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The Ghost First Day Advance Booking Report Tollywood
BY Sacnilk Team ✍️ Article

The Ghost First Day Advance Booking Report

Hyderabad, 1st Oct 2022: Superstar Nagarjuna's next movie The Ghost is scheduled to release on 5th Oct 2022. The limited advance booking for this film opened today and it is expected to have a good advance booking as the trailer received well among audiences. The Ghost 1st Day Advance Booking Gross Telugu: 1.22 Cr [73902 tickets sold] The Ghost (Telugu) (2D) First Day Advance Booking Reports (Main Regions)RegionGross [With Block Seats]OccupancyShowsAlmost FullFilling FastHyderabad31.95 Lac [50.39 Lac]24%30659106Bengaluru3.87 Lac [6 Lac]8%105013Chennai2.52 Lac [3.21 Lac]38%27812Vijayawada5.93 Lac [7.49 Lac]29%591012Warangal2.46 Lac [3.78 Lac]28%2746Guntur1.94 Lac [2.7 Lac]44%1866Vizag-Visakhapatnam11.05 Lac [15.05 Lac]47%652215Nizamabad35.7 K [68.7 K]9%1003National Capital Region (NCR)32.22 K [50.17 K]8%1501Mumbai43.69 K [1.8 Lac]11%3202Karimnagar20.86 K [42.38 K]20%500Mahbubnagar6.67 K [35.85 K]9%400Kakinada2.26 Lac [3.02 Lac]59%1788Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry2.04 Lac [3.93 Lac]46%18112Nellore1.4 Lac [1.5 Lac]33%905Tirupati2 Lac [2.19 Lac]48%905 The Ghost (Tamil) (2D) First Day Advance Booking Reports (Main Regions)RegionGross [With Block Seats]OccupancyShowsAlmost FullFilling FastChennai0 [8.98 K]18%302Coimbatore8.63 K [12.73 K]20%302Salem2.32 K [2.55 K]1%300Kochi3.48 K [9.12 K]9%300Trivandrum5.17 K [5.53 K]4%400 About This Movie This film is directed by Praveen Sattaru and produced by Sri Venkateswara Cinemas and North Star Entertainment. The Ghost stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sonal Chauhan, Gul Panag, Ravi Varma, Anikha Surendran, Manish Chaudhari, and Srikanth Iyengar in key roles. Stay tuned.

Godfather First Day Advance Booking Report Tollywood
BY Sacnilk Team ✍️ Article

Godfather First Day Advance Booking Report

Hyderabad, 1st Oct 2022: The Megastar Chiranjeevi movie Godfather is scheduled to release on 5th October 2022. The limited advance booking for this film opened today and is expected to have a good response like always. Along with Telugu, It will also release in Hindi due to the Salman Khan cameo. Godfather 1st Day Advance Booking Gross Telugu: 6.38 Cr [484974 tickets sold] / 8.70 Cr with block seats Hindi: 18L [8280 tickets sold] / 48L with block seats Total first-day advance booking gross: 6.56 Cr [493254 tickets sold] / 9.18 Cr with block seats Godfather (Telugu) (2D) First Day Advance Booking Reports (Main Regions)RegionGross [With Block Seats]OccupancyShowsAlmost FullFilling FastHyderabad1.84 Cr [2.02 Cr]66%40627175Bengaluru54.23 Lac [68.88 Lac]31%2475069Vijayawada42.35 Lac [42.53 Lac]95%1041022Warangal7.53 Lac [10.58 Lac]51%35119Guntur13.79 Lac [14.21 Lac]92%30273Vizag-Visakhapatnam0 [70.06 Lac]93%13611520Nizamabad1.97 Lac [3.29 Lac]34%1417National Capital Region (NCR)2.34 Lac [3.32 Lac]22%38012Mumbai3.67 Lac [5.39 Lac]25%45010Karimnagar1.47 Lac [3.47 Lac]35%1306Mahbubnagar3.11 Lac [3.31 Lac]54%951Kakinada6.18 Lac [6.71 Lac]92%20182Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry2.75 Lac [4.28 Lac]87%1173Nellore0 [5.94 Lac]98%15150Tirupati12.7 Lac [13.64 Lac]69%39233 Godfather (Hindi) (2D) First Day Advance Booking Reports (Main Regions)RegionGross [With Block Seats]OccupancyShowsAlmost FullFilling FastMumbai1.78 Lac [7.63 Lac]8%16804National Capital Region (NCR)3.1 Lac [6.76 Lac]7%18802Pune62.47 K [2.11 Lac]9%5400Bengaluru4.37 K [47.09 K]12%300Hyderabad1.14 Lac [1.98 Lac]23%1430Kolkata20.32 K [23.73 K]6%900Ahmedabad60.39 K [2.31 Lac]6%14206Surat54.66 K [1.42 Lac]7%5401Jaipur19.31 K [72.68 K]8%1800Chandigarh17.69 K [54.55 K]5%2600Bhopal15.4 K [30.21 K]5%1500Lucknow65.77 K [1.92 Lac]10%4700Kanpur41.45 K [47.54 K]11%700Nagpur19.52 K [38.2 K]7%1700Vadodara23.77 K [59.06 K]3%5900Ludhiana12.08 K [32.83 K]12%801Agra8.48 K [19 K]4%1000Nashik8.27 K [28.49 K]3%1400Varanasi3.79 K [8.7 K]5%200Rajkot9.83 K [2.87 Lac]36%801Jabalpur2.04 K [8.25 K]3%500Jamshedpur6.74 K [6.74 K]2%600Prayagraj (Allahabad)4.92 K [6.56 K]4%500Amritsar6.09 K [33.35 K]16%900Indore36.61 K [65.39 K]10%1811Raipur31.04 K [61.41 K]9%1500Bhubaneswar60.5 K [78.21 K]21%901Aurangabad20.26 K [44.21 K]3%2400Solapur0 [0 ]0%300Ranchi10.35 K [19.33 K]4%700Guwahati28.7 K [64.98 K]7%1902Gwalior2.85 K [10.71 K]11%300Jodhpur3.34 K [6.92 K]2%400Dehradun10.5 K [25.93 K]6%1000Jalandhar4.4 K [15.19 K]13%500Kota1.33 K [8.35 K]4%600Patna19.85 K [41.7 K]14%400Gandhinagar20.49 K [52.09 K]10%1300Bhavnagar67.51 K [68.91 K]12%1520Jamnagar7.46 K [20.15 K]5%800 About This Movie This film is directed by Mohan Raja and produced by Konidela Production Company and Super Good Films. Godfather stars Chiranjeevi Konidala, Nayanthara, Salman Khan, Satyadev Kancharana, Puri Jagannadh, and Samuthirakani in key roles. Stay tuned.

