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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Financial Issues Put Telugu Movie 'Krack' On Hold
1977 days ago
Tollywood

Financial Issues Put Telugu Movie 'Krack' On Hold

It turned out to be an anti-climax for the Telugu movie, Krack which was supposed to hit theaters today, on Saturday (January 9). Produced by reputed producer, Tagore B Madhu, 'Krack' was all set to be Ravi Teja's biggest release before it got into trouble due to a financial clash between the makers and distributors. ## The issue is related to the Tamil film Ayogya which was also produced by Tagore B Madhu a year and a half ago. Ayogya's failure at the box office and the ensuing debts are being cited as the reason behind Krack's financial tussle which has put the movie on hold. ## Due to the clash, première shows in the United States and the morning shows in India were canceled with the hope that the issue will get resolved by the afternoon. However, the uncertainty continues as the rescheduled press show in the afternoon also stood canceled even though a few of the cinema halls premiered the movie. ## While the talks are still on, according to the latest regional reports, the movie might start premiering tonight in theaters. The official confirmation is yet to be made. ## The film directed by Gopichand Malineni stars Ravi Teja as a cop, and Shruti Haasan plays the female lead. Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Samuthirakani are also cast to play key roles in this action-thriller. ## Stay tuned...

Samantha Akkineni To Headline Director Gunasekhar's Upcoming Mythological Drama, Shaakuntalam
1984 days ago
Tollywood

Samantha Akkineni To Headline Director Gunasekhar's Upcoming Mythological Drama, Shaakuntalam

Actress Samantha Akkineni has been roped in to play the titular role in director Gunasekhar's upcoming mythological drama, Shaakuntalam. Set in the Himalayas, Shaakuntalam is based on Kalidasa's epic Sanskrit play Abhijnana Shakuntalam. The Pan India movie will be produced by Neelima Guna of Gunaa Teamworks. ## Welcoming Samantha on board, the production house of the film, released a motion poster on the official Twitter handle on the 1st of 2021. ## Welcome onboard @Samanthaprabhu2 as our Shakuntala 🤍https://t.co/RxNXsyqFx1#Shaakuntalam #EpicLoveStory #MythologyForMillennials@Gunasekhar1 @neelima_guna #ManiSharma @GunaaTeamworks pic.twitter.com/9YMPZun2If— Gunaa Teamworks (@GunaaTeamworks) January 2, 2021 ## The film tells the love story of king Dushyantha and Shakuntala, daughter of sage Vishwamitra and apsara Menaka. The plot is reportedly based upon a love affair, a secret marriage, separation of imprecation, and the reunion of the immortal love of Dushyanta and Shakuntala.## According to Cinema Express, Gunasekhar had initially approached Pooja Hegde for the part, but things didn't work out as the Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo fame refused to play a mother on screen at this point of her career. Eventually, the Rudhramadevi director initiated a dialogue with Samantha and signed the deal.## A Mani Sharma musical, Shaakuntalam is expected to go on floors later this year. ## Stay tuned...

Rana Daggubati Launches His YouTube Channel, 'SouthBay' To Cover Multi-Format Stories
2038 days ago
Tollywood

Rana Daggubati Launches His YouTube Channel, 'SouthBay' To Cover Multi-Format Stories

The Baahubali fame, Rana Daggubati has a bunch of exciting projects lined up and the actor's personal life is also of intrigue now that he's married to Miheeka Bajaj. The actor has Prabhu Solomon's Aranya/Kaadan/Haathi Mere Saathi, Venu Udugula's Virata Parvam lined up for release.## Now, Rana Daggubati has started his new venture. The actor has launched his YouTube channel 'SouthBay' which is mainly designed for covering multi-lingual, multi-format stories from 10 seconds to 10 hours. ## Content through his YouTube channel will cover music, short films, news, animation, fiction, etc. It will feature the biggest names from cinema & upcoming talent. Recently, Daggubati had started a quirky animated comedy series, titled Why are you?. The actor is also a creative producer of the show.## RanaDaggubati launches YouTube channel SouthBay to offer multi-lingual, multi-format stories from 10 seconds to 10 hours. Content will cover music, short form, news, animation, fiction etc. It will feature biggest names from cinema & upcoming talent @ranadaggubati @SouthBaySound pic.twitter.com/FmEiohuMqx— Komal Nahta (@KomalNahta) November 9, 2020 ## Apart from this, there was buzz that Rana will act in the Telugu remake of the Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum with none other than Pawan Kalyan. While the official announcement is yet to be made, the actor said that he has been offered the movie and is quite interested in doing it.## Stay tuned...

