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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Box Office: Vijay Deverakonda's 'Liger' Set To Take A Record-Breaking Opening
1448 days ago
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Box Office: Vijay Deverakonda's 'Liger' Set To Take A Record-Breaking Opening

Hyderabad, August 24 - The booming Telugu box office is set to get a further boost with the much-anticipated release of heartthrob Vijay Deverakonda's Liger, scheduled to hit worldwide theaters on August 25. The re-release buzz around the movie suggests that it has the potential to lead Deverakonda into the elite league of Telugu stars. ## Directed by Puri Jagannadh, "Liger" is almost certain to take the biggest opening of Vijay Deverakonda's career, and how much it will be big, will be known by tomorrow. The advance booking trend of the film in Telugu is excellent with close to 7.50 crores gross already for the first day with an overall advance booking is approx. 8 crores for all languages. ## "Liger" is on course to become the biggest Telugu opener for a Tier-2 hero. Vijay Deverakonda's growth as an actor has been tremendous over the year and "Liger" is the film that could give him the edge over his contemporaries as far as the box office pull is concerned.## Produced by Dharma Productions and Puri Connects, "Liger" is getting an excellent response at the USA box office and it is expected to score $500+K through premieres only. Going by the trend, the film is all set to score 18-19 crores share the collection, including 12-13 crores in Telugu states. The other versions including Hindi are having a slow response but could grow exponentially over the weekend if the talk is positive. ## The sports action drama film stars Vijay Deverakonda as the titular MMA fighter boxer alongside Ananya Panday, Ramya Krishna, Ronit Roy, and Vishu Reddy in pivotal roles. American boxer Mike Tyson plays an extended cameo, thus making his acting debut in Indian cinema.## Stay tuned...

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Allu Aravind Opens Up On Rumoured Rift Between Allu Arjun And Ram Charan
1449 days ago
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Allu Aravind Opens Up On Rumoured Rift Between Allu Arjun And Ram Charan

Hyderabad, August 24 - For the past few years, rumors are making noise that all is not well between two superstars of the Mega family, Allu Arjun and Ram Charan. While the actors never spoke anything against each other, it is their fans who have often been fighting against each other on social media. ## Hashtags about Allu Arjun and Ram Charan's personal lives have been trending on Twitter time and again and the same was observed a few days back when the obscene tweets and memes were created by both parties to target each other's, favorite mega hero. ## Meanwhile, Allu Arjun's father Allu Arvind doesn't believe there is any rift between the two superstars. The producer at Geetha Arts Allu Arvind was speaking to the Telugu media a couple of days ago on the occasion of Megastar Chiranjeevi's birthday. ## During the interaction with the media, the producer said that Chiranjeevi is a godly figure to Allu Arjun and he will always respect him. Allu Arjun even wished "the one and only megastar" Chiranjeevi on his birthday. He also said that the rivalry between Charan and Bunny is limited to online only but when it comes to family, they are all one and will always be. ## Meanwhile, on the work front, Allu Arjun will soon start the shooting of the highly-awaited Pan India biggie "Pushpa - The Rule", which was launched officially on August 23. Ram Charan, on the other hand, is already shooting for director Shankar's political action thriller "RC15", which will release in February/March next year. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Blockbusters 'Sita Ramam', 'Bimbisara', And 'Karthikeya 2' Crosses Combine 200 Crores Worldwide Gross
1449 days ago
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Box Office: Blockbusters 'Sita Ramam', 'Bimbisara', And 'Karthikeya 2' Crosses Combine 200 Crores Worldwide Gross

