\r\nVijay Sethupathi, one of India\'s most loved actors, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to director Aarumugakumar for giving him two crucial opportunities when he was just starting out as an actor. At a pre-release press conference for his upcoming film \'Ace\', Sethupathi shared how Aarumugakumar recommended him for the films \'Varnam\' and \'Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kanom\', even when he wasn\'t the first choice for the roles. Sethupathi credited Aarumugakumar for lighting a lamp in his life, symbolizing the director\'s role in helping him kickstart his acting career.\r\n&nbsp;\r\nSethupathi\'s emotional recount of his journey highlighted the significance of Aarumugakumar\'s support during his early days as an actor. He revealed that a picture shot on the sets of \'Varnam\' was shown to his father, who was on his deathbed, to ease his concerns about Sethupathi\'s future in acting. This anecdote underscores the impact Aarumugakumar\'s support had on Sethupathi\'s life and career.\r\n\'Ace\' directed by Aarumugakumar, features Vijay Sethupathi, Yogi Babu, and Rukmini Vasanth in the lead roles. The film, predominantly shot in Malaysia, is set to hit screens on May 23. With Sethupathi\'s powerful performances and Aarumugakumar\'s direction, \'Ace\' is expected to captivate audiences.\r\nThe film\'s release is highly anticipated, and fans are eagerly waiting to see Sethupathi\'s on-screen presence. With a talented cast and crew, \'Ace\' has the potential to become a hit at the box office. Vijay Sethupathi\'s gratitude towards Aarumugakumar adds a personal touch to the film, making it even more special for fans of the actor.\r\n

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Vijay Sethupathi Heartfelt Gratitude

Vijay Sethupathi Display Of Gratitude Wins Hearts

\r\nFauji to resume shoot from this time. Prabhas is currently busy with multiple projects and he is having his hands full with films like The Raja Saab, Fauji, Spirit and sequels to Salaar and Kalki 2898AD.\r\nNow exciting reports are coming about Prabhas\' upcoming project Fauji which is helmed by director Hanu Raghavapudi. Inside talk is the film shoot will be resumed from 20 May and the shoot will be starting in the backdrop of extravagant sets in RFC,Hyderabad.\r\nPrabhas however will be joining the sets from 26 May. The film stars Imanvi Ismail as the female lead, &nbsp;while Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, and Jayapradha are playing important roles. The music for the film is tuned by Vishal Chandrasekhar.\r\nThe film is made with a whopping budget of Rs 700crs and is made on Mythri Movies banner. Hanu Raghavapudi who spellbound all with the romantic entertainer Seetharamam is now planning to show Prabhas in a completely different manner.\r\n

Prabhas Fauji loading firepower

Fauji to resume shoot from this time

Kamal Haasan says Mani Ratnam is exacting. Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam are coming together with Thug Life. The film's trailer got tremendous response from all quarters.

Speaking to scribes, Kamal Haasan, shared that Mani Ratnam is exacting. He said &ldquo;Mani hasn&rsquo;t mellowed with time; he has become refined. He shouldn&rsquo;t mellow; that would dilute him. But he has slowed down for people around him to catch up. In Tamil, the word for time is &lsquo;mani&rsquo;, and we have a running joke where we call him &lsquo;5:30 Mani Ratnam&rsquo; because that&rsquo;s the time he reaches the set. The poor cameraman will have to be there at least at 5, for which he will have to leave at 4:30.&rdquo;

He said &ldquo;No one asks when Mani Ratnam woke up, because we don&rsquo;t know. When I announced that I would start calling him by that name, the entire crew on the set started applauding. It eventually reached him as well, and the entire crew stood there looking guilty. I told him that it was all me.&rdquo;

He also recalled how he trekked to the third highest water falls just because Mani Ratnam told him. He said&ldquo;Mr Ravi K Chandran, Sabu Cyril, I, my daughter Shruti, late stuntman Vikram Dharma, and three assistants set out to go to the third-tallest waterfall in the world, which is in Kodaikanal. We set off at 7 am. We wanted to go to its base. It&rsquo;s a long trek through the forest. You can see it from a vantage point about 30 miles away. In the first two hours, the assistant directors fell, fainted, and were bleeding.&rdquo;

