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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Suriya To Reunite With Blockbuster 'Soorarai Pottru' Director Sudha Kongara For Another Film
1598 days ago
Kollywood

Suriya To Reunite With Blockbuster 'Soorarai Pottru' Director Sudha Kongara For Another Film

Chennai, January 27 - Tamil superstar Suriya received wide acknowledgment for his role in "Soorarai Pottru", released directly on Amazon Prime Video. The movie was directed by Sudha Kongara, who will now reunite with the actor for another film. ## In a recent interview with Variety, Suriya confirmed that he would be teaming up with Sudha for one more film. It will, however, go on floors sometime next year after Suriya completes his currently in the pipeline projects. ## For now, the actor is gearing up for the first theatrical release in more than two years in the form of "Etharkkum Thunindhavan". It was supposed to release on February 4 but postponed due to the covid-19 third wave and will now release in the second half of the same month. ## Apart from the release of "ET", the next film that will commence shooting is with Bala, who previously directed him in "Nandha" (2001) and "Pithamagan" (2003). The actor also has Vetrimaaran's highly-awaited "Vaadivaasal", followed by a yet-untitled film with Siva. ## Meanwhile, Suriya's last release "Jai Bhim", a direct-to-ott release on Prime Video, along with Mohanlal's "Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea", are the two Indian films among the 276 feature films that are eligible for this year's Academy Awards. ## Stay tuned...

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Suriya's 'Etharkkum Thunindhavan' New Release Date Revealed
1599 days ago
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Suriya's 'Etharkkum Thunindhavan' New Release Date Revealed

Chennai, January 26 - Suriya's first big-screen release after two back-to-back direct OTT premieres, "Etharkkum Thunindhavan" has been delayed due to the 3rd covid-19 wave. The action-thriller, written & directed by Pandiraj, was supposed to release on February 4 this year. ## According to Only Kollywood, Sun Pictures has pushed the film by a couple of weeks and the movie will now release on either February 17th or 18th. Even though the 3rd covid wave isn't as serious as the 2nd wave, the state government has imposed a weekend curfew to curb the spread of the virus. It was a wise move to push the release of ET by two weeks as makers are hopeful that the situation will be normal by then. ## "Etharkkum Thunindhavan" is Suriya's 40th film. It marked Suriya's 3rd collaboration with Sun Pictures after Ayan (2009) and Singam (2010) while Pandiraj earlier worked with Suriya, whose production company 2D Entertainment had backed his projects "Pasanga 2", which had the latter playing a supporting character and Karthi's "Kadaikutty Singam".## Suriya's 1st film as a lead hero with Pandiraj, "Etharkkum Thunindhavan" has a huge cast in place including Priyanka Arul Mohan, who plays the female lead alongside Sathyaraj, Vinay, and others. The film's music is composed by D. Imman, whilst cinematography was handled by R. Rathnavelu.## Meanwhile, Suriya also has a film with director Vetrimaaran titled "Vaadivaasal". This Kalaippuli S. Thanu production will begin filming soon. The actor also has a film with director Bala. He will produce the film and also play the lead role. ## Stay tuned...

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Dil Raju Reveals Big Release Date Plans Of 'Thalapathy 66'
1601 days ago
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Dil Raju Reveals Big Release Date Plans Of 'Thalapathy 66'

Chennai, January 24 - Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay was the first A-Lister of Indian cinema to release his film "Master" in theaters during the covid-19 pandemic last year. The movie proved to be a mega-hit in theaters, even though it was made available on OTT 16 days after its theatrical release.## There is no doubt that Thalapathy Vijay is the most bankable actor in Tamil cinema and expectations from his next movies are sky high. The actor recently completed the shoot of director Nelson Dilipkumar's "Beast". The action thriller carries a huge buzz among trade and movie lovers. This Sun Pictures production is scheduled to release in April 2022. ## Meanwhile, the "Bigil" star has started prepping for his next, which is going to be Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie. It is said to be the finest film, to be produced by Vamshi Paidipally, in Vijay's career. Dil Raju, who will be producing this mega-budget action drama film, said in a recent interview that Thalapathy Vijay has really liked the script and called it the best in the last 20 years. ## Dil Raju also has some big plans for the release of "Thalapathy 66". The "Maharshi" producer, who is also producing Ram Charan and Kiara Advani's upcoming film "RC 15", revealed that he has two release dates in mind for Vijay's film, which will be finalized according to the covid-19 scenario in the country. Though "RC 15" is currently slated for Sankranthi 2023 release, this slot might be taken by "Thalapathy 66", if the movie failed to meet the Diwali 2022 timeline due to the covid. ## "Vamshi has come up with a beautiful storyline. When I listened to it, I loved it. Vijay listened to the story and said that he hasn't heard a story like this in 20 years. When a star says this, it gives you confidence. The film's shooting will begin in March. If there are no delays due to Covid-19, then the film will release on Diwali. If it misses Diwali, it will release on Sankranti 2023", Dil Raju said in a recent interview with a Telugu television channel.## There have been reports stating that some of the noted actors and a top-notch technical team will be associated with the project. However, there is no official confirmation regarding the rest of the cast and crew. One can expect the official announcement around March this year once the shoot commences.## Stay tuned...