Hyderabad, August 23 - The Telugu film industry has delivered three blockbusters in the month of August 2022 in the form of Sita Ramam, Bimbisara, and Karthikeya 2. This is probably the first time in many years that the Telugu industry has delivered three big blockbusters at the box office. ## The three aforementioned films have crossed 200 crores at the worldwide box office, the first time for Telugu movies since May this year when Mahesh Babu's "Sarkaru Vaari Paata" was released. In August, actor Nikhil Siddhartha's sensational blockbuster "Karthikeya 2" is leading the pack, scoring approx. 35% of total gross collection worldwide. ## The mystical action-adventure film has grossed 74.2 crores in 10 days, including 63.8 crores at the domestic box office. The movie opened to very good positive reviews from critics and audiences which transformed into big box office numbers. "Karthikeya 2" also becomes the highest-grossing film of Nikhil's career.## The second highest-grossing Telugu movie this month is director Hanu Raghvapudi's period romantic drama film "Sita Ramam". The Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur, and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer has been the most loved film of the month and has grossed approx. 66 crores so far in 18 days and still going strong.## The third big Telugu blockbuster of the month is Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's time travel fantasy action film "Bimbisara". It was one of the most hyped tier-2 Telugu movies and it also performed accordingly, becoming the biggest grosser of Kalyan Ram's career. Released on the same day as "Sita Ramam", the Mallidi Vassishta-directed is a little behind the former and has grossed approx. 60 crores so far.## The combined budget of all three films is around 80 crores while their worldwide gross collection currently stands at 201 crores. The distributor profit of all three movies is around 61 crores worldwide, which is a massive outcome for them. ## Stay tuned...

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Chiranjeevi's Hospital For Film Workers To Be Operational By His Next Birthday
1451 days ago
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Chiranjeevi's Hospital For Film Workers To Be Operational By His Next Birthday

Hyderabad, August 22 - Megastar Chiranjeevi, who is celebrating his 67th birthday today, announced a few days ago that he will build a hospital for Telugu film workers at Chitrapuri Colony in Hyderabad and it will be operational by his next birthday. ## Participating in an event associated with Celebrity Cricket, the actor assured those present that the hospital would be operational by the time his birthday arrives next year. Addressing the gathering, Chiranjeevi said, "I've got this desire to build a hospital at Chitrapuri Colony. I have been nurturing this thought for some time now".## "I want to build a hospital at least with 10 beds. This hospital should be able to address all the health issues of cine workers, which don't require them to go to big hospitals. This hospital should be beneficial to all cine workers, who come under the BPL category or who get a daily wage", the actor said.## "The satisfaction I get out of doing this cannot be measured. So, the moment I got this thought, I started planning. I thank all my younger brothers who have lent a helping hand in this regard", he added. ## Stating that he intended to name the hospital after his dad, the actor promised, "I give you my word on this birthday of mine. It will be operational by the time my next birthday arrives. No matter how many crores it costs, I will do it. If someone is willing to partner with this initiative, I will be happy to accommodate", the actor said, explaining that he intended to undertake this mission as a mean to give back to the industry that had given him so much.## On the work front, Megastar Chiranjeevi will have three releases in the next 8 months. He has political action drama film "Godfather", scheduled to release on October 5. It also stars Salman Khan (Telugu debut) and Nayanthara in key roles. Chiranjeevi then has "Mega 154" for Sankranthi 2023 and "Bholaa Shankar" for April 14, 2023, release. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Sensational Blockbuster Karthikeya 2 Crosses $1 Million Mark In The USA
1451 days ago
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Box Office: Sensational Blockbuster Karthikeya 2 Crosses $1 Million Mark In The USA

Los Angeles, August 22 - Actor Nikhil Siddhartha's mystical action adventure film Karthikeya 2 has joined the top Telugu grosser at the USA box office in 2022. The movie is having a sensational run at the domestic as well as overseas box office, becoming a huge blockbuster. ## Directed by Chandoo Mondeti, "Karthikeya 2" has crossed the coveted $1 million gross mark in the USA, becoming the 9th Telugu movie in 2022 to achieve the feat. The last film to reach the milestone was Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur's recently released blockbuster "Sita Ramam", which has so far grossed $1.22 million over there. ## "Karthikeya 2" reached the $1 million mark in the USA on Sunday, taking just 9 days to get there. It has earned $1.02 million so far, which is the highest ever for Nikhil's film. SS Rajamouli's "RRR", which stormed the worldwide box office earlier this year, is the second highest-grossing Telugu movie in the USA, grossing $14.34 million in its initial run. ## Apart from the aforementioned films, "Bheemla Nayak" ($2.43M), "Sarkaru Vaari Paata" ($2.34M), "Radhe Shyam" ($2.07M), "F3" ($1.27M), "Major" ($1.14M), and "Ante Sundaraniki" ($1.13M) have reached $1 million mark this year for Telugu movies. ## Stay tuned...

