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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SS Rajamouli And PVR Cinemas Collaborate For Magnum Opus 'RRR'
1730 days ago
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SS Rajamouli And PVR Cinemas Collaborate For Magnum Opus 'RRR'

Mumbai, October 29 - Ace filmmaker SS Rajamouli and the largest multiplex chain of India, PVR Cinemas has collaborated for a first-of-its-kind association for the upcoming magnum opus, RRR. As per the collaboration, PVR has decided to alter its brand identity and logo to the movie name RRR. Starting today, PVR will now be referred to as 'PVRRR'. ## Announcing the same, RRR director SS Rajamouli and Ajay Bijli – Chairman & Managing Director PVR Ltd have unveiled the new 'PVRRR' logo in front of the gathered media. PVR as the business partner will promote the film RRR at all their theatres across the country.## Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Ajay Bijli said, "RRR is one of the biggest, most expensive, and greatly anticipated movies of 2022. We are proud to be associated with this larger-than-life spectacle, helmed by SS Rajamouli and considered to be yet another game-changer in the movie business. I am sure this initiative will be able to generate good buzz for 'RRR' and build huge anticipation among the movie buffs".## Speaking about the same, SS Rajamouli added, "I am really happy that theatres are reopening, as I believe the magic of cinema is truly enjoyed in theatres. We are happy that RRR will be releasing in cinemas in January next year and to announce the same what better way to associate with PVR which is now PVRRR".## RRR is a period action drama film, set in pre-independence India. The film is a fictional take on the younger days of celebrated freedom fighters, Komaram Bheem and Alluri Seetharamaraju. The biggest multi-starrer of India features, Jr. NTR, Ram Charan along with Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt in the leading roles. It is produced by D. V. V. Danayya. Pen Studios will release the film in North India. It is scheduled to release on January 7, 2022. ## Prepare to go on a thrilling journey with #PVRRRR. Stay tuned for more exciting news and events from this association.#PVR #BackAtPVR #RRRMovie #pvrrr @aliaa08 #aliabhatt @AlwaysRamCharan @tarak9999 @ajaydevgn #AjayDevgn #NTRjr #RamCharan— P V R C i n e m a s (@_PVRCinemas) October 29, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Megastar Chiranjeevi To Finance Fan's Cancer Treatment
1732 days ago
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Megastar Chiranjeevi To Finance Fan's Cancer Treatment

Hyderabad, October 27 - Megastar Chiranjeevi has proved that he is not only a movie but also a real-life Megastar. The Tollywood superstar, in a compassionate gesture, has promised to finance the cancer treatment of one of his fans named Venkat.## Venkat, who is suffering from cancer, met Chiranjeevi at his office on Tuesday and explained his health condition to him. Despite his busy schedule, the megastar met his fan personally and came to know about his health condition. Touched by his story, Chiranjeevi promised him to help financially. ## The megastar also saw the medical reports of Venkat and advised him to seek a second opinion from a private hospital in Hyderabad. He had referred Venkat to the hospital personally, after which he even asked his team to update him on the case. Chiranjeevi also helped Venkat by giving him Rs 2 lakh for his immediate expenses.## "I am blessed to be called his fan. I cannot thank Chiranjeevi sir enough in this lifetime", Venkat said.## Meanwhile, on the work front, Chiranjeevi will next be seen in director Koratala Siva's "Acharya", which is scheduled to release on February 4, 2022. He will also begin shooting "Bhola Shankar" in November and also has "Godfather" in the pipeline.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Telugu Film 'Pelli SandaD' Surprises At The BO With Clean Hit Status
1735 days ago
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Box Office: Telugu Film 'Pelli SandaD' Surprises At The BO With Clean Hit Status