Kamal talks about Mani ratnam torture

Kamal Haasan says Mani Ratnam is exacting

\r\nVijay Devarakonda talks about Kingdom secrets, on Liger failure. Vijay Devarakonda is getting ready to entertain movie lovers with his film Kingdom. The film is helmed by Gowtam Tinnanuri. It is known that Vijay Devarakonda got a huge shock on his Bollywood debut when his film Liger directed by Puri Jagannath turned out tobe a&nbsp; disaster.\r\nOn Liger failure, he said &ldquo;No, I was obsessed with my character, learning martial arts, building my physique to look like a fighter, figuring out the stammer,&rdquo; he shared. &ldquo;Everything about the role was so challenging that I completely enjoyed the process of making it.&rdquo;\r\nHe added&nbsp; &ldquo;Growing up, I was a huge fan and admirer of director Puri Jagannadh; his film Pokiri with Mahesh Babu sir is one of my favourites, and it was a dream of mine to make a film with him,&rdquo; he expressed. &ldquo;I was extremely sad that we didn&rsquo;t make a better film; it was a great idea on paper that we fudged&hellip;but I have zero regret about the film.&rdquo;\r\nHe also shared &ldquo;It taught me so much and changed me so much,&rdquo; he noted. &ldquo;And a lot of what I do now and in the future has some learning&rsquo;s from the experience of making Liger and the aftermath of its release. I consider it a net win in life.&rdquo;\r\nAbout his upcoming film Kingdom, he shared &ldquo;Kingdom is a thick layered action drama. It is an action drama like the old days, where you get into the emotions behind everything... not just chasing the spectacle. It is a form of cinema that I love watching and so it is a cinema that I am happy to have made.&rdquo;\r\nHe revealed &ldquo;Kingdom is a film where I first okayed the director before a script. I knew I wanted to work with Gowtam Tinnanuri, he is a terrific storyteller and has a great eye for the way he tells it. His and my paths were meant to cross.&rdquo;\r\nOn the film\'s completion, he shared&nbsp; &ldquo;There are nerves and there is excitement but more than anything I&rsquo;m happy with what we&rsquo;ve made. So, there is not much else that I can feel about this movie, other than probably relief that it does well. And the producer makes his money and the people who buy the film, make their money and that the people who made this film for, which is the world, loves it. So, I think all that is left is to feel a sense of relief and satisfaction of finishing a job well.&rdquo;\r\nOn whether Kingdom is made or break for him, he said &ldquo;Everything makes you a little and breaks you a little. Every experience in life is shaping you... by making bits of you and breaking bits of you. It is all part of the journey.&rdquo;\r\n

VD on Kingdom secrets

Vijay Devarakonda talks about Kingdom secrets, on Liger failure

\r\nDistributors, Exhibitors forgetting their strength. It seems the distributors and exhibitors are forgetting their strength and failing to use their powerful weapon and silently suffering the losses. It is known that exhibitors are planning to go on strike shutting down theatres from 1 June and following this Dil Raju, chairman of the Telangana State Film Development Corporation is meeting them to resolve the issue.\r\nThe reason why distributors are asking high advances from the theatres is because the producers are selling the rights for huge amounts. They are even going for hike in ticket rates and this is preventing people from coming to theatres. Producers are spending huge amounts as directors and heroes have increased their remunerations exorbitantly.\r\nMidrange directors are demanding Rs 10-15crs and star heroes are demanding whopping amounts. Even though they are reeling under flops, they are demaning Rs 10-15crs easily and those who are on success run are commanding more than Rs 50crs. But people should know the real market of the directors and heroes.\r\nHeroes who are getting Rs 10crs are remuneration should be ashamed if the film donot get even Rs4lakhs collection in one region. However, PR teams and social media influencers are promoting the film as hit and coming up with fake collections and success meets.\r\nProducers are obliged to do so because they need heroes dates but distributors have no such obligation. If they take a strong decision and put the collections board in front of the theatres, everyone will get exposed. Producers cannot threaten the exhibitors and distributors.\r\nThis will force the heroes to slash their remunerations as their films did not get the minimum openings on the first day and this will also result in the decrease in cost of production. But the question is who will take that daring decision.\r\n