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah Met Cinema Superstar Jr. NTR
1451 days ago
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah Met Cinema Superstar Jr. NTR

Hyderabad, August 22 - Home Minister of India, Amit Shah on Sunday evening met Indian cinema superstar Jr. NTR in Hyderabad. Amit Shah, who is on an official visit to Telangana, interacted with Jr. NTR for 15 minutes and congratulated him for "RRR". ## It is said that Amit Shah watched SS Rajamouli's "RRR" recently and loved the film, especially Jr. NTR's performance as Komaram Bheem, and wanted to meet him personally to congratulate him on the same. Mr. Shah took to Twitter and shared some pictures of his meeting with the superstar. ## "Had a good interaction with a very talented actor and the gem of our Telugu cinema, Jr NTR in Hyderabad", Amit Shah wrote. ## Had a good interaction with a very talented actor and the gem of our Telugu cinema, Jr NTR in Hyderabad.అత్యంత ప్రతిభావంతుడైన నటుడు మరియు మన తెలుగు సినిమా తారక రత్నం అయిన జూనియర్ ఎన్టీఆర్‌తో ఈ రోజు హైదరాబాద్‌లో కలిసి మాట్లాడటం చాలా ఆనందంగా అనిపించింది.@tarak9999 pic.twitter.com/FyXuXCM0bZ— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 21, 2022 ## Jr. NTR has been the talk of the town for the last couple of weeks regarding his hugely blockbuster "RRR", also starring Ram Charan. The actor is seeing a possible contender for the Oscars 2022 nominations and he has been trending on social media for the same. His performance in "RRR" is regarded as one of the finest ever in Indian cinema. ## Sta tuned...

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Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's 'Hari Hara Veera Mallu' Likely To Release On March 30, 2023
1452 days ago
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Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's 'Hari Hara Veera Mallu' Likely To Release On March 30, 2023

Hyderabad, August 21 - Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan has director Krish's period action drama film Hari Hara Veera Mallu in the filming stage for a long time. The movie was supposed to release in 2022 itself but go postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic while the shoot was also paused due to some reasons. ## The latest development on the movie is that the shoot will resume very soon. It is said that Pawan Kalyan had suggested some changes in the script to director Krish. The Powerstar has reportedly liked the changes made by Krish and soon resume the shoot. ## Meanwhile, produced A. M. Ratnam said that they are planning to release the film on March 30, 2023, across the country in multiple languages. The producer in a recent interview said that HHVM is a big-budget period film and that's why it is taking time the filming. He has assured that HHVM will be Kalyan's biggest career hit. ## Depicting the life of legendary outlaw Veera Mallu, the film stars Pawan Kalyan in the titular role alongside Nidhhi Agerwal, Arjun Rampal, and Nargis Fakhri. The story is set in the 17th century under the backdrop of the Mughal Empire and outlaw Veera Mallu is tasked with the job of stealing the Koh-i-Noor diamond from the Mughals. ## Stay tuned...

