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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Prabhas-Fronted Two-Part 'Salaar' Will Now Release In 2023?
1590 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas-Fronted Two-Part 'Salaar' Will Now Release In 2023?

Hyderabad, January 31 - The covid-19 pandemic is still taking a toll on the Indian film industry as the release dates of the tentpole titles are getting reshuffled again. The entire release calendar (apart from a few films) of the first half of 2022 has been rescheduled. ## Apart from the reshuffling of the release dates this year, there might be a couple of films that may get pushed to the next year. One such film is "Salaar", starring Prabhas. The Kannada - Telugu bilingual movie, directed by Prashanth Neel, was slated to release in April this year. However, the movie is still under production and might take a significant time in the post-production work. ## "Salaar" is being made on a bigger scale and it will reportedly be darker than Yash-starrer "KGF", which is also directed by Neel under the same production house, Hombale Films. Going by the recent reports and strong buzz, "Salaar", just like "KGF", will also be released in two parts, with the first part is now slated for the 2023 release. ## Since the entire 2022 is packed with blockbuster titles, the makers of "Salaar" have reportedly decided to release the first part of the film in 2023. Though there is no official confirmation yet, the big push, however, looks inevitable considering the fact that the movie is yet to be completed, plus, there is hardly any clear release window left in 2022. It is a Pan-India film and will release in multiple languages. ## Prabhas, meanwhile, will still have two releases this year in the form of "Radhe Shyam", and "Adipurush". Directed by Radha Krishan Kumar, "Radhe Shyam" will be released on March 11 after being pushed from January 14. It is a Hindi-Telugu bilingual film that will also release in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. ## "Adiprush", on the other hand, will be released on August 11 as originally scheduled. Directed by Om Raut of "Tanhaji" fame, "Adipurush" is based on the Hindu epic "Ramayana". It is again a Hindi-Telugu bilingual movie that, according to reports, will be released in 15 languages (domestic+international) worldwide on over 20000 screens. It also stars Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Singh, among others in prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Mahesh Babu's 'Sarkaru Vaari Paata' And Ajith Kumar-Starrer 'Valimai' Release Dates Locked
1590 days ago
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Mahesh Babu's 'Sarkaru Vaari Paata' And Ajith Kumar-Starrer 'Valimai' Release Dates Locked

Hyderabad, January 31 - Summer of 2022 is getting filled rapidly with blockbuster movie releases across languages. The box office, however, will start taking flight from March, in which the movies like "Radhe Shyam", "Bachchan Pandey", "RRR", among other big-ticket titles have been announced to release.## The following month of March, April will see releases such as "KGF Chapter 2", "Laal Singh Chaddha", "Beast", "Acharya", among others. Meanwhile, Mahesh Babu's highly-awaited "Sarkaru Vaari Paata", which was supposed to release on April 1st, will now release on May 12, after production was delayed.## Directed by Parasuram, "SVP" will be Babu's first release in more than two years. His last film was "Sarileru Neekevvaru", which was released in January 2020. "SVP" carries huge anticipation among the fans. It stars Keerthy Suresh as the female lead opposite Mahesh Babu. Mythri Movie Makers has produced it in association with 14 Reels Plus, and GMB Entertainment. ## Date for the AuCTION is locked! #SarkaruVaariPaata worldwide release on May 12 💥💥#SVPOnMay12Super 🌟 @urstrulyMahesh @KeerthyOfficial @ParasuramPetla @MusicThaman @GMBents @14ReelsPlus @saregamasouth pic.twitter.com/P0CF17rOnE— Mythri Movie Makers (@MythriOfficial) January 31, 2022 ## Meanwhile, on the other hand, Ajith Kumar's Tamil blockbuster "Valimai" will be released on February 24 in Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu. It was originally announced for January 12 but got postponed due to the 3rd covid-19 wave. It is arguably the most anticipated Tamil movie that is in production since 2020. The film is directed by H Vinoth and produced by Boney Kapoor and Zee Studios. ## Stay tuned...