Telangana CM KCR Announces New Film City In Hyderabad, Says, There Are Ample Opportunities To Develop And Expand The Film Industry In The State
2039 days ago
Tollywood

Telangana CM KCR Announces New Film City In Hyderabad, Says, There Are Ample Opportunities To Develop And Expand The Film Industry In The State

Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrashekhar Rao has announced that a film city with international standards would be set up on the outskirts of Hyderabad and the government would allot 1500 to 2000 acres of land for the project.## "There are ample opportunities to develop and expand the film industry in the state. Hyderabad is a cosmopolitan city. People from different parts of the country and different mother tongues have settled here. The city has the ability to offer shelter to anyone", the CM said. ## "The state government has the idea of setting up a world-class Film City of Hyderabad. The government will acquire 1500-2000 acres for this purpose. Plots will be allocated to the film production companies to set up studios with state-of-the-art technologies and to suit to needs of the future", he added. ## While stressing out at the fact that around 1 million people directly or indirectly depend upon the film industry, their lives have been affected badly due to the covid-19 pandemic. He called for the resumption of shootings as well as cinema halls, following Coronavirus guidelines.## Film actors Chiranjeevi and Akkineni Nagarjuna met Rao and told him that shootings have resumed. They informed him that theatres would reopen soon so that the families dependent on the film industry can come out of their problems. ## Stay tuned...

Sharwanand And Rashmika Mandanna To Star In Director Kishore Tirumala's Aadaalloo Meeku Johaarlu
2052 days ago
Tollywood

Sharwanand And Rashmika Mandanna To Star In Director Kishore Tirumala's Aadaalloo Meeku Johaarlu

On the auspicious day of Dussehra yesterday (October 25), actor Sharwanand announced his next Telugu film titled "Aadaalloo Meeku Johaarlu" with the director Kishore Tirumala who previously helmed movies like Nenu Sailaja, Chitralahari along with few others. ## The Jaanu actor will be paired with Sarileru Neekevvaru actress Rashmika Mandanna in the leading roles. The movie will be bankrolled by Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara Cinemas banner. The first day of the shoot commenced with a customary pooja with crew members in Tirupati. ## Sharwanand took to Twitter and shared the pictures from the sets of the movie and wrote, "Sharing the photos from the sets of Aadaalloo Meeku Johaarlu, Sharwa wrote, ''My next film is titled #AadaallooMeekuJohaarlu to be directed by Kishore Tirumala and co starting @iamRashmikaProduced by @SLVCinemasOffl More Details Soon".## My next film is titled #AadaallooMeekuJohaarlu to be directed by Kishore Tirumala and co starting @iamRashmika 😊Produced by @SLVCinemasOfflMore Details Soon 😁 pic.twitter.com/nerTTlh987— Sharwanand (@ImSharwanand) October 25, 2020 ## Apart from Aadaalloo Meeku Johaarlu, Sharwanand will be seen next in Sreekaram, which is directed by Kishore B. The shooting of Sreekaram began a few months ago and it is in the last stages of production. The film will see Sharwanand essaying the role of a farmer. ## The actor will also feature in Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie, Maha Samudram for which, he will be sharing screen space with Aditi Rao Hydari, Siddharth, and Anu Emmanuel. It will be directed by Ajay Bhupathi who also directed RX100. ## On the other hand, Rashmika Mandanna who was previously seen in Bheeshma with Nithiin has an exciting lineup of movies ahead. Apart from the movie with Sharwanand, the actress will be making her Tamil debut with Sultan. She will also be seen with Allu Arjun in Pushpa which is under filming. ## Stay tuned...