Hyderabad, October 24 - Telugu musical romantic comedy film, "Pelli SandaD" has surprised one and all at the box office. Despite getting bad reviews from critics and audiences, the movie has earned a clean Hit status in Telugu. It reported house full shows at some places of Hyderabad in the opening weekend. ## Directed by Gowri Ronanki, the movie has earned approx Rs. 7.80 crores net in Telugu. In the first five days, Pelli SandaD grossed approx Rs. 7.3 crores in India including AP/TG share of Rs. 4.41 crores. The movie cost between 5-7 crores and it turned out to be a profitable venture for the makers. ## It is a sequel to a 1996 film of the same name. The film marks the acting debut of Raghavendra Rao who directed the previous film. The movie tells the story of Vashishtha (Roshann) who falls in love with Sahasra (Sree Leela) at his cousin's wedding. However, things started happening when Sahasra father (Prakash Raj) knows about their relationship, he apposes and fixed her wedding with her cousin Chintoo (Vennela Kishore). ## The movie, however, received criticism for the story, screenplay, and Raghavendra Rao's acting. The music and performance from the leading pair are very well received by the audience. It was released on October 15 on the occasion of Dussehra. It is produced by RK Film Associates and Arka Media Works and distributed by Great India Films. ## Stay tuned...

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Radhe Shyam Teaser Becomes The Most Viewed Tollywood Film Teaser In 24-Hours
1735 days ago
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Radhe Shyam Teaser Becomes The Most Viewed Tollywood Film Teaser In 24-Hours

Hyderabad, October 24 - Pan India star Prabhas and Pooja Hegde starrer "Radhe Shyam" teaser was unveiled on Prabhas' birthday on October 23. As expected, the teaser received an overwhelming response from the fans as it has become the most-viewed teaser for a Tollywood film of all time in the first 24-hours.## Directed by Radha Krishna Kumar, the teaser of period romantic drama film got over 42.6 million views on UV Creations Youtube channel. It surpassed Mahesh Babu's "Sarkaru Vaari Paata" which got 23 million views in the first 24-hours. It has also become the 7th most liked Tollywood film teaser with 493K likes in the 24-hours. ## Radhe Shyam is simultaneously shot in Hindi and Telugu languages under the production banners of T-Series and UV Creations. On the T-Series Youtube channel, the teaser received 3.9M+ views during the said time. Overall, it has over 46.6 million views (T-Series+UV Creations), which is more than Prabhas' own film "Saaho" (44.5M). ## Yash starrer Kannada film "KGF: Chapter 2" teaser is the most viewed Indian teaser of all time with 68.8 million views for all versions. Only three Indian films' teasers have 40M+ views in the first 24-hours of release which are as follows - KGF2, Radhe Shyam, and Saaho. ## Most viewed Tollywood film teasers in 24 hours -## - Radhe Shyam - 42.66M## - Sarkaru Vaari Paata - 23M## - Pushpa - 22.5M## - Sarileru Neekevvaru - 14.6M## - Komaram Bheem NTR - 14.1M## Most viewed Indian film teasers in 24 hours (all versions) -## - KGF Chapter 2 - 68.8 M ## - Radhe Shyam - 46.6 M## - Saaho - 44.5 M## - 2Point0 - 24.8 M## - Komaram Bheem NTR - 23.7 M## Radhe Shyam is touted to be a unique romantic drama film, set in the Europe of the 1970s. It is scheduled to release on January 14, 2022, in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Khiladi Fame Meenakshi Chaudhary Roped In For Mahesh Babu's SSMB28!
1737 days ago
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Khiladi Fame Meenakshi Chaudhary Roped In For Mahesh Babu's SSMB28!

