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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Ram Charan Heaps Praise On Keerthy Suresh At 'Good Luck Sakhi' Pre-Release Event
1605 days ago
Tollywood

Ram Charan Heaps Praise On Keerthy Suresh At 'Good Luck Sakhi' Pre-Release Event

Hyderabad, January 27 - Telugu movie "Good Luck Sakhi", starring Keerthy Suresh in the lead role, is finally releasing this Friday (Jan. 28) in theaters after multiple postponements. The makers of this sports drama held a pre-release event on Jan. 26, which was attended by Ram Charan as chief guest. ## Ram Charan spoke highly about the film and Keerthy Suresh at the event. He stated that "Good Luck Sakhi" is not just a normal sports drama film but a proper big-ticket movie that is being made by the national award winners.## The "Rangasthalam" actor heaped praise on Keerthy Suresh, who won the National Film Award for Best Actress for Mahanati (2018). Ram Charan mentioned that Keerthy has done a great job, as she has put extra effort into the Rayalaseema's Chittoor dialect in "Good Luck Sakhi". He also wished Keerthy to do much more content-oriented movies in the future.## The entire team of "Good Luck Sakhi" praised Ram Charan for attending their pre-release event, as his father Megastar Chiranjeevi, who was supposed to grace the event, missed attending the event due to his health conditions after testing covid-19 positive. ## Keerthy Suresh, on the other hand, had spoken at the event, as she thanked the entire team for trusting that she could pull off this role in "Good Luck Sakhi", which is directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, and produced by Shravya Varma and Sudheer Chandra. ## Co-starring Aadhi Pinisetty and Jagapathi Babu, the plot of the film follows Sakhi (Keerthy) who supposedly brings bad luck to everyone. Following the accidental death of her fiancΓ© just before their wedding, she begins to train as a sharpshooter to participate at the national level.## Stay tuned...

'Pushpa - The Rise' Is In Race To Cross Rs. 100 Crores Mark In Hindi
1606 days ago
Tollywood

'Pushpa - The Rise' Is In Race To Cross Rs. 100 Crores Mark In Hindi

Mumbai, January 27 - Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer "Pushpa - The Rise" is showing historical trends at the Hindi box office. Having already become a trendsetter film among the masses, this Sukumar directorial has clearly refused to die down at the box office despite the early OTT premiere on Amazon Prime Video. ## There weren't many films in the past that touched Rs. 1 crore single day mark in their 6th week, however, "Pushpa" is proving to be an exception on that front. On the Republic Day holiday, the action thriller witnessed a major jump of nearly 200% at the Hindi box office, by generating approx Rs. 1.55 crores on its 41st day, which is remarkable for every type of film, let alone the dubbed version. ## In the 6th week so far, "Pushpa - The Rise" for the Hindi version has earned approx Rs. 5.50 crores as full week likely to touch Rs. 6 crores. The film has reached approx Rs. 97 crores after 41 days at the box office. The jump in collection of the Hindi version has kept the movie's hope alive for reaching Rs. 100 crores net, which will be nothing short of historic achievement for a dubbed version.## The 100 crores mark now looks inevitable, especially after knowing the fact that the government of Delhi has permitted theaters to open with 50% capacity. This will surely help "Pushpa - The Rise" to get an additional push towards Rs. 100 crores mark. ## While the covid-19 third wave has proved to be a full stop for most of the film, it is proving to be beneficial for "Pushpa - The Rise" as it gets to enjoy the free run at the Hindi box office. While the strong word of mouth did its job by attracting the audiences, it was (no competetion) the last thing makers could hope for. With next new release is on February 11 in the form of "Badhaai Do", the Allu Arjun-starrer all the chances to reach the historical box office figure. ## Stay tuned...