Nagarjuna Akkineni Starrer 'The Ghost' Release Trailer Is Intense Tollywood
BY Bharani SMS 📰 News

Nagarjuna Akkineni Starrer 'The Ghost' Release Trailer Is Intense

Hyderabad, September - After Brahmastra, Nagarjuna Akkineni is acting in a high-octane action thriller titled The Ghost. The makers of The Ghost movie already confirmed the release date on Oct 5th. With only one week left for the release of the film, promotion has started at a brisk pace.## The movie is directed by National award winner Praveen Sattaru. Mark.K.Robin scored the BGM for this flick which is produced by Sri Venkateswara Cinemas and North Star Entertainment. It also stars Sonal Chauhan, Gul Panag, Anika Surendran, Manish Chaudhari, Ravi Varma, and Srikanth Iyengar in prominent roles.## Today, the theatrical release trailer of the movie dropped and it gained a good response in no time. This 90 seconds trailer is filled with heavy fighting blocks. It seems to have the right mixture of family drama and action sequences. Also, the visuals are stunning with astounding BGM. ## The trailer is subtle and stylish with superb thrilling scenes. Already the movie has garnered decent buzz due to its teaser and trailer. Let's see how the movie will be received by the audience.## ## Stay tuned

Salman Khan's Great Friendly Gesture For Chiranjeevi And Ram Charan Tollywood
BY Bharani SMS 📰 News

Salman Khan's Great Friendly Gesture For Chiranjeevi And Ram Charan

Hyderabad, September 29 - The makers of Godfather have kick-started the promotions in full swing. The recently released trailer is well received by fans and moviegoers alike. This created a positive buzz for the movie, which is scheduled for October 5th release on the eve of the Dussehra festival. A huge pre-release event of the Godfather movie happened yesterday on a grand scale. There was a sudden huge rainfall and yet the event continued as planned. Surprisingly amidst that heavy Rain, the Fans didn't move a bit and made their presence felt by cheering and shouting. Megastar Chiranjeevi has given a long speech despite getting wet in the Rain. His spirit to entertain and address the fans is greatly appreciated. Mega Star Chiranjeevi has given a long speech and spoke highly about the film. He revealed some interesting facts about what Salman Khan did for this flick. Accordingly to Chiranjeevi's words, it is Ram Charan who called Salman Bhai and asked him to do a Role for Chiranjeevi. ## Salman Khan replied that "Hey Ram Charan If Chiranjeevi Garu feels that I will be apt to do that role then I am ready without hearing the story. Also, I won't be accepting any remuneration because it's my huge respect to Chiranjeevi Garu, Ram Charan, and your family, and will join the shooting sets of Godfather".## Chiranjeevi thanked Salman Bhai for his kind gesture towards his family and said that Salman is his younger brother and he loves him forever. Salman is one of the highest-paid Actors in the country with a huge fan base. It's really great to see such Big Star doing a film completely for free just out of Respect towards friendship. Salman's gesture is appreciated by his fans and the general public.## Stay tuned...

