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Box Office 2021: Tollywood Dethrone Bollywood To Emerge The Indian Box Office King Tollywood
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Box Office 2021: Tollywood Dethrone Bollywood To Emerge The Indian Box Office King

Hyderabad, January 4 - The Telugu cinema, for the first time in many many years, had had a bigger impact on the Indian box office than the mighty Bollywood, which has ruled the Indian biz over the years. The lack of Bollywood content helped the second largest film industry of India, Tollywood to keep the show running in 2021. ## In 2021, there were a total of 471 (+) films released in theaters in India. The theatrical releases in 2021 generated approx Rs. 3200 crores gross in India, approx +60% than 2020. Marvel/Sony's superhero film "Spider-Man: No Way Home" emerged as the biggest grosser of 2021 in India with Rs. 240 crores, followed by Akshay Kumar's "Sooryavanshi" with Rs. 230.8 crores. ## However, it was the Telugu film industry, which dominated the Indian box office biz. In 2021, a total of 175 (+) Telugu titles were released in theaters and generated Rs. 1070 crores gross, including the Telugu versions of other films, in India. Allu Arjun's "Pushpa - The Rise" led the Telugu biz with a gross collection of Rs. 150 crores in 2021 in India. Pawan Kalyan's "Vakeel Saab" was the second biggest Telugu title with Rs. 127 crores. ## It was not all doom and gloom for the Hindi cinema. The largest film industry in the country, Bollywood found some life towards the end of 2021, when "Sooryavanshi" was released along with Hindi dubbed titles of "Pusha - The Rise", and "Spider-Man: No Way Home". "Sooryavanshi" emerged as the biggest Bollywood hit since Ajay Devgn's "Tanjaji" in January 2020. The Rohit Shetty-directed grossed Rs. 230.8 crores in India, and was the biggest Indian title of 2021 at the worldwide box office with Rs. 293 crores. ## Last year, a total of 55 films (+) were released in Hindi, including dubbed versions, and grossed approx Rs. 760 crores in India, making the Hindi version the second largest after Telugu to contribute to the Indian box office. Tamil, which saw a mega-hit in the form of Thalapathy Vijay's "Master", was the third biggest in terms of box office contributor in Indian in 2021. ## The Tamil version saw as many as 93 titles (+), which generated approx Rs. 700 crore gross in 2021 in India. "Master" along with Rajinikanth's "Annaatthe" were the two Tamil films that grossed over Rs. 100 crores in India alone. Sivakarthikeyan's "Doctor" was the third biggest Tamil title of 2021. It grossed Rs. 100.50 crores worldwide, including Rs. 80.50 crores at the Indian box office (both Tamil and Telugu versions). ## The Kannada film industry too had something to show in its CV in 2021. There were 77 films (+) released in the Kannada language and grossed Rs. 244 crores in India. Darshan's "Roberrt" was the biggest Kannada title with a gross total of Rs. 69.50 crores. The Malayalam film industry has had a dismal show in 2021, in which most of the Malayalam films took direct-to-digital routes via various OTT platforms. Only 41 (+) Malalayam titles were released in 2021, which could contribute only approx Rs. 170 crores. ## Stay tuned...

Actor Nani Blames Lack Of Unity Among Telugu Stars For Low Ticket Price In Andhra Pradesh Tollywood
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Actor Nani Blames Lack Of Unity Among Telugu Stars For Low Ticket Price In Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, December 26 - The theatrical releases in Andhra Pradesh are being hit by the low ticket prices in theaters. Top of it, the Andhra Pradesh government has seized many theaters in the state, citing several reasons. This has caused problems for the distributors as they are not being able to generate enough revenue for their films. ## Actors Nani, whose "Shyam Singha Roy" was released over Christmas Day weekend on December 24, has voiced his opinion over the ongoing crisis. Nani openly stated the Telugu industry is lacking unity at the moment which is causing more problems.## In an interview with greatandhra.com, the "Jersey" actor stressed that all the heroes should unite and take a stand against the government's pricing policy. He further said that the situation of theaters in the state is not only affecting the producers and distributors but also causing problems to the people who associate with cinemas. ## Nani said, "Had everyone come on to a common consensus at the beginning itself, this problem wouldn't have become this big. I will be happy if my opinion regarding the unity among heroes is wrong".## The actor was indicating to Pawan Kalyan's "Vakeel Saab". Kalyan, who has been critical of the state government regarding various issues, became the victim of low ticket prices when the state government reduced prices for "Vakeel Saab" in April this year.## Stay tuned...