'Miss India' Will Inspire Young Women To Follow Their Hearts And Passions - Keerthy Suresh
2053 days ago
Tollywood

'Miss India' Will Inspire Young Women To Follow Their Hearts And Passions - Keerthy Suresh

The leading South Indian National Award-winning actress, Keerthy Suresh is all excited for her upcoming Telugu movie, "Miss India" in which she is playing an entrepreneur. Known for playing different roles, Keerthy is portraying the character of Samyuktha who is determined to become a self-made success. ## The trailer of "Miss India" dropped on Saturday (October 24) and has been receiving a brilliant response from the viewers. Keerthy believes that the movie will inspire young women who have dreams and want to follow their hearts and passions. She also talked about her role in the movie. ## "Miss India is the beautifully crafted story of Samyukhta, who is determined to not let anything stop her from achieving her dreams. I'm glad this film will get a global audience because I feel like it will encourage and inspire many young women to follow their hearts and passions, regardless of the language that they would watch it in", Keerthy said to India TV. ## "Miss India traces the journey of Samyukhta Manasa (Keerthy), a young passionate girl who, in an attempt to fulfill her grandfather's dream and her own childhood ambition, reinvents herself as she moves to the USA, setting up a successful business in tea", she added.## Directed by Narendra Nath, the movie was earlier scheduled for a theatrical release in the month of April but the makers had to postpone it due to the covid-19 pandemic. And now, it is set to premiere on Netflix on 4 November 2020. ## Apart from Keerthy Suresh, the movie will also feature, Jagapati Babu, Nadia Moidu (Nadhiya), Rajendra Prasad, Naveen Chandra, VK Naresh, and Pujita Ponnada in the prominant roles. Produced by Mahesh S Koneru under the banner East Coast Productions banner, Miss India will also release in Tamil and Malayalam languages. ## Stay tuned...

Miss India Trailer: Keerthy Suresh Is Determined To Make Indian Chai Famous Overseas In The Netflix Movie
2054 days ago
Tollywood

Miss India Trailer: Keerthy Suresh Is Determined To Make Indian Chai Famous Overseas In The Netflix Movie

One of the leading actresses in the South Indian film industry, Keerthy Suresh is known for doing different and versatile roles in her movies. In her upcoming Telugu movie, Miss India, Keerhty is going to play the role of a businesswoman. ## The trailer of Miss India dropped today and it is just awesome in which Samyuktha (Keerthy Suresh) is determined to become a self-made success. To achieve that, she plans to sell Indian Chai overseas. Going by the trailer of the movie, it gives us a glimpse into Samyuktha's life who believes she was born to do business. ## However, it is not so easy for Samyuktha who faces the challenges of the typical Indian mentality that women can't do business. Nevertheless, leaving all these things behind, she goes ahead with the idea of doing business on India chai in a foreign country. The story further embraces the challenges she faced where she fights the entire world around her.## A movie about a badass woman, chai, and dreams coming true, starring @KeerthyOfficial? Sign us up immediately.#MissIndia @MusicThaman @NARENcloseup pic.twitter.com/FO78kfd7Hs— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) October 24, 2020 ## The movie is directed by Narendra Nath and the music by Thaman S will only add to the film's experience. Apart from Keerthy Suresh, the film also stars Rajendra Prasad, Jagapathi Babu, Naresh, Nadiya, Naveen Chandra, and Kamal Kamaraju in the prominant roles in this emotional entertainer.## Produced by Mahesh S Koneru under the banner East Coast Productions banner, Miss India will be premiered on Netflix on November 4. ## Stay tuned...

Top Telugu Stars Including Prabhas, Mahesh Babu Announce Donations For Relief Efforts For Flood-Affected Telangana
2057 days ago
Tollywood

Top Telugu Stars Including Prabhas, Mahesh Babu Announce Donations For Relief Efforts For Flood-Affected Telangana

