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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Telugu Cinema Audience Embracing A New Change Post Pandemic
1380 days ago
Tollywood

Telugu Cinema Audience Embracing A New Change Post Pandemic

Hyderabad, September 10 - The Telugu cinema audience has been one of the most loyal to their movies and it has been proven in the post-pandemic times. ## At a time when most of the other film industries are finding it difficult to attract audiences, it is Telugu moviegoers who have not let their love for their cinema fade away. And now, a new change is being observed in the Telugu cinema audience and that will definitely encourage the industry to adapt this change to its full potential. ## In the recent past, film studios have tried something new by organizing special shows for some of the all-time blockbuster Telugu films and the response to them has been highly positive. Some of the films that got special treatment are Mahesh Babu's industry hit Pokiri Pawan Kalyan's career-defining Jalsa and the latest is Dhanush and Shruti Haasan's Telugu version of Tamil movie, 3 Movie. ## Yes, the number of re-releases for a day or two so far has been limited to reach any inclusion, but the fact that these films recorded Houseful boards outside theaters has been really encouraging. The film studios have already announced the special re-release of megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra and Prabhas' Billa in near future and these two films are bound to get an exceptional response. ## It is heartwarming that the Tollywood film industry is finding ways to keep the show running. The Tollywood industry has stood tall amongst others during the covid-19 pandemic and it is bringing this new change, which should be adapted by other industries to showcase some of the classic and mass blockbusters films to the post-pandemic cinema audiences.## Stay tuned...

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SS Rajamouli To Make His First-Ever Appearance At An American Festival
1383 days ago
Tollywood

SS Rajamouli To Make His First-Ever Appearance At An American Festival

Los Angeles, September 7 - The maverick Indian filmmaker, SS Rajamouli is making his way to his first-ever US festival. The filmmaker will be hosted by Los Angeles' Beyond Festival, which has announced today the presence of RRR filmmaker as part of a special Tollywood programming, "From Tollywood to Hollywood". ## Built-in partnership with the American Cinematheque, the special programming will honor the revolutionary Indian director, featuring Rajamouli's multiple films presented in their native Telugu language with English subtitles, including Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, Eega, Maryada Ramanna, and Magadheera. ## According to the Los Angeles Times, the first-ever official US festival visit of Rajamouli could also kick-start "RRR's" Oscars campaign, which has been hyped heavily by the Hollywood media. While Rajamouli has delivered blockbuster after blockbusters, he got international recognition after the recently released epic action film "RRR". ## Rajamouli will also be available for a Q&A session which will be held after a nine-hour marathon of Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, and Eega, taking place on Saturday, October 1. The programming will also have special screenings for RRR on Friday, September 30; Magadheera on Friday, October 21; and Maryada Ramanna on Sunday, October 23.## We cannot express the joy and gratitude of hosting the great S.S. Rajamouli at his first US festival. In addition to uber-rare IMAX #RRR & ultramarathon, we’re also screening MAGADHEERA (10.21) & MARYADA RAMANNA (10.23) at Aero. Full slate 9.14. Glory to the People’s Republic pic.twitter.com/7nBr96qc5b— Beyond Fest (@BeyondFest) September 7, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's Film With Director Surender Reddy To Start Next Year!
1383 days ago
Tollywood

Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's Film With Director Surender Reddy To Start Next Year!

Hyderabad, September 7 - On the occasion of Power star Pawan Kalyan's birthday last year, director Surender Reddy announced his maiden film with the superstar. It was supposed to roll out in early 2022, however, due to unknown reasons, further development on the movie never took place. ## It has been more than a year since the movie, tentatively titled PSPK 29, was announced. Reports claimed that the movie has been shelved over creative differences but that is not true as the producer of the film has finally provided the next course of development for the movie. ## Ram Talluri, who will produce this action drama film, recently said in an interview that the movie will happen for sure and that it has not been called off. He stated that it was temporarily put on hold due to Pawan Kalyan's busy schedule with movies and his political ambitions. ## The producer also stated that Surender Reddy is currently busy with his next film titled "Agent" with Akhil Akkineni. That movie is scheduled to release later this year and after he is done with Agent, Surender Reddy will shift his attention to the film with Pawan Kalyan. It will go on floors next year. ## Meanwhile, Pawan Kalyan will next be seen in his maiden Pan-Indian film with director Krish, titled "Hari Hara Veera Mallu". He has also signed a film with his "Gabbar Singh" director Harish Shankar titled "Bhavadeeyudu Bhagat Singh", which will start filming soon. ## Stay tuned...

