\r\nThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been conducting raids on several Kollywood celebrities, including producer Aakash Baskaran, owner of Dawn Pictures. The recent raid on his office and residence has sparked speculation that the ED may also investigate actors Dhanush, Simbu, and Siva Karthikeyan, who are associated with Dawn Pictures. This development has sent shockwaves through the Tamil film industry, with many eagerly awaiting further updates on the investigation.\r\nThe ED\'s investigation is reportedly linked to a massive â‚¹1,000 crore liquor procurement scam, with allegations of money laundering activities involving TASMAC officials and associates. Aakash Baskaran, known for producing high-profile films starring Dhanush, Simbu, and Siva Karthikeyan, is under the ED\'s radar in connection with the alleged scam. The ED has been conducting raids at multiple locations in Chennai, including the residences of top TASMAC officials and associates.\r\nThe ED\'s investigation into the scam has revealed that distilleries and bottling units working with TASMAC had siphoned off over â‚¹1,000 crore in unaccounted cash. The money was allegedly used to secure increased supply contracts via kickbacks. As the investigation unfolds, the Tamil film industry is watching closely, with many expecting more revelations in the coming days. The ED\'s probe may also involve cinema PROs and other industry professionals, adding to the complexity of the investigation.\r\nThe impact of the ED\'s investigation on the careers of the actors and producers involved remains to be seen. With the investigation ongoing, many are eagerly awaiting further updates on the developments. The Tamil film industry is likely to be closely monitoring the situation, given the high-profile nature of the individuals involved.\r\n

Movie News

ED Raids on Kollywood Celebrities

Dhanush,Simbu and Sivakarthikeyan On ED Radar

\r\nThe makers of Kantara Chapter 1, the prequel to the 2022 blockbuster Kantara, have confirmed that the film is still on track for release on October 2, 2025, coinciding with Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. Despite reports suggesting that the film might be postponed due to delays in shooting progress, the producers have quashed these rumours and reaffirmed the release date. In an official statement, the makers urged fans to avoid speculation and refrain from sharing unverified updates.\r\nThe Kantara team has taken to their social media account to reassure fans about the release date. With a pan-India release planned, the makers will need sufficient time for promotions and post-production work. To meet the October 2 deadline, the team will need to complete shooting by August, allowing for a smooth release. Fans are eagerly waiting for the film, and the confirmation of the release date will likely generate more buzz around the project.\r\nAs the release date approaches, fans can expect more updates on the film\'s progress. Kantara Chapter 1 promises to be an exciting addition to the Kantara franchise, exploring the origin story of the Panjurli Daiva. With Rishab Shetty at the helm, both as actor and director, the film is expected to deliver a unique blend of action, drama, and mythology. The success of the first film has set high expectations for the prequel, and fans are eagerly waiting to see what the team has in store.\r\nThe confirmation of the release date has generated excitement among fans that are looking forward to experiencing the magic of Kantara on the big screen once again. As the film\'s release draws near, more information about the plot, cast, and production will likely emerge, building anticipation for this highly anticipated film.\r\n

Kantara Chapter 1 Makers Clears Air

Kantara Chapter 1 Release Date Confirmed

\r\nActress Tamannaah Bhatia has signed a mind-blowing deal to become the brand ambassador of Mysore Sandal Soap, manufactured by the Karnataka Government under Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL). The deal is worth a whopping Rs 6.2 crores, and Tamannaah will be promoting the brand for 2 years. This move has sparked controversy, with Kannada activists criticizing the Karnataka government for choosing a non-Kannadiga actress over local talent.\r\nThe decision to appoint Tamannaah as the brand ambassador has been defended by KSDL Managing Director Prashanth PKM, who stated that the company aimed to choose an ambassador with global appeal to boost sales. Despite the criticism, Tamannaah\'s popularity and massive following are expected to benefit the brand. The actress has gained huge popularity in recent times with the massive hit of her special song, Aaj Ki Raat from Stree 2, and this brand deal will further enhance her image.\r\nThe appointment of Tamannaah as the brand ambassador has drawn criticism from netizens and Pro-Kannada outfits, who questioned why a Kannada actress wasn\'t chosen for the role. Some suggested that home-grown talents like Rashmika Mandanna, Deepika Padukone, or Pooja Hegde could have been considered instead. However, KSDL officials clarified that these actresses were already tied up with other brands, and Tamannaah\'s popularity made her a suitable choice.\r\nTamannaah will start appearing in the ad shoot soon, and the company will launch products with her as the face of their brand promotions. With her growing popularity and massive following, Tamannaah is expected to bring a significant boost to the Mysore Sandal Soap brand. The deal is set to benefit both the actress and the brand, and fans are eagerly waiting to see Tamannaah\'s promotional campaigns for Mysore Sandal Soap.\r\n

