BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, October 14 - Director Lokesh Kanagaraj's Cinematic Universe has been the talk of the town for the last few years. All three films, starting with Karthi's Kaithi (2019), followed by Kamal Haasan's Vikram (2022) and Thalapathy Vijay's Leo (2023) have been huge successes at the box office. ## In a recent media interaction, Lokesh Kanagaraj, who is currently directing superstar Rajinikanth's Coolie as a standalone movie, talked about the LCU. It is well known that the next LCU movie will be the sequel to Kaithi, as confirmed by Karthi and Lokesh on different occasions. ## Without mentioning the name of the film, Lokesh raised the excitement of the fans by stating that the next project in the franchise will be a peak LCU film. He also confirmed that the next movie, supposed to be Kaithi 2, will feature all the LCU characters introduced so far, such as Vikram, Leo, Rolex, and Dilli.## Speaking specifically about Suriya's Rolex who featured in the climax of Vikram, the filmmaker said that he kept that theater-shaking cameo with a purpose and that he will do a standalone movie with Suriya in the LCU. It is likely to be the next after Kaithi which is expected to roll out next year. ## Meanwhile, Coolie is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated Indian movies of 2025. It boasts a solid ensemble cast that includes Nagarjuna, Soubin Shahir, Shruti Haasan, Upendra, Sathyaraj, and Mahendran, along with a blockbuster cameo of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan. The movie will be released in 2025 in multiple languages.## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, October 13 - Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is all set to reunite with legendary Rajinikanth for the first time in nearly three decades for the upcoming action drama film Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. ## It has been revealed that Aamir has a vital cameo role in Coolie which is easily one of the most anticipated Tamil movies of 2025. Now, according to the report by Peepingmoon.com, the Bollywood superstar will shoot for his role this week in Chennai. ## While the details about the role are kept under wraps for now, the report says that it is a unique character Lokesh has thoughtfully crafted just for Aamir. He has a brief but powerful sequence with Thalaivar, promising a memorable, mass-appealing moment for audiences while simultaneously elevating the film's narrative. ## Aamir has allotted his dates for this thrilling cameo and is expected to shoot for the same in the next schedule, starting on October 15 in Chennai. This marks Aamir's first collab with Lokesh and the reports say the duo will do a full-fledged movie soon. ## Coolie is produced by Sun Pictures and boasts a stellar ensemble cast that includes Nagarjuna, Soubin Shahir, Shruti Haasan, Upendra, Sathyaraj, and Mahendran, among others in prominent roles. The shoot of the movie is expected to be wrapped by the end of this year for the 2025 release. ## Meanwhile, Aamir will next be seen in R.S. Prasanna's comedy-drama Sitaare Zameen Par which is expected to be released in March 2025. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Hyderabad, October 13 - Megastar Chiranjeevi's socio-fantasy film Vishwambhara is turning into one of the most anticipated Telugu movies of 2025. Whatever asset the makers have released so far has hit the bull's eye, including the teaser which has taken things a notch higher. ## The teaser of Vishwambhara was launched on October 12 on the occasion of Dussehra and it received unanimously positive reception from fans. On YouTube, the teaser scored a massive 21 million views in the first 24 hours, making it the second most-watched Telugu teaser of the year. ## Among the all-time most-watched Telugu teasers in the first 24 hours, Vishwambhara is at 4th after Radhe Shyam (42.6 million), Sarkaru Vaari Paata (23 million) and Intro Pushpa 2 - The Rule (22.50 million). This is a sensational response which speaks a lot about the hype around the film. ## Vishwambhara is directed by Mallidi Vassishta and it marks his first film with megastar Chiranjeevi. Produced by UV Creations, the movie also stars Trisha, Kunal Kapoor, Meenakshi Chaudhary, and Ashika Ranganath in prominent roles. ## The movie is expected to be released in May 2025 after getting postponed from Sankranthi 2025 launch. ##

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Mumbai, October 12 - Actress Divya Khosla Kumar has called out Bollywood star Alia Bhatt for allegedly faking the collection of her latest movie Jigra. The former took to Instagram stories to point out alleged malpractice. ## In her Insta stories, Divya shared a photo of an empty theatre and claimed that all theatres are going empty for Jigra. The actress also alleged that Alia has bought tickets by herself and announced a fake collection of her movie, Jigra. ## "Went to Citi Mall PVR for Jigra show. Theatre was totally empty... all theatres going empty everywhere. #Aliabhatt me sach mein Bahut #Jigra hai.. khud hi tickets karide aur fake collections announce kar diye. Wonder why paid media is silent. #weshdnotfooltheaudience #truthoverlies #HappyDussehra Х (sic)", she wrote. ## While the exact reason behind Divya's allegations is not known yet, it has been reported that she had a feud with Alia recently. According to News18, Divya recently reacted to the similarities between her film Savi and Alia Bhatt's Jigra.