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Chennai, May 15 - The Indian movie of the year, KGF Chapter 2 continues to score big at the box office, setting new benchmarks for the upcoming films. The Yash-starrer is nearing Rs. 1200 crores worldwide gross which will make it only the third Indian film ever to reach there. ## Meanwhile, the Prashanth Neel-directed movie has become the highest-grossing movie of 2022 in Tamil Nadu state. The period action drama has beaten Thalapathy Vijay's, Beast, to become the top Tamil Nadu grosser of the year. Interestingly, KGF 2 is a Kannada origin movie that was dubbed in Tamil and other Indian languages. ## As for the box office records, the Pan-India monster has grossed 112.45 crores in Tamil Nadu through the fifth Saturday (31 days) while, on the other hand, Beast has grossed 112.20 crores in its home state. Ajith Kumar's, Valimai is the 3rd biggest-grosser of the year in the state with approx. 107 crores. ## It is indeed a special achievement for KGF 2 makers to see their movie topping Tamil Nadu box office, that too by outscoring Thalapathy Vijay's film. However, it is an undeniable fact that KGF 2 was much bigger than Beast, with the way it was hyped before the release.## Produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner of Hombale Films, KGF: Chapter 2 follows the assassin Rocky, who after establishing himself as the kingpin of the Kolar Gold Fields, must retain his supremacy over adversaries and government officials, while also coming to terms with his past. It also stars Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Srinidhi Shetty, and Prakash Raj, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, May 8 - Tamil superstar, Thalapathy Vijay team up for the first time with Telugu director Vamshi Paidipally for his next, tentatively titled "Thalapathy 66". ## The Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie has Rashmika Mandanna playing the female lead opposite Thalapathy, while the movie also stars Sarathkumar, Prakash Raj, Shaam, Yogi Babu, and Prabhu in supporting roles with Thaman S composing the music for it. Produced by Dil Raju, the shooting for "Thalapathy 66" has already commenced and it will be shot over a period of 5-6 months. ## Meanwhile, the makers of the film on Sunday officially announced actors Sarathkumar and Prabhu onboard and also revealed the release date. Billed as emotional action drama film, "Thalapathy 66" will be hitting worldwide theaters on Pongal 2023 in Tamil and Telugu.## Earlier, producer Dil Raju had revealed that they are working to release the film on Diwali this year, but it seems the movie won't be ready by that time. Nonetheless, Pongal has always been a great time for Telugu and Tamil movies as the makers couldn't have asked for a better release time for Thalapathy 66. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, April 21 - Thalapthy Vijay's action thriller, "Beast" has crossed the 200 crores gross at the worldwide box office. The movie, however, is declining drastically at the domestic box office after the long 5-day opening weekend. ## Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the movie was released on April 13 and scored 112.3 crores net in the first 5 days. Once the opening ended, the movie plumbed big time and minted only 7.95 crores net in the next 3 days, pushing the domestic net cume to 120.25 crores in 8 days. ## At the overseas box office, "Beast" has made 60.1 crores gross, helping the worldwide cume to go past the 200 crores mark. It has become Thalapathy Vijay's 5th movie to reach the landmark box office figure after "Bigil", "Mersal", "Sarkar", and "Master". ## Meanwhile, despite the so-so outing at the domestic box office, "Beast" has become the first film of 2022 to score 100 crores gross in Tamil Nadu state. It has made 101 crores in the home state, followed by 12.92 crores in Karnataka, 11.96 crores in AP/TG, 10.5 crores in Kerala, and 3.55 crores in the rest of India. ## The original Tamil version has been the best performing for this Sun Pictures production with 110 crores net. Telugu has also contributed approx. 9 crores while Hindi and Kannada versions have been a massive disappointment with approx. 1.35 crores. ## The movie revolves around an ex-RAW agent's crusade to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. It also stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead alongside Selvaraghavan, Shine Tom Chacko, Yogi Babu, and Redin Kingsley play supporting roles.## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, April 18 - While Prashanth Neel-directed "KGF Chapter 2" is stealing the show, one more recently released movie that found a place in the hearts of the audiences is Thalapathy Vijay's "Beast". It has become the highest-grossing Tamil movie of 2022, beating Ajith Kumar's "Valimai" at the worldwide box office. ## Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, "Beast" was released on April 13 on Wednesday. Despite getting mixed reviews and facing tough competition with "KGF 2", the action thriller scored approx. 185 crores gross at the worldwide box office in the first five days. "Valimai" did the gross business approx. 165 crores. ## "Beast", at the domestic box office, has grossed 130.60 crores. It also crossed the 100 crores net mark in the original Tamil version and currently stands at 102.25 crores. The other versions, including Telugu and Hindi, contributed approx. 