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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Beast' To Lock Horns With 'KGF 2' And 'Laal Singh Chaddha'
1603 days ago
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Thalapathy Vijay's 'Beast' To Lock Horns With 'KGF 2' And 'Laal Singh Chaddha'

Chennai, January 22 - If all goes as per plans, the month of April 2022 will see a mega clash at the Indian box office. Aamir Khan Productions, yesterday clarified that "Laal Singh Chaddha" will arrive on April 14, 2022, as scheduled contrary to the reports of its postponement. ## The release of "Laal Singh Chaddha" will meet the much-anticipated Pan-India biggie, Yash-starrer "KGF: Chapter 2", which was long ago announced for that date. And now, Thalapathy Vijay's keenly-awaited Tamil blockbuster "Beast" is also looking for the same window. ## Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, "Beast" hasn't set an exact release date, but it has been announced for April release. Industry sources have said that it will be released on April 14, thus confirming the blockbuster clash with KGF 2 and LSC at the box office.## However, if all three biggies decide to come out on the same date, it will be "KGF 2", which will be affected the most. Being a Pan-India film, the movie is carrying a lot of anticipation and eyeing to be a potential highest-grosser of the year. In the scenario of the clash, its chances will get a dent due to screen sharing with the other two. ## Aamir Khan's "Laal Singh Chaddha" is an outright Hindi film and is expected to do well despite the clash with "KGF 2". However, it will have a share screen which might reduce its overall box office potential. On the other hand, "Beast" too, is unlikely to affect despite the clash. But again, just like LSC, it will also have to share the screen in Tamil Nadu.## Stay tuned...

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After 'Rangasthalam', Manish Shah To Release Thalapathy Vijay's 'Mersal' In Hindi
1604 days ago
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After 'Rangasthalam', Manish Shah To Release Thalapathy Vijay's 'Mersal' In Hindi

Mumbai, January 21 - Manish Shah of Goldmines Telefilms seems to be on a mission of releasing Hindi dubbed versions of South Indian movies. While Shah is behind the revolutionary idea of airing dubbed versions on television, the recent theatrical success of "Pushpa - The Rise" in Hindi has raised the expectations from South Indian films as far as theatrical experience is concerned. ## Inspired by the "Pushpa" success, Manish Shah, who owns the Hindi dubbing rights of 80% of South Indian films, has already announced the Hindi theatrical release of Allu Arjun's 2020 blockbuster "Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo" on January 26. AVPL was the highest-grossing South Indian film of 2020 which was directed by Trivikram Srinivas.## After "Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo", Manish Shah has plans to release Ram Charan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu's "Rangasthalam" (2018). This Sukumar-directed is one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time. Meanwhile, if all goes well, Thalapathy Vijay's Tamil blockbuster "Mersal" (2017) will also be released in theaters in Hindi. ## Directed by Atlee, "Mersal" became a huge hit in Tamil. Manish Shah in an interview with Bollywood Hungama revealed his plan to release "Rangasthalam", and "Mersal" in Hindi, however, a lot will depend upon how "Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo" performs at the box office. ## Being one of the leading South Indian stars, Thalapathy Vijay also carries a huge fan-following among the Hindi audiences. His "Sura", "Theri", and "Thuppakki" are quite popular on satellite in Hindi, so it won't be a bad idea to release Hindi versions of his blockbuster films in theaters.## Stay tuned...