Tamannaah signed mind-blowing deal

Tamannaah Bhatia Signs Lucrative Deal with Mysore Sandal Soap

Kollywood star Simbu is known for his versatile and impactful performances. He is playing a powerful role in Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam\'s Thug Life.\r\nHe is also starring in his next under the direction of Desingh Periyasamy. Simbu himself is bankrolling the project. Speaking to scribes, he said his character in the film will have feminine traits. Sharing further, he said&nbsp; &ldquo;Yes, there&rsquo;s a role with feminine elements in the film. We even discussed it with Kamal Haasan to understand how to approach it. Only when an actor gets something different like this can he show his true calibre.&rdquo;\r\nOn producing the film in his own banner, Atman Cine Arts, he shared&nbsp; &ldquo;I feel producing myself is better. I can create the kind of cinema we imagine without compromises.&rdquo;\r\nYuvan Shankar Raja is the music director while Manoj Paramahamsa is the cinematographer and Praveen is the editor.\r\n<div></div>

Simbu on feminine role in STR50

Simbu on playing feminine role in STR50

March 23 is set to witness the release of dubbing films and they are expected to dominate the small films in Telugu which are going to test their luck at the box office.

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar's Kesari 2 which turned out to be a hit in Hindi releasing on 18 May is now releasing in Telugu. The film is based on real life incidents and is based on the aftermath of Jallianwalla Bagh incident. Suresh Productions, Asian Cinemas are bringing the film's Telugu version in the Telugu states.

Vijay Sethupati's directed by&nbsp; by Arumugakumar&nbsp; is set to test its luck at the box office. Vijay Sethupathi is known for his impactful performances and so people are interested in the film. Apart from it, Telugu films like Vaibhavam and Nissabhda Prema are releasing.

Vaibhavam is a comedy drama starring Ruthvik Thadakamalla and Idra Idrisi in the lead roles under the direction of Sathvik Thadakamalla. Nisshabhda Prema is a crime drama stars Priyanka Thimmesh and Hareesh Peradi under the direction of Raj Dev.

Stay tuned for the reviews of the above films from Cinejosh team in couple of hours from now.&nbsp;

Ace-Kesari 2 and others releasing day

Today Reviews - Ace, Kesari 2 and others

Kiran Abbavaram blessed with a baby boy. Young hero Kiran Abbavaram on the auspicious occasion of Hanuman Jayanti shared a good news much to the delight of all his fans and movie lovers.&nbsp;

He shared that he became proud father and shared his snap where he is seen kissing the baby feet. He posted "Blessed with a Baby Boy Happy Hanuman Jayanthi"

It is known that Kiran Abbavaram and Rahasya Gorak fell in love when they romanced each other in Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru. They entered into wedlock in 2024. They have been sharing the good developments in their marital life with their fans and making them happy&nbsp;

Congratulatory messages are coming in from all quarters to the proud parents. On the professional front, Kiran Abbavaram is starring in K-Ramp under the direction of Vishwa Karun.

Yukthi Thareja is the female lead and the film features Satya,Dayanand Reddy, John Vijay in key roles and it is produced by Razesh Danda under the Hasya Movies banner.

