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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SS Rajamouli's RRR Officially Submitted For Oscars 2023 Consideration In 15 Categories
1343 days ago
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SS Rajamouli's RRR Officially Submitted For Oscars 2023 Consideration In 15 Categories

Los Angeles, October 6 - SS Rajamouli's global blockbuster RRR is getting hot for the Oscars 2022 season as it has officially been submitted for the biggest awards in 15 categories. "RRR" has been by far India's most celebrated movie internationally as it continues to make noise even 6 months after its original release. ## Hollywood media along with the Indian audience have been cheering for the movie to get the Oscars 2022 nod and the makers are finally going to submit the film in 15 categories for the Academy members to consider. Never in the past, has an Indian movie gotten this much support for the Oscars. ## The film will be submitted in the categories including Best Film, Best Director (Rajamouli), Best Actor (Jr. NTR and Ram Charan), Best Supporting Actor (Ajay Devgn), Best Supporting Actress (Alia Bhatt), and Best Original Song (Nattu Nattu). ## The Hollywood media has been predicting that the movie could get an Oscar nom. for Original Song, Best Director for Rajamouli, and Best Actor for both Jr. NTR and Ram Charan. ## Have a look at the other categories in which the movie will be submitted for the Oscars consideration -## - Best Original Screenplay## - Best Original Score ( MM Keeravani)## - Best Film Editing (A. Sreekar Prasad)## - Best Sound (Raghunath Kemisetty, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe)## - Best Cinematography (K. K. Senthil Kumar)## - Best Production Design (Sabu Cyril)## - Best costume Design (Rama Rajamouli)## - Best Makeup & Hair Styling (Nalla Srinu, Senapathi Naidu)## - Best Visual Effects (V. Srinivas Mohan)## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Godfather And The Ghost Opening Day Early Estimates
1344 days ago
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Box Office: Godfather And The Ghost Opening Day Early Estimates

Hyderabad, October 5 - Megastar Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan's Godfather has taken a very good opening at the box office despite the direct competition with Nagarjuna Akkineni's The Ghost. ## Directed by Mohan Raja, the political action thriller film scored an estimated 20-35 crores gross in both Telugu and Hindi languages. Chiranjeevi's last film Acharya had opened to approx. 43 crores gross but it had no competition.## "Godfather" grossed approx. 10.50 crores worth share collection in the Telugu states on the first day. It has been valued at approx. 90 crores worldwide and will need to hold well for at least two weeks to achieve the break even. Unlike "Acharya", the reviews and audience word of the mouth are positive for "Godfather" and this should help it achieve its target. ## Meanwhile, the Hindi version of the film has underperformed, which was very much expected. As per the early estimates, "Godfather" has minted approx. 80 lakh net in Hindi. The lack of promotion in Hindi and the film being a remake have probably played a part in less footfall for the Hindi version. ## On the other hand, Nagarjuna Akkineni's "The Ghost" takes a decent start considering the clash with "Godfather". Going by the early estimates, the action thriller film has grossed approx. 4-4.50 crores on the first day, including approx. 2 crores share. The movie will need to do extremely well to achieve break-even as the reviews are mixed for the film.## Stay tuned...

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Godfather Review: Moviegoers React To Megastar Chiranjeevi's Political Action Thriller
1344 days ago
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Godfather Review: Moviegoers React To Megastar Chiranjeevi's Political Action Thriller

