Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Have Record Number of Fans Shows In Kerala
978 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Have Record Number of Fans Shows In Kerala

Kochi, October 9 - Thalapathy Vijay's highly-awaited gangster action drama Leo is getting ready to release on October 19 in theatres worldwide. The movie is expected to set the box office on fire in Tamil Nadu as well as in other states and overseas. ## Thalapathy Vijay is one of the most loved superstars in South India, and fans in Kerala state are gearing up to welcome their beloved actor in style. In Kerala, there have already been 425+ fan shows arranged which is the highest ever for a non-Malayalam movie. ## Interestingly, the top 5 fan shows in Kerala all belong to Thalapathy Vijay's movies. Previously, the superstar's "Beast" had 421 fan shows, a record which has now been broken by "Leo". Overall, the upcoming movie currently has the second most fan shows in Kerala, after local superstar Mohanlal's "Marakkar".## "Leo" is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Seven Screen Studios. The movie is a part of the director's cinematic universe (LCU) which also includes "Kaithi" and "Vikram". The film stars Vijay as the titular character, alongside Trisha Krishnan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan, and Mysskin. ## The film is scheduled to release on October 19, 2023, in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, languages in the regular as well as IMAX format.## Stay tuned...

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Director Lokesh Kanagaraj Confirms His Next Five Films After Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo'
979 days ago
Kollywood

Director Lokesh Kanagaraj Confirms His Next Five Films After Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo'

Chennai, October 8 - Director Lokesh Kanagaraj is one of the most sought-after actors in Tamil cinema who has made his mark by delivering critically and commercially acclaimed blockbusters. Lokesh previously announced that he will direct only 10 films in his career, of which, 5 films have already been done, and now, he is gearing up for the next films.## After his first three films, Lokesh started his cinematic universe (LCU) with Karthi's "Kaithi", followed by "Vikram". The filmmaker is now gearing up for the third film in the LCU, Thalapathy Vijay-fronted "Leo" which is slated to hit screens on October 19 worldwide. ## During a recent interview, Lokesh revealed the next set of his directorial which will mostly focus on LCU. As announced earlier, the "Master" director will next direct superstar Rajinikanth which will be a standalone movie. It will commence filming next year. ## After Rajini's film, Lokesh will start the much-awaited sequel to "Kaithi" with Karthi. It will most probably will begin by the end of 2024 or early 2025. "Kaithi 2" will be followed by Kamal Haasan's "Vikram 2", and then, a spin-off of Suriya's Rolex character from "Vikram" will be his next directorial.## Apart from the aforementioned films, there have been rumours about Lokesh collaborating with superstar Prabhas and the director has confirmed the same in the recent interview. Prabhas' film with Loki is said to be the 'End Game' of LCU, and will easily be the biggest film of him yet. There is no shooting timeline has been set yet for the movie.## Lokesh also wishes to make more spin-off films from the LCU and he wants other talented directors to direct them as he alone can't direct them all. ## Stay tuned...

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Leo Trailer First 24 Hours Report and Records
981 days ago
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Leo Trailer First 24 Hours Report and Records

Chennai, October 6 - The highly-awaited trailer of Thalapathy Vijay's gangster action drama film Leo, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, was launched at 6:30 PM on October 5. The movie is a part of director Lokesh's Cinematic Universe (LCU) and is the third film in this after "Kaithi" and "Vikram".## There was huge excitement for the "Leo" trailer, and after it was released online, it broke several viewership and likes records. As reported earlier, it has become the fastest Indian movie trailer ever to top 1 million likes, taking just 21 minutes for the same.## Leo Trailer 24 Hours Views and Likes:## Tamil Views: 31,9,11,956 [31.91M]; Likess: 2,642,324 [2.64M] ## Telugu Views: 54,36,107 [5.4M]; Likes: 443,705 [443K] ## Hindi Views: 77,62,487 [7.7M]; Likes: 5,66,724 [566K] ## Kannada Views: 7,12,217 [712K]; Likes: 126,551 [126K] ## Total Views: 45.70 Million; Likes: 3.77 Million ## [It is the fastest Indian movie trailer to score 100K to 2M likes on YouTube]: Here are the details for 100K to 1M Likes time ## It was published on 05 October at 6:30 AM IST## It crossed 100K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 1 minute## It crossed 200K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 2 minutes ## It crossed 300K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 4 minutes## It crossed 400K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 5 minutes## It crossed 500K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 7 minutes## It crossed 600K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 9 minutes## It crossed 700K likes on 05 Dec 2023 in 11 minutes## It crossed 800K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 13 minutes## It crossed 900K likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 16 minutes## It crossed 1 million likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 21 minutes## It crossed 2 million likes on 05 Oct 2023 in 2 hours 43 minutes (163 minutes)## Most Viewed Trailers in 24 Hours in Kollywood (Only Tamil)## 1. Leo - 31.91 Million## 2. Beast – 29.08 Million## 3. Thunivu – 25.00 Million## 4. Varisu – 23.05 Million## 5. Valimai – 11.16 Million## Most Liked Trailer in 24 Hours in Kollywood (Only Tamil)## 1. Leo: 2.64 Million## 2. Bigil: 1.66 Million## 3. Viswasam: 1.16 Million## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Trailer Becomes The Fastest Indian Movie Trailer To Reach 1 Million Likes On YouTube
982 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Trailer Becomes The Fastest Indian Movie Trailer To Reach 1 Million Likes On YouTube