Pan India star, Prabhas has come forward to help the people of Telangana state which has been badly affected due to heavy rains. The actor on Tuesday announced a donation towards CM Relief Fund of Rs 1.5 crore for relief efforts. ## Mahesh Babu is also among the big donors and has announced a contribution of Rs 1 crore to help the government to overcome this challenge. The actor took to social media and appreciate the efforts made by the government to help affected families. ## "The devastation caused by the unprecedented rainfall in Telangana is far worse than we ever imagined. Appreciate the efforts of the Telangana government and the Disaster Response Force for doing their best to help the affected families", Mahesh Babu tweeted. ## "Contributing ₹1 crore towards the CM relief fund of Telangana. I urge all of you to come forward and donate towards the cause. Let's stand by our people during these difficult times. @TelanganaCMO @KTRTRS", he added.## Contributing ₹1 crore towards the CM relief fund of Telangana. I urge all of you to come forward and donate towards the cause. Let's stand by our people during these difficult times.🙏🏻 @TelanganaCMO @KTRTRS— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) October 20, 2020 ## Apart from Prabhas, and Mahesh Babu, veteran Tollywood actor Nagarjuna Akkineni donated Rs. 50 lakh, megastar Chiranjeevi Konidala donated ₹1 crore as a contribution to the relief fund. Actor Jr. NTR has also lent his support for rehabilitation of the city and contributed Rs. 50 Lakh while Ravi Teja made a contribution of Rs. 10 lakh towards CM Relief Fund. ## The unprecedented rains in Hyd have caused massive devastation,loss of lives & extreme hardship to thousands. My heart goes out to those affected by nature's fury.I'm humbly donating Rs.1Cr to CM Relief Fund.Also appeal 2 all who can to come frward & help the needy @TelanganaCMO pic.twitter.com/ARBeV9JShy— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) October 20, 2020 ## Heavy rains and floods have devastated the life of people in Hyderabad. Appreciate the efforts of Telangana Govt in releasing 550 crores for immediate relief. Standing by the cause, will contribute 50 lakhs to Telangana CM relief fund.#TelanganaCMO 🙏— Nagarjuna Akkineni (@iamnagarjuna) October 20, 2020 ## In light of the current situation in Telangana, I would like to contribute 10 lakh towards the CM Relief Fund and I urge everyone to come forward and help our people emerge stronger from this unprecedented crisis. 🙏@TelanganaCMO @KTRTRS— Ravi Teja (@RaviTeja_offl) October 20, 2020 ## As many as 70 people have died in rain-related incidents during the past one week in the state, Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao said. The minister said Hyderabad received the second-highest recorded rainfall after 1908, which forced the state government to relocate about 37,000 people from low-lying areas to relief camps.## Stay tuned...

Jr. NTR Contributes Rs. 50 Lakh For Rehabilitation Of Flood-Hit Telangana
2058 days ago
Tollywood

Jr. NTR Contributes Rs. 50 Lakh For Rehabilitation Of Flood-Hit Telangana

As Hyderabad battles floods, the popular Telugu star, Jr. NTR has lent his support for rehabilitation of the city and contributed Rs. 50 Lakh to the Telangana CM Relief Fund to overcome the challenge. ## On Tuesday, NTR expressed his deep concern over the flood situation and offers his support to help the government.## "Many lives in Hyderabad have been devastated by the rains and floods. I am contributing 50 Lakh Rupees to the Telangana CM Relief Fund towards the rehabilitation of our city. Let us all chip in and rebuild our Hyderabad #TelanganaCMO", NTR tweeted. ## Many lives in Hyderabad have been devastated by the rains and floods. I am contributing 50 Lakh Rupees to the Telangana CM Relief Fund towards the rehabilitation of our city. Let us all chip in and rebuild our Hyderabad #TelanganaCMO— Jr NTR (@tarak9999) October 20, 2020 ## Meanwhile, NTR's first look as Bheem from his upcoming multilingual film, RRR will be unveiled on October 22 at 11 AM. Directed by SS Rajamouli, the movie also stars Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt in the prominant roles. ## Stay tuned...

Ravi Teja To Enact Duel Roles In His Next Telugu Movie Khiladi
2060 days ago
Tollywood

Ravi Teja To Enact Duel Roles In His Next Telugu Movie Khiladi

One of the prominant stars of the Tollywood film industry, Ravi Teja is all set to enact duel roles in his next Telugu film titled, Khiladi. ## Apart from 'Khiladi' Ravi Teja, the film will star Meenakshi Chaudhary as the female lead and Dimple Hayathi as the second lead while the rest of the cast will be announced soon. ## The shooting will begin next month in November.## #RaviTeja to play dual roles in #Telugu film #Khiladi... Costars #MeenakshiChaudhary and #DimpleHayathi... Directed by #RameshVarma... Produced by #SatyanarayanaKoneru... Shoot begins next month. #RT67 | #RT67FirstLook pic.twitter.com/igrNdURkvc— Sacnilk Entertainment (@SacnilkEntmt) October 18, 2020 ## Khiladi will be directed by Ramesh Varma of Rakshasudu fame and produced by Satyanarayana Konery and Pen Studios. It will be Ravi Teja's 67th film of his career.## Ravi Teja recently resumed shooting for Gopichand Mallineni's masala flick Krack, which will see Shruti Haasan as the female lead along with Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Samuthirakani. He even shot for a special number recently with Apsara Rani.## Fondly called as mass maharaja, the actor was last seen in the science fiction action film, Disco Raja, directed by Vi Anand. However, the film couldn't create magic at the box office and became a commercial failure which led Teja to decide not to experiment with his roles in the future.## Stay tuned...

