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Mumbai, October 5 - Last week we have seen biggies like successful "PS-1", "Vikram Vedha" and "Kantara". Dhanush's Naane Varuven stood as the average grosser. Coming to this week we have fewer theatrical releases but more OTT content. Amitabh Bachchan and Rashmika Mandanna's "Goodbye" and Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan's "Godfather" where Sallu Bhai can be seen essaying a Cameo are heading towards theatrical releases.## There are some interesting choices for OTT this weekend. Internationally acclaimed survival thriller "Prey", Akshay Kumar's family drama "Rakhsha Bandhan" and Surprise Hit "Karthikeya 2" will be available in OTT this week. Let's walk through the set of releases this weekend.## Apart from the above, Some of the classic Hits of Legendary Amitabh Bachchan movies like Don, Kaala Pathar, Manak Halal, Deewar, Mili, Kaalia, Chupke Chupke, and Amar Akbar Anthony are getting screened in selected PVR Multiplexes.## THEATRES ## Godfather ( Telugu and Hindi ) - Oct 5 ## The Ghost ( Telugu, Hindi, Tamil ) - Oct 5## Swathi muthyam ( Telugu ) - Oct 5## Babe Bhangra Paunde Ne ( Punjabi ) - Oct 5## Ticket to Paradise ( English ) - Oct 6## Good Bye ( Hindi ) - October 7## Hindutva ( Hindi ) - Oct 7 ## AA bhi ja o piya ( Hindi ) - Oct 7## Shivpratap Garudjhep ( Marathi ) - Oct 7 ## Aapdi Thaapdi ( Marathi ) - Oct 7 ## Hoon Tari Heer ( Gujarathi ) - Oct 7 ## Pistha ( Tamil ) - Oct 7 ## Rorsachach ( Malayalam ) - Oct 7 ## OTT ## Netflix:## Midnight club - Oct 6## Luckiest girl alive - Oct 6## Oru Thekkan Thallu Case - Oct 7## ZEE5:## Karthikeya 2 – Oct 5## Gaalipata 2 – Oct 5## Raksha Bandhan – Oct 5## Amazon Prime Video:## Maja Maa – Oct 6## Disney Plus Hotstar :## Exposed – October 6## Prey – October 7## Werewolf By Night – October 7## Sony LIV:## Eesho – October 5## Aha:## Darja – October 5## Uniki – October 5## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 28 - 20th Century Studios' new film in the Predator franchise, Prey has been announced to stream on Disney Plus Hotstar on October 7. The movie will be released in India two months after its original release on Hulu. ## Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, "Prey" will stream in the original English language along with Hindi in India. The film had the biggest premiere ever on Disney's Hulu platform. It was originally made for theatrical release but later Disney sent it for direct streaming release and made believed that it was a smart decision from the studio.## The development of the film, Prey, began during the production of The Predator (2018), when producer John Davis was approached by Trachtenberg and Aison, with a concept that they had been developing since 2016. The movie was always in production for direct streaming release.## "Prey" is the fifth installment of the Predator franchise and a prequel to the first four films. The story of the film revolves around Naru, a skilled Comanche warrior, who is striving to prove herself as a hunter. She finds herself having to protect her people from a vicious, humanoid alien that hunts humans for sport, as well as from French fur traders who are destroying the buffalo they rely on for survival.## It stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Michelle Thrush, Stormee Kipp, Julian Black Antelope, and Bennett Taylor.## Stay tuned...

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Bengaluru, September 24 - Amazon Prime Video has announced the digital release date of Rakshit Shetty's box office blockbuster 777 Charlie. Written and directed by Kiranraj K., the adventure comedy-drama film will be available to rent from September 30 on Prime Video in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages. ## Produced by Paramvah Studios, "777 Charlie" has been one of the biggest Indian box office blockbusters. It was released in Kannada along with dubbed versions of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages on June 10. Made on a budget of approx. 15 crores, the film grossed approx. 