Chennai, October 5 - Thalapathy Vijay's gangster action drama Leo is the most anticipated Tamil movie of the year and a little glimpse of the sky-high buzz was seen after the launch of the trailer which is breaking records on YouTube and other social media platforms.## The trailer of the movie was launched on October 5 at 6:30 PM and within minutes, it started trending on top in every social media platform. On YouTube, it has become the fastest Indian movie trailer of all time to reach 1 million likes. ## The "Leo" trailer took just 21 minutes to reach this milestone of 1 million likes, beating the previous record of Thalapathy Vijay's own blockbuster "Bigil" which took around 1 hour to hit 1 million likes on YouTube. ## "Leo" is certain to break the all-time viewership and likes record for a Tamil movie trailer in the first 24 hours. In the first hour, it generated 10 million real-time views and 1.5 million likes. It has been released in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada language while the Hindi trailer will be released at 9 PM on October 5 on Goldmines YouTube channel. ## Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Seven Screen Studio, the movie stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role and Trisha Krishnan along with Sanjay Dutt, and Arjun Sarja in prominent roles. It will be released on October 19 in multiple languages.## ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Sells Over 50K Tickets In Advance For Opening Day At The Overseas Box Office
982 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Sells Over 50K Tickets In Advance For Opening Day At The Overseas Box Office

London, October 5 - Thalapathy Vijay's gangster action drama film Leo advance booking is continuing with great momentum at the overseas box office. Directed by Lokesh Kanagraj's, "Leo", with still more than two weeks left for the release, has sold over 50K tickets for the opening day overseas.## The movie has sold 29K+ tickets worth 3 crore in the United Kingdom so far. The UK was the first to open the advances of "Leo". The original Tamil language is dominating the pre-sales, followed by Telugu while Hindi has a low response so far. Overall, the movie has sold over 40K+ tickets for all days.## The UK aside, "Leo" is also getting a blockbuster response in North America and has already become Thalapathy Vijay's career highest premiere advance sales. It has sold over 20K tickets worth 3.80 crore. The pre-sales so far opened at 320 locations on around 760 shows. ## At the UAE box office, the movie has sold around 8500 tickets worth 1 crore so far. Overall, a total of around 58K tickets sold worth 8 crores in the UK, USA, and UAE for the opening day, including premieres. With still more than two weeks left, the overseas advances of "Leo" are expected to be around 100K tickets. ## About Leo - ## It is a Tamil-language action thriller film, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, who co-wrote it with Rathna Kumar and Deeraj Vaidy. It is a part of director Lokesh's Cinematic Universe (LCU) which also has "Kaithi" and "Vikram". Produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studio, the movie stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role, and Trisha, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan and Mysskin. The movie will be released on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, languages in regular as well as in IMAX format.## Stay tuned...

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Vishal and SJ Suryah's 'Mark Antony' Crosses Historic 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office
985 days ago
Kollywood

Vishal and SJ Suryah's 'Mark Antony' Crosses Historic 100 Crores At The Worldwide Box Office