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SivaKarthikeyan To Headline Kamal Haasan And Sony Pictures Films India's Joint Production
1610 days ago
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SivaKarthikeyan To Headline Kamal Haasan And Sony Pictures Films India's Joint Production

Chennai, January 15 - Tamil star SivaKarthikeyan is in red hot form with the blockbuster success of "Doctor". The supremely talented actor has announced his maiden collaboration with superstar Kamal Haasan's production house Raj Films and Sony Pictures Films India for a Tamil film. ## The yet-untitled film will be written and directed by Rajkumar Periasamy. While the details about the plot are kept under wraps, the announcement poster has made fans speculate that the film will be a period drama. This film also marks Sony Pictures Films India's foray into Tamil cinema. ## "It is the dawn of a new era. Sony Pictures Films India (SPFI) is proud to collaborate with legendary actor Kamal Haasan for an untitled Tamil movie that will have Sivakarthikeyan in the leading role. The film will be produced by SPFI, Raaj Kamal Films International, and R. Mahendran, and will be written and directed by Rajkumar Periasamy", SPFI tweeted. ## R. Mahendran, and will be written and directed by Rajkumar Periasamy. Watch this space for more details!@ikamalhaasan @RKFI @Siva_Kartikeyan @Rajkumar_KP #Mahendran @vivekkrishnani @khanwacky @ladasingh— Sony Pictures Films India (@sonypicsfilmsin) January 15, 2022 ## SivaKarthikeyan, meanwhile, already has a couple of projects in the pipeline. The star actor recently completed the shoot of romantic-comedy "Don" apart from sci-fi comedy "Ayalan", which is ready for release. He also announced a yet-untitled Tamil - Telugu bilingual film recently. It will be directed by Jathi Ratnalu director KV Anudeep. ## #SK21 will be produced by Sony Pictures Films India, Raaj Kamal Films International, and R. Mahendran.## Stay tuned...

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AK61: Ajith Kumar's Character Details From H Vinoth's Directorial Reveal
1617 days ago
Kollywood

AK61: Ajith Kumar's Character Details From H Vinoth's Directorial Reveal

Chennai, January 8 - The fans of Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar were geared up to watch the actor's "Valimai" on the big screen, slated for January 13 release. While the makers excited fans by dropping the trailer, the covid-19 pandemic once again spoiled the part as makers were with nothing but to postpone the release one more time with a promise to return on the big screen with a bang. ## Ajith Kumar, however, will soon be back in the action with his next film. As revealed earlier, the actor will be teaming up with his "Valimai" director H Vinoth and producer Boney Kapoor again for "AK61". It will be another action thriller film billed on strong emotions. Interestingly, Thala Ajith will reportedly be playing a negative role in the film after a long time. ## According to a Pinkvilla report, "AK61 marks his return to the negative role space after a long time. Fans have loved Ajith in these shades, and Vinoth has developed a character that would justify the return of the superstar to this space after a long time". ## Thala Ajith has previously played negative roles in films like Billa, Mankatha, among others, so it will be interesting to see what the actor will bring new to this space. The report also states that the movie is currently in the pre-production stage and will go on floors on March 9, 2022, if everything goes as per plans. It will be shot in multiple locations in India and overseas over a period of 6-7 months. ## Meanwhile, "Valimai" will be Thala Ajith's maiden Pan-India film and will release in Tamil along with dubbed versions of Telugu and Hindi. As per reports, the makers won't delay the film more and will release it within two weeks after the governments decide to raise the restrictions. ## Stay tuned...

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Tamil Star Sivakarthikeyan Bags Career High Paycheck For SK20!
1617 days ago
Kollywood

Tamil Star Sivakarthikeyan Bags Career High Paycheck For SK20!

