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Pink Villa
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Thug Life US Advance Booking: Kamal Haasan's action drama records excellent pre-sales of USD 250K, eyes SOLID opening
Thug Life, starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role, along with Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan, Nassar, and others, is gearing up for release very soon. The movie is witnessing solid advance sales in the international markets, indicating a banger start at the box office. Thug Life grabs USD 250K plus pre-sales at the US box office Marking the collaboration of Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam together after a long gap of 38 years, Thug Life is selling tickets like hotcakes at the US box office. As of 10 AM (June 1st), the movie recorded excellent pre-sales of USD 257,000 in this territory. It has sold around 10,500 tickets in approximately 800 shows across 320 plus locations in the US. The total pre-sales of Thug Life in North America have reached USD 320K for the premiere. The movie is doing exceptionally well in the pre-booking and is trending on par with Haasan's previous best, Indian 2 premieres. Thug Life targets the biggest opening of Kamal Haasan Going by the trends, Thug Life is likely to take the biggest opening for Kamal Haasan. The promotional assets, including teaser, trailer, and songs, have received a positive response from the audience. The movie is considered among the biggest box office bets of Tamil cinema this year. It will be interesting to see whether the reunion of Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam turns out to be fruitful or not. If it hits the right chords with the audience, the movie will succeed at the box office. For the unversed, the movie is hitting the big screens on June 5th (Thursday). The movie has opened for full-fledged advance booking in India as well and is receiving good traction. Apart from its original language, the movie is also releasing in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam in India. To ensure a wide release in the Hindi markets, the makers have adopted an 8-week OTT window. That means Thug Life will also release in the top three national chains in the Hindi territories as well, competing with Akshay Kumar's Housefull 5. Let's see how the movie holds up against the comedy caper in the Hindi belt. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
India Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
I'm making amends for a bad film, so I present Thug Life: Kamal Haasan at event
Actor Kamal Haasan has been on a whirlwind tour across many cities promoting his upcoming film, 'Thug Life'. At the Visakhapatnam event on Thursday, the actor spoke about how he has made bad films in the past, which seemed like a mention of the failure of his previous film, 'Indian 2'. Without naming any movie, he said, "I'm making amends for a bad film,' as he presented Mani Ratnam's 'Thug Life'.advertisementAlongside Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha, Abhirami and Nasser were also present at that event. It was Kamal Haasan's turn to address the crowd, and he made a bold statement about how the audiences forgave his bad films. He also took ownership of the flops he gave, just as his successful at the event, he said, "I've made many mistakes. You've forgiven all my bad films and have remembered only the good films. Thank you. I have a duty to give you good films. My record, in actual straight Telugu films, is good. I've done about 15-16 straight Telugu films and I have 13 hits. I gave it. And whenever I got flops, I gave it." The actor then added, "Now, I am making amends for a bad film, so I present this film. Let's assume I am paying back my debt. For giving you a bad film, I'm giving you a good film. That's what an honest artiste would do."advertisementKamal Haasan's previous film was 'Indian 2', which opened to negative reviews. Directed by Shankar, the film, a sequel to the superhit movie of the same name, was criticised for taking audience for granted and making. 'Thug Life' marks the reunion of 'Nayakan' duo - Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan - after 37 years. Expectations surrounding the film are at an all-time high. The 'Vikram' actor said that he is confident about the success of the film, which will hit theatres on June 5 in multiple emotional gangster drama features Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan in lead roles with Ashok Selvan, Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami, Nasser, Joju George, Sanjana Krishnamoorthy and Bagavathi Perumal in supporting roles. Cinematographer Ravi K Chandran, composer AR Rahman and editor Sreekar Prasad form the techncial InTrending Reel
Hindustan Times
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Ram Charan's Game Changer editor Shameer Muhammed recalls ‘terrible experience' working with Shankar: ‘I left the film'