Chennai, October 2 - Tamil actor Vishal and SJ Suryah's science fiction action comedy film Mark Antony has emerged as a surprise blockbuster at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office as it crosses the 100 crores mark. ## "Mark Antony" crossed the 100 crores gross mark at the worldwide box office on its 18th day. The movie currently stands at around 100.25 crores gross, including 19 crores overseas collection. Vishal, who was going through a lean phase with back-to-back flops, scored his first 100 crores movie ever.## Directed by Adhik Ravichandran, the movie has scored approximately 60.50 crores in Tamil Nadu, followed by approximately 9.50 crores in Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), 6.25 crores in Karnataka, and around 4 crores in Kerala. ## The movie was carrying low buzz before the trailer release but after the trailer release, the buzz increased before the movie received positive reviews from critics as well as favourable audience word of mouth. It is one of the biggest box office hits for a tier-2 Tamil actor-led movie.## Produced by Ayngaran International, the story of the movie revolves around two gangsters, Mark and Antony, who contact through a mobile phone which has an extraordinary ability to travel back in time. It stars Vishal and S. J. Suryah in dual roles, alongside Ritu Varma, Sunil, Selvaraghavan and Abhinaya. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Creates All-Time Opening Day Record At The UK Box Office For A Tamil Movie
987 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Creates All-Time Opening Day Record At The UK Box Office For A Tamil Movie

London, September 30 - Thalapathy Vijay's Leo, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj is all set for a massive opening overseas, particularly at the UK box office. The movie is having excellent pre-sales in the entire overseas region whenever it has opened. ## At the United Kingdom box office, "Leo" has become the biggest opener for a Tamil movie ever in the advance booking itself. The gangster drama has so far scored £250.5K or $305K (2.55 crore) advance gross collection for the opening day with 19 days still left for the release, according to LetsCinema.## "Leo" has broken the opening day record of Mani Ratnam's "Ponniyin Selvan Part - 1" which scored £250K actual opening day last year. "Ponniyin Selvan - 2" is the third biggest opener with £228.5K, followed by "Jailer" with £222.8K, and "Beast" with £203.2K on opening day. ## The Thalapathy Vijay-starrer tentpole has sold 22K+ tickets for the opening day and overall ticket sales have crossed the 30K mark in advance. It is expected to become the biggest Indian opener of all time in the UK, beating Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan". ## Produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studio, "Leo" is the third film in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) after "Kathi" and "Vikram". It stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role and Trisha Krishnan as the female lead, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan and Mysskin.## The movie is scheduled to release on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, languages in the regular as well as the IMAX format.## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Advance Booking Status In The USA and The UK
989 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' Advance Booking Status In The USA and The UK

Los Angeles, September 28 - Thalapathy Vijay and director Lokesh Kanagraj's second collaboration, Leo is off to an excellent start in the advance booking in the USA and the UK along with other overseas territories.## The film has its premiere on October 18 in the USA and for the same, the advance booking has already crossed $100K. It has so far sold approximately 5800 tickets worth $130K (1.10 crores) gross collection. The pre-sales is expected to see a further jump as more and more shows are being added. ## The United Kingdom was the first to open the advance booking of "Leo" and it has been trending really well since then. Ahimsa Entertainment, which is the UK distributor of the movie, shared that the film has so far sold 30K+ tickets for all days. The opening day advance ticket sold count is around 21K and it is likely to emerge as the biggest Indian opener in the UK.## "Leo" is currently the second-biggest opening-day grosser Tamil movie, behind "Ponniyin Selvan Part - 1" in the UK and it will be the biggest in the next few days in the advance sales only. The Tamil version is leading pre-sales of the movie, followed by the Telugu and Hindi versions.## The movie is a gangster action drama, written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Lalit Kumar and Jagadish Palanisamy under the banner of Seven Screen Studio. It stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role alongside Sanjay Dutt and Trisha in the main roles while the supporting cast includes Gautam Vasudev Menon, Arjun, Mysskin, Mansoor Ali Khan and Priya Anand. Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music of the film that is scheduled to release on October 19 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, languages in the regular as well as IMAX format.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Vishal and SJ Suryah's 'Mark Antony' On Course To Top 100 Crores Worldwide
993 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Vishal and SJ Suryah's 'Mark Antony' On Course To Top 100 Crores Worldwide