Exhibitors forgetting their strength

Why Distributors and Exhibitors not taking the daring decision

\r\nAkshay Kumar new poster from Kannappa released. Manchu Vishnu is coming to entertain movie lovers with his devotional entertainer Kannappa. The film directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh is racing for spectacular release on 27 June 2025.\r\nAhead of the film release, the makers are promoting the film in a unique manner. According to the latest, the makers released Akshay Kumar\'s new poster from the film. It is known that Akshay Kumar is playing the role of Lord Shiva in the film. Akshay Kumar looked intense in the new look as Lord Shiva.\r\nThe film stars Manchu Vishnu in the lead role while Preity Mukundhan is playing the female lead. The film stars Mohan Babu,, Sarathkumar, Arpit Ranka, Kaushal Manda, Rahul, Madhu, Devraj, Mukesh Rishi, Brahmanandam, and Madhoo in important roles.\r\nThe film features Prabhas,Akshay Kumar, Kajal and Mohanlal are playing powerful cameos.&nbsp; Stephen Devassy composed the original score and songs.\r\n

Akshay Kumar intense as Lord Shiva

Akshay Kumar new poster from Kannappa released

\r\nBabil Khan out of Baby remake. Anand Devarakonda, Vaishnavi Chaitanya\'s Baby directed by Sai Rajesh turned out to be a super hit. The makers planned the film\'s remake in Hindi with Babil Khan in the lead. Babil Khan happens to be late Irrfan Khan\'s son.\r\nNow it is coming out that Babil Khan is out of the project. Babil posted , \"With a lot of grit, passion, and mutual respect, Sai Rajesh Sir and I both got along on this journey of creating magic together. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, things didn\'t go ahead as everyone had planned (sic).\"\r\nHe continued &ldquo;Since I will be taking some time off currently, I wish the best to Sai Rajesh Sir and the film team on their future journey. I know there is immense love between us, and we will meet soon in the future and create magic together (sic).\"\r\nSai Rajesh also reacted posting Babil \"one of the most talented and hardworking actors.\" He further wrote, \"However, I have to accept this unfortunate reality of the situation. After spending time with Babil while prepping, I was very happy to be working with such a talented actor (sic).\"\r\nHe added \"I will still always cherish the experience of seeing him perform in front of me. I will miss my Hero! I respect his decision of self care first, and wish him all the best and send him all the love in the future! I know we will both create that magic together for sure (sic).\"\r\nFew weeks back Babil criticised all the actors in the industry and Sai Rajesh took a strong exception to it.\r\n

Baby remake - Babil Khan out

Babil Khan out of Baby remake

\r\nSpeculation on NC24 title. NC 24, Naga Chaitanya\'s upcoming project with Karthik Dhandu of Virupaksha fame is capturing the imagination of all. The film is touted to be the mystic thriller and already the glimpse video increased the expectations on the project.\r\nThe film stars Meenakshi Chaudhary as the female lead. While Naga Chaitanya is playing the role of a treasure hunter, Meenakshi Chaudhary is playing the role of an archaeologist named Lakshya.\r\nNow, speculation is increasing on the film\'s title. Inside talk is the makers are considering titles Vrusha Karma and two more titles. Most probably the makers will lock Vrusha Karma as the film title.\r\nAjaneesh Lokanath is the music director for the film which is bankrolled by BVSN Prasad and director Sukumar under the SVCC and Sukumar Writings banners. Naga Chaitanya recently scored a hit with his rustic thriller Thandel directed by Chandoo Mondeti. The film starred Sai Pallavi as the female lead.\r\n

Which title NC24 makers finalise

Speculation on NC24 title

Narne Nithin debut film Sri Sri Sri Raja Vaaru locks its release. Narne Nithin brother in law of NTR is slowly but surely creating a niche for himself. He soared hits like light hearted entertainers Mad Aay and Mad Square. He also impressed with his cameo in Sree Vishnu's Single.

In the meantime, Narne Nithin's debut film Sri Sri Sri Raja Vaaru locked its release. The project touted to be Nithin's debut film was kept on hold for some reason.

Finally the makers decided to release the film. The film will now be releasing on 6 June 2025. The film is directed by Satish Vegena of Satamanam Bhavathi fame. It is known that before locking the project, the makers of Sri Sri Sri Raja Vaaru narrated the story to NTR and got his green signal.

Samhitha is the female lead in the film for which music is tuned by Kailash Menon. The film stars Naresh, Rao Ramesh and others in key roles. Chinthapalli Ramarao is bankrolling the project under Sri Vedaakshara Movies banner.

