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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Veera Simha Reddy To Create New Box Office Record For Nandamuri Balakrishna
1245 days ago
Tollywood

Veera Simha Reddy To Create New Box Office Record For Nandamuri Balakrishna

Hyderabad, January 12 - Veteran Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna's much-anticipated action drama film Veera Simha Reddy hits the big screen today during Sankranthi 2023 weekend. The Gopichand Malineni's directorial also stars Shruti Haasan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Honey Rose, and Duniya Vijay in pivotal roles. ## "Veera Simha Reddy" is the first film for NBK after his biggest blockbuster "Akhanda" which was released in 2021. The anticipation for the movie has been huge which was clearly visible in the advance booking response which is the highest for any Indian film this year. ## Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, "Veera Simha Reddy" advance booking for the opening day was a little over 16 crores gross, which is the new record for NBK. The movie opens to packed shows across Telugu states and other Indian states, indicating a massive opening for the film. ## Going by the advance booking and the early response, it is certain that "Veera Simha Reddy" will create a new box office record for Nandamuri Balakrishna's film. As of now, "Akhanda" is the biggest opener for NBK with approx. 25 crores gross. "Veera Simha Reddy" is looking to score around 30 crores plus opening at the domestic box office. ## The reviews for the movie and audiences' word of mouth seem to be on the mixed to the positive side after the early morning shows. However, "Veera Simha Reddy" should get the benefit of the Sankranthi festival and the star power of God of Masses NBK. It will, however, have to face competition with Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja's "Waltair Veerayya" which is releasing on January 13. ## Stay tuned...

'Naatu Naatu' From 'RRR' Wins Golden Globe Award For Best Original Song
1246 days ago
Tollywood

'Naatu Naatu' From 'RRR' Wins Golden Globe Award For Best Original Song

California, January 11 - SS Rajamouli's RRR has created history at the prestigious Golden Globe Awards 2023. ## RRR won the Golden Globes for Best Original song for dance number of the year Naatu Naatu, becoming the first Asian song ever to win this prestigious award. The song is composed by music director MM Keeravaani and penned by Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj. ## And the GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG Goes to #NaatuNaatu #GoldenGlobes #GoldenGlobes2023 #RRRMovie pic.twitter.com/CGnzbRfEPk— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) January 11, 2023 ## "Naatu Naatu" was nominated in the original song category with "Carolina" from "Where the Crawdads Sing" music by Taylor Swift; "Ciao Papa" from "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" music by Alexandre Desplat; "Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick" music by Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice and "Lift Me Up" from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson. ## Stay tuned...

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Crosses Another Box Office Milestone In Japan
1248 days ago
Tollywood

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Crosses Another Box Office Milestone In Japan

Tokyo, January 9 - SS Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR is having a very good run at the Japan box office. The period action drama was released on October 21 in Japan and since then, it is seeing a steady collection week after week. ## Starring Jr. NTR and Ram Charan, "RRR" has already become the highest-grossing Indian film in Japan by crossing Rajinikanth's blockbuster "Muthu", and now, it has breached another major box office milestone there.## "RRR" has crossed ¥500 million in Japan, becoming the first-ever Indian film to achieve the feat. It is currently in its 12th week and has grossed approx. 505 million Yen or Rs. 31.45 crores so far with 3.34 lakh footfalls. The movie grossed around 8 million Yen on its 12th weekend. ## Produced by DVV Entertainment, the film has grossed approx. 1150 crores worldwide, including approx. 905 crores gross at the domestic box office. Apart from Japan, the movie is also getting screened in the USA currently on-demand and the shows are getting sold out within minutes. ## Stay tuned...

Telugu Version Of Thalapathy Vijay's 'Varisu' Postponed
1248 days ago
Tollywood

Telugu Version Of Thalapathy Vijay's 'Varisu' Postponed

Hyderabad, January 9 - Thalapathy Vijay's much-anticipated family drama film Varisu is gearing up for its wide release on January 11. It will be clashing with Ajith Kumar's "Thunivu" at the box office and both movies are expected to take huge starts at the box office. ## Meanwhile, the Telugu version of "Varisu", titled Vaarasudu will not be released simultaneously with the original Tamil version. As announced by producer Dil Raju, "Vaarasudu" will be released on January 14 as there is still some work left to do on it. ## The official announcement regarding the "Vaarasudu" postponement was made during the press meet today with producer Dil Raju and director Vamshi Paidipally. The postponement of the movie might prove to be bone for Telugu biggies, "Veera Simha Reddy" and "Waltair Veeraya" which are also releasing this Pongal festival. ## "Varisu" is a family action drama film, directed by Vamshi Paidipally. Rashmika Mandanna plays the female lead role alongside R. Sarathkumar, Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Shaam, and Khushbu, among others in key roles. The movie carries very good buzz and the advance booking is also strong which indicates a big opening for it. ## Stay tuned...