Megastar Chiranjeevi And Salman Khan's Godfather Trailer Released Tollywood
BY Bharani SMS 📰 News

Megastar Chiranjeevi And Salman Khan's Godfather Trailer Released

Hyderabad, September 29 - It seems like the makers of Megastar Chiranjeevi and Superstar Salman Khan starrer Godfather have learned enough lessons from the public and kick-started the promotions for the movie.## The Godfather movie trailer is dropped by the makers last night. It has all the ingredients which satisfy the fans and masses. The trailer showcases that this movie is a political drama with strong Protagonist characters. Also, Salman Khan's Special Cameo is great to see in the trailer. Especially at the end trailer, there is a final shot where Salman Khan can be seen bashing a goon so as to give way to Chiranjeevi is too good to watch.## Previously the teaser got criticized for its mediocre BGM. But this time the music composer Thaman had lived up to the hype by providing an intense Godfather theme song in the trailer. Overall it's a decent trailer and created positive buzz for the movie.## Nayanthara is the leading lady while Satya Dev, Samuthrakani, Sunil, and others play prominent roles. Jointly Produced by Konidela productions and Super good films. The movie has movie composed by Thaman S. The film is scheduled to release on October 5th in Telugu and Hindi.## Stay tuned...

After Blockbuster Response To 'Pokiri', 'Jalsa', And 'Chennakesava Reddy', Telugu Movie 'Aadi' To Re-Release In Cinemas Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

After Blockbuster Response To 'Pokiri', 'Jalsa', And 'Chennakesava Reddy', Telugu Movie 'Aadi' To Re-Release In Cinemas

Hyderabad, September 29 - Some of the all-time blockbuster Telugu movies have been re-released in theaters over the last few months for special purposes and those films got phenomenal responses from the Telugu audience in India and overseas. ## Now, as per the latest reports, plans are being made to re-release Jr. NTR action drama Aadi in cinemas on the occasion of the actor's 22 years in the Telugu film industry. The movie also stars Keerthi Chawla as the female lead.## Directed by V. V. Vinayak, "Aadi" became a huge commercial success upon its release in 2002. The movie grossed approx. 19 crores share and was the second highest-grossing Telugu movie of 2002 after Chiranjeevi's all-time blockbuster "Indra". "Aadi" was one of the few Telugu films to run over 100 days in cinemas.## It is said that the makers are planning a huge and the biggest possible re-release of the movie during the third week of November 2022 in India and overseas. It was produced by Bellamkonda Suresh. ## Meanwhile, apart from "Aadi", Chiranjeevi's "Indra", Pawan Kalyan's "Kushi", and Prabhas' "Billa" will also be re-released in theaters soon. Recently, films like "Jalsa", "Pokiri", "Chennakesava Reddy", and "3 Movie" were re-released and they got excellent responses at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Mega 154' Post Theatrical Streaming Rights Sold To Netflix For Big Price? Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Mega 154' Post Theatrical Streaming Rights Sold To Netflix For Big Price?

Hyderabad, September 26 - Megastar Chiranjeevi's much-awaited Godfather is all set to hit worldwide theaters on October 25 and the preparations for the film's wide release have already started.## After "Godfather", the superstar will headline two more films and both are carrying good buzz among the audience as well as trade. While the shoot of Mega 154, tentivaly titles "Waltair Veerayya", is yet to be done, the film has already sealed the post-theatrical streaming deal at a huge price. ## According to the reports, Netflix has grabbed the post-theatrical streaming rights of this Bobby-directed action thriller film. Netflix has reportedly paid a whopping Rs. 50 crores to grab the rights to the movie that will stream only after 8 weeks of theatrical run. ## "Mega 154" is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and it also stars Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan, and Bobby Simha in prominent roles while Rajendra Prasad and Vennela Kishore play supporting roles. It is scheduled to release on Sankaranthi 2023. ## Stay tuned...

