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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Prabhas' 'Salaar' And Allu Arjun-Starrer 'Pushpa 2' Set For Further Delay
1443 days ago
Tollywood

Prabhas' 'Salaar' And Allu Arjun-Starrer 'Pushpa 2' Set For Further Delay

Hyderabad, June 28 - It looks like there will be further delay in the release of two of the most-awaited Pan India biggies from South India. Prabhas-fronted Salaar and Allu Arjun-starrer Puhspa - The Rule will most likely to release in second half of 2023, due to the delay in production. ## The Prashanth Neel directorial "Salaar" has been in production since last year. It was originally announced for the release in April 2021, however, the makers were forced to delay the release as the shoot of the movie is nowhere close to completion.## Director Prashanth Neel had recently said that the entire shoot of the film will be completed by this year-end only as only 30% of the entire filming is done yet. The film will now be released in the second half of the next year. Before the release of "Salaar", Prabhas might see two releases in the form of "Adipurush" and one more film which he will start shooting soon. There is Nag Ashwin's "Project K" will also be released next year, however, the date is yet to be known. ## Meanwhile, Allu Arjun's "Pushpa - The Rule" is also gearing up for the second half of the 2023 release. It was expected to start shooting in April this year, but writer-director Sukumar is taking longer than expected time in the script and has been working on it to make it a true Pan-India appealing. ## According to Pinkvilla, "The movie is now scheduled to go on floors by August with a prolonged schedule spanning for over 6 months. This would be followed by a long leg of post-production, as the team is now looking to release in the 2nd half of 2023". Pushpa 2 is easily one of the most-awaited Pan India movies and there has been a huge demand for it among the audiences. ## Stay tuned...

Megastar Chiranjeevi To Join Hands With Director Maruthi For UV Creations Production
1444 days ago
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Megastar Chiranjeevi To Join Hands With Director Maruthi For UV Creations Production

Hyderabad, June 27 - Megastar Chiranjeevi has been doing some mega films with top Tollywood directors, and now, he has confirmed one more film with a comparatively young director Maruthi. ## Maruthi has confirmed in November last year that he narrated a storyline to Megastar Chiranjeevi and that the stalwart actor was quite impressed with it and asked him to come back with the full-fledged script. Maruthi went on to say that the film is going to be a hilarious entertainer and will showcase Chiranjeevi's comic timing. ## Even though director Maruthi confirmed the movie back then, there had been no development until yesterday (June 26) when Chiranjeevi himself confirmed the movie. The megastar graced the grand pre-release event of Gopichand and Raashii Khanna's "Pakka Commercial", which happened in Hyderabad last night. ## During the event, the superstar said that Vicky of UV Creations approached him and wanted him to do a movie with Maruthi. He further asked Maruthi to finish all the committed projects and work on the script of the film. The movie might start rolling out later this year after Chiranjeevi finishes his current projects. ## Chiranjeevi, meanwhile, will next be seen in "Godfather", which is the official remake of the Malayalam movie "Lucifer". It also stars Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in an extended cameo in his Telugu debut. Chiranjeevi also has "Bholaa Shankar", and "Mega 154" in the pipeline. ## Stay tuned...

'Liger' Director Puri Jagannadh Reacts Strongly To Bandla Ganesh's Criticism
1445 days ago
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'Liger' Director Puri Jagannadh Reacts Strongly To Bandla Ganesh's Criticism

Hyderabad, June 26 - Bandla Ganesh's remarks on Puri Jagannadh have sparked yet another controversy after he received criticism from Mahesh Babu's followers for his inappropriate remarks. During the pre-release event of Akash Puri's "Chor Bazaar", Bandla Ganesh reportedly made personal remarks about the "Liger" director. ## Puri Jagannadh, who is best known for helming Temper, Pokiri, and iSmart Shankar, seems to have posted a soundbite on his YouTube page, which is perceived as a direct jab against Bandla Ganesh. "Silence is a great gift, and those who choose to listen more and talk less frequently achieve more in life", Puri said. ## "One must be very careful when speaking and must use their words sparingly because a loose tongue and the tendency of speaking without thinking can ruin a person's life and career", he added. Some people are unsure if Puri was replying to Bandla Ganesh's unfounded statements. ## On the work front, Puri Jagannadh is currently working on his upcoming action-drama Pan India film "Liger" which has Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday in the lead role. The movie is jointly produced by Puri, and Charmee Kaur and is presented by Karan Johar. Puri has already officially announced his next, "Jana Gana Mana" (JGN) which will also have Vijay Deverakonda along with Pooja Hegde as the leading pair.## Stay tuned...

