu (@thamee_thammu) May 13, 2022 ## #Don second half superb👌🏼👌🏼 perfect mix of fun, sentiment and performances. Commendable performances from Siva and SJS 🎉✨️🔥So many Thalaivar references. Ani superb👍🏼 A movie for family with the family. Don - Won🎉🔥🔥 #Donreview #Sivakarthikeyan #Rajinikanth #SJSuryah— Vijay (@Vijay20621117) May 12, 2022 ## #Don is emotional, entertaining & impactful 👌@Siva_Kartikeyan strikes with a matured performance..!The debutant director @DirCibi has made a neat package.#DonReview #DonFDFS— shrenik rudy (@ShrenikRudyy) May 13, 2022 ## #Don is a neat package for me 🤩Came out as a happy audience after the movie.The movie delivers what it promises 💯Finally a good tamil movie this year 👀#DonReview#Sivakarthikeyan Vera Maari Vera Maari 🔥— Alvin Daniel (@alvindan1212) May 13, 2022 ## #DON Review:An Emotional Youthful Family Entertainer 👍#Sivakarthikeyan Shines With His Timing & Emotional Scenes 👍#PriyankaMohan Does Well 👌Casting Is Apt 👌Cinematography - Colourful🤩@Dir_Cibi good debut👏Rating: ⭐⭐⭐💫/5#DONMovie #DONReview #DONMovieReview pic.twitter.com/fIja4nlxe1— Swayam Kumar (@SwayamD71945083) May 12, 2022 ## #DonReview one of the best movie and Fullfilling cinema experience. After quite long Time and will connect you some way or other, The movie made me laugh,enjoy, Think and Cry👏❤️...@Dir_Cibi Don - Won💥👍 pic.twitter.com/SJmJAw8jve— Dharanish (@Dharani73879467) May 13, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Sai Pallavi To Romance Sivakarthikeyan In Kamal Haasan's Next Production
1492 days ago
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Sai Pallavi To Romance Sivakarthikeyan In Kamal Haasan's Next Production

Chennai, May 10 - Supremely talented actress Sai Pallavi has been roped in to play the female lead opposite Tamil star Sivakrathikeyan in Kamal Haasan's next production. It marks Pallavi's maiden film with the "Doctor" actor. ## The announcement of Pallavi's inclusion was made on her birthday yesterday (May 9). The details about her role and others are yet to be known. The film will be directed by Rajkumar Periyasamy and it will start rolling by the mid of the year, once Sivakarthikeyan completes his current commitments.## We are elated to welcome talented performer @Sai_Pallavi92 on board #RKFIProductionNo_51 #HBDSaiPallavi#KamalHaasan #SK21 #RKFI_SPFI @ikamalhaasan @Siva_Kartikeyan #Mahendran @Rajkumar_KP @RKFI @sonypicsfilmsin @turmericmediaTM pic.twitter.com/ssV71hnkRr— Raaj Kamal Films International (@RKFI) May 9, 2022 ## Meanwhile, Sai Pallavi will next be seen in the Telugu period drama film, Virata Parvam, which is scheduled to release on July 1st. Directed by Venu Udugula, the movie also stars Rana Daggubati, Priyamani, Nandita Das, Naveen Chandra, among others. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay Next With Vamshi Paidipally Sets Release Date
1493 days ago
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Thalapathy Vijay Next With Vamshi Paidipally Sets Release Date

Chennai, May 8 - Tamil superstar, Thalapathy Vijay team up for the first time with Telugu director Vamshi Paidipally for his next, tentatively titled "Thalapathy 66". ## The Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie has Rashmika Mandanna playing the female lead opposite Thalapathy, while the movie also stars Sarathkumar, Prakash Raj, Shaam, Yogi Babu, and Prabhu in supporting roles with Thaman S composing the music for it. Produced by Dil Raju, the shooting for "Thalapathy 66" has already commenced and it will be shot over a period of 5-6 months. ## Meanwhile, the makers of the film on Sunday officially announced actors Sarathkumar and Prabhu onboard and also revealed the release date. Billed as emotional action drama film, "Thalapathy 66" will be hitting worldwide theaters on Pongal 2023 in Tamil and Telugu.## Earlier, producer Dil Raju had revealed that they are working to release the film on Diwali this year, but it seems the movie won't be ready by that time. Nonetheless, Pongal has always been a great time for Telugu and Tamil movies as the makers couldn't have asked for a better release time for Thalapathy 66. ## Stay tuned...