After 'Jalsa', Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's Classic Blockbuster 'Kushi' To Re-Release In Theaters Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

After 'Jalsa', Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's Classic Blockbuster 'Kushi' To Re-Release In Theaters

Hyderabad, September 24 - A new year treat is awaiting the fans of Powerstar Pawan Kalyan as his classic blockbuster Kushi is gearing up for the re-release in theaters. The actor's "Jasla" special re-release has had great success at the box office recently and the same is expected for "Kushi". ## Directed by S. J. Suryah, "Kushi" will reportedly be re-releasing on the evening of the new year 2023 in India and overseas on a record number of screens. It is said that Phars Films is planning to release the film overseas in as many countries as possible on December 31st, 2022.## It is also reported that some promotional content for Pawan Kalyan's upcoming period action drama film "Hari Hara Veera Mallu" will be added to "Kushi" as both films are produced by AM Ratnam. "Kushi" is one of the most iconic movies in Pawan Kalyan's filmography and its re-release will surely be received in a grander way than Jalsa.## "Kushi", originally released in 2001, is a remake of Suryah's Tamil-language film of the same name. Apart from Pawan Kalyan, the movie also stars Bhumika Chawla as the female lead along with Sivaji, Rajan P. Dev, Nassar, Vijayakumar, Janaki Sabesh, and Sudha, among others in key roles. ## Meanwhile, Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu's new movie titled "Kushi" will be released a week before Pawan Kalyan's movie on December 24. ## Stay tuned...

Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Chennakesava Reddy' Creates All-Time Re-Release Record In The USA Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Chennakesava Reddy' Creates All-Time Re-Release Record In The USA

Los Angeles, September 24 - Veteran Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna's 2002 blockbuster Chennakesava Reddy is continuing the Telugu movies' re-releases success formula at the box office. ## Directed by V. V. Vinayak, the action drama film, "Chennakesava Reddy" is completing twenty years of its original release on September 25. The makers have planned special shows across Telugu states and in the USA on September 24 to celebrate this special occasion and the response has been phenomenal, to say the least.## Hailed as one of the biggest hits in Balakrishna's career, CKR has created an all-time record for a Telugu re-release movie at the USA box office. As per trade reports, the film was released in 39 locations in the USA and so far grossed $39,054 from 82 shows and sold approx. 3120 tickets. This is said the all-time record for gross collection and number of tickets sold. ## #ChennaKesavaReddy USA Special Shows Gross: $39,054 with 3119 Tickets Sold from 38 Locations and 82 Shows#CKR has broke all the records and is now the All Time Highest Grossing Movie ever for special shows in USA along with the Most Number of Tickets Sold. Incredible!! 🔥👌— Venky Reviews (@venkyreviews) September 24, 2022 ## The film is produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under the Sri Sai Ganesh Productions banner. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in a duel role as Chennakesava Reddy/Bharath Reddy, along with Tabu, and Shriya Saran in prominent roles. Mani Sharma composed the music. ## Stay tuned...

Chiranjeevi, Salman's 'GodFather' First Single Thaar Maar Garners Over 16+ Million Views Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Chiranjeevi, Salman's 'GodFather' First Single Thaar Maar Garners Over 16+ Million Views

Hyderabad, September 23 - Megastars Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan-starrer Godfather kick-started the promotion of the movie was launching the first single 'Thaar Maar'. The lyrical video of the first single has received a positive response and crossed 16 million views on YouTube. ## Sung by Shreya Ghoshal, Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar is a fiery dance number, which has Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan setting the dance floor on fire with their peerless style and classy steps. The song was released in Telugu and Hindi with the Telugu version trending on YouTube. ## The Telugu version of Thaar Maar has so far gained 9.7 million views while the Hindi version has also crossed 7 million views on YouTube. The song that glorifies the stardom of Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan has been composed by S. Thaman and choreographed by Prabhu Deva.## ## Directed by Mohan Raja, "Godfather" is one of the most-awaited Telugu movies that will also be released in Hindi due to the presence of Salman Khan. The movie also stars Nayanthara, Satya Dev, Sunil, and Samuthirakani in pivotal roles. ## R.B. Choudary and N.V. Prasad are producing the movie in a grand fashion under the banner of Super Good Films and Konidela Productions. Nirav Shah has cranked the camera for this film which has art direction by Suresh Selvarajan. The movie is scheduled to release on October 5, 2022.## Stay tuned...

Samantha Ruth Prabhu's 'Shaakuntalam' Sets Release Date In Multiple Languages Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Samantha Ruth Prabhu's 'Shaakuntalam' Sets Release Date In Multiple Languages

Hyderabad, September 23 - Samantha Ruth Prabhu fronted mythological magnum opus Shaakuntalam has finally confirmed the release date. ## The long-awaited ambitious pan-India film from filmmaker Gunasekhar will hit the screens worldwide on November 4, 2022, in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. ## Produced by Neelima Guna under Gunaa Teamworks and distributed by Dil Raju Productions, "Shaakuntalam" is based on internationally acclaimed Kalidasa's Sanskrit play 'Abhijnana Shakuntalam'.## The movie features Samantha in the titular role of Shakuntala and Dev Mohan as Dushyanta, the king of the Puru Dynasty along with Mohan Babu, Prakash Raj, Gautami, Aditi Balan, and Ananya Nagalla in supporting roles. Allu Arjun's daughter Allu Arha makes her acting debut with this film and plays the role of Prince Bharata.## SAMANTHA - DEV MOHAN: PAN-INDIA FILM 'SHAAKUNTALAM' RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT... #Shaakuntalam - starring #Samantha and #DevMohan - gets a release date: 4 Nov 2022... #AlluArjun’s daughter #AlluArha is portraying a key role in the film... Directed by #Gunasekhar. pic.twitter.com/s1KCbxi2dg— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 23, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

