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Mint
an hour ago
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Mahavatar Narsimha Box Office Collection Day 6: Ashwin Kumar film stays strong amid discounts, crosses ₹30 cr mark
Mahavatar Narsimha Box Office Collection Day 6: Ashwin Kumar's mythological animated film, Mahavatar Narsimha, has maintained its streak at the box office. The film has been a sleeper hit, giving tough competition to films like Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 -- Sword vs Spirit. The film has now crossed the ₹ 30 crore mark in India despite discounted ticket prices. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Mahavatar Narsimha minted ₹ 4.48 crore in all languages on day 6 from morning, afternoon and evening shows across India. The total business made by the animated film now stands at ₹ 34.03 crore. However, this isn't the final figure for the day. The film was released in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam languages in 2D and 3D formats. As per the early estimates, Mahavatar Narsimha had an overall 44.15% occupancy on day 6 among the Telugu audience in 3D. The occupancy was as follows: In Telugu 2D, Mahavatar Narsimha had an overall 30.01% on day 6. It recorded occupancy as: For the Hindi version (3D), Mahavatar Narsimha registered 46.50% occupancy on Wednesday, while the 2D format in the same language had 22.81% occupancy. The film in 3D version is performing better in theatres. On day 5, the film's India Gross Collection was ₹ 35.25 crore. Talking about the business of the film, film industry analyst and insider Taran Adarsh shared how the film continues after slashing its ticket prices. He wrote on X, formerly Twitter, '#MahavatarNarsimha [#Hindi version] continues to stand tall with each passing day… Just look at the day-wise data – it's extremely rare for a film to witness such multifold growth not just over the weekend, but even on weekdays. The Tuesday numbers are HIGHER than Friday, Saturday, and Monday – exceptional trending... While the discounted ticket initiative did boost Tuesday's numbers, it also led to an overall increase in footfalls.' '#MahavatarNarsimha is clearly here to stay and is expected to continue its strong run, despite two prominent releases this Friday – #SOS2 and #Dhadak2. #MahavatarNarsimha [Week 1] Fri 1.38 cr, Sat 3.40 cr, Sun 6.77 cr, Mon 3.50 cr, Tue 5 cr. Total: ₹ 20.05 cr. #Hindi version,' he added.
Pink Villa
an hour ago
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- Pink Villa
3BHK OTT Release: Siddharth's film to release in Tamil and Telugu but excluding India
3BHK, starring Siddharth in the lead role, hit the big screens on July 4, 2025. Following close to a month after its theatrical release, the coming-of-age drama is slated to arrive on an OTT platform outside India. When and where to watch 3BHK 3BHK is set to begin streaming outside India on the OTT platform, Simply South, from August 1, 2025. The official update was made by the platform's social media handle and it will be available in both Tamil and Telugu languages. Sharing the update, the platform penned, 'A dream for every middle-class family! Stream the critically acclaimed drama #3BHK in Tamil and Telugu on Simply South from August 1, worldwide, excluding India.' Additionally, a report by OTTPlay suggests that the flick will be available in India for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, but an official confirmation is pending. See the official update here: 3BHK features the story of Vasudevan (played by R Sarathkumar), who resides in a rented home with his wife Shanth and kids - Prabhu and Aarthi. In his life, Vasudevan has one dream to fulfill and that is to own a home in Chennai. From 2006, the family decided to have a budget for themselves and devised plans to arrange enough savings to own a home of their own. While Vasudevan and Shanthi pitch in by working overtime, their son Prabhu (Siddharth) struggles in school. Over the years, the family has often been inching closer to fulfilling their dream of owning a home, but eventually, life gets in their way. With rising inflation, education costs, marriage, and health issues, Vasudevan and his family constantly find themselves not achieving their dream. How Vasudevan, his son Prabhu, and the rest of the family manage to own a home forms the entire story. Cast and crew of 3BHK 3BHK features Siddharth in the lead role with actors like Sarathkumar, Devayani, Meetha Raghunath, and Chaithra J Achar playing co-leads. Apart from them, the film features an ensemble cast of actors like Yogi Babu, Subbu Panchu, Vivek Prasanna, and Thalaivasal Vijay in supporting roles. Karthi is also part of the flick as a narrator. The film is directed by Sri Ganesh, who penned the screenplay based on the short story titled 3BHK Veedu by Aravindh Sachidanandam. With Varshangalkku Shesham fame Amrit Ramnath composing the tracks and tunes, the coming-of-age drama had Dinesh B. Krishnan and Jithin Stanislaus handling the cinematography. Ganesh Siva edited the movie.