A Sequel To Siddhu Jonnelagadda's 'DJ Tillu' To Commence Filming From August 2022
1445 days ago
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A Sequel To Siddhu Jonnelagadda's 'DJ Tillu' To Commence Filming From August 2022

Hyderabad, June 26 - One of the biggest Tollywood success stories of the year, Siddhu Jonnelagadda's "DJ Tillu" is getting a much-deserved sequel. The romantic-comedy film was officially launched on June 25 in Hyderabad and the makers announced that the 'DJ Tillu' sequel will start filming in August.## Producer Suryadevara Naga Vamsi on Saturday shared a cryptic post on social media with the caption - "The most awaited Franchise... Gearing up for Round 2. Crazy adventure starts filming in August!", he wrote, as he shared a picture from the muhurat ceremony for "DJ Tillu".## The most awaited Franchise... Gearing up for Round 2 🔥 Crazy adventure starts filming in August! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/JX130Z4fpZ— Naga Vamsi (@vamsi84) June 25, 2022 ## "DJ Tillu" was released on February 12 and stood its ground and became a fantastic entertainer with incredible commercial success in a year when the industry saw pan-India biggies like 'RRR', which isn't normal. For this reason, the film's producer, Sithara Entertainments, has chosen to create a sequel.## Despite Vimal Krishna's directorial 'DJ Tillu' lacking a powerful story, Siddhu Jonnelagadda's flawless action, gripping screenplay, and comedy worked in the favor of the movie. The movie also stars Neha Shetty, Prince Cecil, Brahmaji, and Fish Venkat in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

Krithi Shetty Reunites With Naga Chaitanya For Venkat Prabhu's Bilingual Movie
1448 days ago
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Krithi Shetty Reunites With Naga Chaitanya For Venkat Prabhu's Bilingual Movie

Hyderabad, June 23 - Actress Krithi Shetty has been paired opposite Naga Chaitanya in director Venkat Prabhu's Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie. This marks the quick reunion of Shetty and Naga after their hit Telugu movie "Bangarraju", which also starred Akkineni Nagarjuna and Ramya Krishna in the leading roles. ## Srinivasaa Silver Screen which is producing the film tentatively titled NC22 announced Krithi Shetty on board as the female lead via Twitter on June 23. The studio also confirmed that the legendary Ilaiyaraaja and Yuvan Raja will be scoring the music for the film. ## NC22, which marks Venkat Prabhu's maiden collaboration with Naga Chaitanya, was officially launched with the Pooja ceremony on July 23. Director Boyapati Sreenu, Rana Daggubati, and Sivakrathikeyan were invited as the chief guest of the movie launch ceremony. ## An Auspicious start to the Most Exciting Journey🔥Elated to Kickstart the ambitious #NC22 with a Pooja Ceremony 🪔Clap🎬by @offBharathirajaCamera🎥switch on by @Siva_Kartikeyan#NC22Begins #VP11 @chay_akkineni @vp_offl @IamKrithiShetty @Ilaiyaraaja @thisisysr @SS_Screens pic.twitter.com/bF3oDNWhmX— Srinivasaa Silver Screen (@SS_Screens) June 23, 2022 ## Naga Chaitanya, meanwhile, will next be seen in the romantic comedy film "Thank You", which is slated to release on July 8, 2022. Directed by Vikram Kumar, the movie stars Raashi Khanna in the female lead role, with Malavika Nair, Avika Gor, and Sai Sushanth Reddy in prominent roles.## Krithi Shetty, on the other hand, will be seen alongside Ram Pothineni in director N. Lingusamy's "The Warriorr". The movie is slated to release on July 14, 2022, in Telugu and Tamil. ## Stay tuned...

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Will Return To The Cinemas In London
1451 days ago
Tollywood

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' Will Return To The Cinemas In London

London, June 20 - It has been 3 months since SS Rajamouli's epic blockbuster RRR was released in theaters but the craze for this seems endless. The movie has been making waves among the overseas audience that is going gaga over this cinematic masterpiece. ## The period action drama film, on the popular demand, returned to the USA theaters earlier this month and now, it is making its way to get back on the big screen in London. As the movie has been released on Netflix and ZEE5, people in London have been demanding the film to return to the big screen and the theater owners are obliging their demands. ## The Prince Charles Cinema, an Independent Cinema in Central London, announced through Twitter that it will screen the movie in the original Telugu language with English subtitles on July 3rd, 5th, 29th, and August 8th. "Come for the tigers. Stay for the bromance", the theater captioned the announcement. ## Come for the tigers. Stay for the bromance. @SSRajamouli's mammoth blockbuster @RRRMovie is back by popular demand! Catch it screening in original Telugu Language with English Subtitles on the 3rd, 5th & 29th July and 8th August!🎟️https://t.co/mkvJHlwjVu#RRRMovie pic.twitter.com/yQj9YZs12G— The Prince Charles Cinema (@ThePCCLondon) June 17, 2022 ## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" stars Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn, along with British actress Olivia Morris in prominent roles. Irish actors Ray Stevenson, and Alison Doody played lead antagonists in the movie. The movie made over 1120 crores at the worldwide box office upon its initial box office run. ## Stay tuned...