'Kadaisi Vivasayi' And 'RRR' Feature In Letterboxd's Highest-Rated Films Worldwide In 2022
1251 days ago
Tollywood

'Kadaisi Vivasayi' And 'RRR' Feature In Letterboxd's Highest-Rated Films Worldwide In 2022

Chennai, January 6 - Director M. Manikandan's Tamil-language drama film Kadaisi Vivasayi (The last farmer) is the second highest-rated film worldwide on Letterboxd, an acclaimed online social networking service focused on sharing opinions about, and love of film. ## Produced by Vijay Sethupathi Productions and 7Cs Entertainment "Kadaisi Vivasayi" was released in February last year and won critical acclaim though it was a box office failure. It stars an eighty-five-year-old farmer named Nallandi and features Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu in supporting roles. ## On Letterboxd, "Kadaisi Vivasayi" has been rated 4.3 stars out of 5 based on approx. 3000 verified ratings. It is the second most-rated movie worldwide, behind "Everything Everywhere All at Once" which got a 4.4 average rating. ## The second Indian film in the highest-rated films worldwide on Letterboxd is SS Rajamouli's global blockbuster RRR which secures 8th spot with 4.2 stars based on approx. 100K ratings. The period fictional action drama film has been one of the biggest success stories worldwide, both commercially and critically. ## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" is a fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s. Telugu superstars Jr. NTR and Ram Charan play the leading roles with Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn featuring in the extended cameos.## Stay tuned...

NTR 30: Janhvi Kapoor To Play Female Lead Opposite Jr. NTR In Koratala Siva's Film
1251 days ago
Tollywood

NTR 30: Janhvi Kapoor To Play Female Lead Opposite Jr. NTR In Koratala Siva's Film

Mumbai, January 6 - Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor is all set to mark her Tollywood debut opposite superstar Jr. NTR in his next action thriller film with director Koratal Siva. Tentatively titled NTR 30, the movie begins filming next month and will be hitting theaters worldwide in April next year. ## Janhvi Kapoor has been in talks to star in NTR 30 for a long time and she finally reportedly signed the film recently and will be shooting for the movie after completing Dharma Productions' "Mr. & Mrs. Mahi". Janhvi has time and again expressed her wish to do a film with Jr. NTR and she finally is getting the big opportunity with him in one of the most anticipated Pan India films. ## "NTR 30" marks Jr. NTR's next project after the massive worldwide success of SS Rajamouli's "RRR" which not only won him commercial success but also gave him critical acclaim at the Pan India level as well as in the West. The upcoming movie also reunites him with director Korala Siva after 7 years of their massive blockbuster "Janatha Garage" (2016).## Janhvi Kapoor, on the other hand, was supposed to do Homi Adajania's crime thriller "Murder Mubarak", but now she reportedly backed out of it due to "NTR 30" and both films will be shot during the same time period. Apart from "Mr. & Mrs. Mahi", the actress also has Nitesh Tiwari's "Bawaal" with Varun Dhawan. She is also in talks to star in the "Tezaab" remake with Ranveer Singh. ## Stay tuned...

PEN Studio Announces Hindi Theatrical Release of Nandamuri Balakrishna's Blockbuster 'Akhanda'
1253 days ago
Tollywood

PEN Studio Announces Hindi Theatrical Release of Nandamuri Balakrishna's Blockbuster 'Akhanda'

