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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Director Teja Claims Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rise' Was A Flop In Telugu: Report
1358 days ago
Tollywood

Director Teja Claims Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rise' Was A Flop In Telugu: Report

Hyderabad, October 2 - Telugu superstar Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna's Pushpa - The Rise was released in December last year and grossed over 360 crores worldwide. The movie did wonders in the dubbed Hindi version and grossed Rs. 125 crores at the domestic box office. ## The producers of the Sukumar-directed film had claimed that the movie was a big blockbuster at the box office. Meanwhile, Telugu filmmaker Teja has made a big remark on the "Pushpa's" box office status and numbers in the Telugu language. ## According to the greatandhra.com report, the "Sita" director has claimed that the Allu Arjun-starrer action drama film was a flop and did not recover its full money in Telugu. He mentioned that many exhibitors in Andhra Pradesh had lost money.## The filmmaker went on to say that the Telugu industry declared it a blockbuster just because it ran well in the Hindi language. Known for straight-forward talking, director Teja also blamed exorbitant prices for food items in multiplexes as the main reason for family audiences staying away from the theaters.## Meanwhile, Teja's next directorial is "Ahimsa", which introduces Rana Daggubati's brother Abhiram Daggubati. It is scheduled to release soon in theaters.## Stay tuned...

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Nagarjuna Akkineni's 'The Ghost' Worldwide Theatrical And Non-Theatrical Rights Sold For A Good Price
1358 days ago
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Nagarjuna Akkineni's 'The Ghost' Worldwide Theatrical And Non-Theatrical Rights Sold For A Good Price

Hyderabad, October 2 - Tollywood veteran Nagarjuna Akkineni's action thriller film The Ghost is getting ready for its worldwide release on October 5. While the promotions are in full swing, "The Ghost" has generated a good buzz through teaser/trailer and other promos. ## "The Ghost" is easily one of the most anticipated films of Nagarjuna in recent years and the same has attracted the eyes of the trade. The film's worldwide theatrical and non-theatrical rights have been sold for a very good price, making it a profitable venture for the makers. ## According to the reports, the producers have pocketed Rs. 22 crores through selling its digital, satellite, and music rights. The theatrical rights have reportedly been sold for Rs. 21.15 crores worldwide. The total Telugu states' theatrical rights have been valued at approx. Rs. 16 crores. ## Directed by Praveen Sattaru, "The Ghost" will clash with Megastar Chiranjeevi's "Godfather" which is also releasing on October 5. Apart from Nagarjuna, the movie also stars Sonal Chauhan as the female lead along with Gul Panag, and Ravi Varma in prominent roles. ## Recently, the makers of The Ghost organized a pre-release event. Akhil Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya attended the event as chief guests. The movie is produced by Sri Venkateswara Cinemas and North Star Entertainment. ## Stay tuned...

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After Blockbuster Response To 'Pokiri', 'Jalsa', And 'Chennakesava Reddy', Telugu Movie 'Aadi' To Re-Release In Cinemas
1361 days ago
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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...

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Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Mega 154' Post Theatrical Streaming Rights Sold To Netflix For Big Price?
1364 days ago
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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...

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After 'Jalsa', Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's Classic Blockbuster 'Kushi' To Re-Release In Theaters
1366 days ago
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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...

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Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Chennakesava Reddy' Creates All-Time Re-Release Record In The USA
1366 days ago
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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...

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Chiranjeevi, Salman's 'GodFather' First Single Thaar Maar Garners Over 16+ Million Views
1367 days ago
Tollywood

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...

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu's 'Shaakuntalam' Sets Release Date In Multiple Languages
1367 days ago
Tollywood

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...

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SS Rajamouli Signs With Entertainment and Sports Agency CAA; Sets His Next With Mahesh Babu
1367 days ago
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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...

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Ram Charan To Start A New Film?
1368 days ago
Tollywood

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...

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'RRR' US Distributor Variance Films To Run Best Picture Oscar Campaign For The Movie
1370 days ago
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'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...

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Megastar Chiranjeevi And Salman Khan's 'Godfather' Post-Theatrical Streaming Rights Sold To Netflix For Mega Price?
1370 days ago
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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...

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