Sai Pallavi Issues Clarification Over Her Comments On Kashmiri Hindus
1453 days ago
Tollywood

Sai Pallavi Issues Clarification Over Her Comments On Kashmiri Hindus

Hyderabad, June 18 - Actress Sai Pallavi has issued a clarification over her remarks on Kashmiri Pandits and cow smugglers in her recent interview. During the interview, the actress drew parallels with The Kashmir Files and the beating up of cow smuggling Muslims in Uttar Pradesh. ## Pallavi's remarks didn't go well with people as they slammed the actress even Bajrang dal activists filed a police case against her. Now, the "Virata Parvam" actress took to social media a give clarification via a video.## In the video, Pallavi said that her remarks in the interview were misunderstood by people. She said that she comes from a family that taught her to love all human beings irrespective of their religion. Sai Pallavi also remembered that after watching "The Kashmir Files", she interacted with director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and told him that the movie shook her to the core. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sai Pallavi (@saipallavi.senthamarai) ## Sai Pallavi is known for her simple leaving and never indulges in any controversy. However, she received criticism for her interview in which she allegedly compared the killing of Kashmiri Hindus with the beating of cow smuggling Muslims. ## Veteran actress Vijayashanthi had also blasted Sai Pallavi on her Twitter account. Vijayashanthi on her Twitter page wrote, "Denouncing the killings of sacred cows shouldn't be compared to the Kashmiri genocide. She further explained that we can realize that both are not the same if we think for a second".## Stay tuned...

Historical Blockbuster 'RRR' Ranked As Number One Movie of 2022 By USA Today
1455 days ago
Tollywood

Historical Blockbuster 'RRR' Ranked As Number One Movie of 2022 By USA Today

Los Angeles, June 16 - The international appreciation for SS Rajamouli's bonafide blockbuster "RRR" is something that has never been seen before, especially in the USA. While it is the second highest-grossing Indian movie in the USA of all time, "RRR" is consistently topping viewership on Netflix USA. ## A movie getting appreciation outside the domestic market might not be a strange thing but what when it actually beat blockbusters to rank as the number one movie. The renowned website, USA Today has listed "RRR" as the best movie of 2022 people must-see. ## "RRR" is ranked number 1 on USA Today's list of top 10 movies of 2022. It has beat mainstream Hollywood tentpoles like "The Batman", "Top Gun Maverick", "The Fallout", "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and others to claim the top spot.## USA Today, in its description of "RRR", wrote, "S.S. Rajamouli's exuberant and bromantic 1920s-set Indian musical epic – think Marvel and "Fast and Furious" having a Bollywood baby – is the one movie everyone must-see".## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" stars Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Olivia Morris, and others in prominent roles. The movie is set in the 1920s and tells the fictional story of two of India's real-life freedom fighters, Alluri Sitharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. "RRR" has grossed over 1120 crores worldwide and is the 4th highest-grossing Indian film of all time. ## Stay tuned...

Allu Arjun's Next Film After 'Pushpa 2' To Be With Lokesh Kanagaraj
1455 days ago
Tollywood

Allu Arjun's Next Film After 'Pushpa 2' To Be With Lokesh Kanagaraj

Hyderabad, June 16 - Director Lokesh Kanagraj has joined the elite league of filmmakers who have become the synonyms of the blockbuster. After testing success with "Kaithi" and "Master", Kanagaraj is now making waves with the all-time blockbuster "Vikram" which truly shows the rise of a brilliant filmmaker in him. ## Lokesh Kanagaraj has already confirmed that he is creating his own cinematic universe which will continue with "Kaithi 2" and "Vikram 2". Meanwhile, there is a hot rumor making noise, which is possibly true, is that Lokesh will next be teaming up with Telugu superstar Allu Arjun. ## Allu Arjun will next be focussing on "Pushpa - The Rule" with director Sukumar and after wrapping it up, he will reportedly be joining forces with Lokesh. There is a buzz in media circles that Lokesh recently narrated a script to Prabhas, however, things didn't work out. ## According to Mirchi9, Allu Arjun has confirmed his film with Lokesh and it will be produced by multiple production studios from different industries. If the reports are to be believed, Geetha Arts and Dharma Productions are two confirmed producers of Allu Arjun's next, and the announcement of the same will be made around Dussehra this year, as confirmed by Bunny Vasu. ## Meanwhile, Lokesh Kanagaraj will next be directing Thalapathy Vijay again and it is going to be a gangster drama film, as confirmed by him. Tentatively titled "Thalapathy 67", the movie will go on floors by the end of this year after Thalapathy wraps up his currently in production, "Thalapathy 66". ## Stay tuned...