103 crores worldwide in all versions. ## The film follows the journey and bonding between a lonely factory worker and a stray labrador dog. It stars Charlie, a labrador dog in the titular role, and Rakshit Shetty alongside Sangeetha Sringeri, Raj B. Shetty, Danish Sait and Bobby Simha. The original Kannada version of the movie started streaming on Voot Select July 29. ## a teary tale of the most precious bond to ever exist 🐕🫶 777 Charlie available for rent from Sept 30 on the #PrimeVideoStore@rakshitshetty @Kiranraj61 @RajbShettyOMK @sangeethaSring @DanishSait @actorsimha @nobinpaul #PratheekShetty #ArvindKashyap #UllasHydur #PramodBc pic.twitter.com/eNcek5eSpn— prime video IN (@PrimeVideoIN) September 24, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, September 23 - Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu has begun preparations for Amazon Prime Video's mega series Citadel in the USA. Samantha's US trip was subjected to a lot of baseless rumors about her health condition, which is not true as reports say that has gone there to prep for "Citadel".## "Samantha has been working on getting into her character for Citadel in the US. She is following a very strict fitness and lifestyle regime there to get into the physicality of her character in the series. Over there, she is training with renowned experts working in the entertainment space for action", reports Indian Express. ## "Citadel" is an American science fiction drama series, starring Richard Madden as Citadel agent Mason Kane and Priyanka Chopra as Citadel agent Nadia Singh. It is created by Patrick Moran and the Russo brothers for Amazon Prime Video. ## The Indian version of the series will be directed by Raj&DK and will feature Varun Dhawan alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu. It will be the director duo's second collaboration with Samantha, who had played the main antagonist in the second season of the hit spy series, The Family Man.## Meanwhile, the "Majili" actress will next be seen in the epic musical erotic fantasy film "Shaakuntalam", which is scheduled to release on November 4 this year. She also has "Yashoda" and "Kushi", slated to release this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Bengaluru, September 23 - Kannada superstar Kichcha Sudeepa's action-adventure thriller film Vikrant Rona has been receiving a thundering response on ZEE5. The movie started premiering digitally on September 2 after becoming a box office hit, grossing over 100 crores worldwide. ## After its successful outing at the box office, "Vikrant Rona" continued its good run on the streaming platform as well as it has crossed 1000 million or 100 crores viewing minutes on ZEE5, announced the makers. Kichcha Sudeepa took to Twitter and thanked the audience for the overwhelming response to the movie.## Directed by Anup Bhandari, the story of the movie revolves around a remote village in the middle of tropical rainforest which starts witnessing a series of unexplainable events which are attributed to the supernatural. ## Sudeepa plays the title role of Inspector Vikrant Rona along with Nirup Bhandari, Neetha Ashok, and Jacqueline Fernandez in key roles. The movie is produced by Jack Manjunath under the banner Shalini Arts and Alankar Pandian. Upon its theatrical release, the movie received mixed reviews from critics. ## It's overwhelming to see this response.Thanks to all you Frnzz.🥂🥂❤️Congrats and thank you @ZEE5Kannada .More to come. #VikrantRоna https://t.co/SwD4GG4UCg— Kichcha Sudeepa (@KicchaSudeep) September 23, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 22 - Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar's drama film Jogi, which is based on 1984's anti-Sikh riots, has been released on Netflix and is being appreciated by the audience. ## The movie starring Diljit Dosanjh in the title role scored 3.08 million viewing hours on the opening weekend (Sept. 16 - 18) and was the 7th most watched non-English film worldwide during the week on Netflix. The film is expected to score higher numbers in the ongoing week as reviews are super positive for this one. ## "Jogi" is set in Delhi's eastside neighborhood of Trilokpuri, and depicts a three-day period in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984. Diljit Dosanjh called these riots genocide in a recent interview with PTI.