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Superstar to reprise Sultan Mirza in his next

Superstar Rajinikanth left his fans disappointed after his next movie 2.0 has been pushed for next year release. The actor will wrap up his part and he will join the sets of his next movie which will be directed by PA Ranjith.

The movie is said to be a gangster flick and the makers clarified it has nothing to relate with Kabali. As per the news from a reliable source, Rajinikanth will reprise the role of a notorious underworld don Sultan Mirza alias Haji Mastan.

Sultan Mirza, a Tamilian by birth moved to Mumbai during his early age and was into smuggling and real estate. He happened to be the mentor of Dawood Ibrahim. Rajinikanth is all set to reprise Sultan Mirza on screen.

Vidya Balan has been rumoured to play the female lead however an official announcement is awaited. Dhanush will bankroll this big budget project on Wunderbar Films banner.


Box office report: Guru worldwide collections report

 

Venkatesh’s Guru has Collected an approx distributor share of 18.15 Cr after its 4th weekend worldwide. The film is a Hit though it is an underperformer in USA. After a good 1st week it has slowed down relatively but that was expected as this type of genres have very limited audience. Producers have made very good profits as the film has costed around 9Cr for them including prints and publicity. Satellite rights were given to the hero as remuneration.

Below are the area wise 24 days shares

Area    Shares

Nizam  6.65 Cr

Ceeded            1.67 Cr

UA      2.42 Cr

Guntur 1.26 Cr

East     1.42 Cr

West    0.84 Cr

Krishna            1.39 Cr

Nellore            0.50 Cr

AP/TS 16.15 Cr

KA+ROI        1.40 Cr

Overseas         0.60 Cr

Worldwide     18.15 Cr


Rana bags a bumper offer

Tollywood hunk Rana Daggubati became a global star after the success of Baahubali franchise. Earlier this year there were reports that the Macho actor will make his Hollywood debut with a film titled A Momentary Lapse of Reason. He will commence shooting for this project later this year.

The latest, we hear, is that the Ghazi actor has signed a Russian film which will be a war drama. Sources say that he will be seen playing a warrior in this film. Rana, in one of the recent interviews revealed that he liked the script and gave the nod to the project, but refused to give more details about his role in the film. More details are likely to be out very soon.

Rana, who is currently busy with promotion for Baahubali2, has two more films in different stages of production.


Venkatapuram audio launched and wins many hearts

 

Happy Days fame Rahul’s upcoming movie Venkatapuram audio was launched about last night. The film’s audio has been positive response from the audience and raised the expectations.

It is a crime thriller setup in Bheemli and its plot revolves around a murder investigation. Looks like the USP of the film lies in the mysterious plot and Rahul’s impressive makeover.

Major films have backed out to release on April 28, considering the Indian cinema history’s biggest release Baahubali 2, but the makers of Venkatapuram are planning to release the movie on April 29.

The director of the film, Venu Madikanti and Mahima Makwana are making their Tollywood debut. Shreyas Srinivas and Tumu Phani Kumar are producing the movie. Achu is the film’s music director.



Towering hunk roped in for Mahabharata in Malayalam

During the start of his career, the towering hunk Daggubati Rana got marks for his personality and looks but faced flak for his performance and body language. However, the magnum opus Baahubali has changed the whole scenario.

His role as the antagonist Bhallaladeva has redefined the image of a villain. Now, there is a good chance that Rana might just be roped in for another immortal role. It is known that the business tycoon B R Shetty is making a movie on Mahabharata in Malayalam.

While superstar Mohanlal would be essaying the role of Bheema, some are saying the best person to do the role of Duryodhana is Rana himself. The film is touted to be made with a budget of 1000 crores which is remarkable. Let us see if Rana gets the offer or not.


Tickets hike for Baahubali2

The headline sounds striking and at the same time it comes out as a shock to the common audience who has been eagerly waiting to catch the glimpse of Rajamouli’s visual wonder- Baahubali 2.

As per the speculations going rounds across the film Nagar circles state that producers of Baahubali are trying to negotiate with the two Telugu states governments regarding the hike in the ticket price. If this ticket price to happen then the government needs to issue a special GO.

Well, these kinds of similar speculations came at the time of Baahubali– The Beginning as well. Later the producers lashed out those speculations of ticket hike. On the other side, the government shouldn’t take these kinds of steps to favour a single film.

Producers need to give a clarity on these speculations to avoid these kinds of news floating around Baahubali 2.




Katamarayudu world wide box office report

Pawankalyan’s Katamarayudu has closed it business worldwide with a final distributor share of 62.15 Cr. The film a flop in domestic markets and a Disaster in USA. The film has costed a near 72.5 Cr in domestic markets for the buyers which accounts to a recovery of less than 80 percent.. Overseas buyers has lost over 6.5 cr which is more than half of the investment.

This is a consecutive failure for the hero as his last film Sardaar gabbar singh was a disaster. IT had collected a distributor share of 52.4 Cr .

Below are the area wise closing shares

Area    Shares

Nizam  15.40 Cr

Ceeded            8.26 Cr

UA      6.26 Cr

Guntur 4.97 Cr

East     5.35 Cr

West    4.22 Cr

Krishna            3.69 Cr

Nellore            2.10 Cr

AP/TS 50.25 Cr

Karnataka+TN+North India   6.55 Cr

Overseas         5.35 Cr

Worldwide     62.15 Cr