Ram Charan and Kiara Advani's Game Changer was one of the most highly anticipated films of the year. However, it opened to negative reviews from both the audience and critics, and failed at the box office. In a recent interview with Kaumudy Movies, Shameer Muhammed, the film's editor, revealed that he had a terrible experience working with filmmaker Shankar due to his working style. (Also Read: Game Changer review: Ram Charan-Shankar film is an expensive masterclass on electoral politics) Shameer revealed that he did not complete the editing of Game Changer and said, "I spent a year with that film. I went there for three years. It was in the last six months that I was told I would have to stay with them for another month. I had a sketch here, so I came at that time. When I was editing, the film was 7–7.5 hours long. I made it three and a half hours. After that, a new editor came in and shortened it to 2.5–3 hours." When asked about his experience working with Shankar, Shameer said, "It was a terrible experience working with Shankar for me. I went there with great excitement, but things were happening in some other world there. He would fix one date for editing, but he would turn up only after ten days. The same pattern continued for several days, and I ended up staying in Chennai for 300–350 days. Then I left the film. It would have been a terrible mistake if I had left AR and Marco for Game Changer." Shameer revealed that he had to pass on several projects because of Game Changer and didn't want to give up Marco and Ajayante Randam Moshanam. Editor Ruben took over the role after Shameer stepped away from the project. The political action drama film, directed by S. Shankar in his Telugu debut and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations, featured Ram Charan in a dual role alongside Kiara Advani, Anjali, S. J. Suryah, Srikanth, Sunil, Jayaram, and Samuthirakani in key roles. The film received mixed to negative reviews from both critics and audiences and marked Shankar's second major box-office bomb after Indian 2. The film earned only ₹186.28 crore worldwide.
Hans India
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hans India
Rakul joins Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan in ‘De De Pyaar De 2'
Rakul Preet Singh is all set to reprise her beloved role as Aisha in De De Pyaar De 2, the much-awaited sequel to the 2019 romantic comedy hit. Starring alongside Ajay Devgn, who returns as the middle-aged man caught between love and family drama, the sequel introduces R. Madhavan in a key role, sparking curiosity about a fresh twist in the love triangle. While the original film, directed by Akiv Ali, won over audiences with its mix of humor, emotion, and an unconventional romance, the sequel will be helmed by Anshul Sharma. The film is backed by T-Series and Luv Films, and is scheduled to hit theatres on 19 September 2025. Fans are eager to see how Madhavan's entry will stir things up in the narrative, possibly challenging the equation between Aisha and Ashish (Ajay Devgn). Rakul's character had won hearts in the first part for her charm and spontaneity, and expectations are high for her performance once again. Off-screen, Rakul recently turned heads with her bold fashion statement — a denim-on-denim look paired with high boots — adding to the buzz surrounding her upcoming projects. With recent setbacks like Mere Husband Ki Biwi and Indian 2, De De Pyaar De 2 is being seen as a potential comeback for the actress. Fans are hopeful this sequel will recreate the magic of the original and give Rakul the box office success she richly deserves.
Pink Villa
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Retro vs Kanguva Tamil Nadu Final Box Office Comparison: Which movie performs better?
Suriya's latest outing Retro turned out to be a major disappointment at the box office. Here's comparing the box office collections of Retro and his previous release Kanguva in Tamil Nadu. Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, Retro kicked off with Rs 14 crore on its opening day and stormed over Rs 34.50 crore in its 4-day opening weekend. While on the other hand, Kanguva, helmed by Siva Siruthai, had taken a start of Rs 11.50 crore in Tamil Nadu and could collect just Rs 24 crore in its opening weekend of 4 days. The romantic action drama co-starring Pooja Hegde met with mixed word-of-mouth while the historical drama recorded a disastrous response among the fans and the critics. Both movies crumbled on their second day itself. And by the end of their opening weekend, they started crawling at the box office. Retro wrapped its theatrical journey at just Rs 48.50 crore, which is better than Kanguva 's final cume of mere Rs 31 crore in Tamil Nadu. While the Karthik Subbaraj film ended up being a flop, the period drama landed up being one of the biggest disasters of Indian cinema, matching shoulders with Indian 2 and Game Changer. Suriya has now moved on to his next film. The actor has just announced Suriya46 with director Venky Atluri of Lucky Baskhar fame. Mamitha Baiju is playing the female lead. It will be interesting to see which upcoming movie will mark the true comeback of Suriya at the box office. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