'Radhe Shyam' Makers Busted OTT Rumours
1606 days ago
Tollywood

'Radhe Shyam' Makers Busted OTT Rumours

Hyderabad, January 26 - Just when Prabhas-fronted big-ticket period romantic-drama film "Radhe Shyam" was all set to release in theaters on January 14, the third covid-19 wave, once again spoiled the party. This resulted in, the postponement of the release indefinitely. ## "Radhe Shyam" has been postponed multiple times due to the obvious reason, the pandemic. While the pandemic is already taking a toll on the makers and fans waiting for this film, the rumors around it also not helping either. It is fact that top streaming platforms are throwing their all to grab the movie for direct streaming release, the makers, however, doing their job was busting those rumours. ## Recently, there has been a lot of gossip revolving around the social media that Radhe Shyam will be streamed on Zee5 directly in February. Some reports have also claimed that other OTT platforms offered a whopping sum of Rs. 400 crores for grabbing the direct streaming rights of "Radhe Shyam". ## The makers of the film, however, are super confident about their content. Director Radha Krishan Kumar has confirmed that "Radhe Shyam" will be released nowhere except theaters. Composer, Thaman S, who has composed the music of Radhe Shyam, also took to Twitter and confirmed the theatrical release soon. ## #RadheShyam ONLY IN THEATRES πŸŽ¬πŸ™ŒπŸΏGRAND VISUALS GRAND SOUNDS GRAND MAKING AND WITH GRAND LOVE ❀️ FROM OUR TEAM OF #BlockBusterRadheShyam I WILL WATCH WITH U ALL !! ONLY IN THEATRES WITH TOP NOTCH @DolbyAtmosNL @DolbyCinema πŸ†πŸŽ¬β­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈThis film πŸŽ₯ is full of 🀍— thaman S (@MusicThaman) January 26, 2022 ## "Radhe Shyam" is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated Pan-India films. It is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Vamsi, Pramod, and Praseedha under the banners of T-Series, and UV Creations. Pooja Hegde plays the female lead opposite Prabhas alongside other casts including Bhagyashree, Krishnam Raju, Sachin Khedekar, Priyadarshi, Murali Sharma, and others. ## Meanwhile, as per the recently confirmed reports, "Radhe Shyam" will release either on Holi or Eid this year. ## Stay tuned...

A Huge Village Set For Nani's 'Dasara' Will Cost Producers A Staggering Rs. 12 Crores!
1607 days ago
Tollywood

A Huge Village Set For Nani's 'Dasara' Will Cost Producers A Staggering Rs. 12 Crores!

Hyderabad, January 26 - Telugu star Nani hits the bull's eye with his big-screen comeback movie "Shyam Singha Roy". The actor is now gearing to begin the shoot of his next film titled "Darara". Set in Telangana will be directed by debutante Srikanth Odela. ## Meanwhile, the makers of the film are prepping a grand village set to shoot a few crucial scenes. It is reported that this huge village set will cost producers a staggering sum of Rs. 12 crores. Avinash Kolla, the art director who worked for "Shyam Singha Roy" will be overseeing the work for the "Dasara" sets as well.## The makers are trying to bring in the village ambiance which would resemble the Singareni coal mines in the Godavarikhani area of Telangana.## "Dasara" is said to be a period action drama film in which Nani plays a rural guy. Keerthy Suresh is the female lead and it reunites her with Nani for the first time after Nenu Local (2017). The makers had released the first glimpse of on Dussehra last year which showed the rustic getups of Nani and Keerthy Suresh and it looked very promising. ## Sudhakar Cherukuri is producing the film under the banner of Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Cinemas. Malayalam actor Roshan Mathew has been roped in to play a crucial role. Apart from the lead actors, the movie also has Samuthirakhani, Sai Kumar, Zarina Wahab, who would appear in significant roles.## Stay tuned...

Ram Pothineni's Upcoming Bilingual Movie 'The Warrior' Attracts Handsome Price For Hindi Dubbing
1608 days ago
Tollywood

Ram Pothineni's Upcoming Bilingual Movie 'The Warrior' Attracts Handsome Price For Hindi Dubbing

Hyderabad, January 25 - Telugu star Ram Pothineni's next film has been titled "The Warriorr", which is being directed by Lingusamy. The Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie recently went on floors under the production banner of Srinivasa Silver Screen. ## Ram Pothineni is playing the role of a cop in this film, which is touted to be a different kind of movie in this genre. Meanwhile, "The Warrior" is already getting the attention for its Hindi dubbed version as RAPO's previous movies, such as "iSmart Shankar", "Shivam", were quite popular on satellite in Hindi. ## According to reports, the makers of "The Warrior" have sold the Hindi dubbing rights (Satellite & Digital) to RKD Studios for a handsome price of Rs. 16 crores, which is the highest for RAPO's movie. In the last couple of years, South Indian movies are gaining a lot of attention among Hindi audiences, so it is no surprise that #RAPO19 is sold for a whopping sum. ## "The Warrior" marks RAPO's debut in Tamil cinema. Even though he has done all his movies in Telugu, he speaks the Tamil language very well, and will himself be dubbing the film in Tamil. Krithi Shetty, who made her debut in Tollywood with blockbuster "Uppena" (2021), plays the female lead as a radio jockey. Aadhi Pinisetty (of Eeram fame) plays the antagonist in the film. ## More than half of the shoot has been completed of "The Warrior" in Hyderabad. Director Lingusamy said that there are a few scenes and a song that have been shot in Chennai as well. Devi Sri Prasad (DSP) is the music composer of the film. ## Stay tuned...