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Chiranjeevi's 'Bholaa Shankar' Sets April 2023 Release Date
1452 days ago
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Chiranjeevi's 'Bholaa Shankar' Sets April 2023 Release Date

Hyderabad, August 21 - Megastar Chiranjeevi's action drama film Bholaa Shankar has been confirmed to hit worldwide theaters on April 14, 2023. The movie, directed by Meher Ramesh, is the official remake of Ajith Kumar's Tamil film Vedalam (2015). ## The announcement of the release date was made on August 21 along with a poster wishing Megastar Chiranjeevi a very happy birthday. Produced by AK Entertainments and Creative Commercials, the movie also stars Tamannaah and Keerthy Suresh in prominent roles. ## Wishing The Swagster of INDIAN CINEMA Mega 🌟 @KChiruTweetsA Very Happy Birthday ❤️‍🔥#BholaaShankar 🔱 ARRIVING in theatres Worldwide on 14th April,2023 🤘#HBDMegastarChiranjeevi@MeherRamesh @AnilSunkara1 @tamannaahspeaks @KeerthyOfficial @AKentsOfficial @BholaaShankar pic.twitter.com/mxfWLMnrK3— BholāShankar (@BholaaShankar) August 21, 2022 ## Meanwhile, Chiranjeevi will next be seen in director Mohan Raja's political action drama film "Godfather", which also features Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in an extended cameo role. It is an official remake of the 2019 Malayalam film "Lucifer" is scheduled to release on October 5, 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Vijay Deverakonda's Extra Confidence In 'Liger' Will Extend Telugu Industry's Dominance At The Box Office?
1452 days ago
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Vijay Deverakonda's Extra Confidence In 'Liger' Will Extend Telugu Industry's Dominance At The Box Office?

Hyderabad, August 21 - After two months of pause, the Telugu film industry is back in the action and is on a potential long ride. Putting this in simple words - the largest South Indian film industry is flying high with the support of three back-to-back box office blockbusters, all coming in this month called August. ## The industry was in a dire need of one big hit to kick-start the process, and it got two not just one in the form of "Sita Ramam" and "Bimbisara". A week later joining these two films was actor Nikhil Siddhartha's "Karthikeya 2", which is simply going overdrive and proving to be a force to reckon with no sign of dropping anytime soon. ## While the aforementioned three films are going strong, the Telugu industry has one more, if not many, potential blockbuster in August in the form of Vijay Deverakonda and director Puri Jagannadh's much-anticipated sports action drama film, "Liger". Scheduled to release on August 25, the movie is carrying a very good buzz and it is almost certain to open big at the Telugu box office. ## "Liger" is a Pan India film, shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu. It is co-produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions so the makers have taken the Hindi market very seriously, in fact, they started the promotion by visiting multiple North Indian cities. The Hindi version may not take as big an opening as the Telugu version, but it can be the most productive in the long run if received very well. ## Personally, the thing which is exciting to me is the extra confidence Vijay Deverakonda (who recently quoted a minimum of 200 crores earning of the film) is showing in the movie. Of course, the cat will be out of the hat when the movie officially will get released, but it is very important for the involved people to back their product wholeheartedly which is exactly what VD is doing without putting his head down for a second. ## The stakes involved in "Liger" are comparatively high than the previous films, but so is the confidence of the makers and buzz around the film and this should extend the dominance of Telugu cinema at the box office. It also stars Ananya Pandey as the female lead along with Ramya Krishnan and Ronit Roy in important roles. Former American professional boxer, Mike Tyson is also playing a cameo role in the film. ## Stay tuned...

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More Instalments of 'Karthikeya' Is In Store, Confirms Actor Nikhil Siddhartha
1453 days ago
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More Instalments of 'Karthikeya' Is In Store, Confirms Actor Nikhil Siddhartha