SS Rajamouli Signs With Entertainment and Sports Agency CAA; Sets His Next With Mahesh Babu Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

SS Rajamouli Signs With Entertainment and Sports Agency CAA; Sets His Next With Mahesh Babu

Los Angeles, September 23 - The maverick Indian filmmaker SS Rajamouli has signed with Hollywood's entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) after the mega-blockbuster success of "RRR" in the USA. ## Rajamouli is currently in the USA to promote "RRR" for the Oscar 2023 nominations. The movie has been snubbed by the Indian jury as India's official Oscar entry but the makers will push the film through the general category. Many Hollywood filmmakers believe that "RRR" could get the Best Picture nomination, which is prompting makers to push for this mega opportunity. ## Variance Films, the film's U.S. distributor, announced that it will launch a full awards campaign for the movie and is calling on the 10,000 Academy members to consider voting for the film in all categories.## It will be submitted for best picture, director (Rajamouli), original screenplay (Rajamouli and Vijayendra Prasad), lead actor (for both NTR Jr and Ram Charan), supporting actor (Ajay Devgn), supporting actress (Alia Bhatt), original song ("Naatu Naatu"), original score (M.M. Keeravaani), cinematography, production design, film editing, costume design, makeup and hairstyling, sound and visual effects.## While Rajamouli continues to promote his latest blockbuster, the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has signed him, according to Deadline. CAA is a talent agency based out of Los Angeles that does endorsements for films, branding, and marketing, and also represents thousands of actors and directors.## The "Baahubali" filmmaker will next team with superstar Mahesh Babu for an action-adventure film. ## Stay tuned...

Ram Charan To Start A New Film? Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Ram Charan To Start A New Film?

Hyderabad, September 22 - Telugu superstar Ram Charan has been working on his political action drama film with director S. Shankar. The movie went on floors earlier this year, however, things are getting slowed on the progress of the movie as director Shankar is simultaneously started working on his long-awaited "Indian 2" with Kamal Haasan. ## "Indian 2" went on floors a long time back but the shoot was paused after an accident on the set. It recently resumed in Chennai and now, reports say Shankar wants to finish this movie quickly. According to Telugu media reports, Ram Charan is not happy with Shankar's divided attention towards "RC15", hence he is looking to start a new film. ## According to the Great Andhra report, Ram Charan had met with several directors to set up a new project. Kannada director Narthan is one of the directors Ram Charan met to discuss a script. While the "RRR" star reportedly wasn't entirely convinced with the movie, rumors say that he may go with Narthan, but there is no confirmation.## Shankar, meanwhile, will simultaneously direct "Indian 2" and "RC15". He has started a new schedule of "Indian 2" with Kamal Haasan today, and after completing this schedule, he will jump to "RC 15". Both the movies will go hand in hand and will release in the first half of 2023. ## Stay tuned...

Mixed Reactions to Sloppy Promotional Strategy of Godfather Tollywood
BY Bharani SMS 📰 News

Mixed Reactions to Sloppy Promotional Strategy of Godfather

Hyderabad, 21 Sep 2022: Mega Star Chiranjeevi's Godfather is the most talked about project. The film directed by Mohan Raja is a remake of the Malayalam hit Lucifer and is racing for a spectacular release on October 5, 2022, as a Dasara special. Excitement is increasing as the film stars Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in a powerful role. ## But despite all this, the makers are not promoting the film much to the surprise of all disappointing not only mega fans but movie lovers. It seems like the makers of Godfather are not keen on cashing Salman Khan's stardom as he is doing the cameo out of respect for Chiranjeevi. ## Time locked for Thaar Maar lyrical video which was earlier delayed due to technical issues. The energetic song features both Megastars – Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan. The makers have revealed that the lyrical video will be released today at 04:05 PM on YouTube. To note, the song was already available to listen to on all major music platforms. ## Produced by Konidela Production Company and Super Good Films, the flick is all set for a grand theatrical release worldwide on October 23, 2022, in Telugu and Hindi. Nayanthara, Satya Dev, Sunil, Puri Jagannadh and others played important roles in this movie, directed by Mohan Raja. ## Stay tuned.