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'Pushpa - The Rise' Hits Century At The Hindi Box Office
1591 days ago
Tollywood

'Pushpa - The Rise' Hits Century At The Hindi Box Office

Mumbai, January 31 - As far as the box office is concerned, "Pushpa" has lived up to its title, "The Rise", and has done what most of the top Bollywood films have failed to do - to enter Rs. 100 crores net club in Hindi.## The Allu Arjun and Rashmika Manadanna-starrer is all set to become the 95th and perhaps one of the most deserving films to reach a quoted Rs. 100 crores club in Hindi in its 7th week at the box office. The action-thriller, an outright Telugu movie with minimal Hindi promotion, currently stands at Rs. 99.89 crores after the 7th weekend and will cross 100 crores on Monday. ## This box office achievement of "Pushpa - The Rise" has come at a time when most of the trade pundits ruled it out to go big. They seemed to be right after "Pushpa" (Hindi) had an average opening of Rs. 3.33 crores. However, the strong word of mouth and stardom of Allu Arjun has proved the film a long racehorse, which is nothing short of a phenomenal achievement. ## "Pushpa - The Rise's" box office journey has become even more special considering the most challenging fact that it has battled the covid-19 pandemic when there has been a closure of cinemas, restrictions, curbs, and general fear factor among the cine-goers. ## Directed by Sukumar, "Pushpa - The Rise" (Hindi) will have at least ten more days of a free run at the box office before Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar-starrer "Badhaai Do" arrives on February 11. The reopening of cinemas in Delhi and Harayana will also be beneficial to push its lifetime Hindi total between Rs. 103 crores to Rs. 105 crores. ## Stay tuned...

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Makers Set The Bar High For Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rule' After Unthinkable Success In Hindi
1592 days ago
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Makers Set The Bar High For Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rule' After Unthinkable Success In Hindi

Mumbai, January 30 - There aren't many South Indian films that have had success in Hindi. Among the few successful films, superstar Allu Arjun's Telugu actioner, "Pushpa - The Rise" is the latest to join the list. ## The Sukumar-directed has done an unthinkable in the Hindi dubbed version at the box office, which is now tempting the makers to set the bar high for its next chapter, titled "Pushpa - The Rule". After what "Pushpa - The Rise" has done in Hindi, the anticipation for the second part is sky high among the fans as well as in trade.## As per the industry sources, the theatrical and post-theatrical rights of "Pushpa - The Rule" are in huge demand. One of the leading studios has reportedly offered a whopping sum of Rs. 300 crores to grab all the rights of "Pushpa 2", mainly because of the success of the Hindi version. However, the makers are reportedly eyeing more. ## The anticipation for "Pushpa 2" is a no hidden thing now and it seems makers are very well aware of it and hence, they want to cash in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There is no doubt Allu Arjun is a big star in North India, and "Pushpa - The Rise" has successfully proved that becoming a box office monster.## It is still too early to predict what will be the box office outcome of "Pushpa - The Rule", especially in Hindi, but the way things stand a present, it might repeat the box office success of Prabhas-fronted "Baahubali - The Conclusion". There is another South Indian film, "KGF: Chapter 2", which is eyeing to become a potential blockbuster in Hindi.## "Pushpa - The Rule", however, has no fixed release date yet. Sukumar is currently writing the script for the second part and it has been reported that part 2 will be more dark and thrilling. The writer-director has reportedly added one more villain apart from Fadhad Faasil in part two, which is currently being planned to start production from April 2022. ## Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, and Muttamsetty Media, "Pushpa 2", which also stars Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead, might release in early 2023.## Stay tuned...

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Prashanth Neel To Follow 'KGF' Route With Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar'?
1593 days ago
Tollywood

Prashanth Neel To Follow 'KGF' Route With Prabhas-Fronted 'Salaar'?

Hyderabad, January 29 - Young Rebel Star Prabhas has multiple surprises in store for his fans. After it was reportedly revealed that his upcoming magnum opus "Adipurush" is being planned as the widest release ever for an Indian film, his action-thriller "Salaar" is also being made on a massive scale with surprise elements. ## "Salaar", which marks Prabhas' maiden collaboration with KGF director Prashanth Neel is nearing its completion after being in production for a year now. The dark-themed actioner is said to be made on a bigger scale than KGF. That's not all, according to the latest reports, "Salaar" will also be released in two parts. ## Prashanth Neel seems to have decoded the success formula with the two-part release. The second part of Neel-directed "KGF", starring Yash, is getting some serious curiosity among the Pan India audiences, and it looks like he wants to follow that same formula with Prabhas-fronted. ## Since "Salaar" is in development for a long time now, there is a possibility that both the parts are being shot simultaneously. While there are no official words on the same yet, the two-part theory can not be ruled out, especially after the sudden buzz among the industry people on social media. ## "Salaar" was originally announced for April 14, 2022, release. However, due to the continuous delay in production because of the covid-19 pandemic, the movie will not meet the deadline. Produced by Vijay Kiragandur of Hombale Films (also produced KGF), "Salaar" also stars Shruthi Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Madhu Guruswamy, among others in key roles. ## "Salaar" is being shot simultaneously in Kannada, and Telugu while it will also release in Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam languages. The makers will announce a new release date soon.## Stay tuned...

