Despite the Controversy, L2-Empuraan becomes the highest grosser in Mollywood. L2-Empuraan directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran whcih released amidst huge expectations as it happened to be the sequel to the hit film Lucifer, failed to live up to the expectations.
To the top of it, the film landed in huge controversies and many felt that the screening of the film would also be impacted. However, despite all this, the film went on to become the highest grossers in the history of Mollywood.
Ashirwad Cinemas proudly posted &ldquo;L2: Empuraan now reigns as the highest-grossing film in Malayalam cinema history," The film crossed the lifetime collections of Manjummel Boys which collected Rs 242crs world wide.
L2 Empuraan world wide collections stands at&nbsp; 250 crore gross.
<h2>Mollywood Top 10 Grossers list</h2>
1. L2-Empuraan-250crs
2. Manjummel Boys-242crs
3. 2018-177crs
4.The Goat Life-158.50crs
5.Aavesham-156crs
6.Pulimurugan-152crs
7.Premalu-136.25crs
8.Lucifer-127crs
9.Macro-115crs
10.A.R.M -106.75crs

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Empuraan Became No1 in Mollywood

Despite the Controversy L2-Empuraan the highest grosser in Mollywood

<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Hometown (2025) Telugu Web Series: What\'s Behind</h2>\r\nAha which is renowned for treating people with different genre feel good entertainers is coming with new webseries Hometown. The webseries directed by Srikanth Reddy Palle is set to stream on 4 April 2025. Let us see how the webseries entertained viewers.\r\nRajeev Kanakala plays the protagonist&rsquo;s discplinary yet caring father whose influence shapes Srikanth&rsquo;s journey. Actors like Prajwal Yadma, Sairam, Anirudh, Jhansi, and Jyothi comprise the primary cast of the show.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Hometown Telugu Web Series: Story Review</h2>\r\nHometown webseries story revolves around a lower middle class family and how the parents try to realise their dreams of giving better life and future to their children.\r\nPrasad (Rajeev Kanakala) runs a photo studio and he is ably supported by his wife Devi (Jhansi). Prasad works relentlessly to see his son Srikanth (Prajwal Yadma) fly to USA and get his daughter Jyothi (Annie) married and give them a better life. However fate has other plans and where this leads to and how it is connected to Srikanth\'s friends Jaggu aka Jagadish (Sairam) and Shastri (Anirudh) form the interesting part.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Hometown Telugu Web Series: Artists Review</h2>\r\nRajeev Kanakala slipped into the role effortlessly. The role is tailormade for him and he elevated the scenes with his subtle acting. he came up with natural and realistic expressions elevating the scenes. Jhansi played the supporting role of wife quite well. Thoiugh she got limited screen presence compared to Rajeev Kanakala, she made her presence felt.\r\nPrajwal Yadma performed his role quite well. He showed youthful exuberance that is suited for his role and made an impression. Sairam as one of the friend, with his mannerisms and expressions evoked few laughs in an otherwise a bit serious drama. Anirudh is fine in the role of other friend.\r\nAnnie just like Jhansi got limited screen presence but she did well emoting and expressing herself well and helping in taking the narration forward. Others performed according to their roles.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Hometown Telugu Web Series: Technicians Review</h2>\r\nHometown story penned by Srikanth Reddy Palle is nothing new and is extremely simple. Many such stories came earlier and he chose to play safe and tried to take viewers into the nostalgic ride to their childhood memories.\r\nThe story resembles that of the 90s webseries and followed similar trope with father trying his best to give better lives to his son and daughter and seeing his son fly to US and get his daughter married and make them settle in life. the webseries is of five episodes named Cricket Worldcup ,Weekly Magazine, Love, Facebook and Fly.\r\nSrikanth Reddy tried to include hilarious scenes in all these episodes and to some extent it works out in the first episode and more so in Facebook. The second episode had some adult jokes and one feels that it is not required. The episode Love offers nothing new and after all these episodes, one gets a feeling that Srikanth decided to end the final episode Fly in a hurry. The final episode stands out with good emotions and connects chords with everyone but people get disappointed to see the hurried climax.\r\nStory turned out to be simple and screenplay is just ok and direction is decent. The editing of Carthic Cuts is just ok. The narration turned out to be slow and there are many repetitive scenes that slowed the pace of the narration and the editing department did not pay attention to it. Suresh Bobbili\'s music in the title song is situational and background score is in sync with the plot. The cinematography of Dev Deep Gandhi Kundu showed the rural locations in a rustic and natural manner. Production values are decent.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Hometown Telugu Web Series: Advantages</h2>\r\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Rajeev Kanakala</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Relatable Plot</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Climax</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Hometown Telugu Web Series: Disadvantages</h2>\r\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Predictable Narration</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Unidimensonal Screenplay</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Slow Pace</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Hometown (2025) Telugu Web Series: Rating Analysis</h2>\r\nAltogether, Hometown turns out to be predictable message oriented entertainer. Rajeev Kanakala performed realistically in the role tailormade for him and director Srikanth Reddy Palle got the output required for the story from the cast and crew. The story is simple and he added few hilarious scenes and also came up with the message in the end that added value to the narration. Few more hilarious elements and entertaining screenplay would have helped the webseries. Considering all these aspects,&nbsp;Cinejosh goes with a 2 rating for Hometown.