Hyderabad, October 22 - Former Miss India pageant holder, actress Meenakshi Chaudhary has grabbed the gold and reportedly signed in for Mahesh Babu's film with ace filmmaker Trivikram Srinivas.## The actress, who is winning praise for her debut film Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu, is said to be roped in to play the second female lead. Pooja Hegde is the leading lady opposite Mahesh Babu in SSMB28. He had earlier starred alongside Mahesh Babu in Maharshi, which was a big hit. ## Meenakshi Chaudhary, meanwhile, is currently busy in Ravi Teja's upcoming action crime thriller, Khiladi. She is playing one of the female leads in this Ramesh Varma directorial. The movie is currently under the pre-production stage and will reportedly release in December this year. Chaudhary is also shooting for Hit 2 while her Tamil debut film, Kolai The Film is in the post-production stage.## SSMB28, on the other hand, marks the third collaboration between Mahesh Babu and Trivikram. The blockbuster duo had earlier worked together in Athadu (2005), and Khaleja (2010). SSMB28 will be produced by S. Radha Krishna (Chinababu) under his banner Haarika & Hassine Creations. ## Mahesh Babu is currently shooting for Sarkaru Vaari Paata' alongside Keerthy Suresh in Spain. After wrapping up his ongoing film, which is scheduled to release on January 13, 2022, he will begin shooting for Trivikram's film, most probably from December this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu Signs Two Tamil-Telugu Bilingual Films
1742 days ago
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu Signs Two Tamil-Telugu Bilingual Films

Hyderabad, October 17 - The last couple of weeks have been quite challenging for actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who recently announced her separation from Naga Chaitanya and also dealing with social media trolling. However, as they say, the show must go on, the actress has activated her work mode on and signed two Tamil-Telugu bilingual films. ## The announcements of the two films she has signed were made on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra (October 15). Out of the two films, one is with debutant Shantaruban Gnanasekharan. The movie, which is touted to be a breezy and different type of love story, will be backed by SR Prakash Babu and SR Prabhu of Dream Warrior Pictures. ## The second film is said to be a content-driven one, which will be directed by Hari Shankar and Hareesh Narayan and produced by Sivalenka Krishna Prasad. The movie is slated to go on floors in November next month while the rest of the cast and crew are being finalized. ## Talking about the film, producer Sivalenka Krishna Prasad said that it is a unique story penned by Hari Shankar and Hareesh Narayan, who will also be co-directing the film. The producer further said that it was a collective decision of the creative team to bring Samantha on board to play the lead role as they believe that she will do justice to the character she has been offered. ## Meanwhile, The 34-year old actress was last seen in the romantic drama film "Jaanu" (2020), which is the remake of the Tamil film "96". She recently completed the shoot of the mythological drama film "Shaakuntalam". Sam also "Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal" with Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara as two other lead characters.## Stay tuned...

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Rashmika Mandanna Tops The Forbes India List Of 30 Most Influential South Indian Actors On Instagram
1742 days ago
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Rashmika Mandanna Tops The Forbes India List Of 30 Most Influential South Indian Actors On Instagram

Hyderabad, October 17 - Kannada actress, Rashmika Mandanna has topped the Forbes India list of the 30 most influential South Indian actors on the photo-sharing site, Instagram. Rashmika Mandanna is most followed South India actor with over 22 million followers on Instagram. She has been given the top rank as she has a high growth rate in the number of followers, highest average likes, and video views. ## Even though Rashmika mainly works in Telugu and Kannada films, she has fans all over India and she is even called the "National Crush" by her fans on social media. And there was no surprise she grabbed the top spot among the most influential actors on Instagram from South India. Vijay Deverakonda, who is also a good friend of Rashmika and worked with her in Dear Comrade and Geeta Govinda, is at number 2 with a 9.67 Ooruz Instagram score. ## Among the 30 most influential South Indian actors, over 50 percent of them work predominantly in the biggest South Indian film industry, Telugu, although most of the actors on the list work across languages and regions. Yash, who works only in Kannada films, is at the number in the list with a score of 9.54 followed by Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Allu Arjun at numbers 4 and 5 respectively.## The matrics considered here for most influential actors are average likes, average comments, engagement rate, follower growth rate, average video views, and follower count on the Insta social media site. The weightage given to these goes from highest to lowest in the same order. The data has been analyzed by Social Samosa and Ooruz for Forbes India magazine. ## The likes of actors like Ajith Kumar, Thalapathy Vijay, Nayanthara, among others, who have a huge fan following but are not on Instagram, were not considered in the list as only official celebrity Instagram handles were taken for the analyst. ## The List Of Top 10 Instagram Scores Of South Indian Actors:## 1. Rashmika Mandanna – 9.88## 2. Vijay Deverakonda – 9.67## 3. Yash – 9.54## 4. Samantha Ruth Prabhu – 9.49## 5. Allu Arjun – 9.46## 6. Dulquer Salmaan – 9.42## 7. Pooja Hegde – 9.41## 8. Prabhas – 9.40## 9. Suriya – 9.37## 10. Tamannaah – 9.36## Stay tuned...

