With the IPL on its last leg, scores of new projects from the film industries in the south, including much-awaited big projects, are on the cards.
The latest film updates from South India. (Supplied)
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) season reaching its climax and set to wrap up on 28 May, the Indian film industry, especially the south, is gearing up to return to normalcy.
Scores of new projects, including plans to release much-awaited big projects, are on the cards. Through photographs, we bring you some of the latest developments in the South Indian film industry that are making the news.
Dressed in a dapper black suit, popular Tamil director Atlee marked his presence at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. He was accompanied by his wife Priya — and new mother to their son Meer — also draped in black.
After directing hit films like Mersal, Bigil in Kollywood, Atlee is making his debut in Bollywood with the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Jawan.
Produced by Gauri Khan, the action thriller will witness Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role that will hit the screens on 7 September, alongside south stars Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi.
Scion of the Mysuru royal family, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, took some time off his busy schedule to watch Akash Srivatsa’s Kannada thriller Shivaji Surathkal 2 (2023).
He was accompanied by actor-director Ramesh Arvind, who plays the titular role of a detective. A sequel to the hit film Shivaji Surathkal (2020), the whodunnit saga emphasises the personal side of Shivaji as a detective.
Yaduveer, who watched the special screening organised by the film team, expressed that he was a “great fan of whodunnit” thrillers. He further wished that more of Shivaji Surathkal movies would be planned in the future.
Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar with the ‘Shivaji Surathkal 2’ team. (Supplied)
Tamil actor Karthi, who was last seen in Mani Ratnam’s blockbuster Ponniyin Selvan 2 (2023), hit a milestone in his career.
Kantara (2022) director Rishab Shetty took to Twitter to unveil Karthi’s 25th venture as an actor — Japan, which is set to hit the screens this Deepavali.
The introductory video of Japan was unveiled on the occasion of the actor’s 46th birthday on 25 May.
The film, which will release in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam, is directed by Raju Murugan of Joker fame.
After the humongous success of Kannada film Kantara, which was based on the conflict between nature and human beings, and around the practice of “bhoota kola”, director Sudheer Attavar has scripted another similar subject titled Koragajja, a deity (daiva) worshipped by a majority in the Tulunadu region (Uttara Kannada) of Karnataka.
Renowned Bollywood actor, who has done a fair share of Hollywood films, Kabir Bedi plays the role of a king named Udyawar Arasu. The role is based on the historical figure who has a temple built for himself in Udyawar of Kasaragod district in Kerala.
The film also stars senior Kannada actors Bhavya and Shruthi.
Kabir Bedi, who had expressed his interest to dub for his role in Kannada, had recently flown down to wrap up his dubbing portions.
Telugu actor Ravi Teja’s next titled Tiger – Nageswara Rao is all set to hit the screens on 20 October.
Directed by Vamsee, the film will be released in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi.
The first look of the film was released with a poster launch on the iconic Havelock Bridge (known as the Old Godavari Bridge) in Rajahmundry. The film team had hired a train for the launch.
It is said that the film, which is inspired by rumours, is set in the 1970s and revolves around a small village located in the Bay of Bengal region.
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