Hyderabad, October 5 - Megastar Chiranjeevi's much-awaited political action thriller film Godfather is finally out in theaters. Directed by Mohan Raja, the movie is the official remake of the Malayalam blockbuster Lucifer with some changes in the script. ## "Godfather" marks Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's Telugu debut. He is playing an extended cameo role, stepping into the shoes of Prithviraj Sukumaran from the original movie. Nayanthara plays the female lead along with Puri Jagannadh, Satyadev Kancharana, Murali Sharma, and Samuthirakani, among others in key roles. ## The official plot of the film says, "After the death of Andhra Pradesh's C.M P.K.R, Brahma, a mysterious and dangerous man, who is also nicknamed as Godfather, learns that P.K.R's son-in-law, Jaidev, is planning to smuggle narcotics in Hyderabad. Brahma opposes this and becomes an obstacle to Jaidev, who plans to eliminate him. How Brahma foils Jaidev's plan and exposes him forms the crux of the plot". ## Produced by Super Good Films and Konidela Production Company, "Godfather" first reactions have started coming online and they are very encouraging. ## #GodFather Though there are parts where the film feels stretched out and lengthy, the director does a good job of keeping us engaged. Has all the ingredients to become a big success at the box office!!— Venky Reviews (@venkyreviews) October 4, 2022 ## #GodFather First Half: Magical screen presence of Megastar #Chiranjeevi with impactful #Thaman BGM Film is perfectly on track and the changes from original worked well. #Satyadev #Nayanthara 👍 Interval Sallu Bhai 🔥🔥 https://t.co/gjcIZ1o4C5— 𝐁𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 (@BheeshmaTalks) October 5, 2022 ## #Godfather Review: 3.75/5 Perfect and Pure Mass & Family Entatainer Chiranjeevi Swag is Next Level Sallu Bhai did his Roll Perfectly 👍👍#GodFatherReview pic.twitter.com/mN5cV1BD6a— Rusthum (@JanasenaniPK) October 4, 2022 ## #GodFather : Good political drama with @jayam_mohanraja getting his important tweaks right for Telugu audience keeping up the original plot. The duels b/w Chiranjeevi and Satyadev works very well and there are enough moments for fans to celebrate. There's no Tovino's character.— ForumKeralam (@Forumkeralam2) October 4, 2022 ## #GodFather : Nayanthara's presence definitely helps the film. Technical side has done a commendable job. Those who are fans of the orginal and doesn't want any kind of compromises done to that, stay away and those who are okay to watch a more masala version Lucifer can try this.— ForumKeralam (@Forumkeralam2) October 4, 2022 ## #GodFatherReview - A decent watch...Chiranjeevi & Nayanthara are good...Thaman score 👏Salmaan role 😐!!VFX is avg! Climax is a mess, could have been better...An okayish one for #Lucifer diehard fans... It may be good for others...OVERALL DECENT! #GodFather— AB George (@AbGeorge_) October 5, 2022 ## .@ActorSatyaDev stands out though his character turns one note after a point. All the supporting cast delivers. #niravshah visuals are good & so is @MusicThaman BGM.Movie had enough scope to be an intriguing political drama, but unfortunately 3rd act leaves a lot to be desired.— Thyview (@Thyview) October 5, 2022 ## Original #Megastar whom we all missed after he made his comeback into movies is Back again.@jayam_mohanraja proves why he is a master of remakes, SatyaDev looks tough, @MusicThaman is brilliant.@KChiruTweets is Subtle and Powerful.BLOCK BUSTER Written All over.#GodFather— Fukkard (@Fukkard) October 5, 2022 ## #GodFather 1st half Gudi kattandra @MusicThaman em ichavayya BGM asala. Director: Chiru sir meeru "wait cheyali" ani cheppandi.Thaman: aagandi sir, Inka nen chooskunta. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻— Movie lover (@Trivikramnlrfan) October 5, 2022 ## #GodFather much more biggee better than original lucifer. Ample of wow scenes in the movie. BGM chitaka kottadu konni scenes lo. Najabaja adbhutam ga untundi and taar maar song ki aithe nene dance esa #GodFatherReview my rating 3.95/5— Ram (@R_A_M_Ji) October 5, 2022 ## #GodFatherReviewGood 1st Half ✅Powerful 2nd Half 🔥@MusicThaman Bhayya Brought #Diwali Early on #DasaraAll the BGM's are lit 🔥💥🔥💥Greatly Adapted by @jayam_mohanraja ❤️‍🔥Bossu....You are the King and King Maker (Swag and Style )#BossIsBack 🔥 @KChiruTweets Anna 🎯— S S ARAVIND (@aravind3953) October 5, 2022 ## #GodFather interval. This is mental mass stuff from Chiru 🔥 entra indha massu thaman 😦 Boss is back! better than the original in all aspects ❤️#GodFatherReview #GodFatherOnOct5th— கேப்டன் (@captain_harishh) October 4, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Ram Charan Is In The Talks With Director Mohan Raja For 'Dhruva 2'
1345 days ago
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Ram Charan Is In The Talks With Director Mohan Raja For 'Dhruva 2'