Hyderabad, August 20 - Telugu actor Nikhil Siddhartha is on cloud nine after the blockbuster success of Karthikeya 2. The actor is winning praise for his role in the movie, in which he plays Dr. Karthikeya who is on a quest to find the lost anklet of Lord Krishna.## The climax of "Karthikeya 2" revealed that there will be another film in the franchise and Nikhil also confirmed the same adding that there will be more installments of Karthikeya in the future. During a recent interview with IANS, Nikhil talked about the next films in the franchise. ## "Since we have a character like Dr. Karthik who is hell-bent on unearthing exciting mysteries and having adventures. There are several more untold stories about our cultural heritage and we will be back for several more exciting installments of Karthikeya", he said. ## "Karthikeya 2" Hindi version is going from strength to strength and Nikhil said that he didn't expect this kind of response to the movie. "This response was a shock for our entire team. The way shows were increased all across and people were making theatres Housefull was fantastic. We are incredibly indebted to everyone who came to the theatres and supported our film". ## "It started at a small count of 40 screens in the Hindi belt and today, it is at a phenomenal 1,000 locations with almost 3,000 shows. We are expecting an incredible number of people watching it this Krishna Janmashtami Weekend", he added. ## The movie scored over 50 crores gross in the first week and turned out to be a big blockbuster at the box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Karthikeya 2 Scored An Excellent First Full Week
1453 days ago
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Box Office: Karthikeya 2 Scored An Excellent First Full Week

Hyderabad, August 20 - Telugu mystical action-adventure film, Karthikeya 2 is on a dream run at the box office. The movie, starring Nikhil Siddharth in the title role, had a limited release but went on to outshine other new releases to become a massive blockbuster within a week. ## "Karthikeya 2" was released on Saturday (August 13) and opened to super positive reviews and word of mouth. It scored 5.04 crores net on the first day and went on to finish the first full week (7 days) with approx. 36 crores net, including both Telugu and Hindi languages.## The movie was valued at approx. 13 crores worldwide and it has already scored over 28 crores Share the collection, including 18.7 crores share in Telugu states (AP/TG). It became the highest-grossing film for actor Nikhil in just 4 days and there is not stopping it at the moment. ## Meanwhile, the dubbed Hindi version of the movie is showing no sign of taking a back seat. The Hindi version opened with just 7 lakh on the first day but thanks to positive word of mouth, it grew exponentially throughout the first week and never dropped at once in the first 7 days. It closed the full opening week scoring 2.46 crores net. The total Hindi net collection is 8.21 crores.## The growth of film in the Hindi language can be understood by the number of shows it added over the week. It was released on just 55 shows by the 7th day, it had over 3000 shows and is increasing rapidly with each passing hour. In addition to under its further growth, K2 outscored outright Bollywood biggies, "Laal Singh Chaddha" and "Raksha Bandhan's" combined total yesterday (August 19). ## The worldwide gross total of "Karthikeya 2" is approx. 50 crores, including 7 crores at the overseas box office. The movie is directed by Chandoo Mondeti, and also stars Anupama Parameswaran, Adithya Menon, and Anupam Kher, among others in key roles. The "The Kashmir Files" producer Abhishek Agarwal Arts has bankrolled K2 with People Media Factory. ## Stay tuned...

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Vijay Deverakonda's 'Liger' Joins The League of 'Sahoo' And 'Sarkarku Vaari Paata'
1454 days ago
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Vijay Deverakonda's 'Liger' Joins The League of 'Sahoo' And 'Sarkarku Vaari Paata'

Hyderabad, August 19 - Telugu heartthrob Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Pandey-starrer much-awaited sports action drama film Liger is getting ready for worldwide release on August 25. The Pan India film is directed by Puri Jagannadh who has called it the best work of him to date. ## Meanwhile, ahead of the film's theatrical release, "Liger" gets support from Twitter as emojis for the movie have been activated on the social media platform for three hashtags - #Liger, #LigerHuntBegins, and #WaatLagaDenge. ## "Liger" is reportedly only the third Telugu movie to get Twitter emojis. Earlier, superstar Prabhas-fronted "Saaho" and recently released "Sarkaru Vaari Paata", starring superstar Mahesh Babu, honored with emojis on the platform. It is not that Twitter emojis work wonders for films but surely help them to create more buzz and hype around them. ## Produced by Dharma Productions and Puri Connects, "Liger" has been shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu language and will also release in dubbed versions in Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada languages. Vijay Deverakonda stars as the titular MMA fighter boxer alongside Ananya Panday, Ronit Roy, and Ramya Krishna in pivotal roles. American boxer Mike Tyson plays an extended cameo, thus making his acting debut in Indian cinema.## Stay tuned...

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