Vijay Sethupathi To Star In Legendary Sri Lankan Cricketer Muthiah Muralidaran's Biopic
2070 days ago
Tollywood

Vijay Sethupathi To Star In Legendary Sri Lankan Cricketer Muthiah Muralidaran's Biopic

The well-known South Indian actor, Vijay Sethupati is all set to act in the legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Muthiah Muralidaran's biopic, tentatively titled '800' which is said to signify the number of wickets taken by the spinner during his illustrious career. ## The film will be produced by Movie Train Motion Pictures and Dar Motion Pictures featuring Vijay Sethupathi as the Sri Lankan spin legend. The Biopic will be directed by MS Sripathi, who had previously directed a film titled Kanimozhi.## IT'S OFFICIAL... #VijaySethupathi to star in cricketer #MuthiahMuralidaran biopic... Directed by #MSSripathy... Produced by Movie Train Motion Pictures and Dar Motion Pictures. #MuralidaranBiopic pic.twitter.com/0KeCPzk6im— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 8, 2020 ## "I don't even watch cricket, I feel bored. So I don't even watch cricket since my childhood. In fact, I even told this to Muttiah Muralitharan sir and he immediately told that is the perfect quality for me to play the role", Vijay Sethupathi said had said in an interview. ## Muthiah Muralidaran is the leading wicket-taker in Test as well as One-day cricket. During his 19 years of international career, Muralitharan played 133 tests and claimed 800 wickets. While in ODI cricket, the spin magician grabbed 534 wickets in 350 matches. ## Muralidaran was also a part of the Sri Lankan team that played the ODI world cup finals in 2007 and 2011. Now, a biopic on him is surely a well-deserved tribute to him.## Stay tuned...

On Allu Ramalingaiah's 99th Birth Anniversary, Allu Family Inaugurate Allu Studios In Hyderabad
2077 days ago
Tollywood

On Allu Ramalingaiah's 99th Birth Anniversary, Allu Family Inaugurate Allu Studios In Hyderabad

The legendary Allu Ramalingaiah was one of the biggest comic actors in the Telugu film industry. He gave some of the several memorable performances through movies. Today, the Padma Shri awardee's 99th birth anniversary, and to make this day special, Allu Aravind and sons Bobby Allu, Allu Arjun, and Allu Sirish have inaugurated Allu Studios - a large scale film shooting studio in Hyderabad. ## Taking to Twitter, Allu Arjun announced the same, "1st of October marks the 99th birth anniversary of our beloved Dr. Sri Allu Ramalingaiah. To commemorate the occasion and honour his memory, the Allu family will inaugurate the construction work of ALLU Studios".## "We celebrate the legacy of our grandfather and dedicate this ALLU Studios to him. With all your blessings and good wishes, we commence the works of ALLU Studios", he added. ## We celebrate the legacy of our grandfather and dedicate this ALLU Studios to him . With all your blessings and good wishes, we commence the works of ALLU Studios.— Allu Arjun (@alluarjun) October 1, 2020 ## Allu Arjun also issued an official statement regarding the Allu Studios which they have dedicated to their great grandfather. "To commemorate the occasion and honour his (Allu Ramalingaiah) memory, the Allu family has inaugurated the construction work of Allu Studios. Our entire family has loved cinema and makes us very happy to celebrate the legacy of our grandfather", the letter read. ## "We are determined to lay the foundation of the upcoming studio", he concluded. ## COMMENCEMENT OF ALLU STUDIOS . #Allufamily pic.twitter.com/qCwkqx2yDD— Allu Arjun (@alluarjun) October 1, 2020 ## Allu Ramalingaiah was a legendary actor who worked in more than 1000 films in Tollywood. In 1990, the Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri for his contribution towards the arts and Telugu entertainment industry. His notable films are Mayabazar, Missamma, Muthyala Muggu, Sankarabharanam among others.## Meanwhile, Allu Arjun will be seen in Sukumar's "Pushpa". The film stars Rashmika Mandanna in the female lead role. The shooting of the upcoming intense drama is yet to go on floors.## Stay tuned...