KA becomes a proud father

Kiran Abbavaram blessed with a baby boy

Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas, Manoj Manchu, and Nara Rohith are coming to entertain movie lovers with their multistarrer Bhairavam. The film directed by Vijay Kanakamedala is racing for a grand release on 30 May 2025.\r\nEven as the makers are promoting the film working hard, they are hit by boycott trend. According to the latest, mega fans started trending Boycott Bhairavam on social media shocking Vijay Kanakamedala.\r\nVijay Kanakamedala then realised that in his social media post, there was a post where he was seen mocking Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan. His posts was during Chiranjeevi\'s political career in PRP . He even morphed the picture of Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan and named it as Cha, drawing inspiration from Hindi picture Paa.\r\nHe posted &ldquo;Samajika Nyayam presents &ndash; A very rare Father-Son and Son-Father story&rdquo; and &ldquo;Written and directed by Allu Aravind.&rdquo;\r\nNow, mega fans are showing their anger on this. Following this, Vijay Kanakamedala came up with the following post tendering apology.\r\nGood evening everyone,&nbsp;\r\nGood evening to all the fans of Megastar Chiranjeevi, to the fans of Power Star Pawan Kalyan, to the fans of Mega Power Star Ram Charan. We released the trailer of Bhairavam on May 18. Since then, I have been trolled a little on social media. Even before that, I was supported by Mega fans. But today, without my knowledge, I came to know that for about 30 minutes, Mega fans have also been trolling me. They are trolling me for posting a post on Facebook sometime in 2011. It was not my post.. Something happened.. It must have been hacked. I have worked with all the heroes.. I have worked mostly with Mega heroes. I am close to all the Mega heroes. I worked for Power Star Pawan Kalyan\'s Gabbar Singh. Then Kalyan supported me a lot. At the same time, he also introduced Sai Dharam Tej and said that if I have a good story, direct it. I have a good relationship with Tej. He calls me Anna Anna. Why would I alienate Mega fans like that? Like everyone else, I came to the industry after watching Chiranjeevi\'s movies and Power Star\'s movies and wanted to become a director..! Why would I alienate them.. Why would I make such a mistake..? It was posted on my social media page.. It happened whether I knew it or not.. It was hacked.. Still, since it is my social media page, I take responsibility. I will make sure that such things do not happen again.. I cross-check from time to time. Because on the one hand, trolling is done on my film. Someone might have hacked in this process.. So such a mistake will not happen again.. I guarantee that. Such mistakes will not happen again to all Mega fans.. As one of you, I promise and sincerely apologize.\r\nYours\r\nVijay Kanakamedala\r\nEarlier, his comments during the film promotions, hurt the sentiments of the YSRCP cadre who also started trending Boycott Bhairvam on social&nbsp; media.

Bhairavam faces another Boycott trend

Another Boycott controversy hits Bhairavam

Natasimha Balakrishna\'s Akhanda Thandavam is progressing at a&nbsp; brisk pace under the direction of Boyapati Srinu. Expectations are high on the project as it happens to be the sequel to the blockbuster film Akhanda.\r\nIn the midst of all this, reports are coming out that sparks are flying in the sets between Balakrishna and Boyapati Srinu. It is known that Balakrishna and Boyapati Srinu enjoys strong bonding and rapport and they scored hits like Simha, Legend and Akhanda. They are now coming together for the fourth time.\r\nThose who are envying their bonding are polluting the mind of Balakrishna. With Balakrishna\'s daughter Tejaswini entering the project, things are getting complicated. It is known that Boyapati narrates only 30 minutes of the story and from then on Balakrishna gives in himself to the director and works accordingly.\r\nTejaswini has been demanding full narration from Boyapati Srinu and he is unhappy with it. To the top of it, Balakrishna is getting influenced with few telling him that Boyapati\'s last two films, Skanda with Ram and Vinaya Vidheya Rama with Ram Charan turned out to be duds.\r\nRecently senior actor Murali Mohan faced difficulty in completing his scene and dialogues and Balakrishna blasted Boyapati Srinu\'s assistants for not stepping in. This angered Boyapati Srinu. It is known that directors consider their assistants as their family members. Boyapati Srinu also reacted strongly saying that they are his people and if any thing needs to be said, he will do it and others neednot step in and this shocked Balakrishna.\r\nThis is worrying the producers as no one will dare to reply to Balakrishna. Inside talk is many such things happened and now people are worried about the output.&nbsp;\r\n<div></div>

Sparks flying in Akhanda 2 sets

Akhanda Thandavam - Sparks flying everywhere

Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas, Manoj Manchu, and Nara Rohith are coming to entertain movie lovers with genex multi starrer titled powerfully Bhairavam.\r\nThe film directed by Vijay Kanakamedala is slated for release on 30 May 2025. The makers are promoting the film in a big way and already the film\'s teaser got good response from the movie lovers.\r\nToday the makers came up with the update sharing that the film\'s mass folk song will be released on 23 May at 4.05 PM. They shared the new poster featuring Bellamkonda Sreenivas and female lead Aditi Shankar. The song is named Gichchamaaku.\r\nThe film stars Anandhi and Divya Pillai in other roles. Jayasudha, Sandeep Raj, Ajay, Vennela Kishore are playing crucial roles and Sricharan Pakala is the music director. KK.Radhamohan is bankrolling the project on Sri Satya Sai Arts banner.