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'Pushpa - The Rise' Beats Bollywood Biggies To Create New Records In 6th Week
1594 days ago
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'Pushpa - The Rise' Beats Bollywood Biggies To Create New Records In 6th Week

Mumbai, January 28 - Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna's "Pushpa - The Rise" is all set to enter Rs. 100 crores club in Hindi, a milestone that no one had thought it would reach at the time of its release. Such has been a euphoria of this action thriller that even after the OTT premiere, it is minting in crores at the box office. ## Directed by Sukumar, the "Pushpa - The Rise" Hindi version can be described as a box office sensation. It is because even after five weeks, the movie is showing no sign of slowness at the box office. In fact, in the 6th week, it has beaten Bollywood biggies to top the single-day biz. ## On its 41st day (Republic Day), "Pushpa - The Rise" scored Rs. 1.55 crores in Hindi which is the highest for any Hindi film on a particular day. Vicky Kaushal's "Uri: The Surgical Strike" had netted Rs. 1 crore on its 41st day which was the biggest before Allu Arjun-starrer. ## "Pushpa - The Rise" finished the 6th week with an estimated Rs. 5.90 crores in Hindi. It is the 2nd biggest 6th week total for a Hindi movie ever after "Uri", which netted Rs. 11.57 crores. The Hindi version of the film dropped just 16% in the 6th week which is the remarkable hold of any film let alone the dubbed version. ## With theaters in Delhi having reopened again after a short shutdown and Mumbai is already holding super strong, "Pushpa - The Rise" will break into Rs. 100 crores club in its 7th week and will become the 4th dubbed Hindi version and 95th overall to achieve the feat. It currently stands at Rs. 97.44 crores after the 6th week. ## Overall, "Pushpa - The Rise" is racing towards Rs. 350 crores worldwide. It has so far grossed approx Rs. 302.5 crores in India and Rs. 35 crores overseas, total Rs. 337.5 crores at the worldwide box office. In the original Telugu version, the movie has grossed approx Rs. 160 crores in India. ## Stay tuned...

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Ram Charan Heaps Praise On Keerthy Suresh At 'Good Luck Sakhi' Pre-Release Event
1595 days ago
Tollywood

Ram Charan Heaps Praise On Keerthy Suresh At 'Good Luck Sakhi' Pre-Release Event

Hyderabad, January 27 - Telugu movie "Good Luck Sakhi", starring Keerthy Suresh in the lead role, is finally releasing this Friday (Jan. 28) in theaters after multiple postponements. The makers of this sports drama held a pre-release event on Jan. 26, which was attended by Ram Charan as chief guest. ## Ram Charan spoke highly about the film and Keerthy Suresh at the event. He stated that "Good Luck Sakhi" is not just a normal sports drama film but a proper big-ticket movie that is being made by the national award winners.## The "Rangasthalam" actor heaped praise on Keerthy Suresh, who won the National Film Award for Best Actress for Mahanati (2018). Ram Charan mentioned that Keerthy has done a great job, as she has put extra effort into the Rayalaseema's Chittoor dialect in "Good Luck Sakhi". He also wished Keerthy to do much more content-oriented movies in the future.## The entire team of "Good Luck Sakhi" praised Ram Charan for attending their pre-release event, as his father Megastar Chiranjeevi, who was supposed to grace the event, missed attending the event due to his health conditions after testing covid-19 positive. ## Keerthy Suresh, on the other hand, had spoken at the event, as she thanked the entire team for trusting that she could pull off this role in "Good Luck Sakhi", which is directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, and produced by Shravya Varma and Sudheer Chandra. ## Co-starring Aadhi Pinisetty and Jagapathi Babu, the plot of the film follows Sakhi (Keerthy) who supposedly brings bad luck to everyone. Following the accidental death of her fiancé just before their wedding, she begins to train as a sharpshooter to participate at the national level.## Stay tuned...