Hyderabad, October 4 - Director Mohan Raja is coming with another remake film Godfather with Megastar Chiranjeevi. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters worldwide on October 5th in Telugu and Hindi. Mohan Raja is known as the remake king as 7 of his 9 previous directorial films were remade, and except for one film, all have been big hits at the box office. ## "Godfather" is Mohan Raja's only second Telugu film, despite the fact that he made his debut with the Telugu movie, titled "Hanuman Junction" in 2001. It was his Tamil movie "Thani Oruvan" (the first film with an original story) that was later remade in Telugu with Ram Charan under the title of "Dhruva".## "Dhruva" was released in 2016, and now, Mohan Raja is in talks with Ram Charan for its sequel. The sequel of the movie has been in discussion for a long time now, and now, producer NV Prasad, who produced "Dhruva", confirmed that early development for the sequel. It is not yet confirmed when the film will take off. ## Meanwhile, Ram Charan's film with director Shankar has reportedly been pushed to 2024 as the shoot is getting delayed due to Shankar shooting for Kamal Haasan's "Indian 2". Ram Charan is said to be in the talks with other directors and there is the possibility that he might announce a new film soon and release it in 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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Megastar Chiranjeevi And Salman Khan's 'Godfather' Pre-Release Business Details
1346 days ago
Tollywood

Megastar Chiranjeevi And Salman Khan's 'Godfather' Pre-Release Business Details

Hyderabad, October 3 - Megastar Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan's political action drama film Godfather is getting ready for its worldwide release on October 5 on the occasion of Dussehra. Directed by Mohan Raja, "Godfather" is the official remake of the 2019 Malayalam film "Lucifer". ## Chiranjeevi's last film "Acharya" was bombed at the box office and caused heavy losses to the distributors. This time, the investors haven't gone too far in grabbing the theatrical rights of "Godfather", and as a result, it is the lowest valued Chiranjeevi film in recent years. ## According to the latest Telugu trade reports, "Godfather" pre-release worldwide theatrical business has been valued at Rs. 91 crores. "Acharya" was valued at Rs. 131 crores while "Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy" fetched Rs. 187 crores before release. ## Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana area business of "Godfather" has been valued at Rs. 70.50 crores while Karnataka state and overseas rights have been valued at approx. Rs. 6.50 crores and Rs. 7.50 crores, respectively. The movie will also be released in Hindi and the business for the same along with the rest of India has been valued at 6.50 crores. The movie will reportedly need Rs. 92 crores to be deemed a hit at the box office. ## Chiranjeevi plays the title role in the movie while Salman will feature in an extended cameo in his Telugu debut film. Produced by Super Good Films and Konidela Production Company, the movie also stars Nayanthara as the female lead along with Puri Jagannadh, Satyadev Kancharana, Murali Sharma, and Samuthirakani, among others.## Stay tuned...

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RC15: Ram Charan's Political Thriller Pan India Film With Director Shankar Pushed To 2024
1346 days ago
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RC15: Ram Charan's Political Thriller Pan India Film With Director Shankar Pushed To 2024

Hyderabad, October 3 - Telugu superstar Ram Charan's political action thriller film with director S. Shankar is set to be postponed from its 2023 release. The movie marks their first collaboration and it also stars Kiara Advani as the female lead. ## Tentatively titled RC15, the movie was being shot at a brisk pace, however, the shoot suddenly slowed down after Shankar resumed the shoot of Kamal Haasan's long-delayed Indian 2. It has been reported that Shankar wants to finish "Indian 2" as soon as possible on a priority basis and this has delayed the shooting of Ram Charan's film. ## According to Mirchi 9, Shankar will shoot only two short schedules of "RC15" this year and the remaining portion will be shoot next year. The report says that the movie is unlikely to release next year, and will now hit theaters in 2024, most likely on the Sankranthi occasion. ## With the shoot of "RC15" set to be delayed, it is a possibility that Ram Charan may take another film with a different director. Going by the recent reports, Ram Charan is in talks with multiple directors and likely to announce a new film soon. He was supposed to do a film with Gowtham Tinnauri and that project has reportedly been shelved.## Stay tuned...