'Pushpa - The Rise' Overtakes 'Vakeel Saab' To Become Top-Grossing Telugu Movie Of 2021 In Advance Sales In Hyderabad Tollywood
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'Pushpa - The Rise' Overtakes 'Vakeel Saab' To Become Top-Grossing Telugu Movie Of 2021 In Advance Sales In Hyderabad

Hyderabad, December 16 - Icon Star Allu Arjun's "Pushpa - The Rise" nicely poised to take one of the biggest openings at the India box office. The advance booking for this action thriller, which is slated for December 17 release, is going at a brisk pace and has already crossed Rs. 14 crores for the first day. ## Directed by Sukumar, "Pushpa - The Rise" has become the top-grossing Telugu movie in advance sales of 2021min Telugu's biggest market, Hyderabad. It has so far grossed Rs. 5.34 crores in advance sales and overtakes Pawan Kalyan's "Vakeel Saab", which had generated Rs. 5.08 crores in Hyderabad. The Allu Arjun-fronted could easily cross Rs. 7 crores in advance booking as there are still some hours left before the movie officially arrives in theaters. ## It will be released in five languages, including Hindi. Allu Arjun recently revealed that "Pushpa" was the most challenging film for him to shoot and he has put in a lot of hard work. The trailer of the film was very well received by the audience, and there is a positive buzz around this film. ## "Pushpa" will be a two-part release, produced by Mythri Movie Makers, and Muttamsetty Media. It stars Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead alongside Fahadh Faasil (in his Telugu debut), Dhananjay, Sunil, Anasuya Bharadwaj, among others in key roles. ## Check out top highest-grossing Telugu films of 2021 in advance booking - ## 1. Pushpa - The Rise - Rs. 5.34 Cr.**## 2. Vakeel Saab - Rs. 5.08 Cr.## 3. Akhanda - Rs. 2.17 Cr.## 4. Love Story - Rs. 2.05 Cr.## 5. Jathi Ratnalu - Rs. 1.76 Cr.## Stay tuned...

World Hashtag Day: South Indian Cinema Dominate Top Twitter Hashtags In India For 2021 Social Media
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World Hashtag Day: South Indian Cinema Dominate Top Twitter Hashtags In India For 2021

Hyderabad, August 23, 2021: Thala Ajith Kumar's upcoming actioner, Valimai, is the most tweeted hashtag of 2021 as Twitter India has revealed the list of the most tweeted Hashtags in India for the first half of 2021. Among the top 10 Twitter hashtags, South Indian cinema dominates with six hashtags. ## Valimai topping the list is not surprising as it is the most hyped and surrounded film of the year. While Valimai takes the top spot, Thala Ajith's hashtag #ajithkumar begs the 4th spot in the list, making him the only person in the top 5 of the most tweeted hashtags. ## The second-most tweeted hashtag of the year belongs to Thalapathy Vijay's blockbuster film, Master. In a Covid-19 restricted entertainment industry at the beginning of the year, it was Master that kept fans' spirits up and the Tamil industry alive. No wonder Master is second on the list of the most tweeted hashtags in India in 2021.## Mahesh Babu’s Sarkaru Vaari Paata finds its place on the most tweeted hashtags in India at third place. Thalapathy Vijay's next film, tentatively titled "Thalapathy 65", is the fifth most tweeted hashtag of the first half of 2021. Pawan Kalyan's super hit movie, Vakeel Saab, also finds a palace at the bottom of the top 10 list. ## Among the other top hashtags, Bigg Boss 14 winner Rubina Dilaik's hashtag is the number 7 in the list. Check out the entire list of top ten hashtags tweeted in India in 2021 until August – ## It's #HashtagDay so you know what that means! Here's the list of the most Tweeted hashtags in India in the first half of 2021 👀 pic.twitter.com/xuKApkk5cy— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) August 23, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