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'Pushpa - The Rise' Is In Race To Cross Rs. 100 Crores Mark In Hindi
1595 days ago
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'Pushpa - The Rise' Is In Race To Cross Rs. 100 Crores Mark In Hindi

Mumbai, January 27 - Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer "Pushpa - The Rise" is showing historical trends at the Hindi box office. Having already become a trendsetter film among the masses, this Sukumar directorial has clearly refused to die down at the box office despite the early OTT premiere on Amazon Prime Video. ## There weren't many films in the past that touched Rs. 1 crore single day mark in their 6th week, however, "Pushpa" is proving to be an exception on that front. On the Republic Day holiday, the action thriller witnessed a major jump of nearly 200% at the Hindi box office, by generating approx Rs. 1.55 crores on its 41st day, which is remarkable for every type of film, let alone the dubbed version. ## In the 6th week so far, "Pushpa - The Rise" for the Hindi version has earned approx Rs. 5.50 crores as full week likely to touch Rs. 6 crores. The film has reached approx Rs. 97 crores after 41 days at the box office. The jump in collection of the Hindi version has kept the movie's hope alive for reaching Rs. 100 crores net, which will be nothing short of historic achievement for a dubbed version.## The 100 crores mark now looks inevitable, especially after knowing the fact that the government of Delhi has permitted theaters to open with 50% capacity. This will surely help "Pushpa - The Rise" to get an additional push towards Rs. 100 crores mark. ## While the covid-19 third wave has proved to be a full stop for most of the film, it is proving to be beneficial for "Pushpa - The Rise" as it gets to enjoy the free run at the Hindi box office. While the strong word of mouth did its job by attracting the audiences, it was (no competetion) the last thing makers could hope for. With next new release is on February 11 in the form of "Badhaai Do", the Allu Arjun-starrer all the chances to reach the historical box office figure. ## Stay tuned...

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'Radhe Shyam' Makers Busted OTT Rumours
1595 days ago
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'Radhe Shyam' Makers Busted OTT Rumours

Hyderabad, January 26 - Just when Prabhas-fronted big-ticket period romantic-drama film "Radhe Shyam" was all set to release in theaters on January 14, the third covid-19 wave, once again spoiled the party. This resulted in, the postponement of the release indefinitely. ## "Radhe Shyam" has been postponed multiple times due to the obvious reason, the pandemic. While the pandemic is already taking a toll on the makers and fans waiting for this film, the rumors around it also not helping either. It is fact that top streaming platforms are throwing their all to grab the movie for direct streaming release, the makers, however, doing their job was busting those rumours. ## Recently, there has been a lot of gossip revolving around the social media that Radhe Shyam will be streamed on Zee5 directly in February. Some reports have also claimed that other OTT platforms offered a whopping sum of Rs. 400 crores for grabbing the direct streaming rights of "Radhe Shyam". ## The makers of the film, however, are super confident about their content. Director Radha Krishan Kumar has confirmed that "Radhe Shyam" will be released nowhere except theaters. Composer, Thaman S, who has composed the music of Radhe Shyam, also took to Twitter and confirmed the theatrical release soon. ## #RadheShyam ONLY IN THEATRES 🎬🙌🏿GRAND VISUALS GRAND SOUNDS GRAND MAKING AND WITH GRAND LOVE ❤️ FROM OUR TEAM OF #BlockBusterRadheShyam I WILL WATCH WITH U ALL !! ONLY IN THEATRES WITH TOP NOTCH @DolbyAtmosNL @DolbyCinema 🏆🎬⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This film 🎥 is full of 🤍— thaman S (@MusicThaman) January 26, 2022 ## "Radhe Shyam" is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated Pan-India films. It is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Vamsi, Pramod, and Praseedha under the banners of T-Series, and UV Creations. Pooja Hegde plays the female lead opposite Prabhas alongside other casts including Bhagyashree, Krishnam Raju, Sachin Khedekar, Priyadarshi, Murali Sharma, and others. ## Meanwhile, as per the recently confirmed reports, "Radhe Shyam" will release either on Holi or Eid this year. ## Stay tuned...

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A Huge Village Set For Nani's 'Dasara' Will Cost Producers A Staggering Rs. 12 Crores!
1596 days ago
Tollywood

A Huge Village Set For Nani's 'Dasara' Will Cost Producers A Staggering Rs. 12 Crores!