Ravi Teja's Much Anticipated 'Khiladi' To Also Release In Hindi!
1608 days ago
Tollywood

Ravi Teja's Much Anticipated 'Khiladi' To Also Release In Hindi!

Mumbai, January 24 - Telugu star Ravi Teja delivered the first Indian blockbuster of 2021 in the form of the action-drama film "Krack". Released in January 9, "Krack" went on gross over Rs. 60 crores worldwide, and played a big role in bringing people back to theaters. ## The actor is now gearing up for the release of his next, titled "Khiladi". Directed by Ramesh Varma, the action-packed thriller is scheduled to release on February 11 worldwide. Meanwhile, according to Pinkvilla, this keenly-awaited film will also be released in the dubbed Hindi version, making the Hindi debut for Teja. ## The recently released Allu Arjun's "Pushpa - The Rise" became a massive hit in Hindi, so the makers of "Khiladi" are keeping their hopes high with this film as well. The report suggests that Pen Marudhar will be distributing the film across India in Hindi. ## "There aren't enough Bollywood films releasing at present and hence, the makers are on the verge of locking the idea of bringing Khiladi in Hindi. It would be the first Ravi Teja film to be released in Hindi. Pen Marudhar will be distributing the content across India in Hindi and their strategy will be concentrated towards fetching good showcasing on single screens", reports Pinkvilla. ## "Khiladi" is produced by Satyanarayana Koneru under A Studios and Ramesh Varma. Ravi Teja plays a dual role in the film alongside Arjun Sarja, and Unni Mukundan while Meenakshi Chaudhary and Dimple Hayathi play the female leads. The music of the film is composed by Devi Sri Prasad. ## Stay tuned...

Pawan Kalyan And Rana Daggubati's 'Bheemla Nayak' Theatrical Run Time Revealed!
1609 days ago
Tollywood

Pawan Kalyan And Rana Daggubati's 'Bheemla Nayak' Theatrical Run Time Revealed!

Hyderabad, January 24 - Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan will be in the action throughout this year with back-to-back releases. The first of them to arrive in theaters is "Bheemla Nayak", which is the official remake of the Malayalam hit "Ayyappanum Koshiyum". ## Directed by Saagar K Chandra, "Bheemla Nayak" will see Rana Daggubati sharing the screen space with Power Star for the first time. Nithya Menen and Samyukta Menon play the female leads. Meanwhile, the anticipation for this film is sky-rocketing and it is sure to take the box office on fire. ## Thaman S, who has composed the music of this film, has some great things to say about it and the performance of Pawan Kalyan. During a recent interview, the composer reportedly said, "Composing the music of Bheemla Nayak has given me immense satisfaction. The entire team is happy with the output and fans will surely go crazy after watching the film".## "I can undoubtedly call it the best film in Pawan Kalyan's career as he has delivered a solid performance. In fact, that is what drew me to compose such powerful music too. I can't wait for the film's release. Because we had time to perfect it, I believe it will be no less than a blockbuster", he added.## Meanwhile, "Bheemla Nayak" will reportedly be one of the shortest films in Pawan Kalyan's career. While the original "Ayyappanum Koshiyum" was nearly 3 hours long (175 minutes), "Bheemla Nayak" is said to be only 130 minutes (2 hours 10 minutes) long. It also means that the movie is loaded with non-stop action and thrilling moments. ## Produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi under the banner of Sithara Entertainments, "Bheemla Nayak" is scheduled to release on February 25 in theaters worldwide. It was supposed to release on January 12 this year but was postponed to make way for "RRR", which was also later postponed due to the 3rd covid-19 wave. ## Stay tuned...

NBK's 'Akhanda' Becomes Most-Viewed Indian Film On OTT In First 24-Hours, Claim Producers
1609 days ago
Tollywood

NBK's 'Akhanda' Becomes Most-Viewed Indian Film On OTT In First 24-Hours, Claim Producers