## Meanwhile, among the other most-watched Indian films on Netflix, John Abraham and Arjun Kapoor's Ek Villain Returns remained in the top 5 for the second consecutive week. It scored 5.16 million viewing hours during the week of September 12 - September 18 and was the third most-watched non-English film on the streamer. It drew 4.75 million viewing hours on the opening weekend. ## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, September 21 - HBO Max's season 1 of the House of the Dragon is a smash hit and breaking records with each passing episode. ## The Game of Thrones prequel series has been such a hit that episode 5 attracted 3% more viewers than Episode 4 in the USA, according to Variety. The website has reported that season 1 of the series is averaging a mammoth 29 million viewers per episode across its first five episodes. ## "House of the Dragon" is showing the sign of going the "Game of Thrones" way, which averaged more than 44 million viewers per episode for its eighth and final season in 2019. ## According to Nielsen (via Variety), 2.576 million people tuned into the 5th episode on HBO itself, a 4% increase when compared to last week's 2.474 million cable viewers. ## The show, "House of the Dragon", is the biggest series premiere ever for HBO Max after the first episode was watched by nearly 10 million people across all platforms. The series has already been greenlit for the second season after the unprecedented response. ## The show will see a narrative and casting shift after the 5th episode, as Episode 6 will mark a major time jump. The younger actors, such as Milly Alcock as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Emily Carey as Lady Alicent Hightower, will trade their roles over to older actors Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke, respectively.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 21 - This week there are a few movies in multiple languages getting released across different genres in theatres to entertain movie lovers. Also on the other hand there is a lot of OTT content coming up. Let's have a look at the multiple options you can watch this weekend.## TOP THEATRICAL RELEASES - ## Avatar (English) - September 23## Chup (Hindi) – September 23## Krishna Vrindha Vihari (Telugu) – September 23## Alluri (Telugu) – September 23## Dongalunaru Jagratta (Telugu) – September 23## Karthikeya 2 (Malayalam) – September 23## Trigger (Tamil) – September 23## Prem Geet 3 (Hindi) - September 23## Will be added more...## OTT CONTENT -## Netflix:## Jamtara – Season 2 (Hindi series) – September 23## Amazon Prime Video:## Hush Hush (Hindi and other languages) – September 22## Disney Plus Hotstar:## Babli Bouncer (Hindi and other languages) – September 23## SonyLiv:## Chhalle Mundiyan (Punjabi) – September 23## ZEE5:## Atithi Bhooto Bhava (Hindi) – September 23## Kalapuram (Telugu) – September 23## Sun NXT:## Thiruchitrambalam (Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada) – September 23## Aha:## First Day First Show (Telugu) – September 22## Diary (Tamil – Aha Tamil) – September 23## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 18 - We all know how the "Dark" web series became a worldwide sensation with a massive viewership across the globe. Netflix announced a new outing titled "1899" which is in similar lines to Dark.## Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, who created Dark are the creative heads behind 1899 as well. This is one of the most anticipated series from Netflix in recent times.## 1899 is about how a group of European passengers traveling on an emigrant ship to a new continent gets caught in a mysterious riddle when they find a second vessel adrift on the open sea. The trailer seems to be promising and this might turn out as another most anticipated series from Netflix. ## 1899 will apparently be premiering on Netflix on the 24th of November. The same will be officially announced by Netflix very soon.## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, September 13 - Netflix's sci-fi horror drama series, Stanger Things has been a smash hit worldwide and is getting ready for its fifth and final season, which is currently in the writing stage. Meanwhile, Netflix is planning to follow in the footsteps of MCU regarding Stranger Things. ## Series executive producer and director Shawn Levy said that he working on the idea of creating a Stranger Things Cinematic Universe (STCU). ## "Yes, we are building out the STCU, and now that I'm spending time with Kevin Feige, I'm learning a lot about how to manage a universe", Levy said in an interview with Variety. "So I'm taking those skills and applying them to the STCU". ## ICYDK, Levy has been hired to direct the next installment in the Deadpool franchise and has been working with Marvel boss Kevin Feige on the upcoming movie. He was asked if there could be a crossover between the residents of Hawkins and Wade Wilson aka the Deadpool.