Chennai, January 8 - Tamil star Sivakarthikeyan is pushing his boundaries with his next film with "Jathi Ratnalu" director Anudeep KV. The yet-untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie marks Sivakarthikeyan's Telugu debut as the lead hero. The shoot of the film is expected to begin in the second half of January 2022. ## According to reports, Sivakarthikeyan will receive a career-high paycheck for this keenly awaited romantic comedy film. After delivering the biggest hit of his career in the form of "Doctor", despite the covid-19 pandemic, the actor has hiked his remuneration and will reportedly receive a whopping sum of Rs. 30 crores for this film. ## Tentatively titled #SK20, the movie will be bankrolled by Narayan Das K Narang, Suresh Babu, and Puskur Ram Mohan Rao. As per a report, Sivakarthikeyan is playing the role of a tourist guide, and the film is about a foreign young girl and her visit to Pondicherry. ## It is reported that the movie will have two female leads. While the official announcement is yet to be made, Rashmika Mandanna is said to be playing one of the female leads opposite Sivakarthikeyan. ## The shoot for the film will take place in both London and Pondicherry, and the team is getting started from the 23rd of this month. Thaman S is on board to compose the music of the film that marks his maiden collaboration with Sivakarthikeyan. ## Meanwhile, Sivakarthikeyan will have a busy 2022 as far as his theatrical releases. The talented actor has completed the shoot of the college romantic drama, "Don", directed by Cibi Chakravarthy. It will be released in February this year. He then has a science fiction comedy film "Ayalaan" under development. The ambitious film is currently in the post-production stage and will release soon. ## Stay tuned...

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Rashmika Mandanna To Romance Sivakarthikeyan In Director Anudeep's Next?
1624 days ago
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Rashmika Mandanna To Romance Sivakarthikeyan In Director Anudeep's Next?

Chennai, January 1 - Tamil star Sivakarthikeyan is on cloud nine after delivering the biggest hit of his career in the form of "Doctor". The actor is now gearing up for his next, "Don", which is likely to release in February 2022. Touted as a college romantic drama, "Don" is directed by Cibi Chakravarthy, and stars Priyanka Mohan as the female lead. ## Sivakarthikeyan, meanwhile, welcome 2022 with a new film announcement, which will be a Tamil-Telugu bilingual film. The yet-untitled film will be directed by Anudeep KV ("Jathi Ratnalu") and produced by Narayan Das K Narang, Suresh Babu, and Puskur Ram Mohan Rao. It marks Anudeep's maiden collaboration with Sivakarthikeyan, who is debuting in Telugu as a lead hero. ## According to reports, the busy bee, Rashmika Mandanna will be the leading lady opposite Tamil star in the film, #SK20. It is reported that the "Pushpa - The Rise" actress is in talks to romance Sivakarthikeyan. If things go as per plan, it will be the first time Rashmika will share screen space with the Tamil actor. It will go on floors in the second half of January 2022. ## "SK20" is said to be a romantic comedy film, for which, Sivakarthikeyan has pumped up his Telugu speaking skills. Rashmika, on the other hand, has previously worked in the Tamil movie "Sulthan" opposite Karthi, while she is a regular starrer in Telugu movies. ## Meanwhile, Sivakarthikeyan also has a science fiction comedy film "Ayalaan" under development. The ambitious film is currently in the post-production stage. It also stars Rakul Preet Singh, Sharad Kelkar, and Isha Koppikar in prominent roles while Oscar winner, legendary A. R. Rahman has composed the music.## Stay tuned...

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Ajith Kumar's 'Valimai' Trailer Clocks Over 11 Million Views In The First 24-Hours
1625 days ago
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Ajith Kumar's 'Valimai' Trailer Clocks Over 11 Million Views In The First 24-Hours

Chennai, December 31 - The anticipation for Ajith Kumar's upcoming Tamil action thriller "Valimai" is sky-high among the fans and industry people. The H Vinoth's directorial, which kicked off in 2019, has been through many challenges posed by the covid-19 pandemic, and finally, it is all set to hit the screens on January 13, 2022, in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. ## The original Tamil trailer of "Valimai" was launched on December 30 and it was very well received by one and all. The 3 minutes long glimpses promised the movie to be one of the biggest actioners of the year. The trailer clocked over 11 million views (11.16M) in the first 24-hours, making it the 3rd most viewed Tamil trailer during 24-hours. ## Thalapathy Vijay's "Bigil" is the most-watched Tamil trailer of all time with 18.3 million views in the first 24-hours, followed Ajith Kumar's "Viswasam" at the second number with 12.7 million views. Meanwhile "Valimai" trailer becomes the second most liked South Indian trailer with 1.32 million likes. "Bigil" is again at number 1 with 1.66 million likes in the first 24-hours. ## Most liked Trailers in 24 Hours (South)## 1. Bigil: 1.66M## 2. Valimai: 1,323,451 [1.32M]## 3. RRR: 1,243,409 [1.24M]## 4. Viswasam: 1.16M## 5. VakeelSaab: 1.01M## The Hindi and Telugu trailers of "Valimai" are expected to release on January 6 or 7. In the last few years, the South Indian actors have been able to make a huge impact in North India, so one can expect "Valimai" to follow the suit. It will mark Ajith Kumar's maiden multi-lingual film of his career. ## Valimai is co-produced by Boney Kapoor's Bayview Projects LLP and Zee Studios. It also stars Huma Qureshi as the female lead and Kartikeya Gummakonda as the primary antagonist. The actioner is Vinoth's second consecutive movie with Ajith and Boney Kapoor after Nerkonda Paarvai, which was the official Tamil remake of the Hindi movie Pink.## Stay tuned...