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Director Teja Claims Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rise' Was A Flop In Telugu: Report
1347 days ago
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Director Teja Claims Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa - The Rise' Was A Flop In Telugu: Report

Hyderabad, October 2 - Telugu superstar Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna's Pushpa - The Rise was released in December last year and grossed over 360 crores worldwide. The movie did wonders in the dubbed Hindi version and grossed Rs. 125 crores at the domestic box office. ## The producers of the Sukumar-directed film had claimed that the movie was a big blockbuster at the box office. Meanwhile, Telugu filmmaker Teja has made a big remark on the "Pushpa's" box office status and numbers in the Telugu language. ## According to the greatandhra.com report, the "Sita" director has claimed that the Allu Arjun-starrer action drama film was a flop and did not recover its full money in Telugu. He mentioned that many exhibitors in Andhra Pradesh had lost money.## The filmmaker went on to say that the Telugu industry declared it a blockbuster just because it ran well in the Hindi language. Known for straight-forward talking, director Teja also blamed exorbitant prices for food items in multiplexes as the main reason for family audiences staying away from the theaters.## Meanwhile, Teja's next directorial is "Ahimsa", which introduces Rana Daggubati's brother Abhiram Daggubati. It is scheduled to release soon in theaters.## Stay tuned...

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Nagarjuna Akkineni's 'The Ghost' Worldwide Theatrical And Non-Theatrical Rights Sold For A Good Price
1347 days ago
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Nagarjuna Akkineni's 'The Ghost' Worldwide Theatrical And Non-Theatrical Rights Sold For A Good Price

Hyderabad, October 2 - Tollywood veteran Nagarjuna Akkineni's action thriller film The Ghost is getting ready for its worldwide release on October 5. While the promotions are in full swing, "The Ghost" has generated a good buzz through teaser/trailer and other promos. ## "The Ghost" is easily one of the most anticipated films of Nagarjuna in recent years and the same has attracted the eyes of the trade. The film's worldwide theatrical and non-theatrical rights have been sold for a very good price, making it a profitable venture for the makers. ## According to the reports, the producers have pocketed Rs. 22 crores through selling its digital, satellite, and music rights. The theatrical rights have reportedly been sold for Rs. 21.15 crores worldwide. The total Telugu states' theatrical rights have been valued at approx. Rs. 16 crores. ## Directed by Praveen Sattaru, "The Ghost" will clash with Megastar Chiranjeevi's "Godfather" which is also releasing on October 5. Apart from Nagarjuna, the movie also stars Sonal Chauhan as the female lead along with Gul Panag, and Ravi Varma in prominent roles. ## Recently, the makers of The Ghost organized a pre-release event. Akhil Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya attended the event as chief guests. The movie is produced by Sri Venkateswara Cinemas and North Star Entertainment. ## Stay tuned...

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After Blockbuster Response To 'Pokiri', 'Jalsa', And 'Chennakesava Reddy', Telugu Movie 'Aadi' To Re-Release In Cinemas
1350 days ago
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After Blockbuster Response To 'Pokiri', 'Jalsa', And 'Chennakesava Reddy', Telugu Movie 'Aadi' To Re-Release In Cinemas

Hyderabad, September 29 - Some of the all-time blockbuster Telugu movies have been re-released in theaters over the last few months for special purposes and those films got phenomenal responses from the Telugu audience in India and overseas. ## Now, as per the latest reports, plans are being made to re-release Jr. NTR action drama Aadi in cinemas on the occasion of the actor's 22 years in the Telugu film industry. The movie also stars Keerthi Chawla as the female lead.## Directed by V. V. Vinayak, "Aadi" became a huge commercial success upon its release in 2002. The movie grossed approx. 19 crores share and was the second highest-grossing Telugu movie of 2002 after Chiranjeevi's all-time blockbuster "Indra". "Aadi" was one of the few Telugu films to run over 100 days in cinemas.## It is said that the makers are planning a huge and the biggest possible re-release of the movie during the third week of November 2022 in India and overseas. It was produced by Bellamkonda Suresh. ## Meanwhile, apart from "Aadi", Chiranjeevi's "Indra", Pawan Kalyan's "Kushi", and Prabhas' "Billa" will also be re-released in theaters soon. Recently, films like "Jalsa", "Pokiri", "Chennakesava Reddy", and "3 Movie" were re-released and they got excellent responses at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Mega 154' Post Theatrical Streaming Rights Sold To Netflix For Big Price?
1353 days ago
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Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Mega 154' Post Theatrical Streaming Rights Sold To Netflix For Big Price?

