The South cinema business has been buzzing this week, with a number of updates making waves. As we shut in on the weekend, listed here are just a few highlights that stood out probably the most amongst audiences.
South Newsmakers of the Week
1. Jr NTR to star in Dadasaheb Phalke’s biopic
In a current unique report by Pinkvilla, Jr NTR is alleged to seem within the lead function for a film as Dadasaheb Phalke. In September 2023, SS Rajamouli unleashed the announcement video of Made In India, now plainly the screenplay’s ultimate draft has been locked.
As per a supply near the event, Jr NTR was “blown away” after the script narration with the movie to deal with the beginning and rise of Indian Cinema, particularly with the detailing.
2. Thug Life trailer
Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan TR starrer Thug Life is slated to hit the massive screens on June 5, 2025. The Mani Ratnam directorial is a gangster actioner specializing in the story of rivalry between a father and his adopted son.
The upcoming film marks the actor and director’s second collaboration after a number of years, courting again to their first movie in 1987’s Nayakan. Other than Haasan and Simbu, the movie is ready to have an ensemble solid of actors like Trisha Krishnan, Sanya Malhotra, Pankaj Tripathi, Ashok Selvan, and lots of extra in key roles.
3. Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru to maneuver in collectively
Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru had been solely reported to be on the lookout for a spot collectively. As per the supply, “Samantha and Raj are contemplating transferring in collectively and are scouting for properties. They’ve the intent to dwell collectively and are working in that route. Raj bought formally divorced from Shhyamali De in 2022 and located love in Samantha after they collaborated for Citadel.”
Furthermore, the supply additionally clarified that stories of him having a daughter are faux, and the photographs of him being noticed together with a small woman had been truly of his co-director Krishna DK’s daughter.
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