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368 days ago

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Ram Pothineni's 'Double iSmart' Worldwide Theatrical Business Details

Hyderabad, August 14 - Telugu star Ram Pothineni's much-awaited sci-fi action drama film Double iSmart is finally hitting the big screen on August 15 and the movie is looking to make big at the box office during the long holiday weekend due to Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan.## Directed by Puri Jagannadh and also starring Sanjay Dutt and Kavya Thapar, Double iSmart has managed to fetch record theatrical business for Ram Pothineni-starrer. According to T2BLive, the sequel's worldwide theatrical business has been valued at 48 crores and it will need to score around 80 crores gross to emerge as a box office hit.## In Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), the theatrical rights of Double iSmart have been locked at 39 crores, including 15.50 crores for the Nizam area, 6 crores for Ceeded and 17.50 crores for Andhra regions. Outside Telugu states, the film's business is 6 crore while overseas business is 3 crore. ## Double iSmart is the sequel to iSmart Shankar which was a big box office blockbuster. Given the long holiday period, it should be a cakewalk for the sequel to repeat the first film's success if it manages to score positive word of mouth which is a must as business is high for a tier-2 hero film.## Produced by Puri Connects, in the movie, Big Bull, a notorious assassin, wants to achieve immortality and decides to transfer his memories to "iSmart" Shankar, who already has another person's memories transferred to him, thus setting the stage for the intense confrontation between Shankar and Big Bull.## Stay tuned...

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374 days ago

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Ram Pothineni's 'Double iSmart' Censor Details With Theatrical Runtime Revealed

Hyderabad, August 8 - Actor Ram Pothineni and director Puri Jagannadh reunited for the sequel to their blockbuster movie iSmart Shankar. Scheduled to be released on August 15, Double iSmart also features Sanjay Dutt in his Telugu debut and Kavya Thapar in prominent roles.## Double iSmart is an important movie for both Ram Pothineni and Puri Jagannadh and they seem to have gone all out for this mass entertainer just like the first part. It is revealed that the sequel has been censored with an A certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) due to strong violence and dialogues. ## The sequel will be lengthier than the first part with approved theatrical runtime of 2 hours and 42 minutes (162 minutes). iSmart Shankar clocked 2 hours and 21 minutes which made it a neatly packed entertainer. Typically, the longer runtime is not considered ideal for an A-rated title but the reports say that despite its length, the narrative of Double iSmart is fast-paced and consistently entertaining, ensuring that audiences remain captivated from beginning to end.## As per the synopsis, "In Double iSmart, Big Bull (Sanjay Dutt), a notorious assassin, wants to achieve immortality and decides to transfer his memories to iSmart Shankar (Ram Pothineni), thus setting the stage for the intense confrontation between Shankar and Big Bull".## Produced by Puri Jagannadh and Charmy Kaur, the film is scheduled to be released on August 15 in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil, languages.## Stay tuned...

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397 days ago

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Ram Potheneni and Puri Jagannadh's 'Double Ismart' Worldwide Theatrical Deal Locked

Hyderabad, July 16 - Director Puri Jagannadh and actor Ram Pothineni reunited for the sequel to their blockbuster film iSmart Shankar. It is one of the biggest hits in the career of both Puri and Ram, and now, the duo is looking to repeat the magic with the sequel Double iSmart. ## The last respective films of Puri Jagannadh and Ram Pothineni were box office failures but Double iSmart is expected to bring the duo in winning ways. There is genuine excitement for the movie among moviegoers and the makers have locked record business for the same.## According to Aakashavaani, Prime Show Entertainments, which earlier produced one of the biggest Telugu blockbusters Hanuman, has acquired the worldwide theatrical rights (excluding the Hindi version) of Double Ismart for 60 crores (6 crores recoverable and 54 non-recoverable). The area-wise details are not yet revealed.## The deal is said to be a record for Ram Pothineni and the makers are looking to cash in on the big opportunity upon the film's release on August 15, on Independence Day. The film is produced by Puri Jagannadh and Charmy Kaur under the banner of Puri Connects. ## The film marks Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's Telugu debut as he plays the antagonist role as Big Bull while Kavya Thapar plays the female lead role. Double iSmart will be released in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil languages.## Stay tuned...