South Indian Films Rocks As IMDb Releases List of 10 Most Popular Indian Titles of 2021 So Far Digital Media
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South Indian Films Rocks As IMDb Releases List of 10 Most Popular Indian Titles of 2021 So Far

Mumbai, June 12, 2021: IMDb has unveiled its list of the most popular Indian films and web series of the year so far. Even though the cinema halls are closed in most of the states, over 250 Indian films had released between January and April before they shut down. ## Among the titles released in theaters, most of them came from the South Indian film industry. Also, a vast range of content has been released on streaming platforms including films and web shows until June.## The list released by IMDb features titles released between January 1, 2021, and June 3, 2021, and is "based on IMDbPro data on the page views of IMDb users in India". Thalapathy Vijay's "Master" finds itself at the number 1 position as the most popular title of 2021 so far while TVF web series Aspirants ranked second in the list. ## In the top 10 most popular Indian films/shows on IMDb, 7 of them are films and 3 are web series. Interestingly, not a single Bollywood film has found a place in the most popular titles list. However, there is not much surprise as Bollywood has released the least number of films in theaters during this period as compared to other South Indian films. ## Here are the TOP 10 Indian titles of 2021 until now – ## 1. Master - Tamil film## 2. Aspirants – Hindi web series## 3. The White Tiger – English-Hindi film## 4. Drishyam 2 - Malayalam film## 5. November Story – Tamil web series## 6. Karnan - Tamil film## 7. Vakeel Saab - Telugu film## 8. Maharani – Hindi web series## 9. Krack - Telugu film ## 10. The Great Indian Kitchen – Malayalam film ## Stay tuned...

Chiranjeevi Lauds Vakeel Saab Team As He Watched Brother Pawan Kalyan's Come Back Movie In Theaters With Family Tollywood
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Chiranjeevi Lauds Vakeel Saab Team As He Watched Brother Pawan Kalyan's Come Back Movie In Theaters With Family

Megastar Chiranjeevi watched younger brother, Pawan Kalyan's "Vakeel Saab" in theaters yesterday on April 9, and couldn't hold his excitement. He also took his wife Surekha and his mother Anjana Devi to watch Vakeel Saab which is the official Telugu remake of the Bollywood superhit film, Pink. Directed by Venu Sree Raam, Vakeel Saab released worldwide on April 9, and tremendous response from every corner. ## On Saturday (April 10), Chiranjeevi shared his thoughts on Vakeel Saab. Lauding brother PSPK's act, the Acharya congratulated producer Dil Raju and Boney Kapoor along with S Thaman for the brilliant music. He also laud the supporting cast led by Prakash Raj, Nivetha Thomas, Anjali and Ananya for doing a fab job. ## Terrific Act by @PawanKalyanRiveting court room drama with @prakashraaj @i_nivethathomas @yoursanjali #Ananya @MusicThaman #DOPVinod did a Fab job! Congrats to #DilRaju @BoneyKapoor ji Dir #VenuSriram & Team.Most of all Hugely Relevant film on respecting women.#VakeelSaab WINS! pic.twitter.com/lTT0cYoyy7— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) April 10, 2021 అమ్మ తో పాటు అందరం వకీల్ సాబ్ థియేటర్ లో.. Showtime #VakeelSaab pic.twitter.com/FCVeJG3nLQ— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) April 9, 2021 ## Ahead of Vakeel Saab's release, Chiranjeevi shared a throwback picture on April 8 of himself with Pawan Kalyan. His tweet is loosely translated as, "After a long time, @PawanKalyan I look forward to seeing you on the silver screen. Mom, in the theatre tomorrow evening with family members #VakeelSaab. Can't wait to share my response of the film with you all. Stay tuned :)".## చాలా కాలం తరువాత @PawanKalyan ని వెండితెర మీద చూడటానికి మీలాగే నేనుకూడా ఎదురుచూస్తున్నాను. అమ్మ , కుటుంబ సభ్యులతో రేపు సాయంత్రం థియేటర్ లో #VakeelSaab చూస్తున్నాను.Can't wait to share my response of the film with you all. Stay tuned :) pic.twitter.com/eRyVbsMke0— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) April 8, 2021 ## Vakeel Saab got an exceptional response from the moviegoers on an opening day at the box office. Power Star Pawan Kalyan's fans celebrated his long-awaited comeback in a grand style and throng to cinemas in a large number. The movie is jointly produced by Dil Raju and Boney Kapoor. It stars Pawan Kalyan along with Anjali, Nivetha Thomas, Ananya Nagalla, and Prakash Raj in prominant roles while Shruti Haasan plays an extended cameo. ## Stay tuned...