Hometown Web Series Review

Hometown Telugu Web Series Review

Bazooka finishes censor formalities. Malayalam star Mammootty is renowned for his intense and impactful performances. He is coming to entertain with his upcoming flick Bazooka. The film directed by Deeno Dennis who is making his debut is slated for a spectacular release on 10 April 2025.\r\nThe film\'s promotions, teaser and trailer got good response from the movie lovers. According to the latest, it is coming out that the film completed its censor formalities. The film got U/A cerficate from the Censor Board and the runtime locked is yet to be revealed.\r\nStar filmmaker Gautam Menon is playing the role of an ACP while Neeta Pillai, Babu Antony, Iswarya Menon, Gayathiri Iyer, and Divya Pillai are playing important roles.\r\nSaeed Abbas is the music director while Nimish Ravi is the cinematographer. Bazooka is all about a&nbsp; cop and a businessman who team up on a mission to capture a serial killer, using a series of elaborate games to track him down.\r\nThe film is bankrolled on Yoodlee Films and Theatre of Dreams in a prestigious manner.&nbsp;

Bazooka gets censored

Bazooka finishes censor formalities

Acclaimed director Puri Jagannadh has announced his next project, a film starring actor Vijay Sethupathi. According to a reports, National Award-winning actor Tabu is in talks to join the cast. If confirmed, it will be a major casting coup for the film. Tabu is known for her powerful performances and is a household name in both North and South Indian cinema.
The film will be co-produced by Jagannadh along with actor-turned-producer Charmme Kaur. Production is set to begin in May, with further details about the film still awaited. The movie will be released in multiple languages, including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi. This will be a significant project for Jagannadh and Sethupathi, and the addition of Tabu to the cast could increase anticipation around it.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, Tabu is busy with her next project, Bhooth Bangla, which reunites her with Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, and director Priyadarshan. The film is a blend of fantasy, horror, and humor and will explore the topic of black magic. Akshay and Tabu are set to shoot the climax in Hyderabad from April 17.&nbsp;
The combination of Tabu's talent and the star power of Vijay Sethupathi and Puri Jagannadh could create good buzz around the film. Stay tuned for more updates on this much anticipated project.

Puri Approached Tabu 

Tabu in Talks to Join Puri Jagannadh Vijay Sethupathi Film

Jaat second single Oh Rama Shri Rama released, Sunny Deol's Jaat is slated for a spectacular release on 10 April 2025. The film's promotions are reaching new heights and on the eve of Sri Rama Navami, the makers released the second single, Oh Rama Shri Rama.
The song sent spiritual vibes across the social media on the festive occasion. Thaman tuned the devotional song for which lyrics are penned by Adviteeya Vojjala and Sruthi Ranjani. The song is sung with pure devotion and spirituality by Dhanunjay Seepana, Saketh Kommajosyula, Sumanas Kasula, Saatvik G Rao and Vagdevi Kumara.
The song showed Sunny Deol waking along with devotees and singing praises of Lord Ram. He is seen traveling in a train and interacting with the people and even taking care of a baby.
Randeep Hooda, Vineet Kumar Singh, Regina Cassandra, Saiyami Kher and Swarupa Ghosh&nbsp; are playing important roles in the film which is&nbsp; produced jointly by two prominent production houses in Telugu&mdash;Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers and TG Vishwa Prasad of People Media Factory.