'RRR' US Distributor Variance Films To Run Best Picture Oscar Campaign For The Movie Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

'RRR' US Distributor Variance Films To Run Best Picture Oscar Campaign For The Movie

Mumbai, September 20 - The Film Federation of India has picked the acclaimed Gujarati film Chhello Show (Last Film Show) for India's official entry for Oscars 2023. ## The news about India's official Oscar entry has left many movie fans in India disappointed as they were hoping that SS Rajamouli's globally appreciated film RRR would get the nod from the Indian jury. The movie, however, can still get an Oscar nomination in the general category, and the USA distributor of the film, Variance Films will be running a campaign for the same. ## Variance Films president Dylan Marchetti said that "RRR" will receive a significant Best Picture campaign, but he also saw the potential for Best Original Song ("Naatu Naatu"), in addition to cinematography, production design, editing, and many other categories. ## The hashtag "#RRRforOscars" has been trending on Twitter for the past week here in India. "The only thing this news changes is one less award we can go after (Best International Film)", Marchetti said, a few hours after the Indian decision was announced (via Indiewire). "There's a dozen-plus other we can go for now. This film is the whole package".## "RRR" continues to play at theaters in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, with additional cities booked through the end of the year in the USA. "I don't think 'RRR' is the best movie from India this year", Marchetti said. "It's the best movie in the world this year. We're going to conduct ourselves accordingly".## Variance Films may be willing to run an Oscar campaign for the movie but it will require a significant and time-intensive push to keep the movie at the forefront of conversations for these categories as the season heats up. Marchetti said they are currently focussing on getting Academy members to see the movie in theaters. ## Stay tuned...

Megastar Chiranjeevi And Salman Khan's 'Godfather' Post-Theatrical Streaming Rights Sold To Netflix For Mega Price? Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Megastar Chiranjeevi And Salman Khan's 'Godfather' Post-Theatrical Streaming Rights Sold To Netflix For Mega Price?

Hyderabad, September 20 - Megastar Chiranjeevi is getting ready for the worldwide release of his political action drama film Godfather, which also stars Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and Nayanthara in key roles. The makers have been slow regarding the promotion of the movie so far, but now looking to speed up and non-stop promotion till the release day which is on October 5. ## According to reports, the producers will release the film on their own as distributors reportedly refused to release it at the price quoted by the makers. Chiranjeevi's last film Acharya caused huge losses for the investors and now, they don't want to take risks by grabbing the movie at a high price.## Meanwhile, the makers have been able to fetch a huge deal for the film's post-theatrical streaming rights. According to Aakashavaani's social media post, Netflix has grabbed the streaming rights of "Godfather" for Rs. 57 crores for both the Telugu and Hindi versions. This is big sum knowing the fact that Chiranjeevi's "Acharya" didn't score much, both at the box office and on digital platforms. ## "Godfather" is directed by Mohan Raja and produced by Ram Charan, R. B. Choudary, and N. V. Prasad under Konidela Production Company and Super Good Films. It is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam film "Lucifer", in which, after the death of a political leader, a mysterious man steps in to ascend the throne.## The first look posters and teaser of the movie were recently unveiled which got a very good response from the audience. The movie promises to be a mass entertainer, something Chiranjeevi is known for. Salman plays an extended cameo in it which marks his Telugu debut. It also stars Puri Jagannadh, Satyadev Kancharana, and Samuthirakani in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Promotions of RRR Release In Japan Will Be Done By RRR Team? Tollywood
BY Bharani SMS 📰 News

Promotions of RRR Release In Japan Will Be Done By RRR Team?

Hyderabad, 18 Sep 2022: RRR is a sensational blockbuster both in India and overseas during its theatrical release. It received rave reviews and humongous responses after its OTT release on Netflix. ## RRR is set to hit screens in Japan on October 21, 2022. The latest grapevine is that both the lead actors and director will visit Japan to promote the movie ahead of its release. The exact dates are yet to be announced by the makers officially. ## The magnum opus has Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Samuthirakani, Olivia Morris, Shriya Saran and others in crucial roles. MM Keeravaani provided soundtracks for RRR, bankrolled by DVV Entertainment on a massive scale. ## RRR is highly anticipated in Oscar predictions as well. Many are of an opinion that if RRR is nominated for the Oscars from India then it will definitely make a dream come true by winning the Oscars in various categories. ## Stay tuned.

Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna's 'Pushpa - The Rise' To Release In Russia In Local Language Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna's 'Pushpa - The Rise' To Release In Russia In Local Language

Hyderabad, September 18 - Superstar Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna's action drama film Pushpa - The Rise will soon be released in Russia in the local Russian languages. ## "Pushpa - The Rise" was the highest-grossing Indian film of 2021 and grossed over 360 crores worldwide. It became a huge hit in the dubbed Hindi version and the makers are giving an extra touch to its sequel to make it a true Pan-Indian film. ## Meanwhile, director Sukumar said that the first part of the movie has been dubbed and will soon be released in Russia. The film was released internationally along with the domestic release in December last year and it will now be released in Russia in the local language. ## The film, produced by Mythri Movie Makers in association with Muttamsetty Media, depicts the rise of a coolie in the smuggling syndicate of red sandalwood, a rare wood that grows only in the Seshachalam Hills of Andhra Pradesh state. ## "Pushpa" won 7 awards in SIIMA 2022, including the Best Actor for Allu Arjun. It also stars Fahadh Faasil, Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari, Sunil, Rao Ramesh, Dhananjaya, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Ajay, and Ajay Ghosh in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Sharwanand's 'Oke Oka Jeevitham' Proves To Be A Word of Mouth Hit Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Box Office: Sharwanand's 'Oke Oka Jeevitham' Proves To Be A Word of Mouth Hit

Hyderabad, September 18 - The Telugu film industry continues to offer good cinema for the last one and a half months and witnessed back-to-back hits at the box office. After "Sita Ramam", "Bimbisara", and "Karthikeya 2" in the last month, the industry has another hit in the form of Sharwanand's Oke Oka Jeevitham. ## Directed by Shree Karthick, "Oke Oka Jeevitham" has proved to be a word-of-mouth hit, which is a rarity these days. The film was released with a low buzz but the audience's super positive word of mouth proved to be a boon for the movie as footfalls increased rapidly over the opening weekend.## The movie remained solid through the weekdays and now, in just 9 days, it has cleared the break-even target worldwide. The movie was valued at approx. 8 crores worldwide which has been achieved. It is Tollywood's 13th hit this year, which is the most for any Indian film industry in 2022. ## "Oke Oka Jeevitham" is a science fiction drama film, produced by Dream Warrior Pictures. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil, the latter titled "Kanam", the movie also stars Amala Akkineni and Ritu Varma in prominent roles. Vennela Kishore, Priyadarshi, and Nassar play supporting roles in the Telugu version while Sathish and Ramesh Thilak replace the former two in the Tamil version. ## Stay tuned...

VT13: Varun Tej's Next Film To Be Based On Balakot Air Strike? Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

VT13: Varun Tej's Next Film To Be Based On Balakot Air Strike?

Hyderabad, September 17 - Telugu actor Varun Tej teased his new film announcement today (Sept. 17). The actor took to Twitter and shared a video, in which he can be seen reading through a script. He closes the script book, with a sigh of satisfaction and then keeps a toy aircraft on it, indicating the movie will be based on Indian Air Force. ## Tentatively titled VT13, the film will officially be announced on September 19. Meanwhile, according to the latest reports, VT13 will be based on Balakot Air Strike, carried out by the Indian Air Force in 2019 in Balakot, Pakistan against a terrorist training camp.## The reports say the movie will be a Pan India outing and will be helmed by a new director. VT 13 is believed to be the career-changing film for Varun Tej, whose career has been up and down. He was last seen in "F3" which was a moderate hit at the box office. ## Touch the sky with Glory!🇮🇳#VT13 pic.twitter.com/FJ12cm40gR— Varun Tej Konidela (@IAmVarunTej) September 17, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

SS Rajamouli Stresses On The Importance of Making Films On 'Ramayana' And 'Mahabharata' Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

SS Rajamouli Stresses On The Importance of Making Films On 'Ramayana' And 'Mahabharata'

Toronto, September 17 - India's maverick filmmaker SS Rajamouli has stressed the importance of making films by taking the essence of Hindu epics Ramayan, and Mahabharat to make the film industry strong. ## The RRR director, during the press interaction at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, said that there is a lot of emotional drama and action in the aforementioned epics and the movies on them can go beyond boundaries. ## Speaking highly about the Telugu film industry, Rajamouli said that Tollywood out of all other film industries has made more films by taking the essence of "Ramayana" and "Mahabharata". ## He further said that if the Telugu industry continues to make more films on these epics, then it needn't be restricted to only Telugu people and can go beyond the state and the country. ## Giving the example of his path-breaking film series Baahubali, Rajamouli said that it was the film that broke all barriers, and then slowly people started realizing that the Indian film industry is not all about Bollywood, but there are other industries, particularly the Tollywood. ## Lately, Bollywood too seems to have realized the importance of making films on "Ramayana" and "Mahabharta" which provide wholesome larger-than-life experiences. Currently in theaters, "Brahmastra" is based on Ancient Indian Astras, and the audience is loving it. Going forward, there are "Ram Setu" and "Adipurush", which are based on "Ramayana" while a couple of Bollywood films on "Mahabharta" are also in development. ## Stay tuned...

