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Chennai, September 18 - After delivering one of the biggest Tamil grossers of all time in the form of Thalapathy Vijay-fronted Leo, director Lokesh Kanagaraj has teamed up with superstar Rajinikanth for his next, titled Coolie, produced by Sun Pictures. ## The shoot of Coolie has already commenced and it is easily the most anticipated Tamil movie in the making. As the excitement for the movie is building up, a video featuring veteran Telugu star Nagarjuna has been leaked while filming a crucial scene and this has taken social media by storm. ## The video, which is now all over social media, shows Nagarjuna in an and out mass avatar as netizens are comparing his look with that of Suriya's Rolex in Vikram, also directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. Meanwhile, the filmmaker has spoken out about that leaked video. ## Taking to X, the blockbuster director said that the efforts put the team over the last couple of months have gone in vain due to the leak of the important scene. The filmmaker asked people not to engage in such practices, as they spoil the overall experience. ## Two months of hard work by many people have gone in vain because of one recording. I humbly request everyone not to engage in such practices, as they spoil the overall experience. Thank you.— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) September 18, 2024 ## Coolie marks Lokesh's maiden collaboration with superstar Rajinikanth. It also stars Soubin Shahir, Nagarjuna, Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, and Upendra in prominent roles along with Nagarajuna. The movie is scheduled to be released in 2025 in multiple languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 18 - Amid the rumours, Ajay Devgn-fronted hugely-awaited Singham Again is not getting postponed and is very much arriving on Diwali 2024. The movie is directed by Rohit Shetty and also stars Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, Arjun Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, and Deepika Padukone in key roles. ## Over the past few days, the rumours have been making rounds that Singham Again would be pushed back by two weeks to release on November 15 and will avoid the clash with Karthik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 for the best interest of both movies. ## According to the trade analyst and critic, Taran Adarsh, Singham 3 is coming on Diwali as scheduled, confirming the clash with BB3. The exact release date of the third instalment of the cop action franchise is not yet revealed. BB3, however, is confirmed to hit the screens on November 1st, the day of Diwali/Laxmi Puja. ## #BreakingNews... 'SINGHAM AGAIN' *NOT* SHIFTING AHEAD... DIWALI RELEASE CONFIRMED... Okay, let's come to the point right away... #SinghamAgain is NOT getting postponed... Nor is it shifting to a new date... Arriving THIS #Diwali... An official statement is expected soon.YES,… pic.twitter.com/4unMOswNZG— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 18, 2024 ## Produced by Rohit Shetty Picturez with Reliance Entertainment, Jio Studios, and Devgn Films, Singham Again is the fifth instalment in Rohit Shetty's Cop Universe after Singham, Singham Again, Simmba, and Sooryavanshi and a sequel to Singham Returns (2014). ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, September 18 - Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's mega-blockbuster Stree 2 has once again created history was scoring the biggest 5th week at the Hindi box office. The movie had earlier scored the biggest third and fourth-week collections also. ## Directed by Amar Kaushik, Stree 2 has scored approximately 21 crores net collection in the fifth week so far (5 days) as the full week is heading towards 25 crores net. With its 5th Tuesday collection (2.50 crores net), it has beaten Vicky Kaushal's URI: The Surgical Strike (18.75 crores net) to score the biggest 5th week in Hindi. ## The total collection of Stree 2 after the 5th Tuesday (34th day) is approximately 560.50 crores net (669 crores gross) and it is now just 22 crores less to top Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan (582 crores net) to become the biggest single language grosser at the Indian box office.## The blockbuster sequel is expected to beat Jawan in the 6th weekend to become the box office king in India. The movie also has an outside chance of becoming the first 600 crores net grosser domestically which will truly be a remarkable achievement for industry. ## Meanwhile, Stree 2 has crossed 800 crores gross at the worldwide box office, becoming the second Indian and first Bollywood movie of 2024 to unlock the achievement. ## Top 5 Biggest 5th Week Grosser In Hindi (Approx. Collection) - ## 2. Stree 2 - 21 crore net (5 days)## 2. URI: The Surgical Strike - 18.75 crore## 3. Baahubali 2 - 11.75 crores## 4. Tanhaji - 10.40 crores## 5. KGF: Chapter 2 - 10.25 crores## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, September 18 - Tamil star Suriya's much-awaited Pan India movie Kanguva has been delayed to avert a clash with superstar Rajinikanth's Vettaiyan. Directed by Siva, the film was supposed to be released on October 10 in multiple languages. ## A new release date of Kanguva is yet to be announced but reports say it is eyeing to release in November, either on Diwali or two weeks later. Being a big-budget and the biggest film for the talent involved, it is believed that the makers are trying to give it a solo release in major markets, thus keeping their options open. ## It has been learned that stakeholders are betting big on Kanguva to deliver at the Hindi box office other than Tamil and Telugu, however, as the days pass, it seems the movie won't get a free pass and there are high chances it might come up against a mighty Bollywood film. ## If Kanguva decides to release on Diwali, then there are currently hugely-anticipated, Ajay Devgn-fronted Singham Again and Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, scheduled to be released and will easily be taking the maximum number of screens.