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Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram' To Be Released By Pen Marudhar In Hindi
1497 days ago
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Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram' To Be Released By Pen Marudhar In Hindi

Chennai, May 5 - Superstar Kamal Haasan's long-awaited action thriller film "Vikram" is getting ready for worldwide theatrical release on June 3rd. The Lokesh Kanagaraj-directed movie will have a multilingual release and the Hindi version is backed by in-form Dr. Jayantilal Gada's Pen Marudhar studio. ## The announcement of the Hindi theatrical release was made on May 5 with a promo. "We are fired up to be partnering with #PenMarudhar for the North India theatrical release of #Vikram", the production house tweeted. ## We are fired up to be partnering with #PenMarudhar for the North India theatrical release of #Vikram#KamalaHaasan #VikramFromJune3 @ikamalhaasan @Dir_Lokesh @VijaySethuOffl #FahadhFaasil @anirudhofficial #Mahendran @RKFI #PenMovies @jayantilalgada @turmericmediaTM pic.twitter.com/z7irtwS8Zj— PEN INDIA LTD. (@PenMovies) May 5, 2022 ## "Vikram" is produced by Raaj Kamal Films International while it will be distributed by Red Giant Movies in the original Tamil version. The film features an ensemble cast with Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil, and Vijay Sethupathi coming together for the very first time. It also stars Kalidas Jayaram, Narain, Antony Varghese, and Arjun Das, among others in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Thalapathy Vijay's Beast Crosses 200 Crores Worldwide
1510 days ago
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Box Office: Thalapathy Vijay's Beast Crosses 200 Crores Worldwide

Chennai, April 21 - Thalapthy Vijay's action thriller, "Beast" has crossed the 200 crores gross at the worldwide box office. The movie, however, is declining drastically at the domestic box office after the long 5-day opening weekend. ## Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the movie was released on April 13 and scored 112.3 crores net in the first 5 days. Once the opening ended, the movie plumbed big time and minted only 7.95 crores net in the next 3 days, pushing the domestic net cume to 120.25 crores in 8 days. ## At the overseas box office, "Beast" has made 60.1 crores gross, helping the worldwide cume to go past the 200 crores mark. It has become Thalapathy Vijay's 5th movie to reach the landmark box office figure after "Bigil", "Mersal", "Sarkar", and "Master". ## Meanwhile, despite the so-so outing at the domestic box office, "Beast" has become the first film of 2022 to score 100 crores gross in Tamil Nadu state. It has made 101 crores in the home state, followed by 12.92 crores in Karnataka, 11.96 crores in AP/TG, 10.5 crores in Kerala, and 3.55 crores in the rest of India. ## The original Tamil version has been the best performing for this Sun Pictures production with 110 crores net. Telugu has also contributed approx. 9 crores while Hindi and Kannada versions have been a massive disappointment with approx. 1.35 crores. ## The movie revolves around an ex-RAW agent's crusade to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. It also stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead alongside Selvaraghavan, Shine Tom Chacko, Yogi Babu, and Redin Kingsley play supporting roles.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Thalapathy Vijay's Beast Becomes Highest-Grossing Tamil Movie Of 2022
1514 days ago
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Box Office: Thalapathy Vijay's Beast Becomes Highest-Grossing Tamil Movie Of 2022

Chennai, April 18 - While Prashanth Neel-directed "KGF Chapter 2" is stealing the show, one more recently released movie that found a place in the hearts of the audiences is Thalapathy Vijay's "Beast". It has become the highest-grossing Tamil movie of 2022, beating Ajith Kumar's "Valimai" at the worldwide box office. ## Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, "Beast" was released on April 13 on Wednesday. Despite getting mixed reviews and facing tough competition with "KGF 2", the action thriller scored approx. 185 crores gross at the worldwide box office in the first five days. "Valimai" did the gross business approx. 165 crores. ## "Beast", at the domestic box office, has grossed 130.60 crores. It also crossed the 100 crores net mark in the original Tamil version and currently stands at 102.25 crores. The other versions, including Telugu and Hindi, contributed approx. 10 crores net during the 5-days long weekend. Overseas, it has grossed approx. 55 crores. ## Produced by Sun Pictures, "Beast" has also become the 5th highest-grossing movie (compiled from various sources) for the Tamil superstar. It is likely to break into the 200 crores gross mark worldwide by the end of the first week. ## The movie revolves around an ex-RAW agent's crusade to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. Pooja Hegde played the female lead role while Selvaraghavan, Shine Tom Chacko, Yogi Babu, and Redin Kingsley, among others, feature in supporting roles.## Stay tuned...