Mint
2 hours ago
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Mahavatar Narsimha Box Office Collection Day 6: Ashwin Kumar film stays strong amid discounts, crosses ₹30 cr mark
Mahavatar Narsimha Box Office Collection Day 6: Ashwin Kumar's mythological animated film, Mahavatar Narsimha, has maintained its streak at the box office. The film has been a sleeper hit, giving tough competition to films like Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 -- Sword vs Spirit. The film has now crossed the ₹ 30 crore mark in India despite discounted ticket prices. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Mahavatar Narsimha minted ₹ 4.48 crore in all languages on day 6 from morning, afternoon and evening shows across India. The total business made by the animated film now stands at ₹ 34.03 crore. However, this isn't the final figure for the day. The film was released in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam languages in 2D and 3D formats. As per the early estimates, Mahavatar Narsimha had an overall 44.15% occupancy on day 6 among the Telugu audience in 3D. The occupancy was as follows: In Telugu 2D, Mahavatar Narsimha had an overall 30.01% on day 6. It recorded occupancy as: For the Hindi version (3D), Mahavatar Narsimha registered 46.50% occupancy on Wednesday, while the 2D format in the same language had 22.81% occupancy. The film in 3D version is performing better in theatres. On day 5, the film's India Gross Collection was ₹ 35.25 crore. Talking about the business of the film, film industry analyst and insider Taran Adarsh shared how the film continues after slashing its ticket prices. He wrote on X, formerly Twitter, '#MahavatarNarsimha [#Hindi version] continues to stand tall with each passing day… Just look at the day-wise data – it's extremely rare for a film to witness such multifold growth not just over the weekend, but even on weekdays. The Tuesday numbers are HIGHER than Friday, Saturday, and Monday – exceptional trending... While the discounted ticket initiative did boost Tuesday's numbers, it also led to an overall increase in footfalls.' '#MahavatarNarsimha is clearly here to stay and is expected to continue its strong run, despite two prominent releases this Friday – #SOS2 and #Dhadak2. #MahavatarNarsimha [Week 1] Fri 1.38 cr, Sat 3.40 cr, Sun 6.77 cr, Mon 3.50 cr, Tue 5 cr. Total: ₹ 20.05 cr. #Hindi version,' he added. The film is directed by Ashwin Kumar and bankrolled by Hombale Films.
Pink Villa
2 hours ago
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- Pink Villa
6 new South OTT releases to watch this week: Nithiin starrer Thammudu to Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7
New South films and shows are once again arriving on streaming platforms this week, bringing some of the much-awaited to the comfort of your home. If you're wondering what to watch, here's a list of South OTT releases you should check out now. 6 new South OTT releases to watch this week 1. Thammudu Cast: Nithiin, Laya, Sapthami Gowda, Varsha Bollamma, Saurabh Sachdeva, Hari Teja, Swasika, Temper Vamsi Director: Venu Sriram Language: Telugu Genre: Action Drama Where to watch: Netflix Release Date: August 1, 2025 Thammudu is an action drama film starring Nithiin in the lead role. The Venu Sriram directorial follows the life of Jai, a skilled archer who is in search of his sister Jhansi, who got separated from him as a child. As years progress, Jhansi has become a government officer with ideals, leading a happy life with her family. However, being a woman of principles, Jhansi refuses to sign a report that contains false details related to a chemical factory explosion in Vizag, making her and her family face the wrath of a corrupt industrialist. As all seems to end, Jai reunites with Jhansi, deciding to save her. How he takes on the responsibility of protecting her and her family, using archery skills, forms the rest of the story. 2. Red Sandal Wood Cast: Vetri, Diya Mayuri, Ganesh Venkatraman, Vishwanth, Ramachandra Raju Director: Guru Ramanujam Language: Tamil Genre: Drama Where to watch: ETVWin Release Date: July 31, 2025 Red Sandal Wood is a drama movie starring Vetri in the lead role. The film features the story of an aspiring boxer from North Madras. As his life goes on, he discovers his girlfriend's brother is missing. To figure out what happened to him, he uncovers a red sandalwood smuggling syndicate that his girlfriend's brother is part of. The movie was originally released in theaters on September 8, 2023. 3. Super Zindagi Cast: Dhyan Sreenivasan, Mukesh, Paravathi Nair, Johny Antony, Kalesh Ramanand, Rithu Manthra, Dayyana Hameed Director: Vintesh Chembra Language: Malayalam Genre: Comedy Drama Where to watch: ManoramaMAX Release Date: August 1, 2025 Super Zindagi, starring Dhyan Sreenivasan, is a comedy-drama that features the story of two men, Siddharthan and Mujeeb. Siddharthan is a lazy man who wishes to become big in life without much struggle, while Mujeeb is a successful person who makes big bucks through shady deals. When Siddharthan comes to know of a hidden treasure in Karnataka, he partners with Mujeeb to retrieve the fortune. However, their journey is met with several obstacles, and how they overcome them forms the entire story. 