
Allu Arjun’s Lokesh Kanagaraj Film Isn’t Dead
The film isn’t dead. It’s just waiting. Allu Arjun is currently wrapped in Atlee’s Raaka. Once that wraps, the real work begins.
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The film isn’t dead. It’s just waiting. Allu Arjun is currently wrapped in Atlee’s Raaka. Once that wraps, the real work begins.

Mahesh Manjrekar reveals Nana Patekar had signed a film with Rajkumar Hirani—just weeks before his death. The project remains unmade, with no official details beyond the fact that Patekar had committed to it. Manjrekar said the two would have been 'magic together.' The film’s fate is sealed by Patekar’s passing.

The ones who made it have learnt their lesson,

Rashmika Mandanna has revealed the real reason behind her signing on for Ranabaali: director Rahul Sankrityan. She called him a 'very sensible director' and said she’d wanted to work with him for years. The moment she heard Vijay Deverakonda was leading the film, she said yes immediately. Their last collaboration was years ago—this one feels personal.

Lokesh Kanagaraj met Akshay Kumar for a creative discussion, with producer Nazeer Ahmed and writer Magesh Balasubramaniam present. The talks are in initial stages, and no official announcement has been made.

Mary Louise Weller, the actress whose icy glamour defined one of cinema’s most enduringly chaotic romances in 'Animal House', has died at 79.

Digger isn’t just a movie. It’s a decade-long hunt for the right way to tell a story that kept moving beneath the surface. Tom Cruise plays both the real and the imagined. The film releases October 2.