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Namma Veettu Pillai review: A tried and tested but satisfying family drama
Though cut from the same cloth as Pandiraj’s previous release Kadaikutty Singam, there is something charming about Namma Veettu Pillai that makes you smile instead of complain as you walk out of the theatre.
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Syeraa Narasimha Reddy trailer 2: Chiranjeevi calls out to people to fight for freedom
The trailer ends with Chiranjeevi screaming his lungs out as he’s about to be hanged – every life’s mission on this planet is to fight for freedom.
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Telugu comedian Venu Madhav dies at 39
Madhav was undergoing treatment at Yashoda hospital for two weeks and was discharged on Sunday, 22 September but was again readmitted on Tuesday, 24 September.
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Box office: Suriya’s Kaappaan mints Rs44 crore worldwide in opening weekend
Kaappaan, which features Suriya in the role of SPG commando, performed exceptionally well in Tamil Nadu and Kerala apart from few overseas territories.
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Kaappaan review: A dull, long-drawn action film with no soul
In spite of Suriya’s earnest efforts to keep the film afloat, Kaappaan ends up as a miserable attempt that’s not worth even a single cheer.
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Syeraa Narasimha Reddy trailer: Chiranjeevi-starrer promises to tell rousing story of a rebel
Going by the visuals, Syeraa Narasimha Reddy will present action like never seen before in Chiranjeevi’s career, with a no-holds-barred approach to depicting violence.
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Box office: Nani’s Gang Leader grosses Rs20 crore worldwide in opening weekend
Directed by Vikram K Kumar, Gang Leader is loosely based on Korean comedy Girl Scout (2008). It’s centered on a group of grieving women who take the help of Nani, a crime novelist, in avenging the death of their loved ones.
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Dhanush’s film with Mari Selvaraj to start rolling from December
The project, rumoured to be titled Karnan, was announced a long ago but there’s been no update for months now. However, latest reports suggest that the film will finally go on the floors from December.
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Gang Leader review: Nani headlines a fun revenge comedy
The film is predictable in parts, but that doesn’t make it any less entertaining, though it could have had some its flab trimmed in the editing suite.
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Game of Thrones, Braveheart actor lands a key role in Dhanush’s next film
International actor James Cosmo, who recently essayed the role of Lord Commander Jeor Mormont in the television series Game of Thrones, has been roped in for a crucial role in Dhanush’s upcoming yet-untitled Tamil film with director Karthik Subbaraj.
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Box office: All versions of Prabhas-starrer Saaho collect Rs300 crore in 4 days
However, the star has already said he is not looking to do another big-budget flick like this for at least another five years.
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Prabhas’s Saaho becomes first Telugu film to get a Twitter emoji
Saaho, which has been directed by Sujeeth, is Prabhas’s first release since Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017). The film has been predominantly shot abroad on a whopping budget and features never seen before action sequences.
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Ram Charan hopes to make strong Hindi film comeback with RRR
During the press interaction while promoting his father’s film Syeraa Narasimha Reddy, Ram Charan opened up about his Hindi cinema dreams.
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Happy Birthday Chiranjeevi: Wishes pour in for 64-year-old star from fraternity
As megastar Chiranjeevi turned 64 on Wednesday, 21 August, birthday wishes poured in for the Syeraa Narasimha Reddy (2019) actor from all quarters.
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Comali review: This Jayam Ravi-starrer is silly but the jokes do the trick
Jayam Ravi’s Comali, from writer-director Pradeep Ranganathan, is the kind of film that never makes sense but manages to work, thanks to a terrific Yogi Babu and his one-liners
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Nerkonda Paarvai review: Ajith, Shraddha headline this powerful social thriller
Nerkonda Paarvai is easily the most important film in Ajith’s career. Given its strong message about women’s liberation and its reiteration of the importance of consent, it is a big deal when backed by a star of Ajith’s stature.
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AR Rahman not composing music for Ajith’s next film
There were rumours that Boney Kapoor had signed Rahman for his next Tamil project, tentatively AK 60, with Ajith Kumar.
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Jackpot review: A silly, but eccentrically fun comic caper
If there’s one thing that the film succeeds in achieving, it is that it lets its leading ladies – Jyotika and Revathy – have a blast playing characters that don’t pander to any norms.
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Not doing Dear Comrade Hindi remake, says Vijay Deverakonda
Deverakonda confirmed the news at a media interaction in Hyderabad when asked if he has signed a film with Karan Johar, who has acquired the remake rights of Dear Comrade.
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Kadaram Kondan review: Vikram shines in this stylish, generic action thriller
Kadaram Kondan, based on the French thriller Point Blank (2010), is decent as an action film, engaging the viewer as long as there is a shootout or chase going on.