## Savi, also starring Harshvardhan Rane and Anil Kapoor, is about a housewife trying to break her husband out of a high-security prison in England, inspired by the Savitri and Satyavan story. In Jigra, Alia Bhatt's character plans a jailbreak to rescue her brother from prison.## Meanwhile, Jigra earned approximately 4.50 crores net collection on its opening day. The movie is getting a mixed reception from the audience but the festive season is expected to give a boost to its collection. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, October 12 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama Vettaiyan has topped 100 crores gross at the worldwide box office after the super strong second day. The movie had a mid-week release on Thursday and despite that, it took a solid opening of 64 crores globally. ## On its second day/first Friday, Vettaiyan dropped just around 25% at the domestic box office and grossed approximately 27.80 crores. Additionally, the movie minted approximately 14 crores gross collection internationally, making it a 42 crores gross second day worldwide. ## The rock-solid collection on Friday pushed the total to past 100 crores gross at approximately 105.80 crores, including 64.80 crores gross in India and 41 crores overseas. With this, it has become the 25th Indian movie and 5th Tamil movie of 2024 to achieve the feat. ## Vettaiyan is the third movie of superstar Rajinikanth to top 100 crores worldwide gross collection post the Covid-19 pandemic after Annaatthe (2021) and Jailer (2023). In between, the actor played an extended role in Lal Salaam which was a major box-office failure. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, October 12 - Varun Dhawan's action thriller Baby John is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated movies of the year. The actor will face Jackie Shroff in the movie and on Saturday, the makers unveiled the first look glimpse of the character of the veteran actor. ## After sharing a teaser poster, the makers shared a minute-long video on the occasion of Dussehra in which we get to see Jackie's ruthless, bloody villainous never-before-seen avatar as the 'evil' Babbar Sher in a prison. It promises to be goosebumps stuff with Thaman's BGM elevating the scenes. ## Directed by Kalees and produced by Atlee in association with Jio Studios and Cine1 Studios, Baby John will see Varun Dhawan playing the role of an ex-cop. Keerthy Suresh (in her Bollywood debut) and Wamiqa Gabbi play the female lead along with Rajpal Yadav in a key role. ## Apart from the main cast, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has a vital cameo role in Baby John and this is said to be one of the major highlights of the film. Recently, five minutes of the film were screened for the distributors and it received a thumping applause all around. ## Baby John is scheduled to hit the big screen on December 25 this year. ## ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Kochi, October 12 - The year 2024 continues to get better and better for the Malayalam film industry with a maximum number of films entering the 100-crore gross club at the worldwide box office and the latest to join the list is Tovino Thomas-fronted Ajayante Randam Moshanam.## The action-adventure was one of the most anticipated big-budget Malayalam titles and it performed on the expected lines. On its 5th Friday (30th day), ARM entered the 100 crore gross club at the worldwide box office, becoming the 5th Malayalam movie of the year to achieve the feat. ## At the domestic box office, ARM has minted approximately 68+ crores gross, including around 62 crores in Kerala. Overseas, the movie has grossed an estimated 32 crores for a worldwide total of 100+ crores in 30 days, making it the second movie Tovino after 2018 - The Film and his solo 100 crores grosser.## As said, ARM is the 8th Malayalam film of all time to enter the 100 crores worldwide gross club and is fifth of 2024 after Manjummel Boys, Premalu, Aadujeevitham - The Goat Life, and Aavesham, to breach the milestone. Before this year, Pulimurugan (2016), Lucifer (2019), and 2018 (2023) were the only Mollywood films to achieve the feat.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, October 11 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama Vettaiyan is heading for a superb first weekend after a very good hold on its second day at the domestic box office. The movie had a very good start with 37 crores gross collection domestically. ## On its second day/first Friday, the movie is holding its ground firmly, especially in the home state, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. According to early estimates, Vettaiyan is expected to gross around 18 crores in Tamil Nadu, dropping under 15% which is a good hold. ## In Karnataka, the movie is estimated to score around 3 crore gross and the gross collection in the same range is expected at the Kerala box office. In Telugu states, the film is estimated to score 2.25-2.50 crores while in the rest of India market is expected to gross around 75 lakh. ## Overall, Vettaiyan is headed for 27-28 crores gross second day at the domestic box office, dropping around 30% which is a good hold. The total India gross collection of the movie after 2 days is around 64+ crores as the opening weekend is expected to be in the range of 115-130 crores gross. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, October 11 - Bollywood star Alia Bhatt returns to the big screen with director Vasan Bala's action thriller Jigra since romantic comedy-drama Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani in July 2023.## Jigra generated decent hype after the trailer release, however, this couldn't turn into box office numbers as the opening of the film is below the mark. According to early estimates, the movie scored in the range of 4.25-4.50 crores on its opening day. ## The opening of Jigra is somehow on the projected lines due to the genre but the presence of Alia was anticipated to bring bigger opening day numbers which couldn't happen. The word of mouth for the movie is mixed and it needs to be seen how it fairs over the Dusshera weekend which is crucial. ## While Jigra fumbles to take a respectable start, Rajkummar Rao and Tripti Dimri's romantic comedy Vicky Vidya ka Woh Wala Video surprises with the bigger opening. The genre has more appeal than that of Jigra and this was clearly visible in the opening day footfalls. ## According to the early estimates, VVKVWV scored 5-5.50 crores net collection on its first day which is a decent to good start. The WOM for the movie is mixed to positive and this should lead to a good first weekend collection. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, October 11 - Superstar Rajinikanth's action drama Vettaiyan, also starring Amitabh Bachchan, scored a big opening of approximately 64 crores at the worldwide box office despite a mid-week release. ## At the domestic box office, the T. J. Gnanavel's directorial grossed a solid approximately 37 crores, including 20.50 crores in Tamil Nadu. Overseas, the movie minted 27 crores ($3.2 million), making it a 64 crores global start which is the second biggest for a Tamil title of 2024. ## Thalapathy Vijay's The Greatest of All Time is the biggest Tamil opener of the year with 100 crores. Among the Indian movies, Vettaiyan is the 6th biggest opener of the year after Kalki 2898 AD, Devara: Part 1, The Goat, Stree 2 and Guntur Kaaram. ## Produced by Lyca Productions, word of mouth is on the positive side for Vettaiyan, especially in the home state and this is leading to a solid hold on its second day. The movie is expected to have a very good weekend due to the festive season and good reception among the audiences. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, October 11 - The folk horror thriller Tumbbad has eased down at the box office after a superb 4-week re-release run which saw it becoming the biggest re-release grosser ever at the Indian box office by a very good margin. ## Directed by Rahi Anil Barve, Tumbbad was re-released on September 13 amid public demand and what followed after that led the trade by surprise. The film almost wiped out its original total collection of approximately 13.50 crores net in the first week only with a superb 13.15 crores net. ## As word of mouth spread, the film maintained a very good hold in the second week with a solid 11.40 crores net, followed by another 4.40 crores net in the third week. In the fourth week, the movie remained over the 1 crore mark and scored approximately 1.65 crore net, for a total re-release collection of approximately 30.50 crores in 4 weeks (28 days). ## This is a very good collection for the genre and a movie which was a flop in its original run back in 2018. Tumbbad has managed to turn the table and also crossed the 50 crores gross mark (52.25 crores) at the worldwide box office, including the 16 crores gross original collection. ## The re-release factor used to work big for the Indian film industry a couple of decades ago and the trend is returning. This year, a few classic Bollywood films got re-released and they turned into a successful venture with Tumbbad scripting history. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, October 11 - Maverick filmmaker Rohit Shetty and the team have announced the re-release of Ajay Devgn-starrer Singham (2011) ahead of the release of Singham Again which is scheduled for Diwali 2024 launch. ## Singham, which was the first movie in Shetty's Cop Universe, will be re-released in cinemas on October 18 across the country. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the movie also stars Kajal Aggarwal, Prakash Raj, Sonali Kulkarni, Sachin Khedekar, Govind Namdev, Ashok Saraf, and Murali Sharma, among others in key roles. ## A remake of the 2010 Tamil film of the same title by Hari, Singham was originally released in July 2011 and was a big box office success. The movie grossed 130 crores at the domestic box office and approximately 20.50 crores overseas for a worldwide total of 150+ crore. It was one of the highest-grossing Indian movies of the year. ## Singham Returns, the sequel was released in 2014 and bettered the box office performance over its predecessor by grossing over 200 crores worldwide. Now, after a decade, the third instalment and easily the biggest in the cop universe is gearing to storm the box office this Diwali on November 1st. ## BEFORE HE COMES WITH HIS FULL FORCE ON DIWALI!Experience how it all began againExperience the mass againExperience the euphoria againExperience #SINGHAM once more before #SINGHAMAGAIN!Re-Releasing in cinemas on 18th OCTOBER pic.twitter.com/YSKm2gsyxh— Reliance Entertainment (@RelianceEnt) October 11, 2024 ## Stay tuned...