Mumbai, January 4 - Director Boyapati Srinu's Telugu action drama film Akhanda, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna is all set to release in the dubbed Hindi version on January 20.## "Akhanda" was originally released on December 2, 2021, and went to gross over 100 crores at the box office. It is NBK's biggest grosser and now, the film is getting its Hindi release, more than a year after the original release. ## Film producer Dr. Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios acquired the Hindi rights. The studio announced the Hindi release via Twitter and also confirmed that the trailer would be released on January 5 at 12 PM. ## We are proud to present to you #AKHANDA (In Hindi) The most anticipated action drama. 💥💪🏼Trailer out tomorrow at 12 PM.#AkhandaInHindi releasing in theatres near you on Jan 20th.#NandamuriBalaKrishna @itsmepragya @jayantilalgada @isajidqureshi #BoyapatiSreenu #PenMovies pic.twitter.com/NRTMQo97Aw— PEN INDIA LTD. (@PenMovies) January 4, 2023 ## "Akhanda" is produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy under the banner of Dwaraka Creations. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role alongside Pragya Jaiswal, Jagapathi Babu, and Srikanth. The soundtrack album and film score is composed by Thaman S. ## Stay tuned...

Pawan Kalyan's 'Kushi' Re-Release Scores Really Well In The First 3 Days
1254 days ago
Tollywood

Pawan Kalyan's 'Kushi' Re-Release Scores Really Well In The First 3 Days

Hyderabad, January 3 - Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan's classic blockbuster Kushi is having a very good second outing at the box office. The film was re-released recently in limited theaters and is performing better than most of the new releases. ## Directed by S. J. Suryah, "Kushi" had the biggest first day for a Telugu re-released film with a worldwide gross collection of approx. 4.30 crores. The opening-day box office numbers of "Kushi" were pretty impressive considering the fact that the movie was originally released more than 20 years ago in 2021. ## After the big first day, "Kushi" did well on the second day as well by grossing approx. 1.60 crores worldwide. It collected another apporx. 70 lakh on Monday worldwide. The total worldwide collection for "Kushi" re-release is approx. 6.60 crores, including approx. 5.70 crores from Telugu states. ## The first three days' box office collection of "Kushi" is higher than all the new released Telugu films this past weekend, speaks the volume of Pawan Kalyan's star power. Also, it is important to note that the previous biggest opening day record for a Telugu re-released movie also belonged to Pawan Kalyan whose "Jalsa" (re-released in Sept. 2022) grossed approx. 2.60 crores worldwide. ## Produced by A.M. Ratnam, "Kushi" will stay in theaters for at least one week and it is expected to score a good number of collections which will go to charity work.## Stay tuned...

Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Much-Awaited 'Shaakuntalam' Gets A Release Date
1255 days ago
Tollywood

Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Much-Awaited 'Shaakuntalam' Gets A Release Date

Hyderabad, January 2 - One of the most anticipated Indian films of the year, lady superstar Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Shaakuntalam finally gets its release date after multiple delays. ## Directed by Gunasekhar, "Shaakuntalam" is a mythological love story drama film. It is made on a huge scale as one of the epic love stories ever in Indian cinema. Based on a popular play Shakuntala by Kalidasa, the film narrates the love tale of Shakuntala and her husband Dushyanta. ## Samantha Ruth Prabha plays the titular role of Shakuntala and Dev Mohan as Dushyanta, the king of Puru Dynasty along with Mohan Babu, Gautami, Aditi Balan, and Ananya Nagalla in supporting roles. Allu Arjun's daughter, Allu Arha also makes her acting debut with this film. ## On January 2, Monday, Samantha took to Twitter and announced with a new poster that the movie will be hitting theaters worldwide on February 17, 2023, also in 3D. It will be released in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada languages. It is produced by Neelima Guna and will be distributed by Dil Raju's Sri Venkateswara Creations.## Witness the #EpicLoveStory #Shaakuntalam in theatres from Feb 17th 2023 Worldwide! Also in 3D 🦢@Gunasekhar1 @ActorDevMohan #ManiSharma @neelima_guna @GunaaTeamworks @SVC_official @neeta_lulla @tipsofficial #MythologyforMilennials #ShaakuntalamOnFeb17 pic.twitter.com/dwOEdsKCna— Samantha (@Samanthaprabhu2) January 2, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Nani 30: Telugu Star Nani And Mrunal Thakur Team Up For The First Time
1256 days ago
Tollywood