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'Liger' Distributor Backs The Movie Despite Heavy Losses
1385 days ago
Tollywood

'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...

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Underfire Puri Jagannadh Shelved His Dream Project 'JGM' With Vijay Deverakonda?
1386 days ago
Tollywood

Underfire Puri Jagannadh Shelved His Dream Project 'JGM' With Vijay Deverakonda?

Hyderabad, September 4 - It seems the massive big failure of Liger has put a massive dent in the confidence of director Puri Jagannadh and actor Vijay Deverakonda as they have reportedly shelved their already in production JGM: Jana Gana Mana. ## Much before the release of "Liger", the actor-director duo had announced to make another Pan India film in the form of "JGM" and it was launched grandly in Mumbai. The makers later roped in Pooja Hegde to play the female lead and the shoot had already begun as it was announced for the August 3, 2023, release. ## However, everything has changed since their much-hyped "Liger" misfired completely. "JGM" was planned to make into a much bigger budget, however, according to the latest Telugu media reports, the movie has now been shelved until they gain enough confidence to go ahead with it. ## It is said that the budget of "JGM" was too high to proceed with it after "Liger's" failure. Puri, after consulting with his production partners, decided to put the project on hold. In other news, it is said that director Puri Jagan is now looking to make a sequel to his last blockbuster "iSmart Shankar" with Ram Potheneni. ## Vijay Deverakonda, on the other hand, has resumed the shoot of his romantic comedy film "Kushi", co-starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu as the female lead. Written and directed by Shiva Nirvana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, "Kushi" has 70% completed. It is scheduled to release in cinemas on 23 December 2022 during Christmas. ## Stay tuned...

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Pawan Kalyan's 'Hari Hara Veera Mallu' Power Glance Excites Distributors?
1387 days ago
Tollywood

Pawan Kalyan's 'Hari Hara Veera Mallu' Power Glance Excites Distributors?

Hyderabad, September 3 - The makers of superstar Pawan Kalyan's much-awaited Hari Hara Veera Mallu released an action-packed "Power Glance" teaser on the actor's birthday on September 2. The teaser has got an excellent response all around and has created a huge buzz among the audiences for this period's action-adventure film. ## Directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, the "Hari Hara Veera Mallu" teaser has not only been loved by the audiences it has also excited the distributors of all languages. The movie will have a Pan India release in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. ## According to the latest trade rumors, the makers of the film are getting huge offers from distributors to grab the theatrical rights for not just the Telugu version but also for other languages. It is said that the distributors have been left highly impressed with the teaser that they are ready to offer huge prices for the film, way before the film's release, which is scheduled for summer 2023. ## A Dayakar Rao bankrolls the film under Mega Surya Production while AM Rathnam is the presenter. The shoot of the film was started in 2020 but got delayed due to the covid-19 pandemic in addition to Kalyan's other film and political commitments. The shoot is expected to begin soon as the makers are planning March 30, 2023, release. ## The story of HHVM is set in the 17th century under the backdrop of the Mughal Empire. Pawan Kalyan plays the titular role of outlaw Veera Mallu who is tasked with the job of stealing the Koh-i-Noor diamond from the Mughals. It also stars Nidhhi Agerwal, Arjun Rampal, and Nargis Fakhri in prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Pawan Kalyan's 'Jalsa' Re-Release Worldwide Collection
1387 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Pawan Kalyan's 'Jalsa' Re-Release Worldwide Collection