Jaat Second Single Sends Holy Vibes

Jaat Second single  Oh Rama Shri Rama sends spiritual vibes

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) recently conducted raids on Gokulam Gopalan's premises in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, seizing Rs 1.5 crore in cash and incriminating documents. The action was taken under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) due to alleged foreign exchange law violations.&nbsp;
Gopalan's company, Sree Gokulam Chits and Finance Co. Pvt. Ltd., is accused of collecting subscriptions from international customers without permission, violating FEMA provisions worth Rs 1,000 crore. The ED's investigation revealed that the company collected Rs 3.71.80 crore in cash from NRIs and Rs 220.74 crore through cheques, with significant amounts paid in cash to non-resident Indians in violation of FEMA regulations.&nbsp;
The agency is also probing alleged cheating and forgery cases registered against the company under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The raids come amid controversy surrounding Gopalan's film production house, which backed the recently released Malayalam film "L2: Empuraan". The film sparked debate over its critique of right-wing politics and covert mention of the 2002 Gujarat riots, prompting producers to delete 2.08 minutes of scenes.&nbsp;
The ED's action is part of an ongoing investigation into alleged foreign exchange violations, with the Kerala wing launching a multi-state search operation targeting locations in both Tamil Nadu and Kerala connected to Gopalan and his company.

Problems For Empuraan Producer

ED Raids on Gokulam Gopalans Firm

Peddi first shot unleashed with release date. The wait is over finally for all the mega fans and movie lovers. On the eve of the auspicious festival of Sri Rama Navami, the makers of Global Star Ram Charana's upcoming action entertainer Peddi came up with the powerful first glimpse and also announced the film's release date.
The powerful glimpse featured Ram Charan in an extremely rugged and mass avatar sporting a thick beard. He is seen delivering dialogues in the massiest Uttarandhra accent. The 1 minute 4 second glimpse shows Ram Charan entering the ground in an action packed manner and then taking strike as the batsman and hitting the ball out of the park.
The powerful gimpse drove all the mega fans and masses crazy and it increased the expectations among movie lovers. The film is slated for a spectacular release on 27 March 2026. Rahman's background music and the cinematography of Ratnavelu elevated the scenes to the next level.
The film features Bollywood beauty Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead and Jagapathi Babu, Shiva Rajkumar and Divyendu Sharma are playing important roles. Naveen Nooli is the editor for the film produced by Venkata Satish Kilaru under Vriddhi Cinemas and Presented by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings.

RC16 Peddi First Shot Unleashed

Peddi First Shot Global Star hits out of the Ground

Prabhas and Maruthi\'s highly anticipated film, The Raja Saab, has been stuck in production for a while now. Despite starting the shoot a long time ago, the film is still on sets, and the makers are yet to announce a release date. The reason behind this delay is said to be obtaining high-quality content. Both the director and producers are adamant about not compromising on the film\'s production value and VFX, which is resulting in significant costs.\r\nThe makers are spending a substantial amount on production, and Maruthi is keen on delivering a film that meets the expectations of Prabhas\' pan-India films. This attention to detail is causing the delay, but the team is unwilling to settle for anything less than their vision. Additionally, Maruthi has decided to announce the release date only when they are completely satisfied with the output.&nbsp;\r\nThe second half of the year is packed with big releases, including War 2, Vishwambhara, OG, Akhanda 2, Mirai, Coolie, and Kantara 2. With so many big budgeted films lined up, finding a suitable release date for The Raja Saab is proving to be a challenge. There are rumors that the film might be considering a Sankranthi 2026 release, which could be a strategic move. As a horror entertainer, The Raja Saab could capitalize on the Sankranthi season, which has historically been a successful time for big releases.

Raja Saab To Release Next Year

The Raja Saabs Delayed Production Disturbs Release Plans

In a major development for the Indian film industry, actor Allu Arjun and director Atlee are reportedly joining hands for a new project. This is the first time the two will be working together. Arjun was recently spotted at Hyderabad airport, allegedly on his way to Chennai for a meeting with Atlee and Sun Pictures, the production house behind their upcoming mega-budget film. This meeting suggests that the makers will soon reveal what's cooking.

The anticipation for the untitled film is through the roof, especially after Arjun's recent blockbuster, Pushpa 2: The Rule. Fresh off his successful Bollywood directorial debut with Jawan, Atlee is sure to bring his unique vision to the project. The movie is being produced solely by Sun Pictures, a major banner with several biggies under its belt. Sources close to the project have hinted to India Today that a promotional video may be shot to announce the upcoming film.