Nani 30: Telugu Star Nani And Mrunal Thakur Team Up For The First Time

Hyderabad, January 1 - Telugu star Nani celebrated the new year 2023 with the announcement of his 30th film, to be directed by debutant Shouryuv. The announcement of the movie was made official with a glimpse video. ## Tentatively titled Nani30, the movie will feature Mrunal Thakur as the female lead and this will be her first film with Nani and second in Telugu after the blockbuster film "Sita Ramam". Nani 30 will be produced by Mohan Cherukuri (CVM), Dr. Vijender Reddy Teegala, and Murthy K S. ## The makers of New Year released a video, unveiling the world of #Nani30. The video shows Nani sitting on top of a building and clicking photos while discussing with his on-screen daughter about his next project. Nani says he will be shaving his beard as well as his mustache which he grew for Dasara.## The glimpse video gives the impression that the movie will be an emotional family entertainer with a different concept and father-daughter bonding is going to be the USP. While announcing the movie, the makers also confirmed the other cast and crew members. ## Sanu John Varughese ISC will be cranking the camera and this will be his third movie with Nani, after hit films "Jersey" and "Shyam Singha Roy". Popular Malayalam composer Hesham Abdul Wahab of Hridayam fame scores the music and his background score while Praveen Anthony is the editor and Jothish Shankar is the production designer, Satish EVV is the executive producer along with creative producer Bhanu Dheeraj Rayudu. ## NANI - MRUNAL THAKUR: NANI30 FIRST GLIMPSE UNVEILS… #Nani and #MrunalThakur team up for the first time for #Nani30 [not titled yet]… Debutant #Shouryuv directs the #Telugu film… #FirstGlimpse [with #English subtitles]… pic.twitter.com/TaKN8Txu2U— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 1, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Pawan Kalyan's 'Kushi' Re-Release Breaks Box Office Records
1256 days ago
Tollywood

Pawan Kalyan's 'Kushi' Re-Release Breaks Box Office Records

Hyderabad, January 1 - Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan has proved his might at the box office again as his classic blockbuster film Kushi breaks records upon its re-release in theaters on December 31, 2022.## Directed by S. J. Suryah, "Kushi", which was originally released in 2001, got re-released on December 31st and scored a record-breaking collection at the worldwide box office on its first day. The movie records 1.65 crores gross in the Nizam area, which is the biggest ever for a re-released Telugu film. ## In Telugu states, "Kushi" grossed approx. 3.60 crores (revised) on the opening day, which is again an all-time record for a re-released film, beating Pawan Kayan's "Jalsa" which grossed approx. 2.60 crores on the first day. Worldwide, "Kushi" minted approx. 4.10 crores gross (revised), again beating "Jalsa's" 3.20 crores gross for record collection. ## Produced by A.M. Ratnam, "Kushi" will stay in theaters for at least one week and it is expected to score a good number of collections which will go to charity work. The opening of the "Kushi" re-release is biggest than the most of new films post the covid-19 pandemic which shows the star power of Pawan Kalyan. ## The movie is the remake of Suryah's own Tamil-language film of the same name. It stars Pawan Kalyan and Bhumika Chawla in the leading roles along with Sivaji and Nassar, among others in key roles. Mani Sharma provided the score and soundtrack. ## Stay tuned...

NTR30: Jr. NTR's Much Awaited Actioner With Koratala Siva To Release In April 2024
1256 days ago
Tollywood

NTR30: Jr. NTR's Much Awaited Actioner With Koratala Siva To Release In April 2024

Hyderabad, January 1 - Superstar Jr. NTR's highly-anticipated action thriller film with director Koratala Siva is all set to kick-start filming from February 2023, the makers announced on the first day of 2023. ## The Pan India film, written and directed by Koratala Siva, has been in pre-production work for a long time and the makers are finally happy with the output of the script. The movie has also been announced to hit theaters on April 5, 2024, in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada languages. ## "NTR 30" is produced by NTR Arts, Yuvasudha Arts, and MSK Films. Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor is said to be the female lead opposite NTR in the movie. The movie marks the second collaboration of Jr. NTR and Koratala Siva after the blockbuster "Janatha Garage". Anirudh is on board to compose the music.## A man's fury is the cure for a disease called courage 🔥🔥#NTR30 in cinemas on April 5th, 2024 💥Shoot begins next month 💥Happy New Year ❤️@tarak9999 #KoratalaSiva @NANDAMURIKALYAN @anirudhofficial @RathnaveluDop @sreekar_prasad @sabucyril @YuvasudhaArts pic.twitter.com/EleAsoa3JZ— NTR Arts (@NTRArtsOfficial) January 1, 2023 ## Stay tuned...