## "Funnily enough, (Deadpool" star Ryan (Reynolds) and I were trying to figure out how in the world could we do a 'Deadpool' - 'Stranger Things' crossover", he said. "We haven't cracked it yet, but it's on the table". ## Meanwhile, apart from season 5 of "Stranger Things", the show creator, the Duffer brothers are working on a spinoff series, as well as a stage play. They haven't revealed exactly what the spin-off show will be about, but the Duffer brothers have confirmed it won't feature any of the main Stranger Things cast. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 10 - Disney+ Hotstar, the video streaming platform owned by Walt Disney, has announced the adaptation of the epic Mahabharata at the D23 Expo. Disney has collaborated with Mythoverse Studios and Allu Entertainment to bring this ambitious project to the screens. ## Gaurav Banerjee, head of content and development, Disney+ Hotstar and HSM (Hindi-speaking market) entertainment network, Disney Star said the show, whose cast is still being worked out, will launch in 2024 and will be co-produced by Mantena, Mythoversestudios, and Allu Entertainment.## Disney Plus Hotstar took to Twitter and announced the show by releasing concept art pictures. ## pic.twitter.com/e2MALsHbR5— Disney+ Hotstar (@DisneyPlusHS) September 10, 2022 ## Disney has 221 million paid subscribers globally, out of which, Hotstar makes up around 58 million, Disney said. The service is known as Hotstar only in India, Indonesia, and some other Asian markets. Disney+Hotstar is expected to get a boost in subscribers with "Mahabharata". ## "Our philosophy for our D2C services is that there is no one size fits all. While all of our global brands such as Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars are available across our different platforms, we understand that some of them may not resonate as well with local audiences in certain markets", said Rebecca Campbell, chairman, of international content and operations at Walt Disney. ## Disney is looking at content white spaces, Campbell said, or in other words, trying to come up with local stories with talent that is familiar. "We try to come up with something that will work locally and then see if the stories can travel". ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 4 - Akshay Kumar-fronted psychological crime thriller film Cuttputlli, directed by Ranjit M. Tewari, has the number 1 movie on Disney Plus Hotstar, according to Pooja Entertainment. It is a remake of the 2018 Tamil film "Ratsasan" and stars Akshay Kumar, Rakul Preet Singh, Joshua LeClair, Chandrachur Singh, and Sargun Mehta in key roles. ## "Cuttputlli" was released directly on Disney Plus Hotstar on September 2 after the makers decided to forgo a theatrical release for the movie. This move seems to have paid off as it is trending at the top since the first day across the country, however, Disney hasn't revealed the viewership numbers to claim the fact. ## The film is about an aspiring filmmaker who becomes a police officer after his father's death and investigates the murder of school girls. It reunites Akshay Kumar with his "Bell Bottom" team including director Tewari and producer Vashu Bhagnani, Jackky Bhagnani, and Deepshikha Deshmukh of Pooja Entertainment. ## Meanwhile, Akshay will next be seen in magnum opus "Ram Setu", which is scheduled to release on Diwali 2022. Directed by Abhishek Sharma, the action-adventure film follows an archeologist investigating the nature of Ram Setu. It also stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Nushrratt Bharuccha, and Satya Dev in prominent roles.## #Cuttputlli is officially the audience's No.1 choice 💯Watch #Cuttputlli now streaming on @DisneyPlusHS@akshaykumar @vashubhagnani @Rakulpreet @ranjit_tiwari @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani @sargun_mehta #ChandrachurSingh @GurpreetGhuggi #SujithShankar @IamHrishitaBhat pic.twitter.com/1fMPy8NF9d— Pooja Entertainment (@poojafilms) September 4, 2022 ## Stay tuned...