Hyderabad, September 3 - Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan's all-time blockbuster Jalsa returned to the big screen to celebrate his birthday. The special shows of Trivikram Srinivas-directed action comedy were arranged across Telugu states and international locations on September 1 and 2.## "Jalsa" was re-released on over 500 shows worldwide, which is an all-time record for an Indian movie as far as the special shows are concerned. The movie also did exceptionally well at the box office and brought in higher numbers than most of the new releases opening day numbers. ## The movie collected approx. 2.60 crores gross in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states, including approx. 1.26 crores from the Nizam area while the rest of India's collection of the movie is around 20 lakhs. These are all-time record collections for an Indian movie's re-release for one-day. Overseas, "Jalsa" scored approx. 30 lakh ($37600) from the USA box office from 26 locations while from 5 locations in Australia, it collected approx. 6 lakh (A$10960). ## The total worldwide collection of the film is around 3.20 crores gross, and the entire collection will be used for charity. The craze for the movie, which was originally released in 2008, was already visible in the advance booking as almost all the shows in Telugu states were booked. ## Produced by Allu Aravind under the Geetha Arts banner, "Jalsa" also stars Ileana D'Cruz, Parvati Melton, Kamalinee Mukerji, Mukesh Rishi, and Prakash Raj, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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After 'Liger' Debacle, Vijay Deverakonda's 'JGM' With Puri Jagannadh To Have Changes In Script?
1388 days ago
Tollywood

After 'Liger' Debacle, Vijay Deverakonda's 'JGM' With Puri Jagannadh To Have Changes In Script?

Hyderabad, September 2 - The disastrous box office performance of Liger has shocked Vijay Deverakonda and director Puri Jagannadh that they have reportedly decided to make necessary changes in the script of their second collaboration JGM. ## According to the reports, the actor-director duo is revisiting and working on the script for JGM, before embarking on the Morocco schedule later this year. It is said that they are also considering the budget of the movie and want to keep it in check, unlike "Liger" which cost over 100 crores. A lot of changes are likely to happen in the script.## Meanwhile, in other news, it has been reported that after the huge failure of "Liger", Puri Jagannadh has shelved "JGM" for now and is looking to work on "iSmart Shankar 2". However, this is not true as JGM is very much happening and the shoot was already started earlier this year. There are also no confirmed reports about the "iSmart Shankar" sequel. ## Vijay Deverakonda will soon resume the shooting of the romantic-comedy "Kushi", co-starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Directed by Shiva Nirvana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, the movie is scheduled to release on Christmas this year. After wrapping up "Kushi", VD will resume "JGM". ## Puri Jagannadh, in a recent interview, revealed that he first offered "JGM" to superstar Mahesh Babu nearly a decade ago, but things didn't materialize back then and it was put on hold before it got revived with VD. The movie is touted to be a dream project of Puri Jagan. Pooja Hegde is playing the female lead opposite VD in "JGM". ## Stay tuned...

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Tollywood Re-Introduces 8-Week Theatrical Window For All The Movies
1389 days ago
Tollywood

Tollywood Re-Introduces 8-Week Theatrical Window For All The Movies

Hyderabad, September 1 - The Tollywood film industry has re-introduced an 8-week theatrical window for all the films, releasing after September 10th. The decision was taken by the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce after multiple meetings over the last couple of weeks. ## The Telugu film chamber also announced in a statement that a film's satellite and streaming partner will not be mentioned in the film titles/theatrical release publicity. ## It has been observed that filmmakers revealed their films' satellite and OTT partners before the start of the film in theaters, which may have tempted moviegoers to wait for the OTT release of the film which was within 28 days of theatrical release till now. ## The film chamber has also decided to cancel the per-day payment system for the artists/technicians from September 10th. All artists' remuneration shall include - staff, local transport, local accommodation, special food, etc. ## Meanwhile, the film chamber hasn't reached any conclusion regarding the VPF charges despite multiple meetings. The next meeting regarding the same will take place on September 6. ## Stay tuned...