Vakeel Saab Trailer: Pawan Kalyan Fights For Justice In Power-Packed Trailer Tollywood
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Vakeel Saab Trailer: Pawan Kalyan Fights For Justice In Power-Packed Trailer

The wait of fans of the Telugu superstar, Pawan Kalyan is over as the power star unleashed the much-awaited trailer of his comeback movie, Vakeel Saab. The official Telugu remake of the Hindi movie, Pink, Vakeel Saab trailer promises an intriguing courtroom drama where Kalyan plays a lawyer, in an action-packed avatar. ## The film dealt with the subject of consent in which Pawan Kalyan fight for justice for three women. The trailer also shows the action sequences shot inside a metro where Kalyan is taking on the goons and powerful dialogues make it intense. Apart from Pawan Kalyan, the movie also stars Nivetha Thomas, Anjali, and Ananya Nagalla reprising Taapsee Pannu, Kriti Kulhari, and Andrea Tariang's role from the original.## Vakeel Saab will see Shruti Haasan in an extended cameo appearance playing an important role. Besides her, Prakash Raj also is in a key role as a lawyer playing against Pawan Kalyan. The movie is directed by Venu Sriram and produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations while Boney Kapoor's Bay View Projects is the presenter of the film. ## Vakeel Saab is slated to release in theatres on April 9 after getting postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic. ## Watch the Trailer here -## ## Stay tuned...

Upcoming South Indian Movies And Their Release Dates Tollywood
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Upcoming South Indian Movies And Their Release Dates

