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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Superstar Rajinikanth To Headline Two New Films of Lyca Productions
1404 days ago
Kollywood

Superstar Rajinikanth To Headline Two New Films of Lyca Productions

Chennai, October 7 - Superstar Rajinikanth is currently shooting for director Nelson Dilipkumar's Jailer, which is scheduled to release in 2023. It is produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner of Sun Pictures. ## Now, according to the latest reports, the superstar has signed a two-film deal with one of the prominent production houses Lyca Productions. ## While the details about the projects are yet to be revealed, the first film, tentatively titled "Thalaivar 170", will reportedly be directed by Cibi Chakravarthy who recently scored a blockbuster with Sivakarthikeyan's "Don". ## The second film in the deal is likely to be directed by Rajinikanth's daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth, and reports indicate that the Superstar will have a small role in the film and is not playing the lead. The official details will make things clear regarding the same. ## Rajinikanth was last seen in Sun Pictures' "Annaatthe", which was released on Diwali last year. The movie had decent success at the box office. The upcoming movie "Jailer" created curiosity among the fans when it was announced earlier this now. Anirudh Ravichander scored the music for the film. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: PS-1 And Kantara First Thursday Early Estimates
1405 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: PS-1 And Kantara First Thursday Early Estimates

Chennai, October 6 - The epic blockbuster Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 holds strongly on its first Thursday and scored an estimated 13-14 crores, taking a total domestic gross collection to over 215 crores in one week. ## The movie continues to score in the home state, Tamil Nadu as it scored an estimated approx. 9 crores on Thursday. The total collection in the state has reached approx. 140 crores and it is expected to near 200 crores by the end of the second weekend. ## After the original Tamil language, the dubbed Hindi version has been the most fruitful for the movie. It minted 13.4 crores net in the first 6 days and mints approx. 80 lakh more on Thursday. At the worldwide box office, "PS-1" has crossed 330 crores after today's collection. ## Meanwhile, the Kannada movie Kantara has had another big day at the box office and minted an estimated 5.50 crores net on Thursday, dropping just 20% from yesterday. The first-week collection of this Rishab Shetty-starrer has reached approx. 38.50 crores net while worldwide, it is near the 50 crores mark. ## "Kantara" is the best-rated movie of all time on Book My Show and it is performing exceptionally well at the box office. The makers have announced it will release in the Hindi language soon and this could hugely benefit its lifetime run. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: PS-1 Sets All-Time Record In The UK And Beats 'Kabali' In The USA
1405 days ago
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Box Office: PS-1 Sets All-Time Record In The UK And Beats 'Kabali' In The USA

Chennai, October 6 - One of the biggest Indian blockbusters of 2022, Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 has created an all-time record for a Tamil movie in the United Kingdom. ## Directed by Mani Ratnam, the epic period action drama film has become the first Tamil movie to £1 million (Rs. 9.3 crores). The previous record belonged to Kamal Haasan's recently released all-time blockbuster Vikram which grossed £0.881 million (£881K) in its lifetime run. ## "PS-1" took just 6 days to reach 1 million pounds in the UK. Interestingly, "PS-1" is the 43rd highest-grossing Indian film of all-time and the fourth of 2022 to score £1 million in the UK, after the highest-grossing Indian film of 2022 KGF: Chapter 2 (£1.15M), the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of the year, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (£1.03M), and RRR (£1.03M). ## Meanwhile, after breaking the Tamil movie record in the UK, "PS-1" is now on its way to becoming the biggest Tamil grosser in the USA as well. The movie has overtaken Rajinikanth's Kabali ($4.58M) for the second biggest movie with $4.64 million in the USA. Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's 2.0 is the biggest Tamil movie there with $5.51 million. ## Produced by Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions, "PS-1" has also crossed Rs. 300 crores mark at the worldwide box office in just 6 days. It is the sixth Indian and second Tamil movie of 2022 to breach the box office milestone. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: PS-1 And Kantara First Wednesday Early Estimates
1406 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: PS-1 And Kantara First Wednesday Early Estimates