## Another scenario for Kanguva is the November 14/15 release, which is more likely to be its official date. However, it is another complicated date for a dub release as there is a buzz in the Bollywood industry that Singham Again is likely to be pushed back by two weeks on November 15. ## In case of a clash with any of the aforementioned two Bollywood films, Kanguva will certainly be more affected. It will be difficult for it to get the desired result at the Hindi box office unless another film completely misfires. However, the official announcement hasn't been made yet and there are chances Kanguva might get a solo release in Hindi if Singham Again decides to stick with the Diwali release. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, September 17 - After the very good opening weekend, the folk horror thriller Tumbbad re-release is showing fantastic hold during the weekdays. The first Monday collection of the movie was higher than its opening day and now there is another solid hold on Tuesday. ## The Rahi Anil Barve's directorial film, on its 5th day, scored approximately 1.60 crores net collection which is similar to the opening day figure. This first Tuesday re-release collection of the movie pushed the total to around 10.50 crores after 5 days. ## Tumbbad has been one of the most-anticipated Bollywood re-releases in recent times and the makers also promoted it accordingly which is reaping rich dividends to them. As said, it needs just 3 crores more to outgross the original run of 13.50 crores net. ## The re-release is expected to be around its original collection after the first week which is a big achievement to crack. Tumbbad is having a verdict-changing re-release run after turning a flop in its original run. ## Day-wise collection of Tumbbad (re-release) is as follows -## 1st day - 1.60 crores net approx.## 2nd day - 2.60 crores net approx.## 3rd day - 3.05 crores net approx.## 4th day - 1.70 crores net approx.## 5th day - 1.60 crores net approx.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 17 - Superstar Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan and late Sridevi's daughter Khushi Kapoor are set to make their big screen debut with the untitled romantic comedy which is said to be the Hindi remake of Love Today, one of the biggest Tamil hits of 2022. ## The film, directed by Advait Chandan, has been confirmed to hit the big screens on February 7, 2025. It is produced by Phantom Studios in association with AGS Entertainment which also produced the original movie. ## While the official title is yet not announced, it is said that the movie has been titled Loveyapa, named after a term that can be used to describe the combination of love and siyappa. Junaid and Khushi play a deeply-in-love young couple in this quirky love story. ## Are you ready to experience love in the digital era with #KhushiKapoor and #JunaidKhan ?In Cinemas worldwide on 7th Feb 2025!Directed by #advaitchandan. @fuhsephantom @Ags_production @ZeeStudios_ @shrishtiarya @archanakalpathi pic.twitter.com/f9TviT5FI8— Phantom Studios (@FuhSePhantom) September 17, 2024 ## The original Love Today was directed by Pradeep Ranganathan, who also played the lead role alongside Ivana. The movie was released in November 2022 and was a huge box office success with a worldwide collection of over 80 crores gross against a budget of under 10 crores. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 17 - The Sunny Deol-fronted epic war movie Border 2 recently confirmed actors Varun Dhawan and Diljit Dosanjh on board to play the pivotal roles. The hugely-anticipated sequel will be directed by Anurag Singh and Bhushan Kumar of T-Series and JP Dutta joining hands to produce it. ## The pre-production work on Border 2 has been going on for the last year and now, according to the report by Pinkvilla, the movie is set to start rolling by November 25. It is said that director Anurag Singh and his team are all set to start the recce for the film within a week, and the first two locations they have zeroed down on are Jammu and Srinagar. ## The movie will be shot in real locations in and around the special armed forces areas near the borders of India to give a rustic feel to the film. The makers are leaving no stone unturned to make a high-octane and at the same time, an authentic war movie that can make the audience proud and celebrate the legacy of the first movie. ## Border 2 will be shot over 6 months till May 2025 as the movie announced for January 23, 2026, release during the Republic Day weekend. It is easily one of the biggest Indian films in the making, and if it matches part one or gets anywhere near it, then the sky is the limit as far as box office is concerned. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 17 - James Cameron has been busy with the epic sci-fi Avatar franchise since 1997 and is currently directing the third instalment of this blockbuster franchise which is scheduled to hit the big screen on December 20, 2025. ## While there are, at least, two more Avatar films after Avatar 3, Cameron has set his next directorial project other than Avatar. According to Variety, the maverick filmmaker has purchased the rights to Charles Pellegrino's book "Ghosts of Hiroshima", which will be published by Blackstone Publishing in August 2025.## Cameron will combine and adapt Ghosts and Pellegrino's 2015 book Last Train From Hiroshima into a single film, which he will shoot when Avatar production allows. ## The filmmaker's new film will be titled, Last Train from Hiroshima which will tell the true story of a Japanese man during World War II who survived two atomic bombings: after living through the explosion in Hiroshima, he took a train to Nagasaki, enduring another blast there. ## It will be Cameron's first non-Avatar movie in more than 2 and a half decades as a director since he directed Titanic in 1997. Before Titanic, which is the 4th highest-grossing film of all time, Cameron directed six movies after making his directorial debut in 1982 with Piranha II: The Spawning. ## Cameron has been a box office monster as his last three directed films went on to gross over $2 billion each globally and are currently among the 4 highest-grossing movies of all time with Avatar being the biggest grosser ($2.92 billion). The other two, Avatar: The Way of Water ($2.32 billion), and Titanic ($2.25 billion), are currently 3rd and 4th biggest grosser, respectively. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, September 17 - Thalapathy Vijay's action thriller The Greatest of All Time has topped 400 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office, becoming the first Tamil movie of 2024 and the 6th overall to achieve the feat. ## Directed by Venkat Prabhu, The GOAT surpassed the box office milestone on its 12th day after scoring another approximately 10 crores gross on its 2nd Monday which took its total worldwide cume to around 407 crores. It is the second highest-grossing film of Vijay after Leo (606 crores gross).## The GOAT has grossed approximately 258 crores at the domestic box office, including approx. 185 crores gross collection in Tamil Nadu. In the next couple of days, the movie will enter the 200 crores club in the home state and will become only the third movie ever to breach the milestone after Ponniyin Selvan 1 and Leo. ## Overseas, the movie has scored approximately 150 crores in 12 days, becoming only the second movie Vijay to reach this figure after Leo which grossed 204 crores internationally which is also the highest ever for a Tamil title, ahead of superstar Rajinikanth's Jailer (196 crores). ## As said, The GOAT is the 6th Tamil movie ever after 2.0 (745 crores), Leo (606 crores), Jailer (604.50 crores), Ponniyin Selvan 1 (488 crores), and Vikram (414.50 crores) to cross the 400 crores gross at the worldwide box office. By the end of its 13th day, The GOAT is expected to beat Vikram to become the 5th biggest Tamil grosser of all-time. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, September 17 - The folk horror thriller Tumbbad is heading towards emerging as a big success story in its re-release run at the domestic box office after not getting much return in its original run 6 years ago despite the critical acclaim.## Upon re-release on September 13, the Rahi Anil Barve's directorial film had a very good opening weekend with approximately 7.25 crores net which is almost 225% more than the film's original run first-weekend collection of 3.25 crores net.## The superb weekend almost ensured that the film would do well during the weekdays and come the first Monday, it performed better than expected to score higher collection than the first day (Friday). On its 4th day, Tumbbad scored approximately 1.75 crores net collection, around a 40% drop from Sunday and a 10% jump from Friday. ## The movie's total collection after 4 days is approximately 9 crores net and is now just 4.50 crores away from outgrossing its lifetime original run collection of 13.50 crores net. Looking at the trend, Tumbbad re-release is expected to do around its original lifetime business in the first week. ## Tumbbad was a box office flop when it was released in 2018 but after 6 years, it is having a verdict-changing re-release run. It will be interesting to see how far it can go, as a longer run will boost the box office prospects of its sequel which was announced on Saturday (September 14).## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, September 16 - Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is gearing up to commence the shoot of Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal-fronted Love and War this October while the movie is scheduled for March 20, 2026, release. ## Love & War is easily one of the most anticipated Bollywood movies and is attracting eyeballs with its phenomenal casting. Now, ahead of the shoot commencement, SLB has locked non-theatrical deals for this epic tale of romance set against the backdrop of war. ## According to the report by Pinkvilla, SLB will be funding the movie apart from directing it despite the lucrative offers from studios. It is said that the production cost is expected to be around 200 crores (excluding talent fees) which will be funded by Bhansali. ## The maverick filmmaker has signed a post-theatrical streaming deal with Netflix with some terms and conditions. The report states that the base price for the deal with Netflix is Rs 130 crore, with the scope to go bigger depending on the box-office performance. ## Apart from streaming, SLB has sold music rights to Saregama for 35 crores, whereas the talks are going on for a satellite deal with a leading network in the vicinity of Rs 50 crore. The overall non-theatrical revenue for the movie is expected to be in the range of Rs 215 crore which can go higher based on the box office performance. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, September 16 - Tamil star Ajith Kumar has two films in the pipeline in the form of action thriller Vidaamuyarchi, directed by Magizh Thirumeni and an action comedy Good Bad Ugly with director Adhik Ravichandran. ## As already announced, Good Bad Ugly is eyeing the Pongal 2025 release, however, there might be some changes regarding the same. During the SIIMA awards ceremony, actor Arjun Sarja shared that Vidaa Muyarchi will be released in December 2024.## Arjun, who is playing a prominent role in this Lyca Productions venture, said that he has completed the climax fight scene and the makers will be releasing the film in 2-3 months around December this year. Earlier, the movie was supposed to hit the big screen during Diwali weekend. ## With Vidaa Muyarchi now eyeing a December release, Good Bad Ugly will certainly be moved back from the Pongal release. There is already a buzz in the industry that Good Bad Ugly will arrive during the Summer of 2025. The official confirmation, however, is yet to be made. ## Vidaamurarchi is produced by Subaskaran Allirajah under the banner of Lyca Productions. The film stars Ajith Kumar, leading an ensemble cast which includes Trisha Krishnan, Arjun Sarja, Arav and Regina Cassandra.## Stay tuned...