4. Thank you Nanna Cast: Jayaprakash Language: Telugu Genre: Family Drama Where to watch: ETVWin Release Date: August 3, 2025 Thank you Nanna is a Telugu-language family drama flick starring actor Jayaprakash in the lead role. The film, which will be available for streaming on ETVWin, will present the story of a daughter and her father's love through an emotional journey. 5. Surabhila Sundara Swapnam Cast: Paul Viji Varghese, Rajalakshmi Rajan, Dayyana Hameed, Sony Sojan, Beena Thankachan, Stebin, Subin Thidanadu Director: Tony Mathew Language: Malayalam Genre: Drama Where to watch: SunNXT Release Date: August 1, 2025 Surabhila Sundara Swapnam is a Malayalam-language drama movie, written and directed by Tony Mathew. The film starring Paul Viji Varghese, Rajalakshmi Rajan, and Dayyana Hameed in the lead roles is set to stream on the OTT platform SunNXT from August 1, 2025. The movie's musical tracks were composed by Electronic Kili and Deepak Ravi. The dop was handled by Justin Joseph and Abdul Rahim, with Boby Rajan editing it. 6. Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7 Cast: Mohanlal Language: Malayalam Genre: Reality show Where to watch: JioHotstar Release Date: August 3, 2025 Mohanlal-hosted reality show, Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7, is finally making its way to the audience. The much-beloved show is in its 7th year, with superstar Mohanlal returning to host the show yet again. As the show is just days away from streaming, the entire list of contestants has yet to be unveiled. With the makers claiming the show to be on a different level this season, the grand launch will take place on August 3, 2025, at 7 PM. Besides JioHotstar, the show will also be available for viewing on the Malayalam TV channel, Asianet.
Hindustan Times
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Prakash Raj questioned by ED in betting case; Rana, Vijay, Lakshmi summoned
Actor Prakash Raj on Wednesday appeared before the ED officials here for questioning in a money laundering case linked to illegal online betting and gambling by certain platforms. Actor Prakash Raj was questioned by the ED for about four hours. He said he did the assignment with the apps in 2016 but didn't take any money on moral grounds.(PTI) The actor, popular in Telugu, Kannada and other South Indian films, appeared before officials of the probe agency at its zonal office here. Raj, who was questioned for about four hours, said he did the assignment with the apps in 2016, but did not take any money for it on moral grounds. He also said he had discontinued promoting the apps. "I gave them information that I had not received any money (for the promotion). Because I did not want to take any money for that. They (ED officials) have taken all the details," he told reporters. Asked if the investigation is politically motivated, he replied in the negative. "Officers are doing their job. As a citizen, I am supposed to cooperate and answer their questions. There is no witch-hunting or political motivation in this," he said. Raj added that he has not been asked to appear again for questioning. Also Read: 'No witch-hunting or political motivation': Prakash Raj clarifies as he appears before ED in money laundering case ED also summons actors Rana, Vijay, and Lakshmi Besides Raj, the ED had also summoned actors Rana Daggubati, Vijay Deverakonda and Lakshmi Manchu for questioning in the case. The agency asked Daggubati (40) to appear before the zonal office here on July 23, Raj (60) on July 30, Deverakonda (36) on August 6 and Lakshmi (47) on August 13. The actors had "endorsed" online betting apps allegedly involved in generating "illicit" funds, official sources had said. However, the ED gave a fresh date of August 11 to actor Daggubati after he failed to appear on July 23, seeking deferment of the summons. The ED had taken cognisance of as many as five state police FIRs to register its case against these actors and a number of other celebrities and social media influencers. These individuals are suspected to have "endorsed" online betting apps like Junglee Rummy, JeetWin, Lotus365, etc, for celebrity or endorsement fee, ED sources had said. Also Read: ED conducts raids in Telangana sheep-distribution 'scam' case Betting platforms generated "illicit" funds These platforms are alleged to have generated "illicit" funds, through illegal betting and gambling, worth crores of rupees, the sources had said. Some of these "well-known" persons, the sources said, have earlier stated that they did not know the exact functioning of the apps and products dished out by them and claimed that they did not associate themselves with these platforms for any wrongdoing or illegal activity like betting.
