Janhvi Kapoor revealed on Koffee With Karan that she would love to work with the superhot Vijay Deverakonda.

Mamangam will be released in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

If the film is as good as the teaser is, Saaho is definitely going to be a game changer this year, feels Namrata Thakker.

'I needed an actress, who can stand her ground between Tarak and Charan who are extremely talented actors. Alia is the perfect fit.'

'They are all heartbroken, Rajamouli more so than others.'

'I want the audience to smile when they see my film.'

Approximately Rs 18 crore-Rs 20 crore has been spent on promoting S S Rajamouli's RRR for its January 7 release, which now stands postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 resurgence.

'How is it to live in a place that does not have electricity or a telephone connection, where people do not have any concept of what the world is beyond the mountains?'

The final production cost of <em>RRR</em> is estimated to be approximately Rs 525 crore (Rs 5.25 billion), a sum impossible to recover through theatrical collections, even if it was the biggest hit of all times, which it is not, explains Subhash K Jha.

Tamil star Vijay has started filming for his yet-untitled film with Pushpa star Rashmika Mandanna in Chennai.

Has RRR made Rs 1,000 crore at the box office? The makers certainly think so, and they held a grand event to celebrate the big feat.

'We focus on the masses, to watch a film while clapping, dancing and whistling.''But there should be strong content.''Every dialogue in the film has a thought process, which people can relate to.'

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'South movies have the perfect script, the perfect action and the perfect romance.''That's why these films are running in theatres.'

'I'd like to do films in as many languages as possible.'

The actress looked lovely in a pink-bordered yellow sari.

'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.''Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.''But when my father pitched it to him, he came on board.''The movie ran for 200 days.'

If sources in Hyderabad are to be believed, S S Rajamouli and his two leading men from RRR -- Ram Charan and NTR Jr -- are looking at the potential of turning their blockbuster into a restaurant franchise.

Sai Pallavi's Telugu film Virata Parvam, co-starring Rana Daggubatti, Nandita Das and Priyamani, started streaming on Netflix on July 1.

'I don't think @RRRMovie is a gay love story as you say, but even if it was, is 'gay love story' a bad thing? How can you justify using this? Extremely disappointed that someone of your accomplishments can stoop so low!'

Are we living in those primitive times when same-sex relationships qualified as stone-pelting offences, asks Subhash K Jha?

Director Sukumar has asked young promising writers, from not only the Telugu cinema, but also other film industries in India, to contribute scenes, episodes, and even shots and frames to the screenplay of Pushpa 2.

The director, who gave memorable hits in Tamil and Malayalam, was 70 and passed away in his sleep following a cardiac arrest, his wife Amala Pothen said.

'I will always remember him for his innocent smile, twinkling eyes, and kind words.'

Liger looks a massy entertainer with grand visuals and high-octane action sequences, observes Namrata Thakker.

The success of south films like KGF: Chapter 2, RRR and Pushpa: The Rise has resulted in audiences getting more and more receptive towards watching stars from this industry in Hindi films.

Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari Nair.

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What was supposed to be a guest appearance, then an 'extended cameo' for Salman, has now become a full-fledged role.

After a 'continuous streak of work, work, work', newly-weds Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan chill in Spain.

Karthikeya 2 seems to have arrived out of nowhere and is turning out to be the top performing film of the weekend, and that too, in its second week of release.

Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan, who turns 53 on September 2, is not in the mood for crowd contact on his special day.

'First, I get to play a princess, second, it is a Mani Ratnam film and third, it is a period film.'

Ponniyin Selvan has everything going for it, yet, there is something missing for a wholesome film experience, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

'The cross-pollination between the states has always been happening.''It's only over the past one or two years that all this talk about South versus Bollywood has been happening.'

The new parents have their named their sons, Uyir and Ulagam.

The last time the duo collaborated was on the action blockbuster Dalapathi in 1991.

After a lifetime of showing us what it means to 'act at the top of one's bent and never hit a false note', Mammootty had the good sense, in the third act of his career, to pare down his style, become less mannered, draw directly from life.And getting a performer like that to play characters who seem 'completely dead inside', is, in my view, a betrayal of his legacy, his still-burning ambition, and his still-sharp feelers, observes Sreehari Nair.

'Such a great man is rare not only in the Telugu film industry, but in the Indian film industry as well.'

'Krishna garu was completely broken after the death of his son Ramesh Babu and then, Indira Devi.''His second wife Vijaya Nirmala was also gone.''I think Krishna garu had lost the will to live.'

'Krishna and his brother Hanumantha Rao were the producers of the majority of my Hindi remakes of their Telugu films.'

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging out with his friends, mulls Rohit Sathish Nair.

Glimpses of the Sai Radha Heritage property, which has a significant presence in the popular movie, Kantara.

Dulquer Salmaan and Amal just celebrated their 11th marriage anniversary and the actor did something special for his wife.

Calendar 2022 will go down as a year when the real star was the Next Big Idea.

'We needed a tall and handsome actor to play a key role. Bobby fit the bill.'

Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life, Indian film connects with the critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra.

'I am very much overwhelmed by this great moment happening and I am very happy to share this excitement with my wife.'

'Watching the world cheer for an Indian film is a dream come true.'

Will 2023 bring back the magic?