Chennai, October 5 - Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions' epic period action drama film Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 has crossed 300 crores at the worldwide box office through the first Wednesday (6 days). ## The Mani Ratnam-directed film scored an estimated 24 crores gross on its first Monday, dropping approx. 7% from Tuesday. The total domestic gross collection has also crossed the 200 crores mark, for approx. 201 crores. "PS-1" is the second Tamil movie of 2022 to score 200 crores gross domestically.## Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel of the same name, "Ponniyin Selva - 1" continues to score big in the home state, Tamil Nadu as it grossed an estimated 17.50 crores more on Wednesday, pushing total collection in TN to over 130 crores in just 6 days. ## With the way "PS-1" is performing in Tamil Nadu, it is looking a sure shot 200 crores grosser in the state, which will make it the first ever film to achieve the feat. The movie is equally strong overseas for an estimated 115 crores gross till now, helping worldwide gross collection to reach over 315 crores after Wednesday.## Meanwhile, the Kannada movie Kantara is taking maximum use of the size of its release and turned out to be a massive blockbuster just like "PS-1". Kannada films have had great success this year, and "Kantara" is another huge blockbuster on the list. ## The Rishab Shetty-starrer has grossed approx. 32 crores in the first five days, and it grossed an estimated 10.20 crores on its first Wednesday. Today is the film's biggest day so far and this takes the total worldwide collection to approx. 42 crores. It will reach 50 crores by tomorrow and a day after.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: PS-1 First Tuesday Early Estimates
1407 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: PS-1 First Tuesday Early Estimates

Chennai, October 4 - Tamil blockbuster Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 is a one-horse race at the box office and is racing towards the 300 crores mark globally. ## Directed by Mani Ratnam, the movie has another massive day at the domestic box office, as it grossed an estimated 26-28 crores on its first Tuesday, jumping over 20% from Monday. The total domestic gross collection has reached approx. 180 crores in just 5 days. ## As reported earlier, "PS-1" has crossed 100 crores gross mark in Tamil Nadu state and becomes the fastest film ever to achieve the milestone. It collects an estimated 19 crores on Tuesday, for a total of approx. 114 crores gross in the state. ## Meanwhile, the Hindi version of the film is surprisingly doing well and witnesses a jump of over 30% on its 5th day for an estimated 1.90 crores gross, pushing the total collection to approx 13.40 crores gross in the dubbed version. Worldwide, "PS-1" has grossed an estimated 284 crores (not counting the overseas total on Tuesday). It will breach the 300 crores mark by tomorrow.## The movie is produced by Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions and stars an ensemble cast including Jayam Ravi, Vikram, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Trisha Krishnan, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Ponniyin Selvan 1 To Become Fastest Film Ever To Reach 100 Crores In Tamil Nadu
1407 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: Ponniyin Selvan 1 To Become Fastest Film Ever To Reach 100 Crores In Tamil Nadu

Chennai, October 4 - It has been an excellent year for the Tamil film industry so far at the box office. The Tamil cinema has seen 6 films crossing the 100 crores mark at the worldwide box office in 2022, and the latest on the list is maverick filmmaker Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 which is re-writing records for an Indian film. ## The cinematic adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel of the same name is on a rampage mode in the home state, Tamil Nadu where the film had a record-breaking opening weekend. Now, there is another record-awaiting for film in the state and that is getting the honor of becoming the fastest film ever to reach 100 crores in Tamil Nadu. ## "Ponniyin Selvan 1" has grossed approx. 95 crores in Tamil Nadu in the first 4 days, and today, it will enter the prestigious 100 crores club in the movie-loving state, which will make it the fastest film ever to enter the 100 crores club. The previous record belongs to Kamal Haasan's "Vikram" which reached the milestone in 7 days. ## Produced by Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions, "PS-1" has also crossed the 250 crores mark at the worldwide box office in just 4 days and is on its way to entering the 300 crores club within a week. Going by the current trend, "PS-1" is looking to become the second highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time, finishing ahead of "Vikram", which grossed approx. 414 crores worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'PS-1' First Monday Early Estimates
1408 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'PS-1' First Monday Early Estimates

