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Mani Ratnam’s historical epic, Ponniyin Selvan 2 saw a slight drop in its box office collections on its sixth day of release. Mani Ratnam’s much anticipated historical epic, Ponniyin Selvan 2 released in theatres last week and opened to generally positive reviews from critics. Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s popular novel, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’, the visual spectacle boosts of a star-studded cast which includes Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi, Trisha, Jayam Ravi, Sobhita Dhulipala and Aishwarya Lekshmi. Upon the film’s release, Ponniyin Selvan 2 had minted an opening day collection of Rs 24 Crore. Over the weekend, the Mani Ratnam directorial picked…

In a recent interview, director Sriram Raghavan opened up on the failure of his 2012 Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer Agent Vinod. Director Sriram Raghavan is known for making for some edge-of-the-seat thrillers like Johnny Gaddar, Ek Hasina Thi, Andhadhun. However, his 2012 espionage thriller, Agent Vinod turned out to be a complete miss which came across a huge disappointment to the critics as well as the fans. In a recent chat with Galatta Plus, the filmmaker revealed the reason why the Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer bombed at the box office. Raghavan said that he feels that…

At the trailer launch event of Dahaad, Sonakshi Sinha talked about essaying the role of a cop for the first time in her career. Sonakshi Sinha who forayed into Bollywood with Salman Khan starrer Dabangg in 2010, is now all set to make her debut on OTT with Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi’s upcoming web series, Dahaad. The actress essays the role of a cop who sets out to hunt down a serial killer who is on the loose. At the trailer launch event of the web series, the Noor actress spoke about donning the ‘khaki’ for the first time…

At the trailer launch of Chatrapathi, the film’s leading man Bellamkonda Sreenivas spoke about making his debut in Hindi cinema with this film. Telugu actor Bellamkonda Sreenivas is all set to make his debut in the Hindi film industry with Chatrapathi. The film is a remake of SS Rajamouli’s 2005 film by the same name which was headlined by Prabhas. In a chat with The Hindu, the Alludu Adhurs actor opened up on his first Hindi film. The actor recalled watching the Prabhas starrer when he was in seventh-eighth grade. “I came out of the theatre all pumped up and…

Mani Ratnam’s historical drama, Ponniyin Selvan 2 continues to impress cinegoers in weekdays. Mani Ratnam’s latest release, Ponniyin Selvan 2 which comprises of a star-studded cast, continues its dream run in cinema halls. Despite witnessing a drop in its collections on Tuesday, the historical drama managed to rake in decent numbers on its first day of release. A Sacnilk report stated that the Mani Ratnam directorial collected around Rs 11. 39 Crore on Day 5. The total five-day box office collection now stands at Rs 115.14 Crore. When it comes to its figures, language wise, on fifth day, Ponniyin Selvan…

Salman Khan made an interesting revelation about his 2015 film, Bajrangi Bhaijaan when he graced Rajat Sharma’s talk show, ‘Aap Ki Adalat’. Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has many memorable movies to his credit in his career spanning over three decades. One of them is Kabir Khan’s 2015 comedy-drama, Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The film revolves around Salman’s character, Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi, an Indian who takes upon himself to reunite a young mute girl named Munni with her mother in her homeland, Pakistan. The film upon its release opened to positive reviews from the critics and the audience alike. The Kabir Khan directorial…

Neha Sharma, in a recent interview, talked about how influencers are chosen over actors for lead roles or big parts in films. Actress Neha Sharma recently opened up on how the casting in the film industry is now dictated by one’s fan-following on social media. The Solo actress said that influencers with 30-40 million followers are given preference over actors, who may have earned fans through their work but don’t have a lot of followers on social media. She recalled an incident where an influencer with a massive fan following on social media was picked over her for a project…

 Tovino Thomas, in one of his recent interviews, opened up on working in pan-Indian films. The actor also added that his intention is to keep doing good work in Malayalam cinema. Tovino Thomas is one of the most popular actors in Malayalam cinema who has earned a solid fanbase over the years with films like Mayaanadhi, Ennu Ninte Moideen, Uyare, Virus, Forensic, Minnale Murali and Thallumaala, to name a few. However, he isn’t keen to jump the pan-Indian films bandwagon yet. Instead, the actor says that he would be happy if he is one of the reasons for the growth…

Producer Anil Sunkara took the blame for the box-office failure of Akhil Akkineni’s latest release, Agent. Akhil Akkineni’s much-anticipated film, Agent arrived in cinema halls last week. There was a lot of buzz around this much-delayed film which marked the Bollywood debut of Dino Morea. Unfortunately, the film was panned by the audience and critics alike upon its release. In fact, even Akhil’s diehard fans also criticised the film which flopped miserably at the box office. Following Agent’s poor show at the box office, one of the producers of the film, Anil Sunkara took to his Twitter handle and took…

Mani Ratnam’s star-studded ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2’ is enjoying a fantastic run at the box office. Mani Ratnam’s epic drama, Ponniyin Selvan 2 which released last week, has given the team a reason to go cheers. The film based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s popular novel by the same name, is enjoying a happy run at the box office. After raking in a solid opening weekend, the film also passed the Monday test with flying colours. According to a report in Sacnilk, Ponniyin Selvan 2 collected Rs 23.25 Crore on Day 4 and crossed Rs 100 Crore mark. The total four-day box office…