Hyderabad, September 26 - Megastar Chiranjeevi's much-awaited Godfather is all set to hit worldwide theaters on October 25 and the preparations for the film's wide release have already started.## After "Godfather", the superstar will headline two more films and both are carrying good buzz among the audience as well as trade. While the shoot of Mega 154, tentivaly titles "Waltair Veerayya", is yet to be done, the film has already sealed the post-theatrical streaming deal at a huge price. ## According to the reports, Netflix has grabbed the post-theatrical streaming rights of this Bobby-directed action thriller film. Netflix has reportedly paid a whopping Rs. 50 crores to grab the rights to the movie that will stream only after 8 weeks of theatrical run. ## "Mega 154" is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and it also stars Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan, and Bobby Simha in prominent roles while Rajendra Prasad and Vennela Kishore play supporting roles. It is scheduled to release on Sankaranthi 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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After 'Jalsa', Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's Classic Blockbuster 'Kushi' To Re-Release In Theaters
1355 days ago
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After 'Jalsa', Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's Classic Blockbuster 'Kushi' To Re-Release In Theaters

Hyderabad, September 24 - A new year treat is awaiting the fans of Powerstar Pawan Kalyan as his classic blockbuster Kushi is gearing up for the re-release in theaters. The actor's "Jasla" special re-release has had great success at the box office recently and the same is expected for "Kushi". ## Directed by S. J. Suryah, "Kushi" will reportedly be re-releasing on the evening of the new year 2023 in India and overseas on a record number of screens. It is said that Phars Films is planning to release the film overseas in as many countries as possible on December 31st, 2022.## It is also reported that some promotional content for Pawan Kalyan's upcoming period action drama film "Hari Hara Veera Mallu" will be added to "Kushi" as both films are produced by AM Ratnam. "Kushi" is one of the most iconic movies in Pawan Kalyan's filmography and its re-release will surely be received in a grander way than Jalsa.## "Kushi", originally released in 2001, is a remake of Suryah's Tamil-language film of the same name. Apart from Pawan Kalyan, the movie also stars Bhumika Chawla as the female lead along with Sivaji, Rajan P. Dev, Nassar, Vijayakumar, Janaki Sabesh, and Sudha, among others in key roles. ## Meanwhile, Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu's new movie titled "Kushi" will be released a week before Pawan Kalyan's movie on December 24. ## Stay tuned...

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Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Chennakesava Reddy' Creates All-Time Re-Release Record In The USA
1355 days ago
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Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Chennakesava Reddy' Creates All-Time Re-Release Record In The USA

Los Angeles, September 24 - Veteran Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna's 2002 blockbuster Chennakesava Reddy is continuing the Telugu movies' re-releases success formula at the box office. ## Directed by V. V. Vinayak, the action drama film, "Chennakesava Reddy" is completing twenty years of its original release on September 25. The makers have planned special shows across Telugu states and in the USA on September 24 to celebrate this special occasion and the response has been phenomenal, to say the least.## Hailed as one of the biggest hits in Balakrishna's career, CKR has created an all-time record for a Telugu re-release movie at the USA box office. As per trade reports, the film was released in 39 locations in the USA and so far grossed $39,054 from 82 shows and sold approx. 3120 tickets. This is said the all-time record for gross collection and number of tickets sold. ## #ChennaKesavaReddy USA Special Shows Gross: $39,054 with 3119 Tickets Sold from 38 Locations and 82 Shows#CKR has broke all the records and is now the All Time Highest Grossing Movie ever for special shows in USA along with the Most Number of Tickets Sold. Incredible!! 🔥👌— Venky Reviews (@venkyreviews) September 24, 2022 ## The film is produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under the Sri Sai Ganesh Productions banner. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in a duel role as Chennakesava Reddy/Bharath Reddy, along with Tabu, and Shriya Saran in prominent roles. Mani Sharma composed the music. ## Stay tuned...

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