Chennai, September 24 - Tamil actors Vishal and SJ Suryah teamed up for the first time for a sci-fi action black comedy film Mark Antony. Directed by Adhik Ravichandran, the movie has turned out to be the biggest blockbuster for Vishal who was nowhere near the game. ## "Mark Antony" has crossed 75 crores gross mark at the worldwide box office in 9 days, and it is Vishal's first success in a long time. The actor's last theatrical success came before the COVID-19 pandemic and since the pandemic, the actor had four releases which all were box office failures.## Produced by Mini Studio, "Mark Antony" has grossed approximately 48 crores in Tamil Nadu state while its total domestic collection is around 64 crores gross in 9 days. Overseas, the movie has amazed approximately 13 crores for a total of 77 crores worldwide cume. ## "Mark Antony" has already become Vishal's highest-grossing movie of all time, and it is poised to top 100 crores gross in the coming days. Needless to say, it will be Vishal's first 100 crores grosser and a big moral booster for him after back-to-back flops.## The movie stars Vishal and SJ Suryah in dual roles. Ritu Varma and Abhinaya are the female leads, while Sunil and Selvaraghavan play important roles. Mark Antony's music is scored by national award winner GV Prakash Kumar. The film is of the science-fiction genre and follows the story of Mark, who finds a phone that can help manipulate time. ## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Not Release In National Multiplex Chains In Hindi?
996 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Not Release In National Multiplex Chains In Hindi?

Mumbai, September 20 - Thalapathy Vijay's gangster drama Leo is one of the most-anticipated films. Directed by Atlee Kumar, the movie is scheduled to release on October 19 in multiple languages, including Hindi.## According to the latest reports, "Leo" might not be released in the national multiplex chains in the Hindi language. It is said that PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis are not ready to screen the movie without an 8-week theatrical window in the Hindi version.## It has been seen that most of the South Indian movies are made available on OTT after 4 weeks of the theatrical release. In the case of "Leo", it is said that Netflix, which is the official post-theatrical streaming partner of the movie, have kept a 4-week deal in all versions (not confirmed).## The three national multiplex chains are said to have decided not to screen the Hindi version of any Indian film without the OTT agreement of an 8-week gap, and unless, "Leo" makers don't change their decision, the movie won't be released in PIC in Hindi.## "Leo" is carrying positive buzz among Hindi audiences and if the movie does not release in PIC, it will be a massive dent to its box office prospects. ## Produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studio, the film stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role and Trisha Krishnan, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan, and Mysskin while Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music. It is scheduled to be released in theatres worldwide on 19 October 2023 in standard, and IMAX formats.## Stay tuned...

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Chiyaan Vikram's 'Dhruva Natchathiram' Release Date Reportedly Locked
996 days ago
Kollywood

Chiyaan Vikram's 'Dhruva Natchathiram' Release Date Reportedly Locked

Chennai, September 21 - Tamil star Chiyaan Vikram's spy action thriller Dhruva Natchathiram is one of the most-awaited movies. Apart from being eagerly anticipated, it is the most delayed project in Kollywood as the movie has been in production since 2013, but couldn't see the light of the day due to many reasons.## Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, "Dhruva Natchathiram" was originally announced with Suriya, but months after the announcement, Menon shelved the project citing creative differences with the actor. It was revived with Vikram and with him, the production commenced in 2016. ## The fans have been waiting for the release for a long time and it seems, their wait is finally coming to an end. As per the latest reliable reports, the movie is getting ready to release on Diwali this year and the official announcement is expected to be made soon.## The movie will be released in two parts, with the first part titled "Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam". The movie is produced by Menon's Ondraga Entertainment in association with Oruoorileoru Film House. ## Dhruva Natchathiram boasts a stellar star cast that includes also Simran, Ritu Varma, Aishwarya Rajesh, R Parthiban, Vinayakan, Divyadarshini, Raadhika Sarath Kumar, and Arjun Das among others.## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Release Across All IMAX Properties In India In Hindi and Tamil
997 days ago
Kollywood

Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' To Release Across All IMAX Properties In India In Hindi and Tamil

Chennai, September 20 - Thalapathy Vijay's Leo is getting ready to release on October 19, 2023, across the globe and plans are being made for a massive release. The makers have started the promotional campaign by releasing the first-look posters in different languages each day. ## Now, according to the latest reports, Lokesh Kanagraj's directorial flick will be released across all IMAX properties in India in Hindi and Tamil languages. There are currently 26 IMAX screens in India and a few more screens are likely to be added by the end of this year.## IMAX is becoming a very popular big-screen format in India. Shah Rukh Khan-fronted "Jawan", which is currently playing in theatres, is having a very good run in this premium format while Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" grossed over 35 crores in India during its box office run.## Meanwhile, "Leo's" promotional activities will pick up in the coming days. The film's audio launch is about to take place on the 30th of September at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai. The team is also likely to hold other events across the main cities of the country.## Produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studio, the movie stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role and Trisha Krishnan, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan and Mysskin.## The movie will release on October 19, 2023, in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, languages.## Stay tuned...

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