Mahesh Babu To Reunite With Koratala Siva For SSMB30?
1455 days ago
Tollywood

Mahesh Babu To Reunite With Koratala Siva For SSMB30?

Hyderabad, June 16 - Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu is gearing up to commence the filming of director Trivikram Srinivas's next, tentatively titled "SSMB28". It will be shot throughout this year. After completing Trivikram's film, Mahesh Babu will be joining forces with maverick SS Rajamouli for "SSMB30", and it is arguably the biggest movie in his career. ## Mahesh Babu is one of the most bankable stars in the Tollywood film industry which is leading producers to sign him in advance. As per the latest reports, Mythri Movie Makers has already signed the actor for his next after Rajamouli's action-adventure movie, and it will most likely be directed by Koratala Siva.## Mythri Movie Makers also produced Babu's recently released "Sarkaru Vaari Paata" and the movie was successful at the box office. Yesterday (June 15), the producers met director Koratal Siva and greeted him on his birthday. Their meeting led the speculations about their possible collaboration, and if reports are to be believed, it will be "SSMB30". ## Mahesh Babu and Koratala Siva previously joined forces for "Srimanthudu" (2015), and "Bharat Ane Nenu" (2019), and both the movie were big box office hits. SSMB30 will be their third film together if it is really happening.## Meanwhile, Babu and Trivikram's movie will most likely to release in the summer of 2023. It is said that the "Maharshi" actor has allotted two full years for Rajamouli's film and it may release in late 2024. Only after the release of SSMB29, Babu will start Koratal Siva's movie. ## Stay tuned...

'RRR' Is The Most-Watched Film On ZEE5
1460 days ago
Tollywood

'RRR' Is The Most-Watched Film On ZEE5

Hyderabad, June 11 - SS Rajamouli's RRR is proving to be a game-changer for the digital platform, ZEE5. The streamer got the post-theatrical digital rights of the film in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. Despite exclusively playing in theaters for 8 weeks, the movie is attracting massive viewership on OTT platforms as well. ## The period action drama film was released on ZEE5 on May 20 in all four South languages. And now, it is the most-watched film on the platform with a watch time of over 1000 million minutes (17+ million hours). It has been trending at number 1 since its release on the platform. ## The official Twitter handle of ZEE5 Tamil revealed data.## The magic of this masterpiece seems to only age with grace! The feveRRR will go on..Re-Experience the magic of this magnum opus #RRRMovie only on #ZEE5 @ssrajamouli @tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan @mmkeeravaani @ajaydevgn @aliaa08 @OliviaMorris891 @RRRMovie @DVVMovies pic.twitter.com/SL3RuGFRCj— ZEE5 Tamil (@ZEE5Tamil) June 11, 2022 ## The Hindi version of this epic blockbuster was released on Netflix on the same day May 20. It is, however, getting higher viewership than South versions on ZEE5. As of June 5, "RRR" was watched for over 39 million hours on Netflix and is the only Indian movie to remain in the number 1 positive for two consecutive weeks on the streamer. ## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" stars Ram Charan, Jr. NTR, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, and Olivia Morris, among others in prominent roles. The movie is the fictional tale of two real-life Indian freedom fighters, set in 1920.## Stay tuned...

'Pushpa - The Rule' To Commence Filming From July 2022, Says Producer Bunny Vasu
1460 days ago
Tollywood

'Pushpa - The Rule' To Commence Filming From July 2022, Says Producer Bunny Vasu

Hyderabad, June 11 - There is so much anticipation around Allu Arjun-fronted "Pushpa - The Rule". Director Sukumar is taking longer than expected time to take the movie on floors which has been creating uncertainties around the movie. ## There is good news regarding the shoot commencement of "Pushpa 2" as director Sukumar has completed the scripting and auditions have also started. Producer Bunny Vasu, who is a partner of GA2 Pictures, a production company that he co-founded with Allu Aravind, has confirmed that the shooting of "Pushpa 2" will begin from July end of this year. ## During a recent interview with the Telugu portal, Bunny Vasu revealed that the shooting of the second part is expected to commence at the end of July. The sequel will continue narrating the story of the rivalry between Pushpa Raj and IPS Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat, played by Fahadh Faasil.## The first part of the movie, produced by Mythri Movie Makers, was a huge box office hit which is leading to a huge craze among the Pan-Indian audience. The movie will feature Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead who will reprise her role as Srivalli from the first part. ## Meanwhile, Bunny Vasu also revealed that Allu Arjun's next movie after "Pushpa 2" will be announced around Dussehra this year. There have been a lot of rumors about his next project which will be revealed once the movie is officially announced. ## Stay tuned...