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Ram Charan To Team Up With KGF Director Prashanth Neel For His Next!
1744 days ago
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Ram Charan To Team Up With KGF Director Prashanth Neel For His Next!

Hyderabad, October 15 - Telugu star Ram Charan is joining the elite league of actors who are teaming up with the top filmmakers of the country. On the morning of Dussehra (October 15), the Yavudu actor announced his collaboration with Jersey fame Gowtam Tinnanuri for his next film, tentatively titled RC16 (i.e. 16th film of the actor). ## And now, Ram Charan has hinted about his one more project and that too with KGF and Salaar director Prashanth Neel. It will be his first collaboration with the acclaimed director and RRR producer DVV Danayya under his banner DVV Entertainment will be bankrolling the film, tentatively titled RC17. ## Ram Charan hosted Neel and DVV at his home for dinner and shared pictures with the duo along with his father megastar Chiranjeevi. "A warm evening with memorable conversation. Was a pleasure having you over @prashanth_neel @DVVMovies", Ram Charan wrote. ## A warm evening with memorable conversation. Was a pleasure having you over @prashanth_neel 🤗 @DVVMovies pic.twitter.com/ThPZ2wQY4q— Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) October 15, 2021 ## Ram Charan, on the other hand, has one of the best line-ups of the upcoming films. He was last seen in Vinaya Vidheya Rama which was a big hit. He will return on the big screen after more than two years with SS Rajamouli and his biggest to date, RRR, which is scheduled to release on January 7, 2022. ## Within a month of RRR release, the Dhruva actor will be in action again with his father Chiranjeevi in Koratala Siva's "Acharya", which will release on February 4 in theaters worldwide. Apart from RRR, and Acharya, Charan will be leading director S Shankar's next, for which the shoot will be commenced in the next few days. ## Stay tuned...

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu To Head Dream Warrior Pictures' Tamil-Telugu Bilingual Film
1744 days ago
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu To Head Dream Warrior Pictures' Tamil-Telugu Bilingual Film

Hyderabad, October 15 - Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu returns to the action and signs her first project after separation from Naga Chaitanya. The Oh Baby actress will be starring in a Tamil - Telugu bilingual film to be directed by debutant Shantaruban Gnanasekharan. ## SR Prabhu's Dream Warrior Pictures, which delivered blockbuster Kaithi and currently producing Sharwanand and Ritu Varma starrer Oke Oka Jeevitham, will be bankrolling Samantha's next. Touted to be a different type of love story, the film will be produced by SR Prakash Babu and SR Prabhu.## The makers announced the film and also revealed the first look poster in which Samantha is looking gloomy. "We are happy to announce that @Samanthaprabhu2 is on board for our next! Directed by @Shantharuban87", read the caption.## We are happy to announce that @Samanthaprabhu2 is on board for our next! Directed by @Shantharuban87. #ProductionNo30 pic.twitter.com/aV4kyvlJ5Z— DreamWarriorPictures (@DreamWarriorpic) October 15, 2021 ## The 34-year old, Samantha Ruth Prabhu was last seen in the romantic drama film "Jaanu" (2020), which is the remake of the Tamil film "96". The actress recently completed the shoot of the mythological drama film "Shaakuntalam" in which she plays the title role. She also "Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal" with Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara as two other lead characters.## Stay tuned...