Chennai, October 3 - Mani Ratnam's epic period action drama film Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 is re-writing box office records for a Tamil movie and putting up a remarkable show. ## After the record-breaking opening weekend, the cinematic adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel of the same name, witnesses an excellent hold on its first Monday as it drops just around 50% from Sunday. It grossed an estimated 23 crores for all languages, pushing total domestic gross collection to over 150 crores. ## In Tamil Nadu, "PS-1" is going berserk. After grossing a record-breaking 78.9 crores in the opening weekend, the movie scored an estimated 17 crores on Monday, taking the total gross collection to over 95 crores in the state. It will break into 100 crores by tomorrow and going by the latest trend, "PS-1" might become the first film ever to reach 200 crores in TN. ## Produced by Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions, the "PS-1" original Tamil version has crossed 100 crores net, including an estimated 16 crores on Monday. The Hindi version too is proving a succesful venture approx. 10 crores net in 4 days. The Telugu and Kannada version have also crossed 15 crores net mark. ## "PS-1" is Mani Ratnam's biggest-grosser ever, in fact, it is his first 100 crores worldwide grosser which it acheived in less than two days. Including the estimated total on Monday, "PS-1" has crossed 250 crores mark and is on its way to become the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'PS-1' And 'Kantara' First Sunday Early Estimates
1409 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'PS-1' And 'Kantara' First Sunday Early Estimates

Chennai, October 2 - Mani Ratnam's blockbuster title Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 is on a rampage mode at the domestic box office and has a bigger third day than the opening day collection. ## The movie, based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel of the same name, registered excellent occupancy throughout the first weekend as it surpassed 200 crores at the worldwide box office in just 3 days. It scored an estimated 43-45 crores gross on its first Sunday, pushing the total domestic box office to approx. 125 crores. ## The epic period action drama film has created an all-time record in Tamil Nadu for the opening weekend. With an estimated 27 crores gross on its third day, the movie's total gross collection in the state has reached approx. 78 crores which is the highest ever first weekend total in the state. ## The dubbed Hindi version of the film continues to see an upward trend and scored an estimated 3.50 crores net on Sunday. The total Hindi collection has reached approx. 8.50 crores net (10 crores gross). The advance booking for Monday is also good, confirming the film's blockbuster status. ## On the other hand, the Kannada film industry has another blockbuster in its hands in 2022 in the form of Rishab Shetty's Kantara. The movie is building up on strong word of mouth and looking unstoppable at the Kannada box office. ## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" scored a jump of over 70% on the second day, and witnessed another jump of approx. 25% on Sunday for an estimated 8.50 crores net. The total net collection has reached about 19.10 crores (22.30 crores gross). It is heading towards a big blockbuster success. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'PS-1' And 'Kantara' First Saturday Early Estimates
1410 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'PS-1' And 'Kantara' First Saturday Early Estimates

Chennai, October 1 - Filmmaker Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 scores another big day at the domestic box office, after taking the biggest opening for a Tamil title in 2022. It grossed a bombastic Rs. 83.60 crores worldwide, including Rs. 42.80 crores, and continues its dominance on the second day. ## The movie witnesses a slight drop of approx. 10% (expected) for an estimated Rs. 38-40 crores gross on its first Saturday (second day). In Tamil Nadu, the movie grossed an estimated Rs. 23 crores, dropping approx. 14% from the opening day. The total domestic gross after two days stands at approx. 81 crores.## The epic period action drama film, based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel of the same name, is Mani Ratnam's first 100 crores worldwide grosser. "PS-1" is the biggest Tamil to date with an estimated budget of 500 crores for both parts (PS-2 will release 6-9 months after the first part). ## Meanwhile, the Kannada movie Kantara, starring Rishab Shetty, witnesses a big jump on the second day. It is one of the highest-rated Kannada movies of all time and super positive word of mouth is coming into the play big time. ## Written and directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by Hombale Films, "Kantra" grossed 4.60 crores on the first day at the domestic box office. With a jump of approx. 65%, the movie minted an estimated 7.70 crores on the first Saturday. The total domestic collection of the film stands at approx. 12.30 crores gross in two days. ## The movie is looking unstoppable at the moment and heading towards a big hit in its lifetime run. With the festive season ahead, both "PS-1" and "Kantara" are expected to take full advantage. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'PS-1' Becomes Biggest Tamil Opener Worldwide In 2022
1410 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'PS-1' Becomes Biggest Tamil Opener Worldwide In 2022