Meanwhile, producer Bunny Vas's latest tweet, "Be prepared for the shocking surprise on April 8," has sparked speculation about the project's announcement. Could this be a hint about the Allu Arjun and Atlee film? As April 8 is Allu Arjun's birthday. Fans are eagerly awaiting an official confirmation. Both Atlee and Arjun have recently cracked the code to success, with Atlee's Jawan grossing over â‚¹1,100cr worldwide and Arjun's Pushpa 2 earning over â‚¹1,800cr in its lifetime.

As the buzz around the project grows, fans are eagerly awaiting an official announcement. With Atlee reportedly shelving three projects to focus on this film, the stakes are high. The combination of Allu Arjun's star power and Atlee's direction is sure to make this film a highly anticipated release.&nbsp;

Bunny Vas Mysterious Tweet 

Allu Arjun and Atlee Film Announcement on the Horizon

Peddi first shot runtime out. Global Star Ram Charan\'s upcoming entertainer Peddi directed by Buchhi Babu Sana is capturing the imagination of all. The film is progressing at a brisk pace and now all eyes are waiting eagerly for Peddi first glimpse which will be released today at 11.45 AM.\r\nAccording to the latest, the first glimpse runtime is revealed. Inside talk is the runtime of the glimpse came up to 53 seconds and buzz is the glimpse will have a powerful dialogue from Ram Charan.\r\nRahman is the music director for the film which is based on multiple sports. The film features Janhvi Kapoor as the female lead while&nbsp; Shiva Rajkumar, Jagapathi Babu, and Divyendu Sharma are playing important roles.\r\nPlans are on to release the film on 26 March 2026. The film is bankrolled in a prestigious manner&nbsp; on Venkata Sathish Kilaru of Vriddhi Cinemas.&nbsp;

Peddi first shot runtime out

Here is Peddi first shot runtime

Prabhas meets Sunny Deol in Jaat sets. Bollywood action hero Sunny Deol is getting ready to show his power as Jaat at the box office by shaking the silver screen.

The film is releasing on 10 April 2025 and expectations are increasing on the project. Gopichand Malineni known for his mass action entertainers is making his debut with Jaat in Bollywood.

Ahead of the film release, Pan India Star Prabhas met Sunny Deol in the sets and the snaps are now going viral on social media. Gopichand Malineni sharing the pictures posted &ldquo;An unforgettable moment sharing some memorable moments with the coolest and most powerful stars, Sunny Deol sir and #Prabhas garu on the sets of our #JAAT. WORLDWIDE GRAND RELEASE ON APRIL 10TH.&rdquo;

Jaat stars Regina Cassandra and Siami Kher as the female leads while Urvashi Rautela turned red hot in a special song. Randeep Hooda is playing the role of Ranatunga, a powerful antagonist in the film. The music for the film is tuned by Thaman. Murali Sharma, Vineet Kumar Singh,Swarup Ghosh playing important roles in the film.&nbsp;

Prabhas Propels Sunny Deol Jaat

Prabhas meets Sunny Deol in Jaat sets

Coolie dubbing rights creates a record. Rajinikanth is getting ready to captivate all with his upcoming film Coolie directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The film is slated for a grand release on 14 Aug 2025.

Now, reports are coming that the film's dubbing rights fetched&nbsp; a fancy sum and this created a record. A source shares &ldquo;Five to six top Telugu producers are in the race to bag the rights and are stationed in Chennai,&rdquo; reveals a leading exhibitor. &ldquo;Sensing the buzz, the Tamil production house is quoting Rs 40 crore-plus &ndash; the highest price for any dubbed Tamil film in recent times.&rdquo;

The film has powerful cameos from Nagarjuna, Upendra, Soubin Sahir and Bollywood star Aamir Khan. The source adds &ldquo;Nagarjuna commands a strong following in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the makers are looking to leverage that. Meanwhile, Rajinikanth&rsquo;s Jailer was a massive hit in the Telugu states, and Lokesh Kanagaraj&rsquo;s earlier dubbed films, like Kaidhi and Vikram also performed exceptionally well here,&rdquo;

The source adds &ldquo;Telugu audiences have long embraced Tamil stars, and now, with their expanding fan base and the growing success of dubbed releases, producers are confidently pushing the envelope&rdquo;