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Nani & Keerthy Suresh Reunite After Nenu Local In Dasara
1744 days ago
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Nani & Keerthy Suresh Reunite After Nenu Local In Dasara

Hyderabad, October 15 - Natural star Nani's next film with debutante director Srikanth Odela is titled "Dasara". The movie reunites Nani with actress Keerthy Suresh for the first time after Nenu Local (2017). ## On the occasion of Dussehra (October 15), the makers released the first look glimpse of Nani and Keerthy Suresh along with the title announcement. The glimpse shows the rustic getups of Nani and Keerthy Suresh and it looks very promising. Dasara will portray Nani in a never-seen-before role as shown in the glimpse. ## According to reports, Nani plays a rural guy in this intense action drama set in Telangana. The actor's dialogue delivery is also promising a mass-oriented film. He seems to have mastered Telangana slang as he delivered the dialogues with ease. The glimpse also shows Nani's rugged look with a feral beard and his face look revealed through the smoke of the train.## Music director Santhosh Narayanan has composed the music of the film while Sathyan Sooryan ISC is the cinematographer and Navin Nooli is the editor. Sudhakar Cherukuri is producing the film under the banner of Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Cinemas. The shooting of the film is expected to begin soon. ## Glad to be sharing screen space with @NameisNani once again after Nenu Local 🤗❤️🙏🏻Very excited for this project,can’t wait to start shootinghttps://t.co/KbMcCKADXY#Dasara #SirenOfDasara @odela_srikanth @Music_Santhosh @sathyaDP @NavinNooli @kabilanchelliah @SLVCinemasOffl pic.twitter.com/7bVOA60fDT— Keerthy Suresh (@KeerthyOfficial) October 15, 2021 ## Meanwhile, Nani was last seen in the recently released Amazon Prime Video film "Tuck Jagadish". He is currently filming for Ante Sundaraniki which also stars Nazriya Nazim in her Telugu debut. Nani also has "Shyam Singha Roy" which is currently in the post-production stage and will be releasing in theaters in December. ## On the other hand, Keerthy Suresh has her hands full of films at the moment. She has completed and is ready to release films such as Marakkar, Good Luck Sakhi, Annaatthe, and Saani Kaayidham. Keerthy is currently shooting for Mahesh Babu starrer Sarkaru Vaari Paata and will be sharing screen space with megastar Chiranjeevi in Bhola Shankar. She also has the Malayalam film Vaashi in the pipeline. ## Stay tuned...

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Ram Charan Joins Hands With Jersey Director Gowtam Tinnanuri For His Next
1744 days ago
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Ram Charan Joins Hands With Jersey Director Gowtam Tinnanuri For His Next

Hyderabad, October 15 - Tollywood actor Ram Charan joining hands with Jersey director Gowtam Tinnanuri for the first time for his next film. The actor announced the film on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra 2021. ## The yet-untitled film will be bankrolled by UV Creations and NVR Cinema and the makers have planned to produce the film on a massive scale. Director Gowtam Tinnanuri has penned the script and it is said to be a mass entertainer. ## Gowthan, who will be directing the actor for the first time, shared a note that Ram Charan and his wife Upasana sent him after watching Nani starrer Jersey. He wrote, "I have treasured this note since quite some time and was hoping to share it with the world when I get an opportunity to work with you. Never knew it will come so soon. Thank you for all the love sir".## I have treasured this note since quite some time and was hoping to share it with the world when I get an opportunity to work with you. Never knew it will come so soon.Thank you for all the love sir.@AlwaysRamCharan #HappyDussehra pic.twitter.com/7buA1Y9pB7— gowtam tinnanuri (@gowtam19) October 15, 2021 ## Ram Charan is currently gearing up to shoot for director Shankar's next, tentatively titled RC 15. He will commence filming for Tinnanuri's film only after completing his ongoing project with Shankar, which will be shot in a period of over 6-8 months. ## Meanwhile, the Yevadu actor will be in the action throughout next year. He has his biggest film to date, SS Rajamouli's RRR, ready for release on January 6, 2022, in theaters worldwide. After RRR, his "Acharya" with his father Chiranjeevi will be releasing on February 4. and then, his film with Shankar, which also stars Kiara Advani, will be hitting theaters later in the year. ## Stay tuned...