Prabhas' 'Project K' Is A Futuristic Sci-Fi Actioner With A 'Mahabharta' Connection Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Prabhas' 'Project K' Is A Futuristic Sci-Fi Actioner With A 'Mahabharta' Connection

Hyderabad, September 15 - Superstar Prabhas is currently working on two of the most expensive and anticipated Indian films - Adipurush and Project K. ## The "Adipurush" shoot is done and the movie is ready for release on January 12, 2023. However, director Nag Ashwin's "Project K", co-starring Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone, is only half done and the remaining shoot will be completed by the first quarter of 2023. ## "Project K" is touted to be the biggest Indian action spectacle which is set in the future and revolves around the timeline of World War 3. It is a futuristic action drama on the line of the time travel concept. ## If reports are to be believed, the movie has a strong connection with the Hindu epic "Mahabharata", where Amitabh Bachchan's character is inspired by Ashwathama. In Mahabharata, Ashwathama became a Chiranjivi (immortal) due to a curse given to him by Lord Krishna.## "Project K" will reportedly have as many as 5 prolonged action blocks and in a one-of-its-kind strategy, the producers have hired multiple action directors to design the epic battle to unfold on the screen. Amitabh Bachchan will also be seen doing proper action sequences alongside Prabhas in the film. The movie is being shot like a Hollywood film with a blue and green screen set up, according to Pinkvilla. ## That's not all, every schedule of the film is followed by a break since the director Nag Ashwin, and his team is working on the editing of the sequences shot in every leg of the shoot, to make sure they create something magical that will be remembered for a long long time. ## The movie is being produced by C. Aswani Dutt of Vyjayanthi Movies and it also stars Disha Patani in a key role. Producer Dutt recently revealed that they are planning to release the movie in either October 2023 or January 2024. It will be interesting to see which release date they pick as Prabhas also has Prashanth Neel's highly-awaited "Salaar", scheduled for September 2023 release. ## Stay tuned...

Megastar Chiranjeevi Prevents The Makers From Selling Distribution Rights of 'Godfather'? Tollywood
BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Megastar Chiranjeevi Prevents The Makers From Selling Distribution Rights of 'Godfather'?

Hyderabad, September 15 - After the debacle box office performance of Acharya, Megastar Chiranjeevi is gearing up for the release of his next, titled Godfather. The remake of the Malayalam movie "Lucifer", the upcoming film also stars Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and Nayanthara in key roles. ## According to the latest reports, "Godfather" will be released by the producers themselves as Chiranjeevi has reportedly prevented them to sell the distribution rights of the movie for both domestic and overseas markets. ## "Godfather" is produced by RB Choudary and NV Prasad while the presenter is Konidela Productions banner. According to greatandhra.com, Chiranjeevi has advised the producers not to sell the film at higher prices but only release it against advances. NV Prasad is believed to be very close to Chiranjeevi and he has his own distribution network. ## Megastar Chiranjeevi's last two films - "Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy" and "Acharya" didn't work out at the box office. While "Sye Raa" was still a decent box office outing, "Acharya" did cause huge losses to the distributors which might have forced Chiranjeevi to think differently for "Godfather" or he might have anticipated the movie to become a sure-shot hit. ## "Godfather" is a political action film directed by Mohan Raja. It also stars Satyadev Kancharana, Puri Jagannadh, Murali Sharma, Samuthirakani, and Tanya Ravichandran among others in key roles. The movie is scheduled to release on 5 October 2022, coinciding with the festival of Vijayadashami, in Telugu and Hindi. ## Stay tuned...

Prabhas The Real Hero Tollywood
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Prabhas The Real Hero

Hyderabad, September 15 - We all knew that National star Prabhas suffered the huge loss of his Uncle yesteryear Star hero Krishnam Raju. The entire family is in a lot of distress and sorrow. This news shattered the fans of Prabhas as well as Krishnam Raju.## Prabhas was seen getting emotional with tears as his father Like figure is no more. During the funeral, a large number of fans from every corner of India have attended the last rites of the legendary actor and consoled Prabhas.## Prabhas doesn't want to see anyone struggling to have their meal and arranged food for all the crowd who came large in numbers to pay respects to his Uncle. This gesture of Prabhas even in this turbulent situation has melted the fans and public at large. ## Prabhas won the hearts of many and showed his original character like a real Baahubali.## On the work front, Prabgas will take some off from films shoot and reportedly resume the filming of "Salaar" in October this year. He will also resume "Project K" around the same time period. Meanwhile, the Home Minster of India Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will reportedly meet Prabhas on September 16 and pay their condolences to Krishnam Raju. ## Stay tuned...

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