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Ajith Kumar's 'Valimai' Official Release Date Out; To Be One Of The Longest Films Of The Actor's Career
1625 days ago
Kollywood

Ajith Kumar's 'Valimai' Official Release Date Out; To Be One Of The Longest Films Of The Actor's Career

Chennai, December 31 - After a wait of more than two years, Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar's "Valimai" is officially releasing on Sankranthi 2022. Directed by H Vinoth, the movie has been certified with a 'UA' certificate by the censor board and has been greenlit to hit theater screen on January 13, 2022, in Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu. ## "Valimai" will be Thala Ajith's second-longest film of his career. The theatrical runtime of the film for the original Tamil version is 178:35 seconds (2 hours, 58 minutes, 35 seconds), which is the second-longest for Ajith's film after 2001's "Citizen", which was 181 minutes long. ## Produced by Boney Kapoor under Bayview Projects LLP and Zee Studios, the trailer of "Valimai" was launched on December 30. The action-packed 3 minutes long trailer promised a smashing big-screen experience the fans have been hoping for for a long time. This film marked the second collaboration between Ajith, Vinoth, and Kapoor after Nerkonda Paarvai (2019). ## "Valimai" stars Ajith Kumar in the role of a police officer as Arjun Kumar. The movie also stars Huma Qureshi as the female lead while Kartikeya Gummakonda plays the role of an antagonist along with Gurbani Judge, Pearle Maaney, Yogi Babu, Sumithra, and Chaitra Reddy in key roles. ## Get ready for the most awaited action thriller of 2022, releasing on 13th Jan 2022.#Valimai censored U/A.#ValimaiPongal.#ValimaiTrailer : https://t.co/oDIbnspfVD pic.twitter.com/638jdOqke9— Zee Studios (@ZeeStudios_) December 31, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Jr. NTR Heaps Praise On Tamil Superstar Thalapathy Vijay
1625 days ago
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Jr. NTR Heaps Praise On Tamil Superstar Thalapathy Vijay

Chennai, December 31 - The upcoming period action drama film, "RRR", which is scheduled to release on January 7, 2022, is on a promotional tour in the different cities of India. During an interview in Chennai recently, "RRR" stars, Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, and director SS Rajamouli were asked a lot of interesting questions about their film and other things. ## In one of the interviews in Chennai, Jr. NTR, who plays the role of Komaram Bheem in "RRR", was asked about what he thinks of Tamil superstar, Thalapathy Vijay. The "Jantha Garage" actor was all praise for Thalapathy and called him his friend. He also spoke about how the "Master" actor doesn't take superstardom over his head and keeps things simple. ## "He's my friend, senior & guide. He's a lovely person. He doesn't take any of his superstardom to his head & is such a simple, normal person at heart. It's very tough to be like that! We speak often. I'm a huge fan of his dance", said Jr. NTR to the interviewer. ## Thalapathy Vijay is undoubtedly one of the biggest names in Tamil cinema. The actor carries a massive fan-following not just in Tamilnadu but also in the other parts of the country. Though he has done his films only in Tamil so far, his next, tentatively titled #Thalapathy66, is a Tamil-Telugu bilingual film. It will mark her Telugu debut.## Meanwhile, "RRR" is just a week away from its worldwide release. The movie has been in production for more than 3 years, and finally, it will see the light of the day. Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" also stars Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt in extended cameo roles along with other actors. The film will release on January 7, in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages worldwide in close to 10K theaters, making it the widest release ever for an Indian film. ## Stay tuned...

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