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Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi cinema — the industries that keep out-grossing the mainstream.
Promo clips suggest the actress-model is the season's first evictee, even after housemates rallied to save fellow contestant Rini from a similar fate.
Nayanthara's Mookuthi Amman 2 is likely to release around Diwali, the same window as Ranbir Kapoor and Yash's Ramayana, according to 123telugu, setting up a potential box office clash in Tamil Nadu.
Epic director Aditya Haasan admitted the trailer's negative reception caught him off guard, calling it his first real brush with online backlash after two well-received films.
Bose Venkat's YouTube interview trashes Tamil Nadu's post-2023 political discourse, calling the state assembly a garbage bin and demanding accountability on cylinder subsidies, women's cash schemes and farmers' debt relief instead of viral outrage over clothes.
Suriya and Mamitha Baiju's Vishwanath & Sons streams on Netflix from September 11 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam, closing out a theatrical run that trade reports value anywhere between ₹200 and ₹260 crore worldwide.
An old interview where Udhayanidhi Stalin describes asking Vijay for a date before Kuruvi has gone viral, resurfacing as the two spar in the Tamil Nadu assembly, according to Filmibeat Tamil.
Director Mohan G has publicly called on Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to arrest ministers and officials over recent corruption charges instead of citing decades-old allegations, after a heated assembly exchange drew criticism from coalition partners.
Vemal and Shriya Saran pair for the first time in Sandakkari, a London-set workplace rom-com written by Jeethu Joseph and directed by R. Mahesh, with K.R. Vijaya returning to screen after a long gap.
Reports doing the rounds peg Bigg Boss Telugu 10's Agnipariksha contestants at roughly Rs 70,000 a week each, a flat rate that stands apart from the celebrity contestants' individually negotiated fees.
Actor Raj Kiran has moved the Madras High Court for anticipatory bail after a Meenjur producer accused him of failing to return Rs 40 lakh of a film advance given back in 2022.
Times of India's parenting desk has put together ten baby names tied to sunrise and first light, from Sanskrit's Aarush to Greek mythology's Eos, aimed at parents hunting for names with a hopeful, renewal-themed meaning.
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's Monday assembly speech, meant to answer opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, instead drew fire for a gesture seen as mocking M.K. Stalin's MISA-era jaw injury, prompting backlash from CPI(M) and critic Blue Sattai Maran.
Immortal, GV Prakash's vampire-genre Tamil film with Kayadu Lohar, has collected Rs 5.22 crore in four days per Sacnilk. Trade sources say GV Prakash will reunite with director Mariyappan Sinna for a follow-up.
In Brahmamudi's September 8 episode, Rekha stuns her family by naming Lucky her son to turn him against Raj, even as the Siri reveal from the previous episode still hangs over the household.
Immortal, GV Prakash Kumar's horror outing opposite Kayadu Lohar, has crossed Rs 5.23 crore gross in three days, per Sacnilk figures, and is tipped to beat his previous hit Bachelor by the weekend.
Yash may forgo his reported ₹100 crore fee for playing Ravana in Ramayana, opting instead for southern theatrical distribution rights, trade sources told Filmibeat Kannada, amid talk the move could offset Toxic's box office slide.
Actress Namitha has sparked online debate after questioning why marital customs like wearing a thali or observing Varalakshmi Vratham are expected only of women, not men, in a Behindwoods interview.
Bigg Boss Tamil Season 10's grand launch has barely settled and already netizens are alleging the stage elimination was scripted, pointing to a suspiciously smooth exit and a one-minute voting window.
Hanuman Ansh, a low-budget biopic of Neem Karoli Baba, earned ₹22.75 crore on its 31st day, breaking Dhurandhar's records for best fifth Sunday and fifth weekend, according to Filmibeat Kannada's tracking of trade numbers.
A new Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 8 promo shows Riny Ann George exiting the house after a bitter argument with Rahul Easwar, though fans suspect a secret-room twist rather than a real eviction.
Bigg Boss Telugu 10 premiered with 16 contestants, but actor Trigun, known for Chennai Love Story, is the one already facing viewer backlash after a combative day one inside the house.
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit has logged an all-time record third weekend in Kerala, per Pinkvilla, pushing its 17-day gross past Rs 117 crore and putting it on course to become Malayalam cinema's second-biggest grosser ever.
In Sun TV's Ethirneechal, a judge's refusal to bend gets Gunasekaran's bail cancelled, and Kathir wrongly blames Janani, nearly raising his hand at her before Eswari intervenes.
Mani Ratnam's next film with Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi is titled Inji Vellam, set for a January 2027 release with AR Rahman's music and Netflix's digital rights already sealed.
Ajith Kumar premiered the trailer for his racing documentary Gladiators inside a theatre rather than online, with wife Shalini and their children Anoushka and Aadvik featuring on screen for the first time in years.
Zee Tamil's Karthigai Deepam pushes its poster subplot to a boil as Chandrakala flings a torn photo at Revathi and Karthik receives a notice mid-scene, setting up the next big turn.
Ramesh Pisharody, the Palakkad MLA and Mammootty's longtime companion, revealed the advice the actor gave him before his election bid, and described a friendship built across political lines on the star's 75th birthday.
Bigg Boss Telugu 10's grand launch closes out with Krishnudu, Varshini Sounderarajan and Mukesh Gowda entering as the final three contestants, each carrying a very different backstory into Nagarjuna's house.
Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 8 contestant Jaseela Parveen opened up inside the house about her ongoing domestic violence case against ex-partner Don Thomas, alleging repeated assault that needed plastic surgery.
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 10 opened its grand launch with a twist: six of its sixteen contestants earned their spot through a separate 22-day show called Agnipariksha Season 2, not straight celebrity casting.