When the theaters were allowed to reopen back in October 2020, it brought a light of hope to the halted cinema exhibition sector which remained shut for almost 7 months starting from March 2020. After almost no big stars release in the pandemic year, cinema owners were expecting that big stars will step up, especially Bollywood, and help exhibitors and distributors to revive their business. ## It's been almost 3 months since theaters reopened, and still, big Bollywood biggies are playing a waiting game until things get completely normalize. As of now, only Salman Khan's Radhe and John Abraham starrer Satyameva Jayate 2 are lined up to release in the first half of the year along with Rana Daggubati starrer pan India movie, Haathi Mere Saathi.## However, as they say, one's loss is another's gain, in the absence of Bollywood biggies, the regional cinemas, especially, Tamil and Telugu, are gearing up to cash the advantage in the first half and beyond. With the mega-success of Thalapathy Vijay's Tamil movie, Master, that released on January 13, the big Tamil and Telugu stars are fast lining up releases for the rest of the year which include movies like Vakeel Saab, Acharya, Radhe Shyam, Pushpa, F3 Movie, RRR, Sarkaru Vaari Paata, KGF Chapter 2 along with many others. ## "After the success of Master, there are movies lined up across languages, particularly Tamil and Telugu. Having witnessed houseful shows in our theatres after more than nine months, one can say there is a definite eagerness to view films (in cinemas)", Devang Sampat, deputy CEO, Cinepolis India said to Mint.## The Malayalam language line-up includes big star vehicles including Mammootty's, The Priest, and Mohanlal's long-awaited, Marakkar besides medium-budget offerings like Operation Java, Varthamanam, and others. Meanwhile, the ever-increasing fan following of South Indian stars and demand for their movies all over India have ensured that movies such as KGF Chapter 2, Radhe Shyam, Pushpa, RRR, Sarkaru Vaari Paata, Marakkar, Haathi Mere Saathi will be having massive pan India releases, and don't be surprised if other stars also release their movies other than the original languages. ## Have a look at the upcoming top South Indian movies and their release dates - ## Haathi Mere Saathi - Coming Soon (Hindi - starring Rana Daggubati)## Seetimaarr - Coming Soon (Telugu - starring Gopichand, Tamannaah)## Laabam - Coming Soon (Tamil - starring Vijay Sethupathi, Shruthi Haasan) ## Love Story - Coming Soon (Telugu - starring Naga Chaitanya, Sai Pallavi)## Tuck Jagadish - Coming Soon (Telugu - starring Nani)## Virata Parvam - Coming Soon (Telugu - starring Rana Daggubati, Sai Pallavi)## Doctor - Coming Soon (Tamil - starring Sivakarthikeyan, Priyanka Arulmohan)## Acharya - Coming Soon (Telugu - starring Chiranjeevi, Kajal Aggarwal)## Malik - 13th May (Malayalam - starring Fahadh Faasil)## Kodiyil Oruvan - 14 May (Tamil - starring Antony Vijay, Aathmika)## Narappa - 14 May (Telugu - starring Venkatesh, Priyamani) ## Khiladi - 28th May (Telugu - starring Ravi Teja) ## Akhanda - 28th May (Telugu - starring Balakrishna)## Republic - 4th June (Telugu - Sai Dharam Tej) ## Maestro - 11th June (Telugu - starring Nithiin, Tamannaah, Nabha Natesh)## Most Eligible Bachelor - 19 June (Telugu - starring Akhil Akkineni, Pooja Hegde)## Major - 2nd July (Hindi-Telugu - starring Adivi Sesh, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Saiee Manjrekar)## KGF Chapter 2 - 16th July (Kannada, PAN India - starring Yash, Sanjay Dutt) ## Ghani - 30th July (Telugu - starring Varun Tej)## Radhe Shyam - 30th July (Pan India - starring Prabhas, Pooja Hegde) ## Aaraattu- Coming Soon (Malayalam- starring Mohanlal) ## Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham - 12 August (Malayalam - starring Mohanlal, Suniel Shetty, Keerthi Suresh) ## Pushpa - 13th August (Telugu - starring Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna)## Maha Samudram - 19th August (Tamil, Telugu - starring Sharwanand, Siddharth, Anu Emmanuel, Aditi Rao Hydari)## F3: Fun Frustration More Fun - 27 August (Telugu - starring Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Mehreen Pirzada, Tamanna Bhatia) ## Liger - 9 September (Hindi, Telugu - starring Vijay Deverakonda, Ananya Panday)## RRR - 13 October (Telugu - starring Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt)## Pawan Kalyan - Rana Daggubati Movie - September (Telugu)## Annaatthe - 4 November (Tamil - starring Rajinikanth) ## Sarkaru Vaari Pata - Sankarnthi 2022 (Telugu - starring Mahesh Babu, Keerthy Suresh)## PSPK27 - Sakarnthi 2022 (Telugu - starring Pawan Kalyan) ## Salaar- 14th April 2022 (PAN India - starring Prabhas) ## Adipurush - 11th Aug 2022 (PAN India - starring Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan) ## Stay tuned for more...

Vakeel Saab Teaser: Pawan Kalyan Returns In Style With Intense Courtroom Drama Tollywood
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Vakeel Saab Teaser: Pawan Kalyan Returns In Style With Intense Courtroom Drama

It has been a long enough wait for Pawan Kalyan fans to watch superstar on the big screen after the 2018 release Agnyaathavaasi. Well, the wait is finally going to end soon as actor-turned-politician is making a comeback with the upcoming film, Vakeel Saab. The teaser of the much-anticipated film was unleashed on the occasion of Pongal (January 14). ## The teaser of Vakeel Saab, which is the Telugu remake of Bollywood hit Amitabh Bachchan's Pink, which dealt with the subject of consent, gives a glimpse of Pawan Kalyan as a lawyer in a powerful character in the intense courtroom-drama. ## The minute-long teaser video promises an action-packed show that includes action sequences shot inside a metro where Pawan Kalyan is giving a face breaking treatment to the goons. ## Not much has been revealed in the teaser but this looks exciting and promises high-voltage drama. The remake will see Shruti Haasan in an important role apart from Nivetha Thomas, Anjali, and Ananya Nagalla reprising Taapsee Pannu, Kriti Kulhari, and Andrea Tariang's role from the original.## Directed by Venu Sriram, Vakeel Saab jointly produced by Boney Kapoor, Dil Raju, and Sirish. The music has been given by S Thaman. It marks the 26th film of Pawan Kalyan of his illustrious acting career. ## Watch Teaser Here - ## ## Stay tuned...