10 crores net during the 5-days long weekend. Overseas, it has grossed approx. 55 crores. ## Produced by Sun Pictures, "Beast" has also become the 5th highest-grossing movie (compiled from various sources) for the Tamil superstar. It is likely to break into the 200 crores gross mark worldwide by the end of the first week. ## The movie revolves around an ex-RAW agent's crusade to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. Pooja Hegde played the female lead role while Selvaraghavan, Shine Tom Chacko, Yogi Babu, and Redin Kingsley, among others, feature in supporting roles.## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, April 12 - Thalapathy Vijay is undoubtedly the biggest film star in the Tamil cinema and enjoys a massive fan following. Over the years, he has become the most trustable actor in whom the producers can invest blindly. His movie, "Sarkar" has a record of the biggest opening ever in Tamil and now, the actor's upcoming "Beast" is threatening to break that record. ## "Beast", which is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, is scheduled to release on April 13 and multiple languages. The advance booking for the same was opened on April 6 and within minutes, the shows started getting booked. Not only in the original Tamil version, but the movie also got a big response in the Telugu advance booking. ## Produced by Sun Pictures, the advance booking of "Beast" has crossed 27 crores with still a few hours left for the first show. The Tamil version has crossed 24 crores in advances and it has already become the highest ever in Tamil. The movie has a shot to create history in the home state, Tamil Nadu, as it could become the biggest opening day grosser there. Thalapathy's "Sarkar" currently holds the record with 30.15 crores gross. "Beast" might score 35 crores gross. ## "Beast" is an action comedy film that revolves around a spy's crusade to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. In the movie, a shopping mall in Chennai is hijacked by terrorists who hold the visitors as hostages, Veera Raghavan (Vijay), a spy also trapped in the mall, decides to save the hostages by eliminating the terrorists. ## The movie also stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead alongside, Selvaraghavan, Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley, Bjorn Surrao, Aparna Das, Shine Tom Chacko, and Ankur Ajit Vikal, among others in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, April 7 - The most happening star of Indian cinema, Rashmika Mandanna will be romancing Thalapathy Vijay in the upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie, to be directed by Vamshi Paidipally. The actress was roped to play the female lead and announced was made on her 27th birthday a couple of days ago. ## Working with Thalapathy Vijay has always been a dream of Rashmika and she is finally getting an opportunity to share screen space with Tamil cinema's biggest superstars. The movie, tentatively titled "Thalapathy 66", was officially launched on April 6 with the Pooja ceremony and Rashmika made sure she enjoys every bit of it. ## During the muhurat shot, Rashmika took this opportunity to adore Thalapathy and click fun pictures with him showing her affection towards the "Master" actor. She took to social media to share pictures from the #Thalapathy66 launch and wrote something that truly narrates her excitement of joining Thalapathy for the very first time. ## "Ok now this feels like something else... ❤️❤️ Been watching sir for years and years and now to do everything that I've been wanting to do.. act with him, dance with him, take his nazar, talk to him.. everything .. yaaaaay finally! 😄❤️ An absolute delight", the Pushpa actress wrote. ## @SVC_official @directorvamshi sir… ❤️❤️❤️Cheers to new beginnings.. 🤗🤍🎉— Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) April 7, 2022 ## "Thalapathy 66" marks many first for most of the people associated with the project. It has the first time that Vijay will be doing a straight Telugu movie. Director Vamshi will be directing the "Bigil" star for the very first time. It is also the maiden collaboration of Vijay and producer Dil Raju.## Meanwhile, Thalapathy Vijay will next be seen in the Tamil action thriller "Beast", which is scheduled to release on April 13, also in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam. It is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Sun Pictures. Pooja Hegde plays the female lead. ## Rashmika, on the other hand, will next be seen in her Bollywood movie, "Mission Majnu". Scheduled to release on June 10th this year, the movie marks Rashmika's Bollywood debut. The Shantanu Bagchi-directed spy thriller has Sidharth Malhotra playing the male lead under the production of RSVP Movies and Guilty By Association Media LLP.. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 6 - It is quite strange to use such a headline for an article when we talk about the box office collection in Hindi, but that's how things have become. "KGF: Chapter 2", an outright Kannada movie that will also be released in dubbed versions of other languages including Hindi, is going to be the next big film as far as biz is concerned. ## Having said that, the Yash-fronted movie has been arguably the most-awaited Pan India film that is the second chapter of Kannada's most successful film of all time. While the Hindi dubbed version of the first chapter did score only 44.42 crores net, it was enough to set the tone for the second chapter. Just like SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali 2", Chapter 2 of KGF is touted to run riot at the Hindi box office, which is the biggest hope for the makers. ## Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment will be distributing "KGF 2" in Hindi in association with AA Films. The film is carrying a similar kind of buzz as "Baahubali 2" in Hindi and that's what makes it a film to watch out for on the box office front. The industry is projecting it to open around 25 crores net but we think it has more potential than that and it could open with 30+ crores. With restrictions on cinemas having been lifted, one would rely on the film to open big considering the kind of potential and buzz it is carrying. ## "KGF: Chapter 2" will have a direct clash in Hindi with Shahid Kapoor-fronted "Jersey", which is the official remake of the Telugu movie of the same name starring Nani. In normal times (without clash), "Jersey" could open a huge start at the box office but the same can't be said this time around, especially when it is up against a mighty competitor "KGF 2". ## However, it is still early to rule out "Jersey" as the makers seem to be very confident about their product that they even refused to send it directly on the OTT platform despite getting big offers. Also, Shahid Kapoor's last release, "Kabir Singh" was a massive blockbuster with a worldwide gross of 377 crores. Shahid has always been a fan favorite but the box office success of Kabir Singh made him one of the most bankbale stars in the Hindi film industry.## Both "KGF 2" and "Jersey" will be released on Thursday on the occasion of Vaishakhi. While the industry is projecting Shahid Kapoor-starrer to open around 10 crores, it could get the benefit of a long Holiday weekend if the word of mouth is strong. But it will be KGF 2, which will have the upper hand throughout the weekend. If Prashanth Neel gets positive reviews, then it will be unstoppable at the Hindi box office. ## There is one more film that will be released during the same weekend is Thalapathy Vijay's "Beast". It will open a day earlier on April 13 on the occasion of Tamil New Year. The makers recently announced that it will also be released in Hindi along with other dubbed versions. While Thalapthy Vijay has some fan following in the North region, the movie, however, is unlikely to pause any challenge to "KGF 2" or "Jersey" unless it turns out to be something extraordinary. It will get the benefit of releasing a day earlier, but the makers don't seem to be too optimistic about its box office prospects in Hindi that they haven't put an extra effort to promote the movie expect releasing a couple of promos. In all likeliness, the opening of "Beast" could be below 3 crores in Hindi, and if it receives incredibly positive WOM, then it could be billed upon that. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, April 6 - Thalapathy Vijay's forthcoming action thriller, "Beast" has been banned to release in the Middle East country, Kuwait. Recently, Malayalam blockbuster "Kurup" and Tamil hit "FIR" were also banned in the country. ## As per the industry sources, the reason behind the decision of banning "Beast" in Kuwait could be the portrayal of Pakistan's terrorism and violence. In the recent past, Kuwait's censor board has become strict for Indian movies as compared to the other GCC countries. ## #Beast is banned by the Ministry of Information in #Kuwait Reason could be Portrayal of Pak, Terrorists or Violence Recently Indian Movies #Kurup and #FIR were banned in #Kuwait Of late, #Kuwait Censor is becoming very strict in GCC compared to other countries in the region— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) April 5, 2022 ## Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates has cleared "Beast" for release in the country with PG 15 certificate. It will be released there on the same date and date in India on April 13. UAE had also permitted the Hindi movie "The Kashmir Files" recently for release without any cut for 18+ after initial objection. ## Written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, "Beast" revolves around a spy's quest to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. Thalapathy Vijay plays the role of RAW agent, Veera Raghavan. Pooja Hegde features as the female lead while Selvaraghavan, Yogi Babu, and Redin Kingsley play supporting roles. ## Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures has produced the film while the music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, and the cinematography was handled by Manoj Paramahamsa. It will be released on April 13 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 5 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan cheered for Thalapathy Vijay and the trailer of his upcoming action thriller, "Beast", which is going to be released in April 13 in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. The movie is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead opposite Thalapathy. ## Shah Rukh Khan, who is shooting with Tamil director