Hyderabad, January 23 - Telugu movie, "Akhanda", starring Nandamuri Balakrishna in the lead role, was a big hit at the box office. Released on December 2 last year, the action drama is still playing in select theaters and has so far earned over Rs. 125 crores worldwide. ## Directed by Boyapati Srinu, "Akhanda" was made available on Disney Plus Hotstar on January 21, 2022, and received a blockbuster response on its digital premiere as well. According to the producers, "Akhanda" has become the all-time highest viewing Indian film in the first-24 hours.## Dwaraka Creations, the production house of the film, took to Twitter and announced the milestone achievement. Though the makers didn't share the viewing numbers, they claimed the film is most viewed in the 24-hours. The makers had also claimed recently that the movie has grossed Rs. 200 crores worldwide through theatrical and digital revenue.## #Akhanda🦁 Becomes 𝗔𝗹𝗹 π—§π—œπ— π—˜ π—›π—œπ—šπ—›π—˜π—¦π—§ π—©π—œπ—˜π—ͺπ—˜π—— π—™π—œπ—Ÿπ—  in 24Hrs through Digital PremiereπŸ’₯Stream: https://t.co/ye2wA054Jk#AkhandaRoarOnHotstar#NandamuriBalakrishna#BoyapatiSreenu @MusicThaman @ItsMePragya @DisneyPlusHSTel @DisneyPlusHS #MiryalaRavinderReddy pic.twitter.com/u3mgK55doF— Dwaraka Creations (@dwarakacreation) January 22, 2022 ## "Akhanda" marks NBK and director Boyapati Srinu's third collaboration after "Simha" (2010) and "Legend" (2014). With their latest collaboration, the due maintained their 100% success ratio. The actor played a dual role as Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora and Murali Krishna in the film alongside Pragya Jaiswal as the female lead, Jagapathi Babu, and Srikanth in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Times When Celebrities Predicted Their Own Success on Twitter
1610 days ago
Tollywood

Times When Celebrities Predicted Their Own Success on Twitter

Mumbai, January 23 - A few days ago, Canadian actor Simu Liu was trending on Twitter because of one of his tweets of 2018. This happened after Twitter started a thread on 18 January, sharing tweets from celebrities who predicted their fame and success before it came true. ## Starting the thread, Twitter captioned "if you can dream it, Tweet it" a photo of Megan Thee Stallion superimposed with a tweet the singer posted on 27 May 2014. "I need a team bc I promise rap gone take off for me", Megan wrote over six years before the release of her 2020 album, Good News.## But Megan isn't the only celebrity who predicted a future full of success. Simu Liu, in one of his tweets made in 2018, asked Marvel to talk about the film on "Shang-Chi", for an opportunity to star as the lead character in "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings". And we all know what happened next.## OK @Marvel, are we gonna talk or what #ShangChi— Simu Liu (εˆ˜ζ€ζ…•) (@SimuLiu) December 3, 2018 ## Zendaya predicted she'd be on the cover of Seventeen magazine in 2012. After being patient for four years, the "Spider-Man: No Way Home" star landed a spot on the cover in the October 2016 issue, making her dream and prediction true. ## had a blast @seventeenmag hope I'm on that cover one day!! #muchlove http://t.co/obY6YRU3— Zendaya (@Zendaya) August 2, 2012 ## Before Issa Rae stole our hearts with Insecure, she shared her dreams with her Twitter family. "When I grow up, I want to be a more successful version of me", she tweeted on July 5, 2010. Over a decade later, Rae has starred in The Hate U Give, Hair Love, and The Lovebirds; hosted Saturday Night Live; been in seven music videos; and accepted a BET Award and an NAACP Image Award for her role on Insecure. ## When I grow up, I want to be a more successful version of me.— Issa Rae (@IssaRae) July 6, 2010 ## Hair Love director Matthew A. Cherry wrote in a tweet on 2 June 2012, that "I'm gonna be nominated for an Oscar one day. Already claiming it". Nearly 10 years later, on 15 January 2022, Matthew wrote on Instagram, "Literally unreal. Manifest your dreams! It costs you nothing and you never know, one day it might come true", referring to his 2020 Academy Award for best animated short.## Stay tuned...

Mahesh Babu Spoke About Emotional Reason For Supporting Poor Kids
1610 days ago
Tollywood

Mahesh Babu Spoke About Emotional Reason For Supporting Poor Kids

Hyderabad, January 23 - The Telugu talk show "Unstoppable With NBK" On Aha (Telugu OTT platform) will have a grand finale on February 4, featuring superstar Mahesh Babu as a special guest. The promo of the final episode has been released and it is getting a thundering response due to various reasons. ## In the promo, Mahesh Babu is opening up about helping poor kids and financing their medical treatment. It is a well-known fact that Mahesh Babu has saved more than 1000 kids from fatal cardiac problems by financing surgeries through his NGO. However, not many people know about the reason for helping those kids as Babu hasn't spoken about it previously on any platform or occasion. ## Appearing on #UnstoppableWithNBK, Mahesh Babu opened up about the reason and told Nandamuri Balakrishna that his son Gautham was too small when he was born. "His was a premature birth. We are rich and so, we could get him treated. The same infant is now 6-ft tall. Since then, I started thinking about poor people. How would they save their kids? This made me embark on this cause of financing the surgeries of poor kids", Mahesh said.## Mahesh Babu, meanwhile, has been recovered from the covid-19 and tested negative. He also attended the 13th-day rituals of his brother Ramesh Babu who died after a prolonged illness.## On the work front, Mahesh Babu will next be seen in Parsuram's directorial "Sarkaru Vaari Paata". The shoot of the film is currently put on hold due to the 3rd covid-19 wave. It is said that Babu will be taking a short break and will join the sets of SVP from February end or March. Also starring Keerthy Suresh as the female lead, SVP will be released in August 2022. ## Stay tuned...