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Beast Advance Booking: Thalapathy Vijay-Starrer Set To Take A Historic Opening At The Box Office
1519 days ago
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Beast Advance Booking: Thalapathy Vijay-Starrer Set To Take A Historic Opening At The Box Office

Chennai, April 12 - Thalapathy Vijay is undoubtedly the biggest film star in the Tamil cinema and enjoys a massive fan following. Over the years, he has become the most trustable actor in whom the producers can invest blindly. His movie, "Sarkar" has a record of the biggest opening ever in Tamil and now, the actor's upcoming "Beast" is threatening to break that record. ## "Beast", which is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, is scheduled to release on April 13 and multiple languages. The advance booking for the same was opened on April 6 and within minutes, the shows started getting booked. Not only in the original Tamil version, but the movie also got a big response in the Telugu advance booking. ## Produced by Sun Pictures, the advance booking of "Beast" has crossed 27 crores with still a few hours left for the first show. The Tamil version has crossed 24 crores in advances and it has already become the highest ever in Tamil. The movie has a shot to create history in the home state, Tamil Nadu, as it could become the biggest opening day grosser there. Thalapathy's "Sarkar" currently holds the record with 30.15 crores gross. "Beast" might score 35 crores gross. ## "Beast" is an action comedy film that revolves around a spy's crusade to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. In the movie, a shopping mall in Chennai is hijacked by terrorists who hold the visitors as hostages, Veera Raghavan (Vijay), a spy also trapped in the mall, decides to save the hostages by eliminating the terrorists. ## The movie also stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead alongside, Selvaraghavan, Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley, Bjorn Surrao, Aparna Das, Shine Tom Chacko, and Ankur Ajit Vikal, among others in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Rashmika Mandanna Relishes Her Dream Come True Moment
1525 days ago
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Rashmika Mandanna Relishes Her Dream Come True Moment

Chennai, April 7 - The most happening star of Indian cinema, Rashmika Mandanna will be romancing Thalapathy Vijay in the upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie, to be directed by Vamshi Paidipally. The actress was roped to play the female lead and announced was made on her 27th birthday a couple of days ago. ## Working with Thalapathy Vijay has always been a dream of Rashmika and she is finally getting an opportunity to share screen space with Tamil cinema's biggest superstars. The movie, tentatively titled "Thalapathy 66", was officially launched on April 6 with the Pooja ceremony and Rashmika made sure she enjoys every bit of it. ## During the muhurat shot, Rashmika took this opportunity to adore Thalapathy and click fun pictures with him showing her affection towards the "Master" actor. She took to social media to share pictures from the #Thalapathy66 launch and wrote something that truly narrates her excitement of joining Thalapathy for the very first time. ## "Ok now this feels like something else... ❤️❤️ Been watching sir for years and years and now to do everything that I've been wanting to do.. act with him, dance with him, take his nazar, talk to him.. everything .. yaaaaay finally! 😄❤️ An absolute delight", the Pushpa actress wrote. ## @SVC_official @directorvamshi sir… ❤️❤️❤️Cheers to new beginnings.. 🤗🤍🎉— Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) April 7, 2022 ## "Thalapathy 66" marks many first for most of the people associated with the project. It has the first time that Vijay will be doing a straight Telugu movie. Director Vamshi will be directing the "Bigil" star for the very first time. It is also the maiden collaboration of Vijay and producer Dil Raju.## Meanwhile, Thalapathy Vijay will next be seen in the Tamil action thriller "Beast", which is scheduled to release on April 13, also in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam. It is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Sun Pictures. Pooja Hegde plays the female lead. ## Rashmika, on the other hand, will next be seen in her Bollywood movie, "Mission Majnu". Scheduled to release on June 10th this year, the movie marks Rashmika's Bollywood debut. The Shantanu Bagchi-directed spy thriller has Sidharth Malhotra playing the male lead under the production of RSVP Movies and Guilty By Association Media LLP.. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Beast' Banned In Kuwait But Cleared To Release In The UAE
1526 days ago
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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Beast' Banned In Kuwait But Cleared To Release In The UAE

Chennai, April 6 - Thalapathy Vijay's forthcoming action thriller, "Beast" has been banned to release in the Middle East country, Kuwait. Recently, Malayalam blockbuster "Kurup" and Tamil hit "FIR" were also banned in the country. ## As per the industry sources, the reason behind the decision of banning "Beast" in Kuwait could be the portrayal of Pakistan's terrorism and violence. In the recent past, Kuwait's censor board has become strict for Indian movies as compared to the other GCC countries. ## #Beast is banned by the Ministry of Information in #Kuwait Reason could be Portrayal of Pak, Terrorists or Violence Recently Indian Movies #Kurup and #FIR were banned in #Kuwait Of late, #Kuwait Censor is becoming very strict in GCC compared to other countries in the region— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) April 5, 2022 ## Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates has cleared "Beast" for release in the country with PG 15 certificate. It will be released there on the same date and date in India on April 13. UAE had also permitted the Hindi movie "The Kashmir Files" recently for release without any cut for 18+ after initial objection. ## Written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, "Beast" revolves around a spy's quest to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. Thalapathy Vijay plays the role of RAW agent, Veera Raghavan. Pooja Hegde features as the female lead while Selvaraghavan, Yogi Babu, and Redin Kingsley play supporting roles. ## Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures has produced the film while the music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, and the cinematography was handled by Manoj Paramahamsa. It will be released on April 13 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam.## Stay tuned...

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