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Telugu Film Industry Rejoice After Andhra Pradesh Government Permits 100% Occupancy In Cinema Halls
1745 days ago
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Telugu Film Industry Rejoice After Andhra Pradesh Government Permits 100% Occupancy In Cinema Halls

Hyderabad, October 14 - The government of Andhra Pradesh is doing away with the requirement of keeping alternate seats vacant in theatres. A couple of days ago, the government led by chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy announced that the government is lifting the 50% cap in theaters and permitted 100% occupancy from October 14.## Maha Samudram producer, Anil Sunkara took to Twitter and expressed his gratitude over the decision and wished that his movie get the love of the audiences. "Every one in our MAHASAMUDRAM team gave their 100% efforts for bringing it to the screens and as the first gift of their efforts, we received 100% occupancy. Wishing that all the Telugu audience allover the world will love our movie and laud the efforts of our team", she said. ## Every one in our MAHASAMUDRAM team gave their 100% efforts for bringing it to the screens and as the first gift of their efforts, we received 100% occupancy. Wishing that all the telugu audience allover the world will love our movie and laud the efforts of our team.— Anil Sunkara (@AnilSunkara1) October 13, 2021 ## Production house Sri Venkateswara Creations also thanked the AP CM and others for their support. The studio will be releasing some of the most-awaited Telugu movies in theaters in the coming months such as F3, Thank You, and Rowdy Boys. ## "We are thankful to the AP govt. for doing away with the requirement of keeping alternate seats vacant in theatres. Our heartfelt thanks to CM @ysjagan Garu, Minister @perni_nani garu for their support. This is a crucial move in rebuilding the film industry", the studio said in a Tweet.## We are thankful to the AP govt. for doing away with the requirement of keeping alternate seats vacant in theatres. Our heartfelt thanks to CM @ysjagan Garu, Minister @perni_nani garu for their support. This is a crucial move in rebuilding the film industry.— Sri Venkateswara Creations (@SVC_official) October 13, 2021 ## Mythri Movie Makers, one of the biggest production houses in South India, also appreciated the government's decision of allowing 100% occupancy and helping the Telugu film industry. Mythri Movie Makers will release two big-budgeted films in the next 4-5 months including Allu Arjun's "Pushpa" and Mahesh Babu starrer Sarkaru Vaari Paata apart from Nani's Ante Sundaraniki. ## "Our sincere gratitude to CM @ysjagan Garu, Minister @perni_nani garu for their support and appreciate the #AP govt's decision of allowing 100 percent occupancy and 4 shows. This will be a crucial step to help rebuild the Telugu film industry!", the production house tweeted.## Our sincere gratitude to CM @ysjagan Garu, Minister @perni_nani garu for their support and appreciate the #AP govt’s decision of allowing 100 percent occupancy and 4 shows. This will be a crucial step to help rebuild the Telugu film industry!— Mythri Movie Makers (@MythriOfficial) October 13, 2021 ## Haarika & Hassine Creations, the producer of the upcoming movies SSMB28 and Shehzada, also tweeted, "Our sincere thanks to CM @ysjagan Garu, Minister @perni_nani garu & AP govt for their decision to allow 100 percent occupancy and 4 shows in theatres. This will be a great relief & support for the endurance of the film industry".## Our sincere thanks to CM @ysjagan Garu, Minister @perni_nani garu & AP govt for their decision to allow 100 percent occupancy and 4 shows in theatres. This will be a great relief & support for the endurance of the film industry.— Haarika & Hassine Creations (@haarikahassine) October 14, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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