Chennai, October 1 - The cinematic adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan has brought up the charm to the box office. ## Directed by maverick Mani Ratnam, Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 records the biggest opening for a Tamil movie at the worldwide box office. The movie grossed ₹ 42.8 crores at the domestic box office, including ₹ 26.95 crores in Tamil Nadu alone for all languages. It is the third biggest in TN in 2022 after "Beast" and "Valimai". ## "PS-1" has equally been strong at the overseas box office on the first day. The overseas collection of the film came way above the projection with approx. ₹ 40.80 crores gross. The total opening day worldwide gross collection of the film is ₹ 83.60 crores, which is the highest for a Tamil film in 2022. The previous highest was "Beast" with ₹ 82.40 crores.## Check out detailed collection report - Click here## Produced by Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions, "PS-1" is also the third biggest opener of all time in Tamil cinema. The top two positions are secured with Rajinikanth's "2.0" and "Kabali". The Mani Ratnam-directed movie exceeded expectations on the first day despite mixed reviews and advance booking for the remaining weekend is super solid. ## The film stars an ensemble cast of Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Rahman, and R. Parthiban. The music is composed by A. R. Rahman, with cinematography handled by Ravi Varman, editing done by A. Sreekar Prasad, and production design by Thota Tharani. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'PS-1' And 'Kantara' Opening Day Early Estimates
1411 days ago
Kollywood

Box Office: 'PS-1' And 'Kantara' Opening Day Early Estimates

Chennai, September 30 - Maverick filmmaker Mani Ratnam's dream project, Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 has taken a bombastic start at the domestic box office. ## The epic period action drama film, based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel of the same name, is touted to be the biggest film in Tamil cinema and has been one of the most anticipated movies of the year. The movie started on a fantastic note in the morning and it kept improving as the day progressed despite the mixed to positive reviews from critics.## "PS-1" was expected to take a big opening and it has managed to live up to those expectations as early estimates suggest 45-48 crores gross on an opening day for all languages. In Tamil Nadu, the movie scored an estimated 27 crores gross, which is the third highest in 2022 after Thalapathy Vijay's "Beast" and Ajith Kumar's "Valimai". The final number could be higher or lower, which remains to see.## On the other hand, the Kannada movie Kantara, fronted by Rishab Shetty, has taken a very good start at the box office. Produced by Hombale Films, "Kantara" has scored an estimated 4 crores gross on the first day despite the limited number of shows due to other releases. ## "Kantara" has been the best movie of the day along with "Vikram Vedha" as far as the critical acclaim is concerned. Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, "Kantara" started on a decent note but showed an incredible jump as the day progressed and as a result, the evening and night shows are going houseful. If the early indication has anything to go by, "Kantara" is on its way to becoming a word-of-mouth sensation. ## Stay tuned...

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'PS-1' Becomes The Second Tamil Movie To Cross $1M In The USA For Premiere
1411 days ago
Kollywood

'PS-1' Becomes The Second Tamil Movie To Cross $1M In The USA For Premiere

Los Angeles, September 30 - Filmmaker Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 has crossed $1 million in the USA for premiere shows. It has become the second Tamil movie of all time to achieve this milestone after Rajinikanth's Kabali, which grossed $2 million. ## Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan, the film's reported gross collection in the USA for premieres is $1.02 million from 416 locations. The movie witnessed a significant jump in advance sales in the last 48 hours to breach the $1 million mark. The premiere numbers are likely to be finished at over $1.10 million. ## Sarigama Cinemas is the USA distributing partner of the film and it is reported that the studio has allocated Premium Large Format screens like IMAX, XD, RPX, etc. for the entire first week in the USA for "PS-1". The advance booking for the first full day is also good. ## Meanwhile, the movie is getting mixed to positive response from critics and the general audience alike in India. It is expected to score big numbers for the first day, both at the domestic and overseas box office. The advance booking for the second day in India is also very good. ## Produced by Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions, "PS-1" tells the story of the early life of Arulmozhivarman, who would become the great Chola emperor Rajaraja I (947–1014). The film stars an ensemble cast of Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, and Sobhita Dhulipala among others.## Stay tuned...

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