Hyderabad, January 26 - Telugu star Nani hits the bull's eye with his big-screen comeback movie "Shyam Singha Roy". The actor is now gearing to begin the shoot of his next film titled "Darara". Set in Telangana will be directed by debutante Srikanth Odela. ## Meanwhile, the makers of the film are prepping a grand village set to shoot a few crucial scenes. It is reported that this huge village set will cost producers a staggering sum of Rs. 12 crores. Avinash Kolla, the art director who worked for "Shyam Singha Roy" will be overseeing the work for the "Dasara" sets as well.## The makers are trying to bring in the village ambiance which would resemble the Singareni coal mines in the Godavarikhani area of Telangana.## "Dasara" is said to be a period action drama film in which Nani plays a rural guy. Keerthy Suresh is the female lead and it reunites her with Nani for the first time after Nenu Local (2017). The makers had released the first glimpse of on Dussehra last year which showed the rustic getups of Nani and Keerthy Suresh and it looked very promising. ## Sudhakar Cherukuri is producing the film under the banner of Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Cinemas. Malayalam actor Roshan Mathew has been roped in to play a crucial role. Apart from the lead actors, the movie also has Samuthirakhani, Sai Kumar, Zarina Wahab, who would appear in significant roles.## Stay tuned...

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Ram Pothineni's Upcoming Bilingual Movie 'The Warrior' Attracts Handsome Price For Hindi Dubbing
1597 days ago
Tollywood

Ram Pothineni's Upcoming Bilingual Movie 'The Warrior' Attracts Handsome Price For Hindi Dubbing

Hyderabad, January 25 - Telugu star Ram Pothineni's next film has been titled "The Warriorr", which is being directed by Lingusamy. The Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie recently went on floors under the production banner of Srinivasa Silver Screen. ## Ram Pothineni is playing the role of a cop in this film, which is touted to be a different kind of movie in this genre. Meanwhile, "The Warrior" is already getting the attention for its Hindi dubbed version as RAPO's previous movies, such as "iSmart Shankar", "Shivam", were quite popular on satellite in Hindi. ## According to reports, the makers of "The Warrior" have sold the Hindi dubbing rights (Satellite & Digital) to RKD Studios for a handsome price of Rs. 16 crores, which is the highest for RAPO's movie. In the last couple of years, South Indian movies are gaining a lot of attention among Hindi audiences, so it is no surprise that #RAPO19 is sold for a whopping sum. ## "The Warrior" marks RAPO's debut in Tamil cinema. Even though he has done all his movies in Telugu, he speaks the Tamil language very well, and will himself be dubbing the film in Tamil. Krithi Shetty, who made her debut in Tollywood with blockbuster "Uppena" (2021), plays the female lead as a radio jockey. Aadhi Pinisetty (of Eeram fame) plays the antagonist in the film. ## More than half of the shoot has been completed of "The Warrior" in Hyderabad. Director Lingusamy said that there are a few scenes and a song that have been shot in Chennai as well. Devi Sri Prasad (DSP) is the music composer of the film. ## Stay tuned...

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Ravi Teja's Much Anticipated 'Khiladi' To Also Release In Hindi!
1597 days ago
Tollywood

Ravi Teja's Much Anticipated 'Khiladi' To Also Release In Hindi!

Mumbai, January 24 - Telugu star Ravi Teja delivered the first Indian blockbuster of 2021 in the form of the action-drama film "Krack". Released in January 9, "Krack" went on gross over Rs. 60 crores worldwide, and played a big role in bringing people back to theaters. ## The actor is now gearing up for the release of his next, titled "Khiladi". Directed by Ramesh Varma, the action-packed thriller is scheduled to release on February 11 worldwide. Meanwhile, according to Pinkvilla, this keenly-awaited film will also be released in the dubbed Hindi version, making the Hindi debut for Teja. ## The recently released Allu Arjun's "Pushpa - The Rise" became a massive hit in Hindi, so the makers of "Khiladi" are keeping their hopes high with this film as well. The report suggests that Pen Marudhar will be distributing the film across India in Hindi. ## "There aren't enough Bollywood films releasing at present and hence, the makers are on the verge of locking the idea of bringing Khiladi in Hindi. It would be the first Ravi Teja film to be released in Hindi. Pen Marudhar will be distributing the content across India in Hindi and their strategy will be concentrated towards fetching good showcasing on single screens", reports Pinkvilla. ## "Khiladi" is produced by Satyanarayana Koneru under A Studios and Ramesh Varma. Ravi Teja plays a dual role in the film alongside Arjun Sarja, and Unni Mukundan while Meenakshi Chaudhary and Dimple Hayathi play the female leads. The music of the film is composed by Devi Sri Prasad. ## Stay tuned...

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