Bhairavam loading folk beat

Time set for Bhairavam mass folk song

Super Star Rajinikanth is currently busy with high profile projects Coolie and Jailer2. Coolie directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj is racing for release on 14 Aug 2025. Now all eyes are on his next with Jailer2.\r\nThe film directed by Nelson Dilip Kumar is generating interest as it happens to be the sequel to the hit film Jailer. According to the latest, Rajinikanth speaking to scribes, shared the details of Jailer progress. He said &ldquo;I am not sure when exactly we will complete shooting for Jailer 2. But the shoot will mostly be done by December.\"&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\nThe film\'s shooting is currently underway in Kozhikode, Kerala. Ramya Krishnan, Fahadh Faasil, Mirnaa Menon, and Shiva Rajkumar in important roles.\r\nBalakrishna is playing a powerful special in the film for which music is tuned by Anirudh Ravichander. It is produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures in a prestigious manner.&nbsp;

 Rajini on Jailer 2 progress

Jailer 2 to be wrapped by this time

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai made a grand appearance at the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival 2025, showcasing her elegance and poise on the red carpet. She wore a stunning white saree that highlighted Indian culture, and her look was even more striking with traditional sindoor (vermilion) on her forehead. The symbolic gesture gained attention, especially since the Indian government recently named its military operation against Pakistan "Operation Sindoor." Aishwarya's bold look is being praised for sending a powerful message.

Aishwarya's saree look reminded many of her iconic role in Devdas, a film that showcased her exceptional acting skills and stunning beauty. She first appeared at Cannes in a saree back in 2002 for the promotion of Sanjay Leela Bhansali&rsquo;s Devdas, and now fans are recalling her character Paro from that film. Known for her fashionable red carpet appearances, Aishwarya&rsquo;s style this year is receiving widespread acclaim.

Aishwarya's elegant saree was designed by top fashion designer Manish Malhotra, and she paired it with a luxurious necklace made of 500-carat Mozambique rubies and diamonds. The outfit was a perfect blend of traditional Indian attire and modern glamour, making her stand out on the red carpet. The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is currently underway, and Aishwarya's appearance has generated significant buzz among fans and fashion enthusiasts.

Aishwarya Rai's appearance at Cannes 2025 has once again proven her status as a fashion icon and a proud representative of Indian culture. Her stunning look and elegant saree have garnered widespread attention, and her subtle yet powerful message has been appreciated by many. As one of the most celebrated actresses in the industry, Aishwarya continues to inspire and captivate audiences with her beauty, talent, and poise.

Cannes- Aish Tribute to Op Sindoor 

Aishwarya Rai Stunning Appearance at Cannes 2025

\r\nSuneil Shetty on why Athiya quit Bollywood. Suneil Shetty turned proud grandfather when his daughter Athiya Shetty and her husband, cricketer KL.Rahul became proud parents.\r\nNow, speaking to scribes, he said why Athiya Shetty quit Bollywood. He revealed&nbsp; &ldquo;She said, &lsquo;Baba, I don&rsquo;t want to,&rsquo; and she just left. And that&rsquo;s what I salute her for saying, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m not interested. I don&rsquo;t want to do films.&rsquo; After Motichoor Chaknachoor, a lot came her way. &lsquo;But I don&rsquo;t want to. I&rsquo;m comfortable, you know?\"\r\nHe continued \"And today, she\'s got the best role of her life. You know, she\'s working in the best film, and that is the life, the role of her mother and she\'s loving it,\"\r\nAthiya made her debut with Salman Khan\'s HERO in 2015 and was last seen in&nbsp; &lsquo;Motichoor Chaknachoor&rsquo; (2019), in which she shared screen presence with Nawazuddin Siddiquie. Even as fans waited eagerly for her next film, she surprised all by entering into wedlock with KL.Rahul in 2023.\r\n