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Filmmaker Puri Jagannadh Shows Big Heart Again After Dismal Box Office Performance of 'Liger'
1389 days ago
Tollywood

Filmmaker Puri Jagannadh Shows Big Heart Again After Dismal Box Office Performance of 'Liger'

Hyderabad, September 1 - Director Puri Jagannadh's long-awaited film Liger, starring Vijay Deverakonda, has proved to be a costly affair for the entire team as he turned out to be a massive disappointment at the box office. ## The sports action drama film was expected to bring a lot of money to the producers and distributors, but things didn't go as per the makers' wish as the distributors will face, at least, a 70% loss from the total investment of around 90 crores worldwide. It is reported that the distributors are in big shock as they invested a lot of money in the hope that it will give them the best return, which is not going to happen. ## However, in a gloomy time for the distributors, director Puri Jagannadh is once again coming to their rescue and taking full responsibility for the film's failure. As per the industry insiders, Puri Jagannadh will compensate Liger distributors and buyers and will meet them in the coming days. ## This is a very nice gesture by the filmmaker who is a well-respected person in the Telugu film industry. He has rescued his distributors in the past as well and now, he is going to do the same. Puri Jagannadh has delivered some of the biggest Telugu blockbusters, and he will be hoping to repeat the same with his next film "JGM", which is also with VD. ## "Liger", produced by Dharma Productions and Puri Connects, has so far grossed approx. 55 crores worldwide, even after taking the biggest opening for VD's career. However, it crashed badly on the second day itself and never revived from thereon, becoming one of the biggest disasters of all time. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Blockbuster Karthikeya 2 Tops 100 Crores Gross Worldwide
1390 days ago
Tollywood

Box Office: Blockbuster Karthikeya 2 Tops 100 Crores Gross Worldwide

Hyderabad, August 31 - Actor Nikhil Siddhartha's mystery action-adventure film Karthikeya 2 has entered the coveted 100 crores gross club at the worldwide box office with today's collection, becomes only the 4th Telugu movie of 2022 to achieve the milestone after Bheemla Nayan, Sarkaru Vaari Paata, and RRR. ## Directed by Chandoo Mondeti, "Karthikeya 2" has had trouble getting released in theaters but it overcame all the challenges to become one of the biggest blockbusters in Telugu cinema. For a medium-range Telugu movie, "Karthikeya 2" is only the second film of all time in Tollywood cinema to reach the 100 crores mark after Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna's "Geetha Govindam". ## However, unlike "Geetha Govindam", K2 has had simultaneous Hindi release with the Telugu version and it has hugely benefitted from the Hindi version with a gross collection of approx. 30 crores, in addition to approx. 58 crores in the Telugu version at the domestic box office. The overseas collection is approx. 13 crores. ## Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts and People Media Factory, K2 is also proved to be one of the most profitable Telugu films of all time with a profit of around 38 crores so far from the share collection of 51 crores. The film brought a lot of joy to the distributors who were looking for one big hit post "RRR". ## The film serves as a sequel to the 2014 film Karthikeya and stars Nikhil Siddhartha, Anupama Parameswaran, and Anupam Kher in prominent roles along with Srinivasa Reddy, Adithya Menon, and Satya, among others in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Superstar Pawan Kalyan's 'Jalsa' Re-Release Creates All-Time Record
1390 days ago
Tollywood

Superstar Pawan Kalyan's 'Jalsa' Re-Release Creates All-Time Record

Hyderabad, August 31 - Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan's all-time blockbuster Jalsa has created an all-time record ahead of its special screening to celebrate the actor's 51st birthday on September 2. ## The movie will be screened on September 1 and 2 worldwide on over 500 shows, which is reportedly the highest number of special shows for any movie in the history of Indian cinema. Such has been the craze for the movie that almost all the shows have been sold out in Telugu states while the same kind of response is being observed overseas as well. ## Pawan Kalyan is argubaly one of the biggest superstar Telugu cinema has ever produced. His films have often created havoc at the box office and "Jalsa" has been one of them. Released in 2008, the Trivikram Srinivas-directed action comedy grossed over 28 crores worldwide and is considered a milestone film in Pawan Kalyan's career. ## Produced by Allu Aravind under the Geetha Arts banner, "Jalsa" also stars Ileana D'Cruz, Parvati Melton, Kamalinee Mukerji, Mukesh Rishi, and Prakash Raj, among others in key roles. The movie will have its 4K release across Telugu states and overseas. ## Stay tuned...

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