
Zombie Dance Party Meets Devotional Hymn: Nayyi Navelli’s Ayodhya Launch
The next big thing in Indian cinema isn’t a war epic or a revenge thriller. It’s a zombie dance party in Ayodhya.

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The next big thing in Indian cinema isn’t a war epic or a revenge thriller. It’s a zombie dance party in Ayodhya.

Sadhu Tiwari will perform 'Awadhiya Ke Raja' live at Ram Ki Paidi in Ayodhya ahead of Nayyi Navelli's October 16 release.

Yami Gautam Dhar says her role in Nayyi Navelli brought out a 'more carefree, uninhibited side' of her — a playful, spontaneous performance marked by physical comedy and dance, driven by G V Prakash Kumar’s music and Vijay Ganguly’s choreography.

Nayyi Navelli, a fantasy family entertainer starring Yami Gautam Dhar as a new bride suspected of being a daayan, releases in Hindi theatres on October 16, 2026, timed to Dussehra.

‘The World of Mohini’ isn’t just a song. It’s a ritual. And the film is waiting to be entered.

Thaman has confirmed he is still handling the background score for Aadarsha Kutumbam, dismissing rumors of a change after the film's release was postponed to October 30.

The film, long touted as the first collaboration between Venkatesh and director Trivikram Srinivas, was set to hit screens on October 9. Now, the date is off the table.

Yami Gautam Dhar is stepping into a new kind of skin—literally. In Nayyi Navelli, the upcoming fantasy comedy from Balaji Mohan, she’s playing Mohini, a role that demanded more than just lines and expressions. It required her to build a parallel personality from scratch.

Zee Music Company has released 'Phata Patakha', the second song from Nayyi Navelli, featuring Yami Gautam Dhar in a standout role as she leads a lively zombie dance party. The track, composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and sung by Madhubanti Bagchi, blends festive energy with quirky visuals.

Yami Gautam dances with zombies. Not the slow, groaning kind—these ones are in full party mode, and she’s leading them through a choreographed frenzy in Phata Patakha, the new song from Nayyi Navelli.

The trailer for Nayyi Navelli has dropped, but the real reveal came during its launch event in Mumbai—a lavish, wedding-themed spectacle that left audiences wondering if the film’s supernatural tone was lost in translation. With Yami Gautam arriving like a traditional bride, dhol players, smoke bombs, and cop escorts

Yami Gautam makes her first on‑screen appearance as the new sister‑in‑law in Nayyi Navelli’s opening song, ‘Bhabhi Tabaahi’, a high‑energy mix of traditional and modern sounds released by Zee Music.

Kartik Aaryan, Yami Gautam and composer GV Prakash Kumar received major National Film Awards on Tuesday in Gujarat, with the actor praising his win for Chandu Champion and the team enjoying a visit to the Statue of Unity.

GV Prakash Kumar's fantasy horror thriller Immortal, about a young man who moves in with a mysterious flatmate linked to a thousand-year-old myth, opened in Telugu on September 19 to a 2.75/5 review from 123telugu.

Dulquer Salmaan's Aakasamlo Oka Tara will release worldwide on November 20. The Pavan Sadineni film stars Shruti Haasan and Satvika Veeravalli, with music by GV Prakash Kumar and one single already out.

Aakasamlo Oka Tara, starring Dulquer Salmaan and newcomer Satvika Veeravalli, will open in theatres on November 20, 2026, releasing simultaneously in Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi.

Soori and Suhas's sports action drama Mandaadi released globally on September 10. Early Twitter reactions are divided, with praise for its unusual boat-racing setting but no clear consensus emerging yet.

GV Prakash Kumar's horror-fantasy Immortal, directed by Mariyappan Chinna, has collected Rs 5.72 crore in five days per Sacnilk, with steady daily numbers suggesting a rare hit for the actor.

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.

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.