Atlee's maiden Hindi film (not titled yet), shared the Hindi trailer of "Beast" and called himself a big fan of Thalapathy Vijay. "Sitting with @Atlee_dir who is as big a fan of @actorvijay as I am. Wishing the best for beast to the whole team…trailer looks meaner…. Leaner… stronger!!" SRK wrote on Twitter. ## Sitting with @Atlee_dir who is as big a fan of @actorvijay as I am. Wishing the best for beast to the whole team…trailer looks meaner…. Leaner… stronger!!https://t.co/dV0LUkh4fI— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 5, 2022 ## Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan will next be seen in director Siddharth Anand's spy action thriller, "Pathaan", which is scheduled to be released on January 25th, 2023. He is also shooting for Atlee's film that also stars South actress Nayanthara in her Hindi debut. ## Apart from the aforementioned movies, King Khan will be joining forces with one of the biggest Bollywood directors, Rajkumar Hirani for a social comedy-drama film that is said to be based on the real-life incident of immigration. It will reportedly revolve around a journey of a man and his family across two nations. ## "Beast" has been titled "Raw" in Hindi and it will be released by UFO Movies.## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, April 3 - Thalapathy Vijay is readying to rule the box office again with the upcoming action thriller "Beast". The Nelson Dilipkumar-directed is scheduled to release on April 13 in multiple languages, including Hindi. The trailer of the movie was released on April 2 and as expected, it got a huge response all around. ## Being one of the biggest stars in South Indian cinema, Thalapathy Vijay always finds his movies in record books, and "Beast" is no different. The trailer for "Beast" has become the most viewed South Indian movie trailer in the first 24-hours. It took just 17 hours to break the record. ## Most Viewed South India Trailers (24 hours /Single Language) ## 1. Beast: 24.00 M (running) ## 2. Radhe Shyam: 23.19 M ## 3. Baahubali 2: 21.81 M ## 4. RRR: 20.44 M ## 5. KGF Chapter 2 [Telugu]: 19.29M ## Not just views, the "Beast" trailer has also become the first-ever South Indian movie trailer to have 2+ million likes in the first 24-hours in a single language. The previous record also belonged to Thalapathy's "Bigil", which had 1.66 million views in the said time. ## 1. Beast: 2+ M ## 2. Bigil: 1.66 M## 3. Valimai: 1.32 M## 4. RRR: 1.24 M## 5. Viswasam: 1.16 M## Produced by Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures, the film stars Vijay and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles while Selvaraghavan and Yogi Babu play supporting roles. It revolves around a spy's quest to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, March 26 - After "Master" in 2021, Thalapathy Vijay's upcoming action thriller, "Beast" is also readying for the multilingual release in theaters, as announced by Sun Pictures. ## Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, "Beast" is the biggest Tamil movie coming this year. The shoot of the film was recently completed and it is slated to release on April 13 worldwide. The makers on Saturday announced that "Beast" will also be dubbed in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, and will release simultaneously in theaters. ## pic.twitter.com/DOVpmsHLEZ— Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) March 26, 2022 ## Thalapathy Vijay's "Master" did very well in Telugu dubbed version but failed to make an impression in other languages. It will be interesting to see how "Beast" come out because it won't be a smooth outing this time around due to the release of Pan-India biggie, "KGF: Chapter 2" on April 14. ## "Beast" is produced by Sun Pictures and it stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead opposite Thalapathy. It also stars Selvaraghavan, Yogi Babu, Shine Tom Chacko, John Vijay, Shaji Chen, and VTV Ganesh among others in supporting roles. Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music of the film. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, March 22 - A day after completing censorship formalities, Sun Pictures has finalized the release date of Thalapathy Vijay's "Beast". The action thriller, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, will be hitting worldwide theaters on April 13. ## Sun Pictures, headed by Kalanithi Maran, took to Twitter and announced the release date with a new poster featuring Thalapathy with a gun in hand. ## #BeastFromApril13@actorvijay @Nelsondilpkumar @anirudhofficial @hegdepooja @selvaraghavan @manojdft @Nirmalcuts @anbariv #Beast pic.twitter.com/htH6dTPX2q— Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) March 22, 2022 The film has been censored with a U/A certificate with a run-time of 155 minutes (2 hours 35 minutes). It is Thalapathy's 65th film that also stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead while Shine Tom Chacko, Selvaraghavan, Yogi Babu, among others play supporting roles. ## The movie was announced in December 2020 as "Thalapathy 65". The shoot was commenced in March 2021 and the first look with the title was unveiled on 21 June 2021. The production of the film first took place in Georgia before it was resumed in Chennai and Delhi in India. Anirudh Ravichander has composed the music. ## Stay tuned...