Manish Shah Of Goldmines Telefilms Predicts Box Office Fate Of Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rule'
1610 days ago
Tollywood

Manish Shah Of Goldmines Telefilms Predicts Box Office Fate Of Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rule'

Mumbai, January 22 - Allu Arjun's "Pushpa - The Rise" (Part 1), which was released on December 17, shocked the industry and trade experts with its phenomenal box office outcome in the dubbed Hindi version. This Sukumar-directed, however, has had an average opening in Hindi, but strong word of mouth helped it put up a strong show at the box office, clocking Rs. 90 crores in Hindi till now. ## Manish Shah of Goldmines Telefilms has the Hindi dubbed rights and it is said that he generated over Rs. 40 crores profit from the theatrical release of the film. He is now looking optimistic about the box office potential of part two, titled "Pushpa - The Rule". The hype for "Pushpa 2" is already sky-high, and it could repeat what Prabhas' "Baahubali - The Conclusion" did in Hindi belts. ## "Pushpa 2" is slated to go on floors in April 2022, and the makers are eyeing to release it in December this year. Manish Shah, during a recent interview with Bollywood Hungama, had said that the movie might not release this year but he is confident that it will be a historic blockbuster and might even break "Baahubali 2's" box office record in Hindi. ## "In my opinion, Pushpa 2 – The Rule is going to be a historic blockbuster. I don't know how many records it will break", he said. Baahubali 2 had made a whopping Rs. 510 crores in Hindi (highest ever in Hindi). Shah believes that if executed well, "Pushpa 2" can break that record.## "Well, there's a possibility. Baahubali's first part collected Rs. 120 crores. Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01 will end up with a lifetime of Rs. 93-94 crores. Therefore, the difference is only 30%. 50% zyada mehnat kar di hum sab ne to Pushpa 2 Baahubali 2 ka record tod degi! (If we have worked 50% more, then Pushpa 2 will break the record of Bahubali 2)", he added.## The script of "Pushpa 2" is currently being developed by Sukumar. It is said that the second part will have one more antagonist besides Fahadh Faasil, who will be the main villain in the film. Rashmika Mandanna played the female lead and will continue her role in part two as well. It is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Muttamsetty Media.## Stay tuned...

Prabhas' Upcoming Films' List Gets Bigger With Two More Movies!
1611 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas' Upcoming Films' List Gets Bigger With Two More Movies!

Hyderabad, January 22 - Pan-India star Prabhas is keeping himself super busy with back-to-back projects. Having done only 3 films in the last six years, the "Baahubali" actor seems to be in no mood to repeat the long gaps between his two movies going ahead. ## Prabhas, whose last release was "Saaho", already has a line-up of the confirmed Pan-India movies such as Radhe Shyam, Salaar, Adi Purush, Project K, and Spirit. While some of these movies have already been completed, some are about to go on floors or at different stages of production.## Now, according to reports, Prabhas has greenlit two more films. It was reported that the "Radhe Shyam" actor would be teaming up with "War" director Siddhartha Anand for an action thriller film. Everything now seems to be falling in a place under the production of Mythri Movies Makers and the official announcement will be made soon regarding the same.## Apart from Siddhartha Anand's film, which is a Pan-India project, Prabhas is also reportedly getting ready to do a film for a Telugu producer in the gap. Reportedly titled "'Raja Deluxe", DVV Danayya and Niranjan Reddy are said to be producers of this film that is being planned to be shot in a quick time in the gap between the big films.## Meanwhile, if all goes well, Prabhas will have 3 releases this year. His "Radhe Shyam" was supposed to be released on January 14 but was postponed due to the 3rd covid-19 wave. It is now eyeing March/April release. The actor also has Prasanth Neel's "Salaar" slated to release this year and then Om Raut's magnum opus "Adipurush", which is currently scheduled for August 11, 2022, release.## Stay tuned...