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428 days ago

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Ram Pothineni's 'Double iSmart' Release Date Locked

Hyderabad, June 15 - Telugu actor Ram Pothineni and director Puri Jagannadh reunited for the sequel to their blockbuster iSmart Shankar. The sequel, titled Double iSmart, also stars Kavya Thapar as the female lead and Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt in his Telugu debut. ## Produced by Puri Jagannadh and Charmy Kaur under the banner of Puri Connects, Double iSmart has been locked to release on August 15 on the Independence Day after Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 - The Rule believed to have been postponed. ## The sci-fi action drama was initially announced for a March 2024 release but due to the delay in the shooting, the movie stood postponed and will now be hitting cinemas this Independence Day week. The movie will be released in multiple languages, including Hindi in which it will be up against three straight Bollywood movies - Stree 2, Khel Khel Mein, and Vedaa. ## As for the shooting of Double iSmart, it is said that except for three songs, the film has finished shooting. Two songs will be shot in Hyderabad and one in Goa soon. Mani Sharma is on board to compose the music. ## LOCKED & LOADED WITH DOUBLE IMPACT 😎👊🔥The highly anticipated action-packed thriller'Ustaad' #RAmPOthineni & Dashing Director #PuriJagannadh's #DoubleISMART GRAND RELEASE IN CINEMAS ON AUGUST 15th, 2024❤️‍🔥#DoubleIsmartOnAug15 💥@ramsayz @duttsanjay @KavyaThapar… pic.twitter.com/APmDtBqZdN— Puri Connects (@PuriConnects) June 15, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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548 days ago

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Ram Pothineni's 'Double iSmart' Release Date Postponed

Hyderabad, February 16 - Telugu star Ram Pothineni and director Puri Jagannadh reunited for the sequel to their blockbuster film iSmart Shankar (2019). Produced by Puri Jagannadh and Charmy Kaur, Double iSmart also features Sanjay Dutt, marking his Telugu debut in a full-fledged role. ## Double iSmart is one of the most-awaited Telugu movies of the year and hence the makers are in no hurry to release it. According to the latest reports in Telugu media, the sci-fi action drama film, which was scheduled to be released in March 2024, has been postponed to June this year. ## The official announcement regarding the postponement of the film is expected to be made but it is said that plans are being made to release it on June 14. The movie is currently in production and is expected to wrap up soon. It will have a Pan India release in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil languages. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Mani Sharma. ## Meanwhile, the original iSmart Shankar was a massive blockbuster with a worldwide gross collection of over 70 crores. In the film, an assassin helps the cops to investigate a high-profile case when a slain cop's memories are transferred into his brain.## Stay tuned...

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746 days ago

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Sanjay Dutt Gets Paid Hefty Remuneration For Puri Jagannadh's 'Double iSmart'

Hyderabad, August 2 - Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is getting busy in the South Indian film industry with back-to-back films in multiple languages. The actor recently officially announced his maiden Telugu movie "Double iSmart" with director Puri Jagannadh. ## "Double iSmart", which is the sequel to "iSmart Shankar", will see Ram Pothineni reprising his lead role. Sanjay Dutt has been roped in to play the main antagonist and the makers recently launched his first look poster as Big Bull.## Now, according to Aakashavaani, the "Munna Bhai MBBS" star got paid a hefty remuneration of 15 crores for his role. The actor will be shooting for 60 days for the film that recently completed its first schedule in Mumbai. The second schedule will commence soon abroad.## "Double iSmart" promises to be bigger on the scale and budget. The first movie was a huge blockbuster and the makers are hell-bent to repeat that with the sequel as well. Unlike the predecessor, the sequel is being made for the Pan Indian audiences and it will be released on March 8, 2024, in multiple languages, including Hindi. ## Stay tuned...

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751 days ago

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Sanjay Dutt Roped In For Director Puri Jagannadh's 'Double iSmart' With Ram Pothineni

Hyderabad, July 28 - Director Puri Jagannadh is back to his directorial duty with the sequel to his blockbuster movie "iSmart Shankar" after the disastrous result of "Liger". ## The sequel, titled "Double iSmart" was officially announced earlier this year while the regular shoot was recently commenced in Hyderabad. Ram Pothineni is reprising his lead role from the original movie and this time, the makers are making the movie for Pan India audiences.## Now, the makers have roped in Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to play the antagonist role in the film as Big Bull. The official announcement was made on July 29 with the first look poster of the actor. It marks Sanjay Dutt's third Telugu movie after Prabhas-fronted upcoming horror-comedy "Raja Deluxe", and "Chandralekha" (1998) in which he played a cameo role.## "It takes me immense pride to be working with the director of the masses #PuriJagannadh ji and the young energetic Ustaad @ramsayz. Glad to be Playing the #BIGBULL in this sci-fi mass entertainer #DoubleISMART. Excited to be teaming up with this super-talented team and Looking forward to the film hitting the screens on MARCH 8th, 2024", Sanjay Dutt wrote on Twitter 'X'.## It takes me immense pride to be working with the director of the masses #PuriJagannadh ji and the young energetic Ustaad @ramsayz 🤗Glad to be Playing the #BIGBULL in this sci-fi mass entertainer #DoubleISMART Excited to be teaming up with this super-talented team and Looking… pic.twitter.com/SrIAJv6yy1— Sanjay Dutt (@duttsanjay) July 29, 2023 ## Sanjay Dutt has been in demand for South Indian films. The actor played the antagonist in Yash-fronted "KGF: Chapter 2" which turned out to be one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time. He is also playing a prominent role in Thalapathy Vijay's "Leo" which is scheduled to release on October 19 this year. ## Meanwhile, "Double iSmart" is produced by Puri Jagannadh and Charmy Kaur under the banner of Puri Connects. The makers will soon announce the lead actress along with the music director. The movie is scheduled to release on March 8, 2024, in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada, languages.## Stay tuned...