Finally SSSRV  locks its release

Narne Nithin debut film Sri Sri Sri Raja Vaaru locks its release

\r\nVijay Sethupathi, known for his powerful and emotionally charged performances, is set to entertain audiences with his upcoming romantic crime comedy titled, Ace. Directed and produced by Arumuga Kumar under the 7Cs Entertainment banner, the film features Rukmini Vasanth as the female lead.\r\nWith its offbeat yet entertaining premise, Ace promises to strike a balance between romance, comedy, and crime thriller elements, making it a highly anticipated cinematic experience. The film\'s Telugu distribution rights have been acquired by Shree Padmini Cinemas, helmed by B Shiva Prasad, who has shown confidence in the film\'s mass appeal despite tough competition from leading banners.\r\nThe film will release across both Telugu states, presented by Smt. Padma. With a talented team behind it, including music by Justin Prabhakaran, background score by Sam C.S., cinematography by Karan B Rawat, and editing by Fenny Oliver. Ace is slated for a grand release in Tamil and Telugu on May 23. The film\'s unique blend of genres and Vijay Sethupathi\'s captivating performance are expected to draw large audiences.\r\nWith Shree Padmini Cinemas ensuring a wide release, the film is set to reach a broad audience base in Telugu states. The confidence shown by the distributors in the film\'s mass appeal is a testament to the anticipation surrounding Ace. With its talented cast and crew, the film has the potential to become a hit at the box office. Vijay Sethupathi\'s fans are eagerly awaiting the film\'s release.\r\n

Vijay Sethupathi Next Locks Date

Vijay Sethupathi Ace to Release On May 23

\r\nKuberaa, the upcoming film starring Dhanush and Nagarjuna, directed by Sekhar Kammula, is set to release in theaters worldwide on June 20th in Telugu and Tamil languages. The film\'s Tamil Nadu theatrical rights have been bagged by Romeo Pictures for a moderate price of 20 Cr on an MG basis. To achieve breakeven, the film needs to gross around 40 Cr, which is a great deal for the distributor.\r\nThe reason for the moderate pricing is that Kuberaa was projected as a Telugu film, given its director\'s background. This has resulted in the Tamil Nadu rights being underpriced. A similar situation occurred with Dhanush\'s bilingual movie Sir/Vaathi, which performed well in Telugu but not as well in Tamil. It\'s possible that Kuberaa might follow a similar trend, given its stronger buzz in Telugu compared to Tamil.\r\nThe film\'s performance in Telugu is expected to be strong, given the buzz surrounding it. As a result, the Telugu rights are likely to fetch a higher price compared to the Tamil rights. The distributor\'s moderate investment in the Tamil Nadu rights could still yield good returns if the film performs well in the region. With Dhanush and Nagarjuna starring in the film, Kuberaa has the potential to do well in both languages.\r\nGiven the cast and crew, the film has generated significant interest, and its performance in both Telugu and Tamil languages will be closely watched. With a well-planned marketing strategy, Kuberaa could potentially achieve significant box office success.\r\n

Under price For Kuberaa Tamil Version

Reason Behind Kuberaa Underprice In Tamil Nadu

\r\nNetizens blast Suneil Shetty for C Section comments. Suneil Shetty became proud grandfather when his daughter Athiya Shetty gave birth to a cute baby. It is known that Athiya and star cricketer Rahul became proud parents.\r\nSpeaking to scribes, Suneil Shetty came up with a comments on C -Section. He said &ldquo;In a world where everybody wants the comfort of having a caesarean baby, she chose not to do that and had a natural delivery. I remember how every nurse and pediatrician in the hospital said that it&rsquo;s unbelievable how she went through the whole process,&rdquo;\r\nNetizens however found fault with Suneil Shetty\'s comments and reacted angrily.\r\n&ldquo;Comfort of C-section! That&rsquo;s new!\" a user sarcastically posted. Another wrote, &ldquo;What&rsquo;s there to be proud [of]? This way or that way, the baby should be safe, the mother should be safe. Birth journey is not about C-sec or natural... Shame on people who still think this.&rdquo; One of the more cutting responses read: &ldquo;Only a man would have the audacity to think a C-section is a comfort.&rdquo;\r\n