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826 days ago

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Director Puri Jagannadh Announces 'Double iSmart' With Ram Pothineni; Sets Pan India Release Date

Hyderabad, May 14 - Amid the rumours, the sequel to director Puri Jagannadh's 2019 action entertainer iSmart Shankar with Ram Pothineni has officially been announced on the evening of the actor's birthday. ## The sequel has been titled Double iSmart and it will Ram Pothineni returning as Shankar/Arun, but it is not sure whether the rest of the cast will also return. The movie will be produced by Puri Jangannadh and Charmme Kaur under the banner of Puri Connects.## The shoot of "Double iSmart" is expected to commence around September/October this year as the movie has been confirmed to release on March 8, 2024, on the occasion of Mahashivratri. This time, it will have a Pan India release in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada, languages.## The ENERGETIC combo ofUstaad @ramsayz & Dashing Director #PuriJagannadh is back with ISMART BANG for #DoubleISMART🔥A high octane action entertainer in cinemas from MARCH 8th 2024💥In Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada#HappyBirthdayRAPO@Charmmeofficial pic.twitter.com/zVq6AX6rH3— Puri Connects (@PuriConnects) May 14, 2023 ## "Double iSmart" will be the first film of director Puri after the debacle box office result of Vijay Deverakonda-fronted "Liger" which was released last year. Ram, on the other hand, will next be seen in director Boyapati Sreenu's untitled movie which will release in October this year.## Stay tuned...

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845 days ago

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Ram Pothineni To Reunite With Director Puri Jagannadh After Blockbuster 'iSmart Shankar'?

Hyderabad, April 25 - Telugu filmmaker Puri Jagannadh has been putting efforts to set up his next directorial venture after the debacle box office result of "Liger" last year.## Puri had approached megastar Chiranjeevi along with a few other stars for his next, however, things didn't work out. Now, it has been reported that the filmmaker will be reuniting with actor Ram Pothineni after their blockbuster maiden venture "iSmart Shankar". ## It has been reported that Puri recently narrated a script to Ram and the actor liked the story. The upcoming movie is said to be the sequel to "iSmart Shankar" and the official announcement regarding the same is expected to be made soon. ## Puri Jagannadh is reportedly working on the dialogue version and screenplay now that the basic story has been locked. The pre-production work will start soon while the regular production will reportedly begin in October this year. ## Ram is currently shooting for director Boyapati Srinu's film which is expected to finish by August this year. ## Stay tuned...

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920 days ago

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Megastar Chiranjeevi To Join Hands With Director Puri Jagannadh?

Hyderabad, February 9 - Director Puri Jagannadh got a major shock with the disastrous result of his last directorial film "Liger" starring Vijay Deverakonda. The failure of the sports action drama also led to the cancellation of the duo's "Jana Gana Mana" which was supposed to be Puri and VD's immediate next film. ## Puri Jagannadh since then been looking to bounce back strongly and he got excited when megastar Chiranjeevi showed interest to work with him. During a live video chat recently, Chiranjeevi asked the director to come to him with a script in hand so that they could begin working together. ## Despite the interest, Chiranjeevi wanted to be fully satisfied with the script before committing to the movie. Now, as per the latest buzz in Telugu media, Chiranjeevi has liked the idea of Puri's version and the duo might announce their collaboration soon for real. ## Chiranjeevi, meanwhile, has just delivered one of the biggest hits of his career in the form of "Waltair Veerayya". The movie has grossed over 210 crores worldwide and brings the megastar to its best again after a streak of failures. ## Stay tuned...

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1077 days ago

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'Liger' Distributor Backs The Movie Despite Heavy Losses

Hyderabad, September 5 - Vijay Deverakonda's sports action drama film, Liger has tanked at the box office. This resulted in heavy losses to the distributors who bought the movie at high prices. The Puri Jagannadh-directed film was made on a big budget and was expected to do well at the box office, but that didn't happen. ## "Liger" opened to disastrous reviews from critics who slammed the movie left, right, and center, as if the movie didn't deserve to exist. Because of the critics' reviews, the movie couldn't gather any momentum after the opening day and ended up with just a 20% recovery of total investment. ## With such a poor response to the movie, it would be fair to assume that the distributors across languages are upset with the makers. However, this is not the case as Warangal Srinu, who bought the entire South Indian rights of "Liger", has backed the movie despite facing heavy losses. ## Warangal Srinu has said that "Liger" is a good film except for the climax. A lot of portions in the movie were excellent, except for the climax of the film. He went on to say that some people spread negativity around the movie without watching it. ## This might have come as a shock for the audience who also didn't like the movie much, however